Exam 1: Introducing Social Psychology

The independent variable in an experiment refers to the variable that is:

At a broad level, research in social psychology can be said to use two types of methods:

Most mainstream social psychological knowledge is derived from:

Kurt Lewin, often considered the 'father' of experimental social psychology, ________.

Social psychology is social because it:

More than a century ago, LeBon thought that crowds would sometimes behave badly because people were being controlled by:

The influence of early twentieth century German Gestalt psychology on social psychology is evident in:

The requirement for theoretical terms to be defined so that they can be measured is termed:

The idea of a social group having a mind:

Which set of theories proposes that people behave based on socially constructed group norms that influence us in specific contexts?

Wanda tries to outsmart the testing instrument during a social psychology experiment. To her surprise, her 'lie' is detected. The experiment is probably:

Furnishing a general perspective on social psychology, evolutionary theory and general relativity theory can be best described as:

Milgram's experiment asked students to deliver a shock to another student when they had an incorrect response. The person delivering the shock did not know there was no real shock. What aspect of research ethics is highlighted in the Milgram experiment?

Jane, who has just started studying the sciences, is absolutely convinced that the scientific method is the one way to achieve true knowledge. Jane's position is typically:

A one-factor experimental research design can be based on:

The term 'debriefing' refers to:

Carl Popper defined a scientific hypothesis as one that can:

Justin is a trained social psychologist, whereas Bill majored in graphic arts. In their respective career paths, we would expect it is more likely that:

Laboratory experiments are designed so as to:

One problem with defining social psychology solely in terms of the topics it studies is that: