Exam 2: Methodology: How Social Psychologists Do Research

In social psychology, the technique of meta-analysis is most like ________ research.

Dr.Lim conducts a study in which he places either an expensive or a cheap purse on a park bench.He then counts how many people try to return the purse to its owner.What kind of study is this?

If a scientist believes that another person's theory is wrong, the best approach for that scientist to take is to

Why is random assignment important in an experiment?

Researchers Baron and Straus (1984) found a positive correlation between the number of sexually explicit magazines sold in different states and the number of reported rapes in each of those states.They refrained from concluding that exposure to pornography caused men to rape because of the potential influence of a third variable.Which of the following might constitute that third variable?

Social neuroscience is the marriage between which fields?

Certain birds with the ability to thrive in a variety of climates become more likely to survive and reproduce than those who have a limited tolerance for heat or cold.This is an example of

In a study of group dynamics, participants were placed in groups consisting of either three or ten people.During the study, group members worked together trying to solve a puzzle.After completing the task, participants reported how satisfied they were with the other members of their group.________ is the independent variable in this study.

In two hundred years, after watching our TV commercials and Internet advertising, it is possible that researchers will conclude that we had all sorts of medical problems and only ate food in our cars.These conclusions would be based on ________ research.

Complete the analogy about correlation coefficients: positive correlation: same direction as negative correlation: _________.

Which of the following is least relevant to the experimental method?

A ________ enables researchers to decide whether the effects of an independent variable are reliable across studies.

Which of the following threatens the internal validity of an experiment?

Latané and Darley (1968) told participants that they were interested in the kind of problems that college students experience.This explanation to their participants was the

Wendy wants to study how easily people make friends.She assigns people to talk with a stranger for either five minutes or ten minutes, and assigns people who are more outgoing to the "five-minute" condition, and shy people to the "ten-minute" condition.Which of the following is the threat to the internal validity in this study?

Social psychologists seldom address the question of external validity by conducting their experiments on random samples of people from all over.All of the following are reasons for this except

There are many advantages to using experiments; however, a major drawback is

Complete the following analogy: independent variable is to ________ as dependent variable is to ________.

Assume that Latané and Darley want to demonstrate the external validity of their 1968 experiment on bystander intervention.To do this, they conduct a study in which participants solve crossword puzzles alone, or in large or small groups.While the participants are working on the puzzles, they overhear a woman fall from a ladder and cry out, "Oh, my leg! I can't move it!" The researchers then observe and record the number of participants who attempt to help.The study described here represents a(n) ________ of the original "seizure" study.

If a researcher is concerned with having high external validity in their study, she should design a