Module Review


1		Social psychology is the scientific study of how people , , and one another.


2		Social psychologists develop sets of principles called to explain and predict observed events. From these, they generate testable predictions called .


3		Social psychology research can take place in the controlled conditions of a or in the .


4		research is done to explore whether or not two factors are related. In research, social psychologists manipulate one or more factors to determine the effect on another factor. It is important to remember that correlation does not mean that one variable another.


5		Researchers manipulate, or vary, the variables in an experiment, then measure the results of their manipulations upon the variable. In order to avoid interference from extraneous factors, social psychologists use assignment to decide which participants experience which experimental conditions.


6		Researchers who work with people need to follow strict guidelines to avoid harming research participants.