Exam 2: The Methods of Social Psychology

The halo effect is the tendency to believe that physically attractive people have a host of other positive qualities,such as a high level of intelligence or a good personality.When asked to guess what the halo effect is before learning about it,many mistakenly assume that the reverse is true (that attractive people are seen as less smart or less kind).Once they learn about the effect,however,many say that it is no surprise and that they knew it all along.This reflects

In an experiment,a statistically significant result depends the most on which two factors?

Which of the following is the best example of a correlational research study?

A social psychologist finds a relationship between socioeconomic status and relationship satisfaction in married couples.This study most likely describes which type of research method?

Dr.Samanta is interested in how personality changes over adolescence.She enrolls a sample of 10-year-olds and follows them through age 17.This kind of study is known as a(n)________ study.

Which of the following indicates the strongest relationship between variables?

If a social psychology experiment were conducted that had very little relation to real-life experiences or situations,this experiment would be low in

________ is the tendency to believe you could have predicted an outcome accurately,when in reality you probably could not have.

Which of the following correlations indicates the weakest relationship between two variables?

Describe the necessary components of a true experiment.

Why is random sampling so important to conducting research in social psychology? What are some of the potential pitfalls of not having a random sample?

Which of the following scatterplot graphs displays the strongest relationship between two variables?

What are the benefits of conducting a debriefing after the conclusion of a study,for both the investigator and the participant?

Debriefing participants after an experiment is completed is always an important step in the experimental procedure.However,debriefing is particularly important when

Which of the following is a limitation of correlational research?

What is the goal of correlational research? What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of this type of research?

Which of the following reflects a theory rather than a hypothesis?

Which of the following best describes a research study that randomly assigns people to different conditions and carefully controls all of the other circumstances so that they will be the same across the two conditions?

What is one of the most important differences between correlational and experimental research designs?

Imagine that a researcher finds a statistically significant positive correlation between how much time couples spend doing fun things together each week and their relationship satisfaction.Although the researcher concludes that spending more time doing fun things together boosts relationship satisfaction,there are many alternative explanations for these correlational results.Which of the following reflects the third-variable problem?