Question 1

______ allow you maximum control over other variables.

Accepted Answer

A)   Field experiments
B)   Laboratory experiments
C)   Correlational research
D)   Case studies B

Question 2

Which of the following employ qualitative methods?

Accepted Answer

A)   field experiments
B)   laboratory experiments
C)   discourse analysis
D)   all of these C

Question 3

An example of critical social psychology is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   social identity theory
B)   ethnographic theory
C)   discursive psychology
D)   sociological psychology C

Question 4

______ enables one to reduce the possible influence of demand characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A)   Double-blind procedures
B)   Deception
C)   the minimal group paradigm
D)   all of these

Question 5

Experiments lack ______ .

Accepted Answer

A)   internal validity
B)   confounding variables
C)   numerical accuracy
D)   external validity

Question 6

The first social psychology experiment is thought to have been conducted by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   Henri Tajfel
B)   Gustav LeBon
C)   Norman Triplett
D)   Stanley Milgram

Question 7

Forms of qualitative data collection include ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   structured interviews
B)   semi-structured interviews
C)   focus groups
D)   all of these

Question 8

A technique used to measure implicit attitudes is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   the MGP
B)   the ITA
C)   the MTP
D)   the IAT

Question 9

Experiments are high on internal validity because ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   the conditions can be replicated by other experimenters
B)   they involve an independent as well as dependent variable
C)   they involve numeric observations that can be statistically analysed
D)   they are carried out inside laboratories

Question 10

______ involve measuring the relationship between one variable and another

Accepted Answer

A)   Field experiments
B)   Laboratory experiments
C)   Correlational studies
D)   Case studies

Question 11

Which of the following are types of data examined by social psychologists?

Accepted Answer

A)   quantitative data
B)   qualitative data
C)   archival
D)   all of these

Question 12

______ involve examining the effect of a manipulated variable on a dependent variable.

Accepted Answer

A)   Field experiments
B)   Laboratory experiments
C)   Correlational studies
D)   Case studies

Question 13

A correlational study involves ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   manipulating a variable and seeing if it affects a dependent measure
B)   reading newspapers
C)   measuring two variables and seeing if they are related
D)   conducting interviews

Question 14

An experiment must include ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   a table and chairs
B)   a computer
C)   a questionnaire
D)   none of these

Question 15

If deception is used, the experimenter must make sure that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   participants are fully debriefed at the end of the study
B)   the deception causes no physical nor psychological harm
C)   informed consent has been obtained prior to the commencement of the study
D)   all of these

Question 16

When were the first textbooks of social psychology published?

Accepted Answer

A)   1700s
B)   1800s
C)   1900s
D)   2000s

Question 17

Archival data involves testing hypothesis by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   looking at existing data
B)   reading newspapers
C)   conducting interviews
D)   conducting surveys

Question 18

Which of the following typically don't employ quantitative methods?

Accepted Answer

A)   field experiments
B)   laboratory experiments
C)   correlational research
D)   case studies

Question 19

LaPierre's 1934 attitudes study showed that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   attitudes do not always predict emotions
B)   attitudes always predict behaviour
C)   attitude always predicts emotions
D)   attitudes do not always predict behaviour

Question 20

Implicit attitudes are thought to develop through ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   reasoned action
B)   spontaneous action
C)   repeated pairings
D)   spontaneous pairings

Exam 1: History, Methods and Approaches