Ø EXAM REVIEW- Chapter 1 -- What is social psy?o Social Psychology principleso Focus on the self –> self-serving biaso Interactionism –> person and the situationo Social cognition –> implicit and explicit (in the idea of duality; how ourbasic cognition is influenced by our social environment)o Cultural influences on behavior  Individualism (western culture) and collectivism (typical of an eastern culture)o Evolutionary perspective  Evolution shapes universal social behavior- Chapter 2 -- Conducting Researcho Research methods in social psychologyo Basic and applied researchBasic: talk about the processes ppl undergo all the time. In general how people act in a general wayApplied: having a specific question that people are trying to answero Important terms:  Variables Operational definitiono 3 types of Research:  Observational Correlational Experimental- Can establish causation- IV/DVo Meta analysis: analysis of multiple diff studies of the same idea o Ethics terms: Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) Informed consent Debriefing Deception- Confederate- Chapter 3 – The Selfo The self What is the self? Symbol using self, self-reflective, social being “I”: self as knower “Me”: Self as known Self-concept – able to shift depending on who u are aroundo Self-consciousness Private e.g. personal attitudes, beliefs, mood Public e.g. appearance, behavior in publico Chronic (how u are in general) or state (how u are in the moment)o Culture and the self-concept Independent and interdependent self Biculturalists- Cultural frame switchingo Gender identity – differing ways it can be represented in a persono Self-monitoring Using cues from others to alter self-presentationo Self-enhancement (making the self feel better) and self-verification motives (idea that we are consistent and we are verifying the things we alr know, we verify ourselves when we are consistent w our