Question 1

study of the influence television has on aggressive behavior in children,the results indicated that the viewers of "Power Rangers" committed ____ aggressive acts per two-minute interval compared to those children who did not watch this program.

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A)  slightly less
B)  significantly more
C)  about the same number of
D)  significantly lessE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

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

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

Question 3

A _____ is an integrated set of principles that can explain and predict observed events.

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A)  theory
B)  hypothesis
C)  fact
D)  correlationE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

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 B)
F) A) and C) D

Question 5

You have just participated in a research study that required you to choose which picture you preferred among several pairs.At the end of the study,the researcher explained that she was trying to identify correlations between age,gender,and racial groups when making preferences.The researcher's disclosing of the true purpose of the study is part of the ____ process.

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A)  debriefing
B)  deception
C)  informed consent
D)  experimental honestyE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Two essential ingredients in a social-psychological experiment are

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A)  deception and payment for participation.
B)  the use of surveys and the use of deception.
C)  framing and biases.
D)  control and random assignment.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above D

Question 7

A serious shortcoming of a correlational study is that it cannot

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A)  predict one variable from another.
B)  determine when there is a lack of a relationship between two variables.
C)  identify which variable causes the other variable.
D)  None of the above.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

As a result of random assignment,the people in both groups of an experiment

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A)  differ in important ways.
B)  do not know which group they are in.
C)  are less likely to be alike.
D)  are more likely to average about the same in every way.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 9

You are participating in a psychology research experiment and the researcher invites you to return after the experiment to learn more about it and to explore your feelings about it.This is called

Accepted Answer

A)  informed consent.
B)  debriefing.
C)  demand characterization.
D)  experiment framing.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

A sample in which every person in the population being studied has an equal chance of inclusion is called a _____ assignment.

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A)  mixed
B)  diverse
C)  fair
D)  randomE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

The degree to which an experiment absorbs and involves its participants in real psychological processes refers to

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

Question 12

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

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A)  mundane;experimental
B)  social;psychological
C)  experimental;mundane
D)  psychological;socialE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

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

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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.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Compare and contrast correlational and experimental research.Be sure to address the strengths and weakness of each approach.

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Question 15

The degree to which an experiment is superficially similar to everyday situations refers to

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Myers' discussion of the relationship between self-esteem and academic achievement concludes that

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

Question 17

_____ is an ethical principle requiring that research participants be told enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate.

Accepted Answer

A)  A demand characteristic
B)  Deception
C)  Mundane realism
D)  Informed consentE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Provide an example of an experimental research study on studying and grades.Be sure to indicate what the independent and dependent variables are.

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Question 20

research study on the effects of television viewing on children?

Accepted Answer

A)  aggressive behavior
B)  poor academic performance
C)  television viewing
D)  early sexual promiscuityE) A) and B)
F) B) and C) C

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