Describe how meta-analyses can provide a better understanding of sex-differences in aggression

Instructions: There are four questions in Part A. Answer all four (1/2-1 page per answer). There are three questions in Part B. Answer one of them in an essay-like format. Each part (Part A, Part B) has to be marked as “passed” (grade of E or better) for the exam to be passed. Each part (Part A, Part B) counts 50{0e601fc7fe3603dc36f9ca2f49ef4cd268b5950ef1bbcf1f795cc00e94cdd119} of your final mark. PART A There are four questions in Part A. Answer all four (1/2-1 page per answer). Question 1. Briefly explain how cognitive biases may have evolved. Describe how cognitive biases may influence behaviour in two domains of social psychology. Question 2. Gawronski, LeBel og Peters (2007) challenge three common assumptions in research using implicit measures. a) What are these assumptions? b) Choose one of them and sketch Gawronski et al.’s argument. Ref:

Gawronski, B., LeBel, E. P., & Peters, K. R. (2007). What Do Implicit Measures Tell Us?: Scrutinizing the Validity of Three Common Assumptions. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2(2), 181–193.

Question 3. at is the “cultural accommodation hypothesis”? Question 4. Describe how meta-analyses can provide a better understanding of sex-differences in aggression.

PART B There are three questions in Part B. Answer one of them in an essay-like format. Question 5. Social influence Based on Cialdini and Griskevicius (2014) describe reasons for social conformity and social compliance. Discuss how individuals can become aware of and cope with various forms of negative social influence. Question 6. Attitudes Based on readings from Social Psychology II: If we succeeded in changing attitudes toward a specific behaviour in a group of subjects, would this attitudinal change also produce behavioural change? Question 7. Begging in Norway There is an on-going debate in Norway on how to handle begging (see Appendix for some background information). Take a social psychological perspective and describe how social psychological concepts/theories can be used to explain why begging could be an issue for individuals and/or communities (groups). Elaborate on one concept/theory to make a suggestion for what could be done to mitigate the issue.

Appendix: Excerpt from: Mixed feelings about beggars in Norway (2 pages) (http://sciencenordic.com/mixed-feelings-about-beggars-norway)