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Overview of Issues and Debates in Social Psychology
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What are ethics in psychological research?

Moral principles governing research conduct

What are demand characteristics in research?

When participants guess aims & alter behavior

How does social desirability bias affect modern prejudice measurement?

People mask prejudices in questionnaires

Why is social impact theory considered reductionist?

Uses equation ignoring individual-social links

What is the key difference between social identity theory and realistic conflict theory?

Whether competition is needed for prejudice

Why did Godow (1976) argue social psychology cannot be truly scientific?

Human behavior affected by researcher presence

What do research findings show about gender and obedience?

No gender differences found despite stereotypes

What percentage of obedience did most cross-cultural replications of Milgram's study find?

Over 80%

What research basis does the jigsaw technique for reducing prejudice use?

Sherif's superordinate goals research

What is socially sensitive research?

Studies with potential social consequences

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