Question 1

Sarah is taking a psychology class and has a particular view about human behaviour. She strongly believes that humans are bio-psycho-social organisms, and that biological processes are the roots of social behaviour. Sarah is most likely to endorse what type of perspective on human behaviour?

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A)   Sociological
B)   Social psychology
C)   Social neuroscience
D)   BiologicalE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Of the following studies, which is most likely to be conducted by a social psychologist?

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A)   An experimenter watches to see whether hungry game players use a more aggressive strategy than players who are not hungry.
B)   An interviewer does a case study of a physically disabled veteran.
C)   An archival researcher examines records of divorce rates across cultures.
D)   A test administrator measures the skills of an adolescent whose class performance has been poor.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

A great disadvantage of correlational research is that

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A)   it does not allow us to examine factors like race and social status.
B)   knowing that two variables change together does not allow us to predict one when we know the other.
C)   it rules out consideration of confounding variables.
D)   it does not specify cause and effect.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

In social psychology research, correlational experiments can prove cause and effect.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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 the choices are correct.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 6

The critique that social psychology has assumed that people are competitive and individualistic and that conformity is always bad, is likely to come from someone who believes that

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A)   social psychology is not a "real science."
B)   social psychology cannot study objective truth.
C)   social psychology is the study of what we know through common sense.
D)   social psychology has been influenced by Western cultural worldviews.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

When examining the effects of social influence, researchers would look at which of the following?

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A)   attitudes
B)   pressures to conform
C)   aggression
D)   perception of self and othersE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

When theories are discarded, it is usually because they

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A)   have been falsified.
B)   have been displaced by newer, better theories.
C)   attempted to summarize too large a body of data.
D)   generated too many testable hypotheses.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Sociologists study the structure and function of

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A)   relationships.
B)   societies.
C)   groups.
D)   cultures.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

An experimenter exposes participants to different temperature levels to determine its effect on aggression. Aggression is the

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A)   independent variable.
B)   dependent variable.
C)   control variable.
D)   confounding variable.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

In a study of teenagers, Maruyama and colleagues concluded that self-esteem and achievement are positively correlated because

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A)   higher self-esteem boosts achievement.
B)   achievement produces higher self-esteem.
C)   both self-esteem and achievement are linked to underlying intelligence and family social status.
D)   both self-esteem and achievement are linked to healthy physical and psychological adjustment.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 12

The answers respondents give to surveys may be influenced by biases from which of the following sources?

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A)   the order in which questions are asked
B)   the wording of the questions themselves
C)   the response options
D)   all of the choices are correct.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 13

A news reporter wants to survey voters about their candidate preferences in an upcoming national election. In order to be 95 percent confident of her results, and have only a 3 percent margin of error, she should make sure the sample has at least _____ individuals.

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A)   200
B)   1,200
C)   15,000
D)   55,000E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Research has shown that tall grave markers (a status symbol)  are

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A)   the cause of longevity.
B)   unrelated to longevity.
C)   positively correlated with longevity.
D)   negatively correlated with longevity.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

The hindsight bias affects the way we view decision makers, making us more likely to

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A)   see their decisions as surprisingly insightful and correct.
B)   blame them for making obviously bad choices.
C)   forgive them for making understandable mistakes in crises.
D)   admire them for handling well those choices we ourselves cannot make.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 16

The great strength of correlational survey research is that it

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A)   brings important factors into the laboratory.
B)   studies factors in real-world settings that cannot be manipulated in the laboratory.
C)   establishes clear cause-effect connections among variables.
D)   maintains high mundane realism and thus increases generalizability.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

In experimental research, the dependent variable is the variable that the researcher manipulates.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Describe the naturalistic fallacy and how the personal values of social psychologists may influence their work.

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Question 19

A good theory will make clear predictions that

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A)   confirm or modify the theory.
B)   generate new exploration.
C)   suggest practical application.
D)   all of the choices are correct.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

Choice of research topic is a subtle way in which values enter social psychology.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Introducing Social Psychology

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In social psychology research, correlational experiments can prove cause and effect.

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Choice of research topic is a subtle way in which values enter social psychology.

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In experimental research, the dependent variable is the variable that the researcher manipulates.

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