Question 1

Which of the following branches of psychology is MOST closely affiliated with social psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Developmental psychology
B)  Clinical psychology
C)  Personality psychology
D)  Biological psychologyE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

An idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but not yet proven is known as a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  hypothesis
B)  theory
C)  ad hoc test
D)  independent variableE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following elements is particularly critical to include in a deception study, but is not usually required in other types of studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  IRB approval
B)  Demand characteristics
C)  Complete debriefing
D)  Informed consentE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

If a researcher conducts an experiment in which the independent variable is poorly defined (i.e., has a poor operational definition) , then the experiment can be said to have ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  low internal validity
B)  low external validity
C)  low construct validity of the cause
D)  low construct validity of the effectE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

The purposes of the oral or written statement participants receive at the end of a psychological study include _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  explaining to them what informed consent actually is
B)  ensuring that they receive appropriate compensation
C)  reducing or eliminating harm caused by their participation
D)  allowing them to refuse to allow their data to be usedE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Replication is essential to the self-correcting nature of science.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

If psychology is like a big tree, then social psychology is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the trunk
B)  a branch
C)  a leaf
D)  a rootE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

What is the main advantage of an experiment over a correlational study?

Accepted Answer

A)  The researcher knows the participants are representative of the population.
B)  The researcher is better able to draw conclusions about cause and effect.
C)  The researcher is able to study phenomena within their natural context.
D)  The researcher can legitimately use a much smaller sample size.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

The top research journals in social psychology have substantial overlap, content-wise, with _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  developmental psychology
B)  clinical psychology
C)  personality psychology
D)  biological psychologyE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Dr. Brown conducts an experiment to examine the effects of mentorship programs on children's academic achievement. She finds that children who have mentors receive significantly higher grades than children who don't. The result is statistically significant at the .05 level. What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  The finding probably occurred by chance; mentorship programs probably DO NOT really improve academic achievement.
B)  The finding probably did NOT occur by chance; mentorship programs probably DO boost academic achievement.
C)  The finding was larger than expected; mentorship programs appear to be even more effective than Dr. Brown suspected.
D)  The finding was smaller than expected; mentorship programs appear to be less effective than Dr. Brown suspected.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Almost all research requires that researchers provide participants with a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  offer of compensation
B)  copy of the research report
C)  preliminary debriefing
D)  consent formE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

The scientific method is the most rigorous way of sorting out the valid lessons from the mistaken ones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Using more than one exemplar of a stimulus (such as more than one violent video game in a study investigating violent video content on aggression) is known as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulus sampling
B)  meta-analysis
C)  factorial design
D)  quasi-experiment stimulus of interestE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

The main weakness with correlational research (as opposed to experimental research) is that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  researchers cannot conduct tests of statistical significance
B)  researchers cannot draw conclusions about cause and effect
C)  correlational research tends to have low external validity
D)  correlational research tends to be low in mundane realismE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 15

When psychologists talk about "cognition," they are typically referring to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  unconscious motivations
B)  thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes
C)  abnormal thoughts or experiences
D)  emotions or feelingsE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 16

In the history of psychology and social psychology, the late 1800s and early 1900s marked ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the very first social psychological experiments
B)  social psychology's independence from behaviorism
C)  the beginnings of research in social cognition
D)  the beginnings of research in social neuroscienceE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

The correlation coefficient is used to describe the relationship between two variables. They are usually denoted using the letter ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  n
B)  p
C)  r
D)  qE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 18

Milgram's famous studies of obedience to authority were motivated by which of the following historical events?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Holocaust
B)  The fall of Communism
C)  The return of soldiers from Desert Storm
D)  The Great DepressionE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

The more abstract a construct is, the easier it is to operationally define it

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

If an experiment does NOT get participants psychologically involved and engaged, even though the setting of the experiment closely resembles the real world physically, then the experiment would be said to be ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  low in experimental realism and low in mundane realism
B)  low in experimental realism but high in mundane realism
C)  high in experimental realism but low in mundane realism
D)  high in experimental realism and high in mundane realismE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Exam 1: The Mission and the Method

Replication is essential to the self-correcting nature of science.

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The correlation coefficient is used to describe the relationship between two variables. They are usually denoted using the letter ____.

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The purposes of the oral or written statement participants receive at the end of a psychological study include _____.

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An idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but not yet proven is known as a(n) ____.

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If an experiment does NOT get participants psychologically involved and engaged, even though the setting of the experiment closely resembles the real world physically, then the experiment would be said to be ____.

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Milgram's famous studies of obedience to authority were motivated by which of the following historical events?

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The more abstract a construct is, the easier it is to operationally define it

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In the history of psychology and social psychology, the late 1800s and early 1900s marked ____.

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If a researcher conducts an experiment in which the independent variable is poorly defined (i.e., has a poor operational definition) , then the experiment can be said to have ____.

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Dr. Brown conducts an experiment to examine the effects of mentorship programs on children's academic achievement. She finds that children who have mentors receive significantly higher grades than children who don't. The result is statistically significant at the .05 level. What does this mean?

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If psychology is like a big tree, then social psychology is ____.

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Which of the following elements is particularly critical to include in a deception study, but is not usually required in other types of studies?

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The scientific method is the most rigorous way of sorting out the valid lessons from the mistaken ones.

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When psychologists talk about "cognition," they are typically referring to ____.

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The top research journals in social psychology have substantial overlap, content-wise, with _____.

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Using more than one exemplar of a stimulus (such as more than one violent video game in a study investigating violent video content on aggression) is known as ____.

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Which of the following branches of psychology is MOST closely affiliated with social psychology?

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The main weakness with correlational research (as opposed to experimental research) is that ____.

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Almost all research requires that researchers provide participants with a(n) ____.

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What is the main advantage of an experiment over a correlational study?

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