Question 1

According to the text,social psychology is defined as the scientific study of how people

Accepted Answer

A)  motivate, persuade and hurt one another. 
B)  think about, influence and relate to one another. 
C)  manipulate, use and betray one another. 
D)  conform, help and form attitudes about one another. 
A)  motivate, persuade and hurt one another. 
B)  think about, influence and relate to one another. 
C)  manipulate, use and betray one another. 
D)  conform, help and form attitudes about one another.

Question 2

According to the text,the postal code areas of Scotland that have the least overcrowding,and the least amount of unemployment,also have the

Accepted Answer

A)  greatest longevity. 
B)  least longevity. 
C)  greatest loneliness. 
D)  least loneliness. 
A)  greatest longevity. 
B)  least longevity. 
C)  greatest loneliness. 
D)  least loneliness.

Question 3

Theories help social psychologists _____ their observations and _____ their hypotheses.

Accepted Answer

A)  test; organize 
B)  organize; test 
C)  objectify; refute 
D)  refute; objectify 
A)  test; organize 
B)  organize; test 
C)  objectify; refute 
D)  refute; objectify

Question 4

The process of assigning participants to the conditions of an experiment such that all persons have the same chance of being in a given condition is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  random sampling. 
B)  random assignment. 
C)  random surveying. 
D)  representativeness. 
A)  random sampling. 
B)  random assignment. 
C)  random surveying. 
D)  representativeness.

Question 5

Your psychology professor tells you that she is collecting data on the amount that students study and their grades (i.e.,she is asking each student to report how many hours he/she studies each week,so that she can determine if there is a relationship between hours spent studying and grades).Which type of research is this?

Accepted Answer

A)  correlational research 
B)  experimental research 
C)  controlled research 
D)  hypothetical research 
A)  correlational research 
B)  experimental research 
C)  controlled research 
D)  hypothetical research

Question 6

The use of deception in social-psychological research occurs when the researchers require _____ in their study.

Accepted Answer

A)  realistic experimentation 
B)  televised reality 
C)  mundane realism 
D)  experimental realism 
A)  realistic experimentation 
B)  televised reality 
C)  mundane realism 
D)  experimental realism

Question 7

A theory

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A)  is an agreed-upon statement. 
B)  summarizes and explains facts. 
C)  cannot be tested. 
D)  is less than fact. 
A)  is an agreed-upon statement. 
B)  summarizes and explains facts. 
C)  cannot be tested. 
D)  is less than fact.

Question 8

Which of the following is a disadvantage of correlational research?

Accepted Answer

A)  It involves important variables in natural settings. 
B)  It provides ambiguous interpretations of causes and effects. 
C)  It assists in reading newspapers and magazines. 
D)  It takes place in a laboratory. 
A)  It involves important variables in natural settings. 
B)  It provides ambiguous interpretations of causes and effects. 
C)  It assists in reading newspapers and magazines. 
D)  It takes place in a laboratory.

Question 9

According to the text which of the following is one of the purposes of a hypotheses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hypotheses allow us to test a theory. 
B)  Hypotheses provide explanations for research results. 
C)  Hypotheses prove theories. 
D)  Hypotheses communicate the results of research studies. 
A)  Hypotheses allow us to test a theory. 
B)  Hypotheses provide explanations for research results. 
C)  Hypotheses prove theories. 
D)  Hypotheses communicate the results of research studies.

Question 10

Putting participants in one of two conditions by flipping a coin illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  random sampling. 
B)  sampling bias. 
C)  random assignment. 
D)  representative sampling. 
A)  random sampling. 
B)  sampling bias. 
C)  random assignment. 
D)  representative sampling.

Question 11

found that the height of graveyard markers in a Glasgow cemetery was positively correlated with

Accepted Answer

A)  gender. 
B)  race. 
C)  affluence. 
D)  longevity. 
A)  gender. 
B)  race. 
C)  affluence. 
D)  longevity.

Question 12

that is described in the text examined the link between socioeconomic status and health using grave markers.Which type of research was this?

Accepted Answer

A)  correlational research 
B)  experimental research 
C)  controlled research 
D)  hypothetical research 
A)  correlational research 
B)  experimental research 
C)  controlled research 
D)  hypothetical research

Question 13

In order to determine whether or not changing one variable (such as education)will produce changes in another (such as income),one needs to conduct _______ research.

Accepted Answer

A)  survey 
B)  correlational 
C)  experimental 
D)  statistical 
A)  survey 
B)  correlational 
C)  experimental 
D)  statistical

Question 14

According to the text,_______ realism is not as important in social psychological research as _______ realism is.

Accepted Answer

A)  mundane; experimental 
B)  social; psychological 
C)  experimental; mundane 
D)  psychological; social 
A)  mundane; experimental 
B)  social; psychological 
C)  experimental; mundane 
D)  psychological; social

Question 15

What is an advantage of using correlational designs instead of experimental designs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Results from experiments offer ambiguous interpretation of cause and effect. 
B)  Correlations allow psychologists to investigate variables in natural settings. 
C)  Experiments can only take place in laboratories. 
D)  Results from correlations can yield cause and effect relationships if evaluated in laboratory settings. 
A)  Results from experiments offer ambiguous interpretation of cause and effect. 
B)  Correlations allow psychologists to investigate variables in natural settings. 
C)  Experiments can only take place in laboratories. 
D)  Results from correlations can yield cause and effect relationships if evaluated in laboratory settings.

Question 16

Research done in natural,real-life settings outside the laboratory is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  correlational research. 
B)  experimental research. 
C)  laboratory research. 
D)  field research. 
A)  correlational research. 
B)  experimental research. 
C)  laboratory research. 
D)  field research.

Exam 1: Doing Social Psychology

According to the text,social psychology is defined as the scientific study of how people

According to the text,the postal code areas of Scotland that have the least overcrowding,and the least amount of unemployment,also have the

Theories help social psychologists _____ their observations and _____ their hypotheses.

The process of assigning participants to the conditions of an experiment such that all persons have the same chance of being in a given condition is referred to as

The use of deception in social-psychological research occurs when the researchers require _____ in their study.

A theory

Which of the following is a disadvantage of correlational research?

According to the text which of the following is one of the purposes of a hypotheses?

Putting participants in one of two conditions by flipping a coin illustrates

found that the height of graveyard markers in a Glasgow cemetery was positively correlated with

that is described in the text examined the link between socioeconomic status and health using grave markers.Which type of research was this?

In order to determine whether or not changing one variable (such as education)will produce changes in another (such as income),one needs to conduct _______ research.

According to the text,_______ realism is not as important in social psychological research as _______ realism is.

What is an advantage of using correlational designs instead of experimental designs?

Research done in natural,real-life settings outside the laboratory is referred to as

Did You Know It All Along

Self-Concept: Who Am I

Self-Serving Bias

The Power of Positive Thinking

The Fundamental Attribution Error

The Powers and Perils of Intuition

Reasons for Unreason

Behavior and Belief

Clinical Intuition

Clinical Therapy: The Powers of Social Cognition

Human Nature and Cultural Diversity

Gender, Genes, and Culture

How Nice People Get Corrupted

Two Routes to Persuasion

Indoctrination and Inoculation

The Mere Presence of Others

Many Hands Make Diminished Responsibility

Doing Together What We Would Not Do Alone

How Do Groups Intensify Decisions

Power to the Person

The Reach of Prejudice

The Roots of Prejudice

The Nature and Nurture of Aggression

Do the Media Influence Social Behavior

Who Likes Whom

The Ups and Downs of Love

Causes of Conflict

Blessed Are the Peacemakers

When Do People Help

Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future

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Theories help social psychologists _ their observations and _ their hypotheses.

According to the text,_ realism is not as important in social psychological research as _ realism is.