Exam 2: Doing Social Psychology Research

Camryn uses a survey to measure the association between students' grade point average and weekly consumption of alcohol. She finds that higher GPAs tend to be associated with lower levels of alcohol consumption (and vice versa). This study is best described as a(n)

The reliance of many social psychology studies on college student participants poses a threat to

Which of the following studies was controversial enough to spark discussion of the ethics of research and ultimately resulted in the creation of IRBs to protect participant rights?

Which of the following resources is a research database that provides specific information related to the field of psychology?

A researcher asked students to teach a rat to learn a maze. Some students were told they had been given a genetically engineered "intelligent" rat, whereas others were told that they had a "dull" rat. Although there were no actual differences among the rats, the "intelligent" rats learned the maze more quickly than the "dull" rats. Which of the following can BEST explain the results of this experiment?

Research using meta-analysis procedures

Construct validity is BEST defined as the extent to which

In principle, the purpose of random sampling is to make sure that research participants

What event in 2011 has increased the level of discussion in social psychology about the role of values in the research process?

Robinson manipulates two variables in his experimental investigation of test-taking performance: the number of participants seated in the room and the room temperature. He finds that regardless of the temperature in the room, participants do better on the test when the room is less crowded. Which statement about this study is TRUE?

An individual's deliberate, voluntary decision to participate in research, based on the researcher's description of what will be required during such participation, is called

An accomplice of the experimenter who, in dealing with the real participants in an experiment, acts as if he or she is also a participant, is called a(n)

Interrater reliability is BEST employed in which of the following examples?

Achieving ____ is typically more of a challenge in a field study than in a laboratory study.

Natasha finds that men speak more often in the classroom than do women, and that this is true both when they are assigned to sit in the front of the room and the back of the room. Natasha's study has found a statistically significant effect for

In a well-designed experiment, all participants must

An organized set of principles used to explain observed phenomena is called a(n)

A social psychologist wants to study the impact of listening to classical music on people's level of comfort in social interactions. She runs a study using a convenience sample of college undergraduates. The use of this particular sample is a threat to

Which of the following conditions does NOT hold for conducting an experiment in social psychology?

What role do values play in the scientific process?