Exam 1: Introducing Social Psychology

In a psychological experiment,the factor being measured is called the _____________ variable.

The naturalistic fallacy involves "____________" reasoning,whereas the hindsight bias involves "_____________" reasoning.

The hindsight bias is also known as the "I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon."

Which of the following least demonstrates how the power of the situation can influence behaviour?

Williams and colleagues (2001,2002)investigated whether relating to others is a basic need.The results of their studies show that

An experimenter exposes participants to different temperature levels to determine its effect on aggression.Temperature is the

The quote,"One problem with common sense is that we invoke it after we know the facts," from your textbook describes

Psychological science has revealed that much of our thinking occurs

A researcher finds that higher social status is associated with greater health.What factor(s)does NOT explain this positive correlation?

The critique that social psychology has assumed that people are competitive and individualistic and that conformity is always bad,is likely to come from someone who believes that

A research psychologist manipulates the caffeine intake (2 mg,5 mg,10 mg)in human participants in the laboratory and then examines the effect of the different levels of caffeine on the participants' mood.In this study,the mood scores are the __________ variable.

When a laboratory experiment is superficially similar to everyday situations,the experiment is said to be high in

In a study by Mehl and Pennebaker (2003),students wore microcassette recorders and microphones,and were recorded for brief periods of time at regular intervals throughout their days.Their study revealed that

Choice of research topic is a subtle way in which values enter social psychology.

Deception of participants is employed when necessary to maintain

Hypothesis is to theory,as __________ is to ___________.

Based upon the results of their study,Leary and Baumeister (2000)argued that the basis of our self-esteem is the result of

Jason had signed up for a social psychology study where he was completing a survey about prejudice and racism.Even though he holds a belief that some minority groups are lazy and feels negatively towards them,he completed the survey according to what he thought the researchers would want to hear.He also made himself appear in a positive light.The tendency for people to do this is called

We tend to take for granted the shared beliefs that European social psychologists call our _____,our most important but least debated convictions.

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