Question 1

One major difference between research in social psychology versus research in other fields such as chemistry is that

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A)   social psychology is less of a science than many other fields.
B)   many people have commonsense intuitions about the questions that social psychologists study empirically.
C)   social psychologists are less likely to rely on empirical observation to draw conclusions.
D)   in social psychology, researchers are less concerned with theories and more concerned with data.

Question 2

Which of the following does not make use of random sampling?

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A)   Public opinion polling
B)   Election Day exit polling
C)   Market research telemarketing surveys
D)   A population census

Question 3

In principle, the purpose of random sampling is to make sure that research participants

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A)   have the right to withdraw from a study without incurring any penalty.
B)   are fully informed as to the procedures and hypotheses of the study.
C)   do not differ from one another in systematic ways.
D)   constitute a representative sample from the population of interest.

Question 4

The color pen that participants chose in the Ashton-James et al.(2009) study is best described as a(n)

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A)   dependent variable.
B)   subject variable.
C)   manipulated variable.
D)   independent variable.

Question 5

One reason that social psychologists attempt to replicate the results of their research is that doing so

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A)   reduces the probability that the results are due to chance.
B)   increases the construct validity of the experiment.
C)   allows them to examine multiple relationships among variables.
D)   increases the likelihood that participants have been treated ethically.

Question 6

Which of the following best describes the primary goal of basic research?

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A)   To examine human behavior in real-world settings
B)   To test specific hypotheses derived from a specific theory
C)   To integrate the different research methodologies within one subfield of social psychology
D)   To solve practical problems

Question 7

What are the advantages and the primary disadvantage of doing correlational research rather than experiments? Give an example of two variables that you think probably are negatively correlated with each other.Explain why you think so.

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Question 8

Dr.Vandelay found the correlation between shoe size and sexual deviancy to be +0.83.Which of the following can you conclude from this correlation?

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A)   As shoe size increases, sexual deviancy increases.
B)   As shoe size increases, sexual deviancy decreases.
C)   There is virtually no relationship between shoe size and sexual deviancy.
D)   Engaging in sexually deviant acts causes your feet to grow.

Question 9

To examine potential gender differences in the qualities individuals seek in their romantic partners, HaeJin compares the personal ads placed by men and women.HaeJin is conducting a(n)

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A)   survey study.
B)   observational study.
C)   archival study.
D)   experiment.

Question 10

To assess the extent to which students are reading their textbooks, a professor notes how creased the spine of each book is.This professor is relying on

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A)   a descriptive study.
B)   signal-contingent self-reports.
C)   event-contingent self-reports.
D)   observational measures.

Question 11

Which of the following concerning research questions in social psychology is false?

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A)   Research questions can be inspired by real-world events.
B)   Social psychologists sometimes develop research questions based on their own personal experiences and observations.
C)   Social psychologists can only develop testable research questions by reading about prior research in the field.
D)   Music, poetry, and literature can all inspire research questions.

Question 12

For which of the following questions would a researcher be most likely to use an observational study?

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A)   Is memory for television commercials influenced by the tune of the music included in the commercial?
B)   Does taking a social psychology course cause one to be happier?
C)   Does smoking marijuana lead to increased aggression?
D)   Do banks tend to offer minorities lower interest rates on home mortgages than non-minorities?

Question 13

The independent variable in Greitemeyer and colleagues' (2012) experiment on video game content and aggression was

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A)   exposure to a helpful, neutral, or violent video game.
B)   the volume of the noise blast given to a person.
C)   whether or not a noise blast was given to a person.
D)   score on an aggression personality measure.

Question 14

Melissa's research examines the cognitive processes involved in persuasion and how those processes can be used to persuade women to have yearly mammograms.This work represents an integration of

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A)   hypothetical and theoretical research.
B)   specific and general research.
C)   basic and applied research.
D)   independent and dependent research.

Question 15

Which of the following statements concerning correlational research is false?

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A)   Correlational research aids researchers in the development of new hypotheses.
B)   Correlational research permits researchers to determine whether one variable can predict another.
C)   Correlational research is often useful for studying phenomena for which experimentation is impractical or unethical.
D)   Correlational research allows researchers to measure relationships between independent and dependent variables.

Question 16

A researcher wanted to see if alcohol consumption raises or lowers a person's self-esteem.In one condition, he gives participants three glasses of punch spiked with alcohol and in the other he gives participants three glasses of plain punch.After participants finish their punch, they complete the Rosenberg (1965) self-esteem scale.In this study, self-esteem is the ________ and the score on the Rosenberg questionnaire is the ________.

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A)   conceptual independent variable; operational independent variable
B)   conceptual dependent variable; operational dependent variable
C)   operational dependent variable; conceptual dependent variable
D)   conceptual independent variable; operational dependent variable

Question 17

"Moms prefer Brand X of peanut butter," a commercial claims.Sarah wonders what other brands were used as the comparison group.Which benefit of learning about research methods is Sarah displaying?

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A)   Critical evaluation of information
B)   Better memory for the results of studies
C)   Better understanding of studies
D)   Enhanced self-esteem

Question 18

Suppose the correlation between the number of times couples go to the movies and the number of times they go out to dinner is +0.79.Among the following conclusions, which one is not consistent with this computation?

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A)   The more often that couples go to the movies, the more often they go out to dinner.
B)   The less often that couples go to the movies, the less often they go out to dinner.
C)   There is a strong positive correlation between the number of times couples go to the movies and the number of times they go out to dinner.
D)   Because the correlation coefficient is less than 1.0, the association between these two variables is very weak and probably unreliable.

Question 19

The emphasis on the importance of replication of results in social psychology has _____ in recent years.

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A)   increased
B)   remained constant
C)   decreased
D)   ebbed and flowed

Question 20

Tobias Greitemeyer and colleagues (2012) conducted a set of studies in which he examined the effect of type of video game played on aggression.He found that

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A)   the type of video game played had no effect on participants' choice of how loud to blast a noise at someone.
B)   participants used lower volume of a blast if they had played a video game that involved helping.
C)   participants who played a neutral video game were more likely to choose the quietest noise blast.
D)   participants who played a video game that was violent were more likely to choose the quietest noise blast.

Exam 2: Doing Social Psychology Research

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In principle, the purpose of random sampling is to make sure that research participants

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For which of the following questions would a researcher be most likely to use an observational study?

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What are the advantages and the primary disadvantage of doing correlational research rather than experiments? Give an example of two variables that you think probably are negatively correlated with each other.Explain why you think so.

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The color pen that participants chose in the Ashton-James et al.(2009) study is best described as a(n)

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Which of the following does not make use of random sampling?

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Which of the following statements concerning correlational research is false?

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One major difference between research in social psychology versus research in other fields such as chemistry is that

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One reason that social psychologists attempt to replicate the results of their research is that doing so

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Which of the following concerning research questions in social psychology is false?

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To assess the extent to which students are reading their textbooks, a professor notes how creased the spine of each book is.This professor is relying on

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To examine potential gender differences in the qualities individuals seek in their romantic partners, HaeJin compares the personal ads placed by men and women.HaeJin is conducting a(n)

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Which of the following best describes the primary goal of basic research?

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The independent variable in Greitemeyer and colleagues' (2012) experiment on video game content and aggression was

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For which of the following questions would a researcher be most likely to use an observational study?

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