Question 1

Research done in natural,real-life settings outside a laboratory is called

Accepted Answer

A) case study research. 
B) field research. 
C) correlational research. 
D) experimental research. 
A) case study research. 
B) field research. 
C) correlational research. 
D) experimental research. B

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT an example of how values subtly influence science?

Accepted Answer

A) Values guide scientists' assumptions and preconceptions. 
B) Values influence the labels scientists use for their concepts. 
C) Values influence scientists' thoughts about what ought to be. 
D) Values influence the role the IV has on the DV. 
A) Values guide scientists' assumptions and preconceptions. 
B) Values influence the labels scientists use for their concepts. 
C) Values influence scientists' thoughts about what ought to be. 
D) Values influence the role the IV has on the DV. D

Question 3

Snyder and Haugen found that when men were asked to evaluate a woman whom they presumed was obese,she

Accepted Answer

A) spoke less warmly and less happily. 
B) spoke with more humour and laughter. 
C) tried to compensate with more intelligent conversation. 
D) showed greater interest in politics and sports. 
A) spoke less warmly and less happily. 
B) spoke with more humour and laughter. 
C) tried to compensate with more intelligent conversation. 
D) showed greater interest in politics and sports. A

Question 4

In social psychology research,correlational experiments can prove cause and effect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The statement,"The way things are,is the way they ought to be," reflects the

Accepted Answer

A) hindsight bias. 
B) social representation. 
C) naturalistic fallacy. 
D) correlation-causality bias. 
A) hindsight bias. 
B) social representation. 
C) naturalistic fallacy. 
D) correlation-causality bias.

Question 6

In conducting your research,you make sure that every person in the population has an equal chance of participating in your survey.This procedure is known as

Accepted Answer

A) random sampling. 
B) stratified sampling. 
C) naturalistic observation. 
D) equal sampling. 
A) random sampling. 
B) stratified sampling. 
C) naturalistic observation. 
D) equal sampling.

Question 7

In experimental research,the dependent variable is the variable that the researcher manipulates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Researchers wish to conduct an experiment investigating the effects of smoking on math performance.They place an ad in the national paper and invite smokers of all ages to participate.Such a process allows

Accepted Answer

A) only smokers with lung cancer to participate in the study. 
B) the researchers to find the relationship between smoking and math ability. 
C) only the smartest participants to apply for the study. 
D) the researchers to generalize the results to the population. 
A) only smokers with lung cancer to participate in the study. 
B) the researchers to find the relationship between smoking and math ability. 
C) only the smartest participants to apply for the study. 
D) the researchers to generalize the results to the population.

Question 9

A closely watched game between the Wolverines and the Eagles goes into overtime,and ultimately the Eagles win by just one point.According to research on the hindsight bias,fans of ______ will probably say ______.

Accepted Answer

A) the Wolverines; the Eagles' victory was a surprise 
B) the Eagles; the Eagles' victory was a surprise 
C) both teams; they thought the Eagles would win 
D) both teams; they thought the Wolverines would win 
A) the Wolverines; the Eagles' victory was a surprise 
B) the Eagles; the Eagles' victory was a surprise 
C) both teams; they thought the Eagles would win 
D) both teams; they thought the Wolverines would win

Question 10

Which of the following techniques would be the most effective way of investigating the relationship between the social status and the level of education of Canadian citizens?

Accepted Answer

A) an experiment 
B) a case study 
C) a correlational study 
D) a participant observation 
A) an experiment 
B) a case study 
C) a correlational study 
D) a participant observation

Question 11

Social psychologists study attitudes and beliefs,conformity and independence,love and hate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following practices are being used to try to detect and eliminate fraud in research?

Accepted Answer

A) availability of data from one's experiment only in universities 
B) providing secretive reports of the methods used in experiments 
C) carefully describing the statistical tests used to test hypotheses 
D) using only known people as subjects in research 
A) availability of data from one's experiment only in universities 
B) providing secretive reports of the methods used in experiments 
C) carefully describing the statistical tests used to test hypotheses 
D) using only known people as subjects in research

Question 13

A researcher finds that university students wash their hands on an average of three times a day.She concludes that an educational program is necessary to encourage frequent hand washing by those who wash their hands less than once a day.The researcher is probably guilty of

Accepted Answer

A) hindsight bias. 
B) the "I knew it all along" phenomenon. 
C) illusory correlation. 
D) the naturalistic fallacy. 
A) hindsight bias. 
B) the "I knew it all along" phenomenon. 
C) illusory correlation. 
D) the naturalistic fallacy.

Question 14

Which of the following research methods have social psychologists used in about three-fourths of their studies?

Accepted Answer

A) correlational 
B) experimental 
C) survey 
D) naturalistic observation 
A) correlational 
B) experimental 
C) survey 
D) naturalistic observation

Question 15

An experimenter studying the over justification effect wants to compare the behaviour of students who are rewarded for doing an enjoyable task with that of students who are not rewarded.For each student,he decides which condition they will be in by flipping a coin.What does this selection procedure not do?

Accepted Answer

A) It ensures that each student has an equal chance of being in either condition. 
B) It does not ensure that a random sample of participants will be selected. 
C) It helps to rule out initial group differences as a potential cause of the experimental effects. 
D) It ensures that a stratified sample is selected. 
A) It ensures that each student has an equal chance of being in either condition. 
B) It does not ensure that a random sample of participants will be selected. 
C) It helps to rule out initial group differences as a potential cause of the experimental effects. 
D) It ensures that a stratified sample is selected.

Question 16

The two essential ingredients of a social psychological experiment are

Accepted Answer

A) random assignment and correlation. 
B) control and random sampling. 
C) control and random assignment. 
D) random sampling and random assignment. 
A) random assignment and correlation. 
B) control and random sampling. 
C) control and random assignment. 
D) random sampling and random assignment.

Question 17

Why do biologists refer to the "theory" of evolution instead of the "fact" of evolution?

Accepted Answer

A) Because evolution is not universally believed. 
B) Because it is impossible to scientifically test evolutionary principles. 
C) Because the theory of evolution summarizes a whole set of scientific facts. 
D) Because only theories that have been proven true may be referred to as "facts." 
A) Because evolution is not universally believed. 
B) Because it is impossible to scientifically test evolutionary principles. 
C) Because the theory of evolution summarizes a whole set of scientific facts. 
D) Because only theories that have been proven true may be referred to as "facts."

Question 18

Cause-effect relationships are studied using

Accepted Answer

A) experimental research methods. 
B) correlational research methods. 
C) field research methods. 
D) survey research methods. 
A) experimental research methods. 
B) correlational research methods. 
C) field research methods. 
D) survey research methods.

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT an example of how values play a role in social psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) Values influence researchers' choice of topics. 
B) Values affect the types of people attracted to various disciplines. 
C) Values are frequently the object of social psychological analysis. 
D) Values influence the study of individual differences. 
A) Values influence researchers' choice of topics. 
B) Values affect the types of people attracted to various disciplines. 
C) Values are frequently the object of social psychological analysis. 
D) Values influence the study of individual differences.

Question 20

Compared with ________,social psychology focuses more on individuals with methods that more often use experimentation

Accepted Answer

A) personality psychology 
B) cognitive psychology 
C) clinical psychology 
D) sociology 
A) personality psychology 
B) cognitive psychology 
C) clinical psychology 
D) sociology

Research done in natural,real-life settings outside a laboratory is called

Which of the following is NOT an example of how values subtly influence science?

Snyder and Haugen found that when men were asked to evaluate a woman whom they presumed was obese,she

In social psychology research,correlational experiments can prove cause and effect.

The statement,"The way things are,is the way they ought to be," reflects the

In conducting your research,you make sure that every person in the population has an equal chance of participating in your survey.This procedure is known as

In experimental research,the dependent variable is the variable that the researcher manipulates.

Researchers wish to conduct an experiment investigating the effects of smoking on math performance.They place an ad in the national paper and invite smokers of all ages to participate.Such a process allows

A closely watched game between the Wolverines and the Eagles goes into overtime,and ultimately the Eagles win by just one point.According to research on the hindsight bias,fans of will probably say .

Which of the following techniques would be the most effective way of investigating the relationship between the social status and the level of education of Canadian citizens?

Social psychologists study attitudes and beliefs,conformity and independence,love and hate.

Which of the following practices are being used to try to detect and eliminate fraud in research?

A researcher finds that university students wash their hands on an average of three times a day.She concludes that an educational program is necessary to encourage frequent hand washing by those who wash their hands less than once a day.The researcher is probably guilty of

Which of the following research methods have social psychologists used in about three-fourths of their studies?

The two essential ingredients of a social psychological experiment are

Why do biologists refer to the "theory" of evolution instead of the "fact" of evolution?

Cause-effect relationships are studied using

Which of the following is NOT an example of how values play a role in social psychology?

Compared with ________,social psychology focuses more on individuals with methods that more often use experimentation

The Self in a Social World

Social Beliefs and Judgments

Behaviour and Attitudes

Persuasion

Conformity

Group Influence

Altruism: Helping Others

Aggression: Hurting Others

Attraction and Intimacy: Liking and Loving Others

Sources of Prejudice

Consequences of Prejudice

Social Psychology in Conflict and Peacemaking

Social Psychology in the Clinic

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Exam 1: Introducing Social Psychology

Research done in natural,real-life settings outside a laboratory is called

Which of the following is NOT an example of how values subtly influence science?

Snyder and Haugen found that when men were asked to evaluate a woman whom they presumed was obese,she

In social psychology research,correlational experiments can prove cause and effect.

The statement,"The way things are,is the way they ought to be," reflects the

In conducting your research,you make sure that every person in the population has an equal chance of participating in your survey.This procedure is known as

In experimental research,the dependent variable is the variable that the researcher manipulates.

Researchers wish to conduct an experiment investigating the effects of smoking on math performance.They place an ad in the national paper and invite smokers of all ages to participate.Such a process allows

A closely watched game between the Wolverines and the Eagles goes into overtime,and ultimately the Eagles win by just one point.According to research on the hindsight bias,fans of ______ will probably say ______.

Which of the following techniques would be the most effective way of investigating the relationship between the social status and the level of education of Canadian citizens?

Social psychologists study attitudes and beliefs,conformity and independence,love and hate.

Which of the following practices are being used to try to detect and eliminate fraud in research?

A researcher finds that university students wash their hands on an average of three times a day.She concludes that an educational program is necessary to encourage frequent hand washing by those who wash their hands less than once a day.The researcher is probably guilty of

Which of the following research methods have social psychologists used in about three-fourths of their studies?

The two essential ingredients of a social psychological experiment are

Why do biologists refer to the "theory" of evolution instead of the "fact" of evolution?

Cause-effect relationships are studied using

Which of the following is NOT an example of how values play a role in social psychology?

Compared with ________,social psychology focuses more on individuals with methods that more often use experimentation

The Self in a Social World

Social Beliefs and Judgments

Behaviour and Attitudes

Persuasion

Conformity

Group Influence

Altruism: Helping Others

Aggression: Hurting Others

Attraction and Intimacy: Liking and Loving Others

Sources of Prejudice

Consequences of Prejudice

Social Psychology in Conflict and Peacemaking

Social Psychology in the Clinic

Filters

A closely watched game between the Wolverines and the Eagles goes into overtime,and ultimately the Eagles win by just one point.According to research on the hindsight bias,fans of will probably say .