Exam 1: Introduction to Social Psychology

One of the weaknesses of the case study approach is that its results are not easily generalizable.

What is a positive correlation? A negative one?

The more tightly controlled the experimental setting,the less that setting reflects the real world.This suggests there is a trade-off between ________ and ________ in experimental research.

The variable that is measured by the researcher in an experiment is the

Which of the following perspectives would emphasize most strongly the social motive of attracting and retaining mates?

Researchers working from the social cognitive perspective place central importance on

One of the principles of social behavior described in the textbook is that all social behavior is a product of heredity.

Einon et al.(1994)found that men report having a much larger number of sexual partners than do women.According to your textbook,what is one possible reason for this discrepancy?

Dr.Garcia really likes Twinkies.Her students often see her eating them for breakfast,lunch,and snack.Dr.Garcia gives her students a survey to determine whether they prefer Twinkies or Ho Hos.Although most students prefer Ho Hos,most report liking Twinkies better.The students' responses demonstrate a/an

The view that a person's prejudices and preferences are affected by group-level factors like nationality and social class is most consistent with the ________ perspective.

In which type of study do researchers manipulate one factor while holding others constant?

Some researchers have suggested that violent video games may teach children to associate violence with rewards because many games give a player points for killing or hurting an opponent.This view is most consistent with the

What is an independent variable? What is a dependent variable? In an experiment,which is considered the "cause" and which the "effect"?

The ________ perspective views social behavior as the product of experiences with reward and punishment.

Describe the evolutionary perspective in social psychology.Where does it look for the causes of social behavior? What is natural selection? What are adaptations? How are these important to the evolutionary perspective?

Compare and contrast the sociocultural and social learning perspectives.Define each and describe how they are similar and how they are different.

Cues in the experiment that tell the participant how they are expected to behave are

Why do social psychologists sometimes choose to deceive participants about the true purpose of an experiment? What is the primary argument against deception in experiments? What is debriefing and how does it relate to experimental deception? In other words,what is the purpose of debriefing?

Your text uses the term ________ to refer to environmental events outside the person.

The evolutionary perspective concerns itself with ________ across cultures,whereas the sociocultural perspective is more concerned with ________ across cultures.