Question 1

Which of the following is a difference between between-groups and within-groups experimental designs?

Accepted Answer

A) Random assignment is not necessary for within-groups designs. 
B) There is more statistical power for between-groups designs. 
C) Between-groups designs provide stronger evidence for causality. 
D) Cross-cultural comparisons are easiest for within-groups designs. 
E) Between-groups designs are more generalizable. 
A) Random assignment is not necessary for within-groups designs. 
B) There is more statistical power for between-groups designs. 
C) Between-groups designs provide stronger evidence for causality. 
D) Cross-cultural comparisons are easiest for within-groups designs. 
E) Between-groups designs are more generalizable.

Question 2

Nisbett and Cohen's archival studies in the United States found that

Accepted Answer

A) the homicide rate within the rural U.S.South is larger in the moist plains than in the hills and dry plains. 
B) prior to the Civil War,there were more slaves in the hills and dry plains than in the moist plains. 
C) the difference in argument-related homicide rates between the U.S.South and North is more pronounced between large cities in the South and North than it is between rural areas within the South and North. 
D) all kinds of homicide rates are higher in the U.S.South than in the North. 
E) None of these statements are correct. 
A) the homicide rate within the rural U.S.South is larger in the moist plains than in the hills and dry plains. 
B) prior to the Civil War,there were more slaves in the hills and dry plains than in the moist plains. 
C) the difference in argument-related homicide rates between the U.S.South and North is more pronounced between large cities in the South and North than it is between rural areas within the South and North. 
D) all kinds of homicide rates are higher in the U.S.South than in the North. 
E) None of these statements are correct.

Question 3

After examining surveys that you collected from Culture X,you notice that everyone's responses tend to cluster at both ends of the scale.How do you correct this?

Accepted Answer

A) Convert the data into z-scores. 
B) Reverse-score half of the items. 
C) Ensure that the items are thoroughly back-translated. 
D) Use a scale with an odd number of response options. 
E) Specify a reference group for comparison. 
A) Convert the data into z-scores. 
B) Reverse-score half of the items. 
C) Ensure that the items are thoroughly back-translated. 
D) Use a scale with an odd number of response options. 
E) Specify a reference group for comparison.

Question 4

An advantage of the situation-sampling method is that

Accepted Answer

A) it can be used with more than one culture at a time. 
B) it does not require the experimenter to translate any materials. 
C) it controls for cultural differences in response biases. 
D) it allows researchers to see how people in different cultures would respond if they were in the other group's cultural worlds. 
E) it equates the reference group across cultures. 
A) it can be used with more than one culture at a time. 
B) it does not require the experimenter to translate any materials. 
C) it controls for cultural differences in response biases. 
D) it allows researchers to see how people in different cultures would respond if they were in the other group's cultural worlds. 
E) it equates the reference group across cultures.

Question 5

A strength of Nisbett and Cohen's research program into the regional differences in violence between the U.S.South and North is that

Accepted Answer

A) they accounted for biases between the two groups. 
B) they were able to manipulate all of their independent variables. 
C) they were able to cause northerners to respond like southerners. 
D) there are no response bias differences between these two groups. 
E) they used multiple methods across their studies. 
A) they accounted for biases between the two groups. 
B) they were able to manipulate all of their independent variables. 
C) they were able to cause northerners to respond like southerners. 
D) there are no response bias differences between these two groups. 
E) they used multiple methods across their studies.

Question 6

Dr.H wants to unpackage the cultural difference between Japanese and American horror movies.What is Dr.H trying to find out?

Accepted Answer

A) Japanese and Americans' opinions about Japanese and American horror movies 
B) what the Japanese think about American horror movies,and vice versa 
C) how much statistical power this difference has 
D) the underlying reasons for this difference 
E) the generalizability of this difference 
A) Japanese and Americans' opinions about Japanese and American horror movies 
B) what the Japanese think about American horror movies,and vice versa 
C) how much statistical power this difference has 
D) the underlying reasons for this difference 
E) the generalizability of this difference

Question 7

What is a strategy for avoiding problems with the reference-group effect?

Accepted Answer

A) standardizing people's responses 
B) combining the cultures' respective reference groups 
C) reverse-scoring half of the items 
D) counterbalancing the order of the items 
E) using concrete response options 
A) standardizing people's responses 
B) combining the cultures' respective reference groups 
C) reverse-scoring half of the items 
D) counterbalancing the order of the items 
E) using concrete response options

Question 8

Nisbett and Cohen argue that the U.S.South has historically been more violent than the North because

Accepted Answer

A) the South is hotter than the North. 
B) there was a more extensive slave trade in the South than the North. 
C) the South is poorer than the North. 
D) there were more herders in the South than in the North. 
E) there are more guns available in the South than in the North. 
A) the South is hotter than the North. 
B) there was a more extensive slave trade in the South than the North. 
C) the South is poorer than the North. 
D) there were more herders in the South than in the North. 
E) there are more guns available in the South than in the North.

Question 9

One way of correcting for problems associated with an acquiescence bias is to

Accepted Answer

A) use concrete as opposed to subjective response options. 
B) use a scale with an odd number of response options. 
C) ensure that the items are thoroughly back-translated. 
D) reverse-score half of the items. 
E) None of these choices will correct the problem. 
A) use concrete as opposed to subjective response options. 
B) use a scale with an odd number of response options. 
C) ensure that the items are thoroughly back-translated. 
D) reverse-score half of the items. 
E) None of these choices will correct the problem.

Question 10

As seen in the textbook,finding that U.S.southerners respond aggressively to insults more than northerners because the southerners also score higher on measures of honor would be an example of

Accepted Answer

A) unpackaging a cultural difference. 
B) a within-groups experimental design. 
C) a situation-sampling study. 
D) a quasi-experimental finding. 
E) None of these describe the finding. 
A) unpackaging a cultural difference. 
B) a within-groups experimental design. 
C) a situation-sampling study. 
D) a quasi-experimental finding. 
E) None of these describe the finding.

Which of the following is a difference between between-groups and within-groups experimental designs?

Nisbett and Cohen's archival studies in the United States found that

After examining surveys that you collected from Culture X,you notice that everyone's responses tend to cluster at both ends of the scale.How do you correct this?

An advantage of the situation-sampling method is that

A strength of Nisbett and Cohen's research program into the regional differences in violence between the U.S.South and North is that

Dr.H wants to unpackage the cultural difference between Japanese and American horror movies.What is Dr.H trying to find out?

What is a strategy for avoiding problems with the reference-group effect?

Nisbett and Cohen argue that the U.S.South has historically been more violent than the North because

One way of correcting for problems associated with an acquiescence bias is to

As seen in the textbook,finding that U.S.southerners respond aggressively to insults more than northerners because the southerners also score higher on measures of honor would be an example of

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Exam 4: Methods for Studying Culture and Psychology

Which of the following is a difference between between-groups and within-groups experimental designs?

Nisbett and Cohen's archival studies in the United States found that

After examining surveys that you collected from Culture X,you notice that everyone's responses tend to cluster at both ends of the scale.How do you correct this?

An advantage of the situation-sampling method is that

A strength of Nisbett and Cohen's research program into the regional differences in violence between the U.S.South and North is that

Dr.H wants to unpackage the cultural difference between Japanese and American horror movies.What is Dr.H trying to find out?

What is a strategy for avoiding problems with the reference-group effect?

Nisbett and Cohen argue that the U.S.South has historically been more violent than the North because

One way of correcting for problems associated with an acquiescence bias is to

As seen in the textbook,finding that U.S.southerners respond aggressively to insults more than northerners because the southerners also score higher on measures of honor would be an example of

Introduction

Culture and Human Nature

Cultural Evolution

Development and Socialization

Self and Personality

Motivation

Cognition and Perception

Interpersonal Attraction, Close Relationships, and Groups

Living in Multicultural Worlds

Physical Health

Mental Health

Morality, Religion, and Justice

Emotions

Filters