Exam 2: Methodology

Assume that Latané and Darley want to demonstrate the external validity of their 1968 experiment on bystander intervention.To do this,they conduct a study in which participants solve crossword puzzles alone,or in large or small groups.While the participants are working on the puzzles,they overhear a woman fall from a ladder and cry out,"Oh,my leg! I can't move it!" The researchers then observe and record the number of participants who attempt to help.The study described here represents a(n)________ of the original "seizure" study.

The experimental method always involves

A researcher conducted a survey and found a negative correlation between education and the tendency to resort to violence during disputes.In other words,this researcher found that as education level ________,the tendency to use violence ________.

Television programs such as Survivor and Big Brother,in which television cameras record the activities of people as they interact,are most like ________ research in social psychology.

Social scientists who conduct survey research use a process of random selection to

A ________ is a description of the purpose of a study that is different from the true purpose.

Which of the following correlations shows the strongest relation between two variables?

Consider the following survey item: "If you found yourself on an airplane with engine problems,would you...?" Most social psychologists would not include such an item on their survey because most respondents would

Chapter 2 of the text discusses Tillie the Rainmaker,a woman who believes she has the power to cause rain in drought-stricken areas.According to your text,this belief was probably caused by

Festinger,Riecken,& Schacter's (1956)study of a doomsday cult was conducted using