Social Psychology CH9

The planning fallacy is ___.

A tendency for individuals to believe that projects will take less time than they actually do.

As a scientific discipline, social psychology strives for ___.

An objective understanding of behavior

The process we use to try and understand other people is known as ___.

Social Perception

Social psychologists focus their attention mainly on individuals because ___.

Our behavior is influenced by the actions of other individuals in social situations

The branch of psychology that seeks to understand the nature and causes of individual behavior and thought in social situations is ___.

Social Psychology

A readiness to see negative outcomes as due to discrimination is called ___.

Stigma consciousness n m m

The focus of social psychology is on ___.

The behavior and thoughts of individuals