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You just broke up with someone you had been dating for a few months. You are surprised at how upset you are over the breakup, given that the relationship was not that serious. This is an example of how people have difficulty predicting the

Kate is a sales manager for a cosmetics company. She told her team she expects each of them to increase their customer interactions by at least 5% in the next month. This is useful performance standard because it is

The Implicit Association Test (IAT)

Adam works for a highly bureaucratic organization. What is Adam likely to encounter in his work environment?

According to research conducted by Leung and Bond (2004), those people who espouse ______ express lower life satisfaction as well as right-wing politics.

The three branches of social psychology as discussed in the videos and in your text are

John has always believed strongly that it is wrong to cheat. But after he himself cheats on a chemistry exam, his attitude toward cheating becomes significantly less harsh. What best accounts for this attitude shift?

_____________ set up an experiment, known as the Stanford Prison experiment, where people played the role of a prison guard. The goal was to observe if this authority position would cause them to act differently.

Rent-a-Movie markets films and past releases of movies online. Recently, Rent-a-Movie adopted a new program that offers its current customers free downloads if they encourage their friends to visit Rent-a-Movie’s website. What does this promotional program represent?

Our social behavior is shaped by