Exam 2: Methodology

One of the greatest advantages of surveys is that researchers

Which of the following pairs of variables are most likely to be positively correlated?

________ methods allow a researcher to make a valid cause-and-effect statement about the variables in her study.

Assume that instead of conducting experiments,Latané and Darley had used a correlational method to study the relation between the number of bystanders who witness an emergency and how quickly a victim receives help.Assume that the correlational data were compatible with results from experiments: the more bystanders,the longer it took bystanders to help.What type of correlation is this?

Recall that Latané and Darley observed the number of participants in each experimental condition who left their cubicles to help the alleged victim of a seizure.The ________ was the dependent variable in their experiment.

Professor Yarnofsky wonders whether recent acts of airline terrorism have made the public more fearful of airline flight.He secures records of the number of times passengers have cancelled their travel plans within 3 days of flying,and compares the cancellation rates before the last hijacking to cancellation rates after the last hijacking.Professor Yarnofsky has employed a(n)________ research method.

_______ research involves systematic examination of the documents or records of a culture.

What technique will most efficiently determine the generalizability of social-psychological findings conducted in different situations and with different people?

Assume that you are a participant in Latané and Darley's (1968)experiment examining when people help.You believe that there are four other people participating with you in a discussion,although you are isolated in a booth to ensure privacy.When you are listening to one of the other participants talk,you hear him beginning to have a seizure.According to their results,what are you most likely to do?

________ allows researchers to rule out differences among participants as the cause of differences in the dependent variable.

A social psychologist questions whether or not the participants' willingness to help a seizure victim in Latané and Darley's (1968)experiment was influenced by the fact that it was an apparent medical emergency.This researcher wants to run an experiment that is high in external validity.She could best investigate this issue by

Why is the experiment the method of choice for many social psychologists? Experiments

"What is the relation between viewing violence on the one hand,and behaving aggressively on the other hand?" How might an observational researcher,a correlational researcher,and an experimental researcher answer that question?

A correlation of ________ indicates that two variables are not correlated.

What happens during a typical post-experimental debriefing?

Are people who are better educated more or less prejudiced than people who have less education? This question is best answered by

Which of the following is a drawback to the observational method?

What is the basic dilemma in experimental research designs in social psychology?

Experimenters who value external validity want their findings to generalize across ________ and ________.

A ________ enables researchers to look at a set of studies on the same topic and decide if the effect of an independent variable is reliable.