Question 1

Like many other residents of Paris,Pauline speaks French and loves to eat snails.According to your text,these behaviors are

Accepted Answer

A)  based on social norms. 
B)  part of Pauline's culture. 
C)  counternormative. 
D)  both A and B

Question 2

You weigh 150 pounds.You step on the scale at the gym and it says you weigh 180.You weigh yourself on the same scale the next three days and each time it says you weigh 180.The scale at the gym appears to be a measure that is ________,but not ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  valid; accurate 
B)  reliable; valid 
C)  definitive; accurate 
D)  valid; reliable

Question 3

New characteristics that are well designed for particular environments are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptations. 
B)  design features. 
C)  genotypes. 
D)  evolutionary advances.

Question 4

Dr.Templeton is interested in studying how the crowded living conditions in inner city neighborhoods affect blood pressure and heart rate.Dr.Templeton's research falls within the new branch of social psychology called

Accepted Answer

A)  positive psychology 
B)  social neuroscience 
C)  social physiological interactionism 
D)  cultural psychology

Question 5

A researcher finds a correlation of -.75 between hours of television watched per week and GPA among high school students.What can the researcher conclude?

Accepted Answer

A)  Watching television causes kids to get bad grades in high school. 
B)  Smart kids don't watch television. 
C)  As hours of television watched per week increases, GPA decreases. 
D)  Having a lower GPA causes kids to watch more television.

Question 6

Social psychology is the study of

Accepted Answer

A)  how one's social class influences one's thoughts and behaviors. 
B)  how one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by others. 
C)  how different cultures have different social norms and customs. 
D)  how social norms influence a person's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Question 7

Name and define the four major perspectives of social psychology.What are two views of social behavior that all four perspectives have in common?

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

When every participant in an experiment has an equally likely chance of receiving any one of the treatments,the researcher is using

Accepted Answer

A)  independent assignment. 
B)  random assignment. 
C)  direct assignment to condition. 
D)  systematic assignment.

Question 9

In order to be useful,a psychological test must be ________ and ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  accurate; representative 
B)  valid; convergent 
C)  reliable; valid 
D)  representative; reliable

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a fundamental goal discussed in the text?

Accepted Answer

A)  to attract and retain mates 
B)  to gain and maintain status 
C)  to raise children effectively 
D)  to defend ourselves and others

Question 11

The extent to which an experiment allows confident conclusions about cause and effect is called internal validity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The two principal tasks of a scientific social psychology are description and explanation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Bobby pushes his little sister out of his way,and she is hurt in the fall.Bobby's mother tells him he has been very bad,and makes him sit in "time out" the rest of the day.In the future,Bobby stops pushing his sister to avoid punishment.This example fits best with which perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  social learning 
B)  social cognitive 
C)  sociocultural 
D)  evolutionary

Question 14

If you observe a correlation between 2 variables,A and B,then you can assume that

Accepted Answer

A)  A may cause B. 
B)  B may cause A. 
C)  A third variable C may cause both A and B. 
D)  Any of the above is possible.

Question 15

Define experimental and descriptive methods in social psychology.Define the descriptive methods of naturalistic observation and survey studies.What advantages do experimental methods have over these descriptive methods?

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

The social learning perspective emphasizes the impact of culture and social norms on human behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A hypothesis is

Accepted Answer

A)  a researcher's predictions about what she or he will find in a study. 
B)  an explanation that connects and organizes existing observations. 
C)  a conclusion about cause and effect. 
D)  a step-by-step description of an experiment.

Question 18

The debriefing after an experiment should include

Accepted Answer

A)  addressing negative reactions of the participants. 
B)  discussing the procedures with the participants. 
C)  alleviating any problems the participant had with the study. 
D)  all of the above

Question 19

Explain the difference between internal validity and external validity in experimental research.Why must experimenters usually make a "trade-off" between internal and external validity?

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

All of the following illustrate person-situation interactions EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  Rosa is quiet at home but talkative at work. 
B)  Pierre chose his favorite restaurant for his birthday party. 
C)  Lacey was accepted by Yale University. 
D)  Suzanne has very high self-esteem.

Exam 1: Introduction to Social Psychology

Like many other residents of Paris,Pauline speaks French and loves to eat snails.According to your text,these behaviors are

You weigh 150 pounds.You step on the scale at the gym and it says you weigh 180.You weigh yourself on the same scale the next three days and each time it says you weigh 180.The scale at the gym appears to be a measure that is ,but not .

New characteristics that are well designed for particular environments are known as

Dr.Templeton is interested in studying how the crowded living conditions in inner city neighborhoods affect blood pressure and heart rate.Dr.Templeton's research falls within the new branch of social psychology called

A researcher finds a correlation of -.75 between hours of television watched per week and GPA among high school students.What can the researcher conclude?

Social psychology is the study of

Name and define the four major perspectives of social psychology.What are two views of social behavior that all four perspectives have in common?

When every participant in an experiment has an equally likely chance of receiving any one of the treatments,the researcher is using

In order to be useful,a psychological test must be and .

Which of the following is NOT a fundamental goal discussed in the text?

The extent to which an experiment allows confident conclusions about cause and effect is called internal validity.

The two principal tasks of a scientific social psychology are description and explanation.

Bobby pushes his little sister out of his way,and she is hurt in the fall.Bobby's mother tells him he has been very bad,and makes him sit in "time out" the rest of the day.In the future,Bobby stops pushing his sister to avoid punishment.This example fits best with which perspective?

If you observe a correlation between 2 variables,A and B,then you can assume that

Define experimental and descriptive methods in social psychology.Define the descriptive methods of naturalistic observation and survey studies.What advantages do experimental methods have over these descriptive methods?

The social learning perspective emphasizes the impact of culture and social norms on human behavior.

A hypothesis is

The debriefing after an experiment should include

Explain the difference between internal validity and external validity in experimental research.Why must experimenters usually make a "trade-off" between internal and external validity?

All of the following illustrate person-situation interactions EXCEPT