Exam 2: The Science of Social Psychology

At the end of a study, researchers are required to provide information to a participant about the hypothesis being tested, any deception that was used, and reasons for the use of deception. This process is termed _____________.

Which of the following hypotheses is currently stated in the LEAST testable form?

In an experimental research design, the group that does not receive the main treatment, and is used for comparison to the treatment group, is called ____________.

Which adage best illustrates the concept of hindsight bias?

If an experimenter seeks to learn the effects of music on anxiety and manipulates the type of music participants listen to, music is considered the independent variable.

Which of the following is most true regarding self-report methods?

Daniel conducts a study looking at the relationship between exercise and depression and finds there is a negative correlation. Daniel concludes that exercise causes people to become less depressed. However, a colleague points out the possibility that less depressed people may simply be more likely to exercise. This represents a problem in interpreting correlations best known as ____________.

Gender and level of self-esteem can be considered examples of ______________.

Which of the following can be considered a major limitation of correlations?

What type of research involves exploring the relationship between two variables?

Laurie hypothesizes that women will be more likely than men to hold a door open for others. She decides to watch people coming in and out of a local coffee shop, recording the sex of each individual who holds the door open for another person. Laurie is conducting what type of research?

The tendency to view events that have already occurred in the past as more predictable than they were before they took place is called _____________.

In some cases it has been found that a sugar pill produces the same result as an active treatment pill.

In an attempt to determine whether noise interferes with performance, Marc randomly assigns participants to take a math test either while listening to loud music or in silence. In this study, performance is considered the:

You want to conduct a study looking at the relationship between exercise and stress. You hypothesize that people who report exercising more will also report lower levels of stress. Using this example, describe how you would operationally define the variables of interest for this study.

Why do researchers have to guard against participant and experimenter bias? Describe one way researchers can avoid these problems.

An experimenter who decides not to tell participants whether they are receiving a treatment pill or a sugar pill is conducting a double-blind study.

According to your text, what type of study is considered the 'gold standard' in research because it offers the least threat of bias from participants or the experimenter?

Joel conducts a correlational study on the relationship between alcohol intake and self-perceived attractiveness. His results indicate a negative correlation, which means that:

You conduct a study on university students and find that there is a positive correlation between exercise and happiness. What can you conclude based on your findings?