Question 1

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 C

Question 2

Variable X is correlated with Variable Y.Which of the following could explain this correlation?

Accepted Answer

A) X causes Y. 
B) Y causes X. 
C) A third variable causes or influences both X and Y. 
D) All of these are possible explanations. 
A) X causes Y. 
B) Y causes X. 
C) A third variable causes or influences both X and Y. 
D) All of these are possible explanations. D

Question 3

Two essential ingredients in a social-psychological experiment are

Accepted Answer

A) deception and payment for participation. 
B) the use of surveys and the use of deception. 
C) framing and biases. 
D) control and random assignment. 
A) deception and payment for participation. 
B) the use of surveys and the use of deception. 
C) framing and biases. 
D) control and random assignment. D

Question 4

_____ 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 5

What is an advantage of using correlational designs instead of experimental designs?

Accepted Answer

A) Results from experiments offer ambiguous interpretation of cause and effect. 
B) Correlations allow psychologists to investigate variables in natural settings. 
C) Experiments can only take place in laboratories. 
D) Results from correlations can yield cause and effect relationships if evaluated in laboratory settings. 
A) Results from experiments offer ambiguous interpretation of cause and effect. 
B) Correlations allow psychologists to investigate variables in natural settings. 
C) Experiments can only take place in laboratories. 
D) Results from correlations can yield cause and effect relationships if evaluated in laboratory settings.

Question 6

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.

Question 7

You are interested in finding out the effect that crowding has on people's moods.You conduct a study in a psychology research lab using two types of participants - participants who have to wait in a crowded waiting room before completing a measure of their mood,and participants who wait in an empty room before completing the same measure.Which type of research did you conduct?

Accepted Answer

A) correlational research 
B) experimental research 
C) laboratory research 
D) both experimental and laboratory research 
A) correlational research 
B) experimental research 
C) laboratory research 
D) both experimental and laboratory research

Question 8

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

Question 9

You are participating in a psychology research experiment and the researcher invites you to return after the experiment to learn more about it and to explore your feelings about it.This is called

Accepted Answer

A) informed consent. 
B) debriefing. 
C) demand characterization. 
D) experiment framing. 
A) informed consent. 
B) debriefing. 
C) demand characterization. 
D) experiment framing.

Question 10

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 11

Compare and contrast correlational and experimental research.Be sure to address the strengths and weakness of each approach.

Accepted Answer

Correlational and experimental research

Question 12

According to the text,_______ realism is not as important in social psychological research as _______ realism is.

Accepted Answer

A) mundane;experimental 
B) social;psychological 
C) experimental;mundane 
D) psychological;social 
A) mundane;experimental 
B) social;psychological 
C) experimental;mundane 
D) psychological;social

Question 13

A _____ is an integrated set of principles that can explain and predict observed events.

Accepted Answer

A) theory 
B) hypothesis 
C) fact 
D) correlation 
A) theory 
B) hypothesis 
C) fact 
D) correlation

Question 14

You have just participated in a research study that required you to choose which picture you preferred 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 disclosing 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

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 above. 
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 above.

Question 16

Provide an example of an experimental research study on studying and grades.Be sure to indicate what the independent and dependent variables are.

Accepted Answer

An example of an experimental research s

Question 17

The degree to which an experiment is superficially similar to everyday situations refers to

Accepted Answer

A) realistic experimentation. 
B) televised reality. 
C) mundane realism. 
D) experimental realism. 
A) realistic experimentation. 
B) televised reality. 
C) mundane realism. 
D) experimental realism.

Question 18

study of the influence television has on aggressive behavior in children,the results indicated that the viewers of "Power Rangers" committed ____ aggressive acts per two-minute interval compared to those children who did not watch this program.

Accepted Answer

A) slightly less 
B) significantly more 
C) about the same number of 
D) significantly less 
A) slightly less 
B) significantly more 
C) about the same number of 
D) significantly less

Question 19

Myers' discussion of the relationship between self-esteem and academic achievement concludes that

Accepted Answer

A) self-esteem causes academic achievement. 
B) academic achievement causes self-esteem. 
C) both self-esteem and academic achievement are likely caused by a third variable. 
D) None of the above. 
A) self-esteem causes academic achievement. 
B) academic achievement causes self-esteem. 
C) both self-esteem and academic achievement are likely caused by a third variable. 
D) None of the above.

Question 20

The degree to which an experiment absorbs and involves its participants in real psychological processes refers to

Accepted Answer

A) realistic experimentation. 
B) televised reality. 
C) mundane realism. 
D) experimental realism. 
A) realistic experimentation. 
B) televised reality. 
C) mundane realism. 
D) experimental realism.

Exam 1: Doing Social Psychology

research study on the effects of television viewing on children?

Variable X is correlated with Variable Y.Which of the following could explain this correlation?

Two essential ingredients in a social-psychological experiment are

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

What is an advantage of using correlational designs instead of experimental designs?

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

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

You are participating in a psychology research experiment and the researcher invites you to return after the experiment to learn more about it and to explore your feelings about it.This is called

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

Compare and contrast correlational and experimental research.Be sure to address the strengths and weakness of each approach.

According to the text,_______ realism is not as important in social psychological research as _______ realism is.

A _____ is an integrated set of principles that can explain and predict observed events.

A serious shortcoming of a correlational study is that it cannot

Provide an example of an experimental research study on studying and grades.Be sure to indicate what the independent and dependent variables are.

The degree to which an experiment is superficially similar to everyday situations refers to

study of the influence television has on aggressive behavior in children,the results indicated that the viewers of "Power Rangers" committed ____ aggressive acts per two-minute interval compared to those children who did not watch this program.

Myers' discussion of the relationship between self-esteem and academic achievement concludes that

The degree to which an experiment absorbs and involves its participants in real psychological processes refers to

Did You Know It All Along

Self-Concept: Who Am I

Self-Serving Bias

The Power of Positive Thinking

The Fundamental Attribution Error

The Powers and Perils of Intuition

Reasons for Unreason

Behavior and Belief

Clinical Intuition

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

Indoctrination 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

Does 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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According to the text,_ realism is not as important in social psychological research as _ realism is.