Exam 2: Doing Social Psychology Research

Which of the following is not mentioned in your book as a new technology used by social psychologists in obtaining observational data?

One of the problems with searches for social psychological studies on the Internet generally, without the aid of a database like PsycInfo, is that the results of such a search can vary wildly in

Which of the following is not a suggestion your textbook makes for how social psychology could protect itself against intentional or unintentional bias or dishonesty?

What does it mean to say that an experiment has two independent variables?

Self-report measures and observational measures are similar in that both

Random assignment is a defining feature of an experiment.It means that

In comparison to field experiments, laboratory experiments

Castilla wonders whether environmental factors influence how long juries take to select a foreperson.Mock jurors are brought into a room with either a rectangular table or a round table.The jurors are asked to select a foreperson before starting deliberation.Castilla records how long it takes each jury to select a foreperson.The shape of the table is the

Sapna is interested in the influence of nutrition on reaction time.She assigns participants to eat a salad and fruit for dinner every day for a week or to eat fast food each day.She then brings participants into the lab and asks them to push a button on a keyboard as fast as they can every time they hear a particular sound.What are the operational definitions of the variables in Sapna's study?

Rabiyah administered an intelligence test to sophomore and seniors at Faber College and at Hillman College and compared performance across these four groups.Which of the following is/are the subject variable(s)in this study?

Social psychologists tend to prefer which of the following research methods above all others?

Ashton-James and colleagues (2009)had how many true independent variables in their study?

Which of the following is an example of a negative correlation?

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 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 statements concerning self-report measures is false?

Researchers have developed interval-contingent, signal-contingent, and event-contingent report methods to

The disclosure made to participants after research procedures are completed, in which the researcher explains the purpose of the research, is called

Construct validity is best defined as the extent to which

What role do values play in the scientific process?