Question 1

Among other issues, social psychology is the scientific study of

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A)   how people influence one another.
B)   how people change over time.
C)   all of the choices are correct.
D)   none of the choices are correct.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C) C

Question 2

Putting participants in one of two conditions by flipping a coin illustrates

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A)   random sampling.
B)   sampling bias.
C)   random assignment.
D)   representative sampling.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

A group of researchers decide to conduct a study of persuasion and they decide to video-tape the instructions that would instruct the participants what they are required to do. Their decision is most likely an attempt to minimize the effect of

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A)   hindsight bias.
B)   mundane realism.
C)   naturalistic fallacy.
D)   demand characteristics.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Researchers are investigating the effects of music on compliance, wherein 50 percent of the participants listen to happy music and 50 percent listen to sad music. What technique should the investigators use to ensure that any post-test differences in the group's compliance will result from the differences in music listening?

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A)   random sampling
B)   random assignment
C)   replication
D)   correlational measurementE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

In studying racial attitudes, a social psychologist would be most interested in understanding

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A)   how individuals develop racial attitudes.
B)   how the attitudes of one class are different from those of another.
C)   the age difference in racial prejudice.
D)   the history of racial prejudice.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Hypothesis is to theory, as __________ is to ___________.

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A)   exam; knowledge
B)   car; driver
C)   control; variable
D)   science; researchE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

In an experimental study of the effects of fear on the desire to affiliate, fear would be the ______________ variable.

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A)   experimental
B)   independent
C)   control
D)   dependentE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Cause-effect relationships are studied using

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A)   experimental research methods.
B)   correlational research methods.
C)   field research methods.
D)   survey research methods.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

Snyder and Haugen found that when men were asked to evaluate a woman whom they presumed was obese, she

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A)   spoke less warmly and less happily.
B)   spoke with more humour and laughter.
C)   tried to compensate with more intelligent conversation.
D)   showed greater interest in politics and sports.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Deception of participants is employed when necessary to maintain

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A)   experimenter authority.
B)   situational validity.
C)   experimental realism.
D)   demand characteristics.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

What can you conclude from knowing that a correlation exists between poor nutrition and lower grades in school children?

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A)   Hunger makes it difficult for children to concentrate in school.
B)   Improving children's nutrition will improve their achievement in school.
C)   As children's nourishment declines, so too do their grades.
D)   All of the choices are correct.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

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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An example of an experimental research study on studying and grades could be a study where the independent variable is the amount of time spent studying and the dependent variable is the grades achieved on a test.

In this study, participants would be randomly assigned to different study time conditions, such as 1 hour, 3 hours, and 5 hours. After studying for their assigned amount of time, all participants would then take the same test. The grades achieved on the test would be the dependent variable, as they are influenced by the amount of time spent studying, which is the independent variable.

By comparing the grades achieved by participants in each study time condition, researchers can determine the effect of studying time on grades. This type of experimental research study allows for the manipulation of the independent variable (studying time) and the measurement of its impact on the dependent variable (grades), providing valuable insights into the relationship between studying and academic performance.

Question 13

Provide an example of a demand characteristic that could unintentionally alter the results of an experimental research study. Explain how researchers try to get around such demand characteristics.

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Question 14

A researcher finds that university students wash their hands on an average of three times a day. She concludes that an educational program is necessary to encourage frequent hand washing by those who wash their hands less than once a day. The researcher is probably guilty of

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A)   hindsight bias.
B)   the "I knew it all along" phenomenon.
C)   illusory correlation.
D)   the naturalistic fallacy.E) All of the above
F) B) and C) D

Question 15

Psychological science has revealed that much of our thinking occurs

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A)   when we are asleep.
B)   only when we carefully attend to the information.
C)   in collaboration with others.
D)   intuitively.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Amy reads a research article and feels like it didn't tell her anything she didn't already know. However, when asked to guess the results of another experiment before reading it, she failed. Amy's experience illustrates the

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A)   hindsight bias.
B)   foresight bias.
C)   confirmation bias.
D)   correspondence bias.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

Which of the following examples is a question that a social psychologist would most likely study?

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A)   How have divorce rates changed over time?
B)   What accounts for racial differences in intelligence?
C)   In deciding how they will vote in an election, are individuals more influenced by one persuasive medium than by another?
D)   In what ways do children learn differently than do adults?E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

An integrated set of principles that explain and predict observed events is called

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A)   a test.
B)   a hypothesis.
C)   a proof.
D)   a theory.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Which of the following techniques would be the most effective way of investigating the relationship between the social status and the level of education of Canadian citizens?

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A)   an experiment
B)   a case study
C)   a correlational study
D)   a participant observationE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Researchers wish to conduct an experiment investigating the effects of smoking on math performance. They place an ad in the national paper and invite smokers of all ages to participate. Such a process allows

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A)   only smokers with lung cancer to participate in the study.
B)   the researchers to find the relationship between smoking and math ability.
C)   only the smartest participants to apply for the study.
D)   the researchers to generalize the results to the population.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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