Explain two major differences between common sense understandings and social psychological theories.

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1.Explain two major differences between common sense understandings and social psychological theories. Illustrate with an example. What is the danger in relying on common sense or intuition in learning about the relationship between the individual and his or her environment? 2.Describe three important functions of the self. Give examples of each. 3.Consider something you feel strongly about, perhaps something you love or hate, or a particularly strong attitude for or against something. Describe this attitude along the three elements of affect, cognition, and behavior. 4.Assume that an individual engages in behaviors that are in conflict with their stated religious beliefs, and they experience dissonance. What impact might this have on their beliefs? What might allow people to productively resolve that dissonance? 5.What are two reasons that appear to explain why people so often mimic one another? How might each of these processes function differently in different cultures? Provide examples. 6.How are both the power of the situation and the power of the person evident in the results of Asch’s conformity research? Explain. 7.What are Robert J. Sternberg’s (in “Construct Validation of a Triangular Love Scale”) three components of intimate relationships? Is it necessary for all three to be present in an intimate relationship? How do relationships that vary on these components differ from each other? 8.Using social exchange or equity theory, what are the elements that affect our willingness to stay in a relationship? Explain how these elements affect our choices.