Question 1

Values enter the work of social psychology when researchers

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A)   collect data for their studies.
B)   present the results of their studies.
C)   summarize their studies.
D)   choose the topics of their studies.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 2

Variable X is correlated with Variable Y. Which of the following could explain this correlation?

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A)   X causes Y.
B)   Y causes X.
C)   A third variable causes or influences both X and Y.
D)   All of these are possible explanations.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 3

If you ask conservative, liberal, independent, and green party voters their opinions of political candidates, rather than just conservative voters, you are attempting to ensure that your sample is

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A)   fair.
B)   sufficient.
C)   representative.
D)   random.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Review the research on factors that may alter the results one acquires from survey research. Include issues related to samples, wording of questions, response options, and order of questions.

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Question 5

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

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

Question 6

Those who consider under-the-skin (biological)  and between skins (social)  influences on topics such as love and hate are likely to be referred as

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A)   social biologists.
B)   social neuroscientists.
C)   social behaviorists.
D)   social anthropologists.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

To get information from a survey that you can generalize to the whole country, you will need to get information from at least _____ people.

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A)   150
B)   1,200
C)   5,000
D)   10,000E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

A psychiatrist is interested in determining if the condition of individuals who are clinically depressed improves with either 20 or 40 milligrams of Prozac. She administers 20 milligrams to a random half of her clients and 40 milligrams to the other half. She finds that, after six months, the clients who took 40 milligrams of Prozac are significantly less depressed than those clients who took 20 milligrams of Prozac. Which type of study did the psychiatrist conduct?

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A)   correlational research
B)   experimental research
C)   controlled research
D)   hypothetical researchE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Identify a true statement about attitudes and personality.

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A)   They influence behavior.
B)   They are a result of an individual's own understanding of the world.
C)   They are primary motivators for action.
D)   They are inherited biologically.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Describe the hindsight bias and explain how it could influence how much the typical student prepares for a social psychology exam.

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Question 11

The analogy used in the text to describe what happens when old theories are discarded employs a discussion of how

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A)   old cars are kept as antiques.
B)   old cars are replaced by newer and better models.
C)   new cars are often not built as well as older models.
D)   new cars are frequently more fuel efficient than older models.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Identify a true statement about facts and theories.

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A)   Facts explain theories.
B)   Theories explain facts.
C)   Facts are ideas, whereas theories are explanations.
D)   Theories are statements, whereas facts are assumptions.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Research indicates that survey results often depend on the

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A)   number of questions asked.
B)   gender of the surveyor.
C)   gender of the respondent.
D)   wording of the questions.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Another name for the "I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon" is the

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A)   retrospective bias.
B)   information bias.
C)   prediction bias.
D)   hindsight bias.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Putting participants in one of two conditions of an experiment by using random assignment

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A)   helps generalize research findings.
B)   reduces the validity of the study.
C)   creates two equivalent groups.
D)   results in two different groups.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

If you wanted more people to donate organs upon their death, you would

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A)   put nothing on their drivers' license about organ donation.
B)   give a default option of 'yes' and a space to check to "opt out."
C)   give a default option of 'no' and a space to check to donate.
D)   give them a 'yes' or 'no' choice to check.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Correlational research allows us to

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A)   infer cause and effect.
B)   make predictions.
C)   uncover independent variables.
D)   control variables.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

You are interested in finding out the effect that crowding has on people's moods. You conduct a study in a psychology research lab using two types of participants - participants who have to wait in a crowded waiting room before completing a measure of their mood, and participants who wait in an empty room before completing the same measure. Which type of research did you conduct?

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A)   correlational research
B)   experimental research
C)   laboratory research
D)   both experimental and laboratory researchE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

The degree to which an experiment absorbs and involves its participants refers to

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A)   realistic experimentation.
B)   televised reality.
C)   mundane realism.
D)   experimental realism.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

The study by Douglas Carroll and his colleagues (1994)  examined the link between socioeconomic status and health using grave markers. Which type of research was this?

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A)   correlational research
B)   experimental research
C)   controlled research
D)   hypothetical researchE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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