Question 1

Describe the experiments of Norman Triplett and Max Ringelmann and explain their contributions to (social)psychology.

Accepted Answer

Indiana University professor Norman Trip

Question 2

Dr. Hurtado and Dr. Yashari have recently conducted a study and found a positive correlation between music-listening and dancing ability: People who listen to lots of music tend to be excellent dancers. The correlation is statistically significant. Can they conclude that listening to music causes people to be better dancers? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

A) Yes, because there is a positive correlation 
B) Yes, because there is a statistically significant correlation 
C) No, because the evidence is correlational, not experimental 
D) No, because the correlation probably does not hold true for deaf people 
A) Yes, because there is a positive correlation 
B) Yes, because there is a statistically significant correlation 
C) No, because the evidence is correlational, not experimental 
D) No, because the correlation probably does not hold true for deaf people

Question 3

What is the last step of the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

A) Gathering data 
B) Interpreting data 
C) Matching results to existing theories 
D) Reporting results to the scientific community 
A) Gathering data 
B) Interpreting data 
C) Matching results to existing theories 
D) Reporting results to the scientific community

Question 4

Suppose a researcher decided to study everyday altruism toward men versus women by leaving (fake)fully addressed college applications in airport lobbies (identical except with male vs. female applicant names), and then tracking the number of people who send in the application. What kind of study is this?

Accepted Answer

A) A laboratory study 
B) A field experiment 
C) A correlational study 
D) A quasi-experiment 
A) A laboratory study 
B) A field experiment 
C) A correlational study 
D) A quasi-experiment

Question 5

You notice a headline that proclaims that over 68% of convicted male rapists viewed pornography before the age of 17. What can you conclude from this?

Accepted Answer

A) Viewing pornography increases sexual violence. 
B) Rapists are frequent consumers of pornography. 
C) Nothing can be concluded without a comparison group. 
D) Abnormal sexual expression begins early in life. 
A) Viewing pornography increases sexual violence. 
B) Rapists are frequent consumers of pornography. 
C) Nothing can be concluded without a comparison group. 
D) Abnormal sexual expression begins early in life.

Question 6

Within psychology, ____ typically focus on "abnormal" behavior (e.g., mental disorders and behavioral disorders)."

Accepted Answer

A) only clinical psychologists 
B) both clinical psychologists and personality psychologists 
C) only personality psychologists 
D) psychologists from all branches of psychology 
A) only clinical psychologists 
B) both clinical psychologists and personality psychologists 
C) only personality psychologists 
D) psychologists from all branches of psychology

Question 7

If you conduct a study and predict that A causes B, then B is the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) internal variable 
B) external variable 
C) independent variable 
D) dependent variable 
A) internal variable 
B) external variable 
C) independent variable 
D) dependent variable

Question 8

Behaviorism seeks to explain human behavior in terms of ____ .

Accepted Answer

A) attitudes 
B) inner states 
C) learning principles 
D) evolution 
A) attitudes 
B) inner states 
C) learning principles 
D) evolution

Question 9

There is a moderately strong, positive relationship between different forms of prejudice: People who are prejudiced against Group X also tend to be prejudiced against Group Y. Given this information, we should expect the correlation between anti-Jewish prejudice and anti-Asian prejudice to be about ____.

Accepted Answer

A) .04 
B) 0.4 
C) 4.0 
D) 40 
A) .04 
B) 0.4 
C) 4.0 
D) 40

Question 10

When a researcher conducts an experiment and is fairly certain that changes in the independent variable caused changes in the dependent variable, that experiment is said to be high in ____.

Accepted Answer

A) construct validity 
B) construct validity of the effect 
C) internal validity 
D) external validity 
A) construct validity 
B) construct validity of the effect 
C) internal validity 
D) external validity

Question 11

Who proposed the idea that behavior is a function of both the person and the situation in the first half of the 20th century?

Accepted Answer

A) Max Ringelmann 
B) Norman Triplett 
C) Kurt Lewin 
D) Gordon Allport 
A) Max Ringelmann 
B) Norman Triplett 
C) Kurt Lewin 
D) Gordon Allport

Question 12

Dr. Gem studies individual differences in introversion (a trait similar to shyness). He is MOST likely a _____ psychologist.

Accepted Answer

A) social 
B) personality 
C) clinical 
D) developmental 
A) social 
B) personality 
C) clinical 
D) developmental

Question 13

A correlation coefficient communicates two pieces of information about the relationship between two variables: The ____ communicates the direction of the relationship, and the ____ communicates the strength of the relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) value; sign 
B) sign; value 
C) slope; value 
D) sign; slope 
A) value; sign 
B) sign; value 
C) slope; value 
D) sign; slope

Question 14

Most social psychological research has been conducted in the United States and a few other similar nations. How well do findings generalize to other cultures?

Accepted Answer

A) With only one notable exception, no cross-cultural differences have been found in any area of social psychology. 
B) In general, there appear to be many large and important cross-cultural differences across areas of social psychology. 
C) In general, there appear to be many large and important cross-cultural differences for women, but very few cross-cultural differences for men. 
D) Because not enough research has been replicated cross-culturally, it is not well understood what will or will not generalize. 
A) With only one notable exception, no cross-cultural differences have been found in any area of social psychology. 
B) In general, there appear to be many large and important cross-cultural differences across areas of social psychology. 
C) In general, there appear to be many large and important cross-cultural differences for women, but very few cross-cultural differences for men. 
D) Because not enough research has been replicated cross-culturally, it is not well understood what will or will not generalize.

Question 15

Psychologists typically use a statistic called ____ to denote the strength and direction of the relationship between two variables.

Accepted Answer

A) a p -value 
B) lambda 
C) coefficient alpha 
D) a correlation coefficient 
A) a p -value 
B) lambda 
C) coefficient alpha 
D) a correlation coefficient

Question 16

It is possible for a single, well-designed study to prove a hypothesis beyond doubt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Suppose you are conducting an experiment to see whether receiving negative feedback from an authority figure will increase eating behavior. After writing an essay, half of your research participants are given negative feedback from a professor, and half are given encouraging feedback. All participants are then placed in a room with a large container of cookies and their eating behavior is observed. In this study, an operational definition for the dependent variable might be ____.

Accepted Answer

A) whether participants received critical or encouraging feedback 
B) the number of words in each participant's essay 
C) the number of cookies each participant ate 
D) how many minutes the professor spent giving each participant feedback 
A) whether participants received critical or encouraging feedback 
B) the number of words in each participant's essay 
C) the number of cookies each participant ate 
D) how many minutes the professor spent giving each participant feedback

Question 18

When the mere presence of another person enhances performance on a simple task, social psychologists call this phenomenon "social facilitation."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

_____ are used to test whether data collected by the researcher during a research study are consistent or inconsistent with the hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

A) Statistical methods 
B) Mass surveys 
C) Expert opinions 
D) Previously published research papers 
A) Statistical methods 
B) Mass surveys 
C) Expert opinions 
D) Previously published research papers

Question 20

After participants have been deliberately deceived in an experiment, ethical standards require that they be ____.

Accepted Answer

A) compensated 
B) debriefed 
C) allowed to withdraw consent 
D) permitted to confront the experimenter 
A) compensated 
B) debriefed 
C) allowed to withdraw consent 
D) permitted to confront the experimenter

Describe the experiments of Norman Triplett and Max Ringelmann and explain their contributions to (social)psychology.

What is the last step of the scientific method?

You notice a headline that proclaims that over 68% of convicted male rapists viewed pornography before the age of 17. What can you conclude from this?

Within psychology, ____ typically focus on "abnormal" behavior (e.g., mental disorders and behavioral disorders)."

If you conduct a study and predict that A causes B, then B is the ____.

Behaviorism seeks to explain human behavior in terms of ____ .

When a researcher conducts an experiment and is fairly certain that changes in the independent variable caused changes in the dependent variable, that experiment is said to be high in ____.

Who proposed the idea that behavior is a function of both the person and the situation in the first half of the 20th century?

Dr. Gem studies individual differences in introversion (a trait similar to shyness). He is MOST likely a _____ psychologist.

A correlation coefficient communicates two pieces of information about the relationship between two variables: The communicates the direction of the relationship, and the communicates the strength of the relationship.

Most social psychological research has been conducted in the United States and a few other similar nations. How well do findings generalize to other cultures?

Psychologists typically use a statistic called ____ to denote the strength and direction of the relationship between two variables.

It is possible for a single, well-designed study to prove a hypothesis beyond doubt.

When the mere presence of another person enhances performance on a simple task, social psychologists call this phenomenon "social facilitation."

_____ are used to test whether data collected by the researcher during a research study are consistent or inconsistent with the hypothesis.

After participants have been deliberately deceived in an experiment, ethical standards require that they be ____.

Culture and Nature

The-Self

Choices and Actions: The Self in Control

Social Cognition

Emotion and Affect

Attitudes, Beliefs, and Consistency

Social Influence and Persuasion

Prosocial Behavior: Doing Whats Best for Others

Aggression Antisocial Behavior

Interpersonal Attraction and Rejection

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Groups

Application Module A: Applying Social Psychology to Consumer Behavior

Application Module B: Applying Social Psychology to Health

Application Module C: Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Application Module D: Applying Social Psychology to Law

Application Module E: Applying Social Psychology to the Environ

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Exam 1: The Mission and the Method

Describe the experiments of Norman Triplett and Max Ringelmann and explain their contributions to (social)psychology.

What is the last step of the scientific method?

You notice a headline that proclaims that over 68% of convicted male rapists viewed pornography before the age of 17. What can you conclude from this?

Within psychology, ____ typically focus on "abnormal" behavior (e.g., mental disorders and behavioral disorders)."

If you conduct a study and predict that A causes B, then B is the ____.

Behaviorism seeks to explain human behavior in terms of ____ .

When a researcher conducts an experiment and is fairly certain that changes in the independent variable caused changes in the dependent variable, that experiment is said to be high in ____.

Who proposed the idea that behavior is a function of both the person and the situation in the first half of the 20th century?

Dr. Gem studies individual differences in introversion (a trait similar to shyness). He is MOST likely a _____ psychologist.

A correlation coefficient communicates two pieces of information about the relationship between two variables: The ____ communicates the direction of the relationship, and the ____ communicates the strength of the relationship.

Most social psychological research has been conducted in the United States and a few other similar nations. How well do findings generalize to other cultures?

Psychologists typically use a statistic called ____ to denote the strength and direction of the relationship between two variables.

It is possible for a single, well-designed study to prove a hypothesis beyond doubt.

When the mere presence of another person enhances performance on a simple task, social psychologists call this phenomenon "social facilitation."

_____ are used to test whether data collected by the researcher during a research study are consistent or inconsistent with the hypothesis.

After participants have been deliberately deceived in an experiment, ethical standards require that they be ____.

Culture and Nature

The-Self

Choices and Actions: The Self in Control

Social Cognition

Emotion and Affect

Attitudes, Beliefs, and Consistency

Social Influence and Persuasion

Prosocial Behavior: Doing Whats Best for Others

Aggression Antisocial Behavior

Interpersonal Attraction and Rejection

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Groups

Application Module A: Applying Social Psychology to Consumer Behavior

Application Module B: Applying Social Psychology to Health

Application Module C: Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Application Module D: Applying Social Psychology to Law

Application Module E: Applying Social Psychology to the Environ

Filters

A correlation coefficient communicates two pieces of information about the relationship between two variables: The communicates the direction of the relationship, and the communicates the strength of the relationship.