Question 1

Douglas Carroll and his colleagues (1994)found that the height of graveyard markers in a Glasgow cemetery was positively correlated with

Accepted Answer

A) gender. 
B) race. 
C) affluence. 
D) longevity. 
A) gender. 
B) race. 
C) affluence. 
D) longevity. D

Question 2

According to the text,which of the following is one of the purposes of a hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A) Hypotheses allow us to test a theory. 
B) Hypotheses provide explanations for research results. 
C) Hypotheses prove theories. 
D) Hypotheses communicate the results of research studies. 
A) Hypotheses allow us to test a theory. 
B) Hypotheses provide explanations for research results. 
C) Hypotheses prove theories. 
D) Hypotheses communicate the results of research studies. A

Question 3

According to the text,social psychology is defined as the scientific study of how people

Accepted Answer

A) motivate,persuade,and hurt one another. 
B) think about,influence,and relate to one another. 
C) manipulate,use,and betray one another. 
D) conform,help,and form attitudes about one another. 
A) motivate,persuade,and hurt one another. 
B) think about,influence,and relate to one another. 
C) manipulate,use,and betray one another. 
D) conform,help,and form attitudes about one another. B

Question 4

Which of the following was the independent variable in Boyatzis' (1995)research study on the effects of television viewing on children?

Accepted Answer

A) aggressive behavior 
B) poor academic performance 
C) television viewing 
D) early sexual promiscuity 
A) aggressive behavior 
B) poor academic performance 
C) television viewing 
D) early sexual promiscuity

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of a laboratory research?

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A) noting behaviors of random people in a park 
B) discussing different ways of making a vaccine in a science lab 
C) conducting experiments on a group of teenagers at a facility 
D) observing the movement of traffic in different parts of a city 
A) noting behaviors of random people in a park 
B) discussing different ways of making a vaccine in a science lab 
C) conducting experiments on a group of teenagers at a facility 
D) observing the movement of traffic in different parts of a city

Question 6

A serious shortcoming of a correlational study is that it cannot

Accepted Answer

A) predict one variable from another. 
B) determine when there is a lack of a relationship between two variables. 
C) identify which variable causes the other variable. 
D) None of the answers is correct. 
A) predict one variable from another. 
B) determine when there is a lack of a relationship between two variables. 
C) identify which variable causes the other variable. 
D) None of the answers is correct.

Question 7

Which of the following was the dependent variable in Boyatzis' (1995)research study on the effects of television viewing on children?

Accepted Answer

A) lying to parents 
B) aggressive behavior 
C) poor academic performance 
D) early sexual promiscuity 
A) lying to parents 
B) aggressive behavior 
C) poor academic performance 
D) early sexual promiscuity

Question 8

Rudolph wants his experiment to accurately simulate real-life situations that people encounter in their everyday lives.He believes an exact simulation is necessary for an experiment to be valid.In this case,Rudolph is most likely interested in maintaining _____ in his experiments.

Accepted Answer

A) Platonic realism 
B) metaphysical realism 
C) mundane realism 
D) experimental realism 
A) Platonic realism 
B) metaphysical realism 
C) mundane realism 
D) experimental realism

Question 9

A psychiatrist tells you that she is interested in determining whether the condition of individuals who are clinically depressed improves with 20 or with 40 milligrams of Prozac.She decides to administer 20 milligrams to a random half of her clients and 40 milligrams to the other half.She finds that after 6 months,the clients who took 40 milligrams of Prozac are significantly less depressed than those clients who took 20 milligrams of Prozac.Which type of study did the psychiatrist conduct?

Accepted Answer

A) correlational research 
B) experimental research 
C) controlled research 
D) hypothetical research 
A) correlational research 
B) experimental research 
C) controlled research 
D) hypothetical research

Question 10

Putting participants in one of two conditions by flipping a coin illustrates

Accepted Answer

A) random sampling. 
B) sampling bias. 
C) random assignment. 
D) representative sampling. 
A) random sampling. 
B) sampling bias. 
C) random assignment. 
D) representative sampling.

Question 11

The study of naturally occurring relationships among variables is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) correlational research. 
B) experimental research. 
C) laboratory research. 
D) field research. 
A) correlational research. 
B) experimental research. 
C) laboratory research. 
D) field research.

Question 12

_____ is an ethical principle requiring that research participants be told enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate.

Accepted Answer

A) A demand characteristic 
B) Deception 
C) Mundane realism 
D) Informed consent 
A) A demand characteristic 
B) Deception 
C) Mundane realism 
D) Informed consent

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true about correlational research?

Accepted Answer

A) It allows researchers to predict changes in a variable that is related to another variable. 
B) It enables researchers to establish a cause and effect relationship between two variables. 
C) It is mandatory for researchers to debrief participants when conducting a correlational research. 
D) It enables researchers to determine why a particular change in one variable causes a change in another variable. 
A) It allows researchers to predict changes in a variable that is related to another variable. 
B) It enables researchers to establish a cause and effect relationship between two variables. 
C) It is mandatory for researchers to debrief participants when conducting a correlational research. 
D) It enables researchers to determine why a particular change in one variable causes a change in another variable.

Question 14

You have just participated in a research study that required you to choose a picture you prefer among several pairs.At the end of the study,the researcher explained that she was trying to identify correlations between age,gender,and racial groups when making preferences.The researcher's disclosure of the true purpose of the study is part of the _____ process.

Accepted Answer

A) debriefing 
B) deception 
C) informed consent 
D) experimental honesty 
A) debriefing 
B) deception 
C) informed consent 
D) experimental honesty

Question 15

Which of the following best defines informed consent in an experiment?

Accepted Answer

A) informing the research participants about the results of the experiment 
B) telling the research participants about the content of the experiment so as to help them choose whether they wish to participate in the experiment 
C) communicating to the research participants about the deception used in the experiment 
D) informing the research participants about the feedback received from other participants about the effectiveness of the experiment 
A) informing the research participants about the results of the experiment 
B) telling the research participants about the content of the experiment so as to help them choose whether they wish to participate in the experiment 
C) communicating to the research participants about the deception used in the experiment 
D) informing the research participants about the feedback received from other participants about the effectiveness of the experiment

Question 16

As a result of random assignment,the people in both groups of an experiment

Accepted Answer

A) differ in important ways. 
B) do not know which group they are in. 
C) are less likely to be alike. 
D) are more likely to average about the same in every way. 
A) differ in important ways. 
B) do not know which group they are in. 
C) are less likely to be alike. 
D) are more likely to average about the same in every way.

Question 17

The process of assigning participants to the conditions of an experiment such that all persons have the same chance of being in a given condition is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) random sampling. 
B) random assignment. 
C) random surveying. 
D) representativeness. 
A) random sampling. 
B) random assignment. 
C) random surveying. 
D) representativeness.

Question 18

In order to determine whether or not changing one variable (such as education)will produce changes in another variable (such as income),one needs to conduct a(n)_____ research.

Accepted Answer

A) survey 
B) correlational 
C) experimental 
D) statistical 
A) survey 
B) correlational 
C) experimental 
D) statistical

Question 19

A researcher wants to study the mood differences in people when they are given different types of ice creams to eat,different songs to listen to,and different images of cartoons to look at.Which of the following is the dependent variable in this research study?

Accepted Answer

A) the ice creams 
B) the differences in mood 
C) the different types of music 
D) the different types of cartoon images 
A) the ice creams 
B) the differences in mood 
C) the different types of music 
D) the different types of cartoon images

Question 20

A sample in which every person in the population being studied has an equal chance of inclusion is called a _____ assignment.

Accepted Answer

A) mixed 
B) diverse 
C) fair 
D) random 
A) mixed 
B) diverse 
C) fair 
D) random

Exam 1: Doing Social Psychology

Douglas Carroll and his colleagues (1994)found that the height of graveyard markers in a Glasgow cemetery was positively correlated with

According to the text,which of the following is one of the purposes of a hypothesis?

According to the text,social psychology is defined as the scientific study of how people

Which of the following was the independent variable in Boyatzis' (1995)research study on the effects of television viewing on children?

Which of the following is an example of a laboratory research?

A serious shortcoming of a correlational study is that it cannot

Which of the following was the dependent variable in Boyatzis' (1995)research study on the effects of television viewing on children?

Rudolph wants his experiment to accurately simulate real-life situations that people encounter in their everyday lives.He believes an exact simulation is necessary for an experiment to be valid.In this case,Rudolph is most likely interested in maintaining _____ in his experiments.

Putting participants in one of two conditions by flipping a coin illustrates

The study of naturally occurring relationships among variables is referred to as

_____ is an ethical principle requiring that research participants be told enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate.

Which of the following statements is true about correlational research?

Which of the following best defines informed consent in an experiment?

As a result of random assignment,the people in both groups of an experiment

The process of assigning participants to the conditions of an experiment such that all persons have the same chance of being in a given condition is referred to as

In order to determine whether or not changing one variable (such as education)will produce changes in another variable (such as income),one needs to conduct a(n)_____ research.

A researcher wants to study the mood differences in people when they are given different types of ice creams to eat,different songs to listen to,and different images of cartoons to look at.Which of the following is the dependent variable in this research study?

A sample in which every person in the population being studied has an equal chance of inclusion is called a _____ assignment.

Did You Know It All Along

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Self-Serving Bias

Narcissism and the Limits of Self-Esteem

The Fundamental Attribution Error

The Powers and Perils of Intuition

Reasons for Unreason

Behavior and Belief

Clinical Intuition Key

Clinical Therapy the Powers of Social Cognition

Human Nature and Cultural Diversity

Gender,genes,and Culture

How Nice People Get Corrupted

Two Routes to Persuasion

Itrination and Inoculation

The Mere Presence of Others

Many Hands Make Diminished Responsibility

Doing Together What We Would Not Do Alone

How Do Groups Intensify Decisions

Power to the Person

The Reach of Prejudice

The Roots of Prejudice

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression

Do the Media Influence Social Behavior

Who Likes Whom

The Ups and Downs of Love

Causes of Conflict

Blessed Are the Peacemakers

When Do People Help

Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future

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