Question 1

Role play:

Accepted Answer

A)  is an alternative to deception 
B)  is usually not very useful for research purposes 
C)  tells us only how they think others would act 
D)  provides less information than the researcher's intuition would 
E)  all of the above 
A)  is an alternative to deception 
B)  is usually not very useful for research purposes 
C)  tells us only how they think others would act 
D)  provides less information than the researcher's intuition would 
E)  all of the above E

Question 2

Generalizations drawn from experiments are limited by

Accepted Answer

A)  external validity 
B)  internal validity 
C)  correlational research 
D)  both a and b 
E)  both a and c 
A)  external validity 
B)  internal validity 
C)  correlational research 
D)  both a and b 
E)  both a and c D

Question 3

Heinrich et al (2010) characterize the population of research participants as WEIRD. What does that mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  wonderful, educated, intelligent, righteous, dominant 
B)  western, educated, industrialized, rich, democratic 
C)  western, educated, intelligent, rightwing (political), dominant 
D)  warlike, elementary, industrious, rightwing, dominant 
E)  sexually deviant 
A)  wonderful, educated, intelligent, righteous, dominant 
B)  western, educated, industrialized, rich, democratic 
C)  western, educated, intelligent, rightwing (political), dominant 
D)  warlike, elementary, industrious, rightwing, dominant 
E)  sexually deviant B

Question 4

Participants are informed after the experiment that they have been deceived and the purpose of the experiment is explained to them. This is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  informed consent 
B)  desensitization 
C)  invasion of participants' privacy 
D)  debriefing 
E)  role play 
A)  informed consent 
B)  desensitization 
C)  invasion of participants' privacy 
D)  debriefing 
E)  role play

Question 5

A simulation:

Accepted Answer

A)  is an alternative to deception 
B)  requires participants to act and react to each other 
C)  has strong mundane realism 
D)  evokes strong emotional responses 
E)  all of the above 
A)  is an alternative to deception 
B)  requires participants to act and react to each other 
C)  has strong mundane realism 
D)  evokes strong emotional responses 
E)  all of the above

Question 6

In the experiment by Triplett (1898), considered the first in social psychology, what was the hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  leaders must be consistent with their followers 
B)  people tend to obey orders from authority figures 
C)  cyclists ride faster when paced by other cyclists than when cycling alone 
D)  people in crowds develop a 'group mind' 
E)  social norms influence how we perceive objects and events 
A)  leaders must be consistent with their followers 
B)  people tend to obey orders from authority figures 
C)  cyclists ride faster when paced by other cyclists than when cycling alone 
D)  people in crowds develop a 'group mind' 
E)  social norms influence how we perceive objects and events

Question 7

If you are interested in the effects of sleep deprivation on aggression and you vary the number of hours that different groups of participants go without sleep, the amount of aggression displayed is your:

Accepted Answer

A)  independent variable 
B)  intervening variable 
C)  experimental variable 
D)  controlled variable 
E)  dependent variable 
A)  independent variable 
B)  intervening variable 
C)  experimental variable 
D)  controlled variable 
E)  dependent variable

Question 8

What field of psychology allows us to gain insight into what is going on in the brain when individuals are engaged in social behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive psychology 
B)  neuroscience 
C)  behaviourism 
D)  both a and b 
E)  both a and c 
A)  cognitive psychology 
B)  neuroscience 
C)  behaviourism 
D)  both a and b 
E)  both a and c

Question 9

The term that means a situation devised for participants in an experiment leads participants to react naturally:

Accepted Answer

A)  experimental realism 
B)  mundane realism 
C)  double-blind 
D)  extraneous variable 
E)  quasi realism 
A)  experimental realism 
B)  mundane realism 
C)  double-blind 
D)  extraneous variable 
E)  quasi realism

Question 10

A control group post-test design:

Accepted Answer

A)  involves the repeated measure of participants 
B)  involves measuring two groups only once, after some event of interest 
C)  allows for the control of the independent variable 
D)  a and b 
E)  all of the above 
A)  involves the repeated measure of participants 
B)  involves measuring two groups only once, after some event of interest 
C)  allows for the control of the independent variable 
D)  a and b 
E)  all of the above

Question 11

When an investigator uses data that was previously compiled for some other purpose by someone else, she is using the __________ method.

Accepted Answer

A)  self-report 
B)  observational 
C)  survey 
D)  correlational 
E)  archival 
A)  self-report 
B)  observational 
C)  survey 
D)  correlational 
E)  archival

Question 12

Demand characteristics are:

Accepted Answer

A)  cues which give participants an idea about the hypothesis under investigation 
B)  one type of subject effect 
C)  sometimes caused by differential behaviour of the experimenter toward different groups in the study 
D)  decreased when the subject is given a false explanation of the aim of the experiment 
E)  both a and b 
A)  cues which give participants an idea about the hypothesis under investigation 
B)  one type of subject effect 
C)  sometimes caused by differential behaviour of the experimenter toward different groups in the study 
D)  decreased when the subject is given a false explanation of the aim of the experiment 
E)  both a and b

Question 13

What is the principle of informed consent about?

Accepted Answer

A)  debrief participants after the study as to what it was about 
B)  telling participants before a study as fully as possible about what will happen to them during the study 
C)  assuring participants that their responses will be confidential 
D)  informing participants in research that their consent will be obtained 
E)  the participant consents to being informed 
A)  debrief participants after the study as to what it was about 
B)  telling participants before a study as fully as possible about what will happen to them during the study 
C)  assuring participants that their responses will be confidential 
D)  informing participants in research that their consent will be obtained 
E)  the participant consents to being informed

Question 14

Attitude is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  operational definition 
B)  non-reactive measurement 
C)  hypothetical construct 
D)  discursive measurement 
E)  demand characteristic 
A)  operational definition 
B)  non-reactive measurement 
C)  hypothetical construct 
D)  discursive measurement 
E)  demand characteristic

Question 15

The tendency of participants in research to present themselves in the best light reflects:

Accepted Answer

A)  initial impression formation 
B)  evaluation apprehension 
C)  self-consciousness monitoring 
D)  open-ended questions 
E)  none of the above 
A)  initial impression formation 
B)  evaluation apprehension 
C)  self-consciousness monitoring 
D)  open-ended questions 
E)  none of the above

Question 16

Which of the following is/are included in the ethical research codes of many countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  respect for the dignity of the person 
B)  need for informed consent 
C)  protection from harm 
D)  need for privacy 
E)  all of the above 
A)  respect for the dignity of the person 
B)  need for informed consent 
C)  protection from harm 
D)  need for privacy 
E)  all of the above

Question 17

_____ helps us organize the results of research.

Accepted Answer

A)  The scientific research method 
B)  A theory 
C)  A hypothesis 
D)  Systematic observation 
E)  An experiment 
A)  The scientific research method 
B)  A theory 
C)  A hypothesis 
D)  Systematic observation 
E)  An experiment

Question 18

The idea that we need to look at factors within the individual in order to understand behaviour is a tenet of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the cognitive perspective 
B)  behaviourism 
C)  social modelling theory 
D)  social exchange theory 
E)  reinforcement theory 
A)  the cognitive perspective 
B)  behaviourism 
C)  social modelling theory 
D)  social exchange theory 
E)  reinforcement theory

Question 19

What is discursive research?

Accepted Answer

A)  experimental studies of discussion groups 
B)  study of how people use language to construct meaning 
C)  longitudinal designs over time 
D)  field experiments 
E)  all of the above 
A)  experimental studies of discussion groups 
B)  study of how people use language to construct meaning 
C)  longitudinal designs over time 
D)  field experiments 
E)  all of the above

Question 20

What is true about deception in social psychological research?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was not common before 1960. 
B)  It continues to increase. 
C)  Over half of social psychological research uses deception. 
D)  Its use mushroomed during the 1960s. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  It was not common before 1960. 
B)  It continues to increase. 
C)  Over half of social psychological research uses deception. 
D)  Its use mushroomed during the 1960s. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Role play:

Generalizations drawn from experiments are limited by

Heinrich et al (2010) characterize the population of research participants as WEIRD. What does that mean?

Participants are informed after the experiment that they have been deceived and the purpose of the experiment is explained to them. This is called:

A simulation:

In the experiment by Triplett (1898), considered the first in social psychology, what was the hypothesis?

If you are interested in the effects of sleep deprivation on aggression and you vary the number of hours that different groups of participants go without sleep, the amount of aggression displayed is your:

What field of psychology allows us to gain insight into what is going on in the brain when individuals are engaged in social behaviour?

The term that means a situation devised for participants in an experiment leads participants to react naturally:

A control group post-test design:

When an investigator uses data that was previously compiled for some other purpose by someone else, she is using the __________ method.

Demand characteristics are:

What is the principle of informed consent about?

Attitude is an example of:

The tendency of participants in research to present themselves in the best light reflects:

Which of the following is/are included in the ethical research codes of many countries?

_____ helps us organize the results of research.

The idea that we need to look at factors within the individual in order to understand behaviour is a tenet of:

What is discursive research?

What is true about deception in social psychological research?

Social Perception and Cognition

The Social Self

Attitudes, Ideologies and Values

Attitude Change

Social Influence

Language and Communication

Interpersonal Attraction and Close Relationships

Prosocial Behaviour

Cooperation and Conflict

Aggression

Social Identity, Groups and Leadership

Prejudice

Crowds and Collective Behaviour

Applied Social Psychology

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Exam 1: Studying Social Behaviour

Role play:

Generalizations drawn from experiments are limited by

Heinrich et al (2010) characterize the population of research participants as WEIRD. What does that mean?

Participants are informed after the experiment that they have been deceived and the purpose of the experiment is explained to them. This is called:

A simulation:

In the experiment by Triplett (1898), considered the first in social psychology, what was the hypothesis?

If you are interested in the effects of sleep deprivation on aggression and you vary the number of hours that different groups of participants go without sleep, the amount of aggression displayed is your:

What field of psychology allows us to gain insight into what is going on in the brain when individuals are engaged in social behaviour?

The term that means a situation devised for participants in an experiment leads participants to react naturally:

A control group post-test design:

When an investigator uses data that was previously compiled for some other purpose by someone else, she is using the __________ method.

Demand characteristics are:

What is the principle of informed consent about?

Attitude is an example of:

The tendency of participants in research to present themselves in the best light reflects:

Which of the following is/are included in the ethical research codes of many countries?

_____ helps us organize the results of research.

The idea that we need to look at factors within the individual in order to understand behaviour is a tenet of:

What is discursive research?

What is true about deception in social psychological research?

Social Perception and Cognition

The Social Self

Attitudes, Ideologies and Values

Attitude Change

Social Influence

Language and Communication

Interpersonal Attraction and Close Relationships

Prosocial Behaviour

Cooperation and Conflict

Aggression

Social Identity, Groups and Leadership

Prejudice

Crowds and Collective Behaviour

Applied Social Psychology

Filters