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Errors in judging the future's foreseeability and in remembering our past combine to create


A) information bias.
B) hindsight bias.
C) prediction bias.
D) retrospective bias.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Which of the following statements is TRUE of intuitions?


A) Intuitions about one's own self are usually true.
B) Intuitions are carefully considered beliefs.
C) Intuition is both powerful and perilous.
D) Intuition is not important.

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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_____ realism is not as important in social psychological research as _____ realism is.


A) Mundane; experimental
B) Social; psychological
C) Experimental; mundane
D) Psychological; social

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The process of ascribing 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


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

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following was the independent variable in Boyatzis' (1995) research study on the effects of television viewing on children's aggressive behavior?


A) aggressive behavior
B) poor academic performance
C) television viewing
D) early sexual promiscuity

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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After a Princeton-Darthmouth football game that ended in fistfights and injuries on both sides, two psychologists showed game films to students on each campus. The Princeton students identified twice as many Dartmouth violations as Dartmouth students did when each watched the game. This emphasizes


A) human tendency to prejudge reality based on expectations.
B) human inability to be objective when watching sports.
C) football players' brutality.
D) that humans are objective when watching sports.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Social psychology is a(n) _____ science and one that only began to emerge as a vibrant field after _____.


A) young; the 1960s
B) young; World War II
C) old; the 1930s
D) old; the turn of the century

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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A society's widely held ideas and values, including our assumptions and cultural ideologies, are known as


A) national diversities.
B) racial inclinations.
C) social representations.
D) general moralities.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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_____ occur(s) in research when participants are misinformed or misled about the method and purposes of the study.


A) Realism
B) Control
C) Deception
D) Replication

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following is an example of how our attitudes and behaviors are shaped by external social forces?


A) Our personality disposition affects our choices.
B) Our inherited human nature predisposes us to react in certain ways.
C) Our political attitudes influence our voting behavior.
D) Our standards regarding promptness, frankness, and clothing vary with our culture.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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In Snyder and Haugen's research on obesity and social status (1994, 1995) , male students were shown a picture of a normal or obese female student before having a phone conversation with the female student. In this study, the dependent variable was the


A) phone conversation.
B) status of the male student.
C) man's response to the picture.
D) woman's weight status.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Laboratory research is an example of research in a(n) _____.


A) correlational context
B) everyday environment
C) controlled situation
D) field setting

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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An experimenter exposes participants to different room temperatures to determine their effects on aggression. In this experiment, aggression is the


A) independent variable.
B) dependent variable.
C) control variable.
D) confounding variable.

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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You conduct a study on a group of individuals to examine the role of exercise on depression alleviation. You assign the first 50 people who are motivated to sign up to the experimental group, and the second group of 50 people, who sign up much later, to the control group. After one month, you find that the experimental group (who exercised three times a week on average) is significantly less depressed than the control group (who exercised one time a week on average) . Although you may be tempted to conclude that exercise helps stave off depression, you cannot because of a lack of _____ in your study.


A) random sampling
B) random assignment
C) random surveying
D) random control

E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

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The major purpose of random assignment in an experiment is to


A) maximize the differences between groups.
B) minimize the differences between groups.
C) control the independent variable.
D) control the dependent variable.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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The postal code areas of Scotland that have the least overcrowding and the least amount of unemployment also have the


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

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Identify a true statement about social psychology.


A) It answers life's ultimate questions.
B) It helps in understanding the purpose of life.
C) It is all about beliefs, attitudes, and relationships.
D) It helps in understanding an individual's ultimate destiny.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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The study of naturally occurring relationships among variables is referred to as


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

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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In the context of correlation and causation, the relationship between self-esteem and academic achievement concludes that


A) self-esteem causes academic achievement.
B) academic achievement causes self-esteem.
C) both self-esteem and academic achievement are likely caused by a third variable.
D) self-esteem is negatively correlated with academic achievement.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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A major requirement of the ethical principles of social-psychological research is that the researcher


A) use random sampling and assignment.
B) protect participants from harm and significant discomfort.
C) refrain from using any deception in the research design.
D) ensure that all participants know what is expected of them.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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