NCSU PSY 311 exam 1

be provable

A good psychological theory should do or be all of the following EXCEPT:

Personality Psychologist

A researcher is trying to understand what makes people different from each other. This person is most likely a

external validity; internal validity

A field experiment has high , whereas a lab experiment has high _____.

-.90

There is a very strong relationship between distance and strength of friendship in that the greater the distance between two people, the less strong their relationship is likely to be. Which of the following correlation coefficients represents the relationship between distance and strength of friendship that is stated above?

random assignment

When conducting an experiment, Ann makes sure that each participant has an equal chance of appearing in each group in her experiment. Ann is using ________

the overriding power of personality

All of the following are examples of themes of social psychology discussed in the book EXCEPT:

minimize the differences between groups

The major purpose of random assignment in an experiment is to

think about, influence, and relate to one another

Social psychology is defined as the scientific study of how people

young; World War II

According to the text, social psychology is a(n) _____ science, and one that only began to emerge as a vibrant field after _____.

hypotheses; theories

Often in psychology, ___________ are generated from (come from) ________.

hindsight bias

When asked who you think will win the next presidential election, you reply that you do not know. However, after the election results are reported, you claim that it was obvious all along. This is an example of the

internal

The ____ validity of an experiment is high when we can be confident that changes in the dependent variable were caused by changes in the independent variable.

hypothesis

A testable proposition that describes a relationship which may exist between events is a

is a specific way to measure fear

Suppose you want to research the influence of fear on the immune system. An operational definition of fear

theory

A _____ is an integrated set of principles that can explain and predict observed events.

age of animal and type of animal

A researcher is examining if the age of the animal and the type of animal interact to predict ratings of cuteness by preschool children. The independent variable(s) in this research is (are)

our standards regarding promptness, beauty, and equality vary with our culture

Which of the following is an example of how our attitudes and behaviors are shaped by external social forces?

choose the topics of their studies

According to the text, values enter the work of social psychology when researchers

people who are eating cotton candy are usually at a Hurricanes game, and watching hockey together is really what makes them feel satisfied with their relationship

A researcher finds a correlation between two variables: the more cotton candy people eat, the more satisfied they are with their relationships. Which of the following explanations includes the most likely third variable?

random assignment to some experimental condition would be unethical

Correlational research is often used when

field research

Research done in natural, real-life settings outside the laboratory is referred to as

whether couples divorce

A researcher is studying how therapy prior to marriage may affect the likelihood that couples will divorce. In this experiment, the dependent variable is

correlational research

The study of naturally occurring relationships among variables is referred to as

experimental

A researcher wants to know if watching commercials that have thin women in them, relative to watching neutral commercials, produces body-image concerns for females. This researcher randomly assigns students to these two conditions. She is conducting _______ research.

valid

We want to see how extroverts act in an experiment, and thus make sure that we are truly measuring extroversion and not inadvertently measuring something else like intelligence. This is an example of making sure are measures are _________