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mpobi80

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Which statement describes a central characteristic of social psychology?
 
  a. Social psychology uses historical events as its primary source of data.
  b. Social psychology assumes that thoughts and behaviors are influenced by other people.
  c. Social psychology focuses more on the behavior of groups than on that of individuals.
  d. Social psychology emphasizes the solitary nature of human behavior.

Question 2

Anita wants to spend her career studying the factors that predict whether the members of a couple are satisfied with their marriage. If she chooses to do so as a social psychologist, it is likely that her pursuit will
 
  a. focus more on people's thoughts than on their actual behavior.
  b. emphasize the importance of different personality types.
  c. examine couples rather than individuals as the unit of analysis.
  d. include systematic observation, description, and measurement of couples.



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

d





 

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