Question 1

Why is it unwise to conclude that if two variables are correlated,one must have caused the other?

Accepted Answer

A) Variables can never be measured with complete accuracy. 
B) Any single variable is bound to have multiple causes. 
C) Some unmeasured third variable might make them appear related when in fact they are not. 
D) It is impossible to conclude that two variables are related unless one can measure them perfectly. 
A) Variables can never be measured with complete accuracy. 
B) Any single variable is bound to have multiple causes. 
C) Some unmeasured third variable might make them appear related when in fact they are not. 
D) It is impossible to conclude that two variables are related unless one can measure them perfectly.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) field experiment 
B) survey 
C) laboratory experiment 
D) cover story 
A) field experiment 
B) survey 
C) laboratory experiment 
D) cover story

Question 3

Which of the following is a drawback to the observational method?

Accepted Answer

A) No interesting or important questions can be answered using this method. 
B) The observational method is statistically unreliable. 
C) Some social behaviors only take place in private. 
D) Interjudge reliability is difficult to establish. 
A) No interesting or important questions can be answered using this method. 
B) The observational method is statistically unreliable. 
C) Some social behaviors only take place in private. 
D) Interjudge reliability is difficult to establish.

Question 4

The greatest drawback to archival analysis is that

Accepted Answer

A) it can be used to examine a large number of variables. 
B) it is very difficult to train researchers to code archival data accurately. 
C) archival data are invariably biased by the researcher's preconceptions. 
D) archival data rely on the accuracy of the original compiler of the data and may be incomplete. 
A) it can be used to examine a large number of variables. 
B) it is very difficult to train researchers to code archival data accurately. 
C) archival data are invariably biased by the researcher's preconceptions. 
D) archival data rely on the accuracy of the original compiler of the data and may be incomplete.

Why is it unwise to conclude that if two variables are correlated,one must have caused the other?

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

Which of the following is a drawback to the observational method?

The greatest drawback to archival analysis is that

Introducing Social Psychology

Social Cognition: How We Think About the Social World

Social Perception: How We Come to Understand Other People

The Self: Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context

The Need to Justify Our Actions: the Costs and Benefits of Dissonance Reduction

Attitudes and Attitude Change: Influencing Thoughts and Feelings

Conformity: Influencing Behavior

Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups

Interpersonal Attraction: From First Impressions to Close Relationships

Prosocial Behavior: Why Do People Help

Aggression: Why Do We Hurt Other People

Prejudice: Causes and Cures

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Exam 2: Methodology: How Social Psychologists Do Research

Why is it unwise to conclude that if two variables are correlated,one must have caused the other?

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

Which of the following is a drawback to the observational method?

The greatest drawback to archival analysis is that

Introducing Social Psychology

Social Cognition: How We Think About the Social World

Social Perception: How We Come to Understand Other People

The Self: Understanding Ourselves in a Social Context

The Need to Justify Our Actions: the Costs and Benefits of Dissonance Reduction

Attitudes and Attitude Change: Influencing Thoughts and Feelings

Conformity: Influencing Behavior

Group Processes: Influence in Social Groups

Interpersonal Attraction: From First Impressions to Close Relationships

Prosocial Behavior: Why Do People Help

Aggression: Why Do We Hurt Other People

Prejudice: Causes and Cures

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