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The subfield of social psychology rests at the border between the field of psychology and the field of |
| | A) | biology |
| | B) | anthropology |
| | C) | sociology |
| | D) | history |
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In the Dartmouth versus Princeton study discussed in the text, each group of students reported viewing a greater number of violations committed by the opposing school's football team, compared to their own football team. The findings suggest that |
| | A) | perceptions are influenced by biases, beliefs, and values, despite objective reality. |
| | B) | the Dartmouth fans made more observational errors than the Princeton fans. |
| | C) | the Princeton fans made more observational errors than the Dartmouth fans. |
| | D) | football fans have poor observational skills. |
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Criticisms regarding social psychology include that |
| | A) | it is useless and simplistic. |
| | B) | it is silly and useless. |
| | C) | it is pernicious and inaccurate. |
| | D) | it is dangerous and trivial. |
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Three years after Tom ended their relationship, Julie finally understood her grandmother's words "Darling, he did you a favor." Which term best describes this? |
| | A) | foresight |
| | B) | hindsight |
| | C) | hindrance |
| | D) | foresight-behind sight |
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Based upon a theory, the broad umbrella idea, researchers formulate predictions, otherwise known as ______________. |
| | A) | theoreticals. |
| | B) | factoids. |
| | C) | hypotheses |
| | D) | predilections. |
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A theory fall by the wayside when |
| | A) | the researcher who puts for the theory dies. |
| | B) | a better theory is proposed to account for the findings. |
| | C) | new data fails to prove that the theory is correct. |
| | D) | the theory is proven to be true. |
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Hindsight bias reflects |
| | A) | a certain arrogance. |
| | B) | "I could have told you that." |
| | C) | Monday morning quarterbacking. |
| | D) | All of these. |
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A correlational study involves |
| | A) | a control group. |
| | B) | manipulating two variables. |
| | C) | making cause and effect statements. |
| | D) | examining the relationship between two variables. |
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The hallmarks of an experiment include |
| | A) | an independent variable. |
| | B) | a dependent variable. |
| | C) | a correlational observation. |
| | D) | both A and B |
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Cause and effect statements can be made when a researcher conducts |
| | A) | a correlational study. |
| | B) | an experiment. |
| | C) | a hyper study. |
| | D) | a naturalistic correlation. |
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Constructing a survey to administer to subjects can be quite complex and involving. Which of the following can influence the results when designing a survey? |
| | A) | the order in which the questions are presented. |
| | B) | the answer choices to which the subject can respond. |
| | C) | framing effects. |
| | D) | All of these. |
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What can we conclude from the results of a correlational study? |
| | A) | That there may or may not be a relationship between two variables. |
| | B) | That one variable caused the other variable. |
| | C) | That the manipulation worked. |
| | D) | That the manipulation did not work. |
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It is best to use _____________ to ensure that the population of subjects being studied is representative of the larger, broader population under question. |
| | A) | random assignment |
| | B) | random sampling |
| | C) | convenience sampling |
| | D) | simple sampling |
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Deception, which is considered an acceptable practice in psychological research, may include |
| | A) | misinforming the subjects about the true nature of the study. |
| | B) | misleading the subjects about the true nature of the study. |
| | C) | debriefing the subjects at the end of the study. |
| | D) | All of these. |
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Psychologists abide by ethical principles when conducting research, including |
| | A) | obtaining informed consent from the subjects. |
| | B) | minimizing the risks of harming the subjects. |
| | C) | maintaining the confidentiality of the subjects and their responses. |
| | D) | All of these. |
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A researcher was interested in the relationship between the amount of violent t.v. shows children watched, and observable acts of aggression exhibited by children. The experimenter randomly assigned the children into three groups. One group watched five hours of violent t.v., a second group watched ten hours of violent t.v., and a third group watched fifteen hours of violent t.v. Parents and teachers then recorded the number of acts of physical aggression committed by the children. The physical aggression measured from the children was the |
| | A) | independent variable. |
| | B) | confounding variable. |
| | C) | dependent variable. |
| | D) | random variable. |
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If the results of a study showed that children who have encyclopedias in their homes earn higher grades than children who do not have encyclopedias in their homes, what can you conclude? |
| | A) | That there is a relationship between having encyclopedias in the home and earning high grades. |
| | B) | That encyclopedias cause children to earn high grades. |
| | C) | That earning high grades cause parents to buy encyclopedias for their children. |
| | D) | None of these. |
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When reading research results, it is important to keep in mind which of the following? |
| | A) | Not all laboratory finding can be generalized to real-life settings. |
| | B) | The results obtained from subjects who are college students may not be generalizable to people of other age ranges or educational levels. |
| | C) | If the research was conducted at a top-notch university, then the results must be generalizable to different countries and cultures. |
| | D) | Both A and B. |
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One definition of social psychology is |
| | A) | The study of the amount of sociability a person possesses. |
| | B) | The scientific study of how people think about each other, influence each other, and interact with each other. |
| | C) | The social aspects of mental illness. |
| | D) | The psychology of sociology. |
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One of the best ways to conduct an experiment is to |
| | A) | cherry pick the subjects to be placed in the groups. |
| | B) | contingently assign the subjects to be placed in the groups. |
| | C) | randomly assign the subjects to the groups. |
| | D) | conveniently assign the subjects to the groups. |
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