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,b. cognitive misers The fact that people tend to latch onto quick and easy answers to questions, rather than
expending much mental effort, has led researchers to conclude that people are:
a. intuitive scientists.
b. cognitive misers.
c. introspective.
d. social cognizers.
a. Which is the correct religion? Which of the following questions cannot be answered by the scientific method?
a. Which is the correct religion?
b. How do religious beliefs develop over the life span?
c. How do cognitive styles influence religious beliefs?
d. What is the effect of religious participation on health?
d. an information processor From the social cognitive perspective, what is the primary metaphor for understanding
human beings?
a. a social animal
b. a tumultuous storm of conflicting drives
c. a blank slate
d. an information processor
b. correlation coefficient A positive or negative value that shows the strength and direction of the association
between two variables is referred to as a:
a. conceptual replication.
b. correlation coefficient.
c. point estimate.
d. dependent variable.
d. People spend as much cognitive energy as possible trying Which of the following is NOT a reason why people are often limited in their ability to
to uncover why a given situation happened. explain the causes of other people's behavior?
a. The act of observing behavior might change it.
b. People are biased toward trying to confirm what they already believe and expect.
c. People's observations come from a limited, idiosyncratic perspective.
d. People spend as much cognitive energy as possible trying to uncover why a given
situation happened.
,d. hypothesis An if-then statement that specifies what the relationships between variables should be
like if a theory is correct is called a:
a. correlation coefficient.
b. causal attribution
c. research question.
d. hypothesis.
b. the scientific study of the causes and consequences of Which of the following best defines social psychology?
people's thoughts, feelings, and actions regarding themselves a. the scientific study of the relationships between, and development of, different
and other people societies
b. the scientific study of the causes and consequences of people's thoughts, feelings, and
actions regarding themselves and other people
c. the scientific study of how individual differences in social-emotional functioning drive a
person's behavior across a variety of situations
d. the scientific study of society as a psychological entity (i.e., society as a motivated
agent)
b. study in which naturally occurring groups of participants are A quasi-experiment is a:
compared on a dependent variable without random a. study in which only half of the participants can be randomly assigned to a condition.
assignment. b. study in which naturally occurring groups of participants are compared on a
dependent variable without random assignment.
c. set of studies that include both experimental and correlational components.
d. study in which two independent variables interact to produce changes in the
dependent variable.
c. Behavior is determined exclusively by situations. Which of the following assumptions is NOT one of the four core assumptions of social
psychology?
a. Virtually all human thought is social in nature.
b. The scientific method is essential for understanding the roots of social behavior.
c. Behavior is determined exclusively by situations.
d. Social cognition has a strong influence on social behavior.
d. the correlational method What is the most general term for the type of research in which two or more variables are
measured and compared to determine the extent to which they are associated?
a. quasi-experimental design
b. the experimental method
c. random assignment
d. the correlational method
, d. research The process whereby scientists observe events, look for patterns, and evaluate theories
proposed to explain those patterns is referred to as:
a. a priori causal theory.
b. causal attribution.
c. intuitive knowledge.
d. research.
c. a correlation between two variables may be driven by their The third variable problem refers to the fact that:
mutual association with another variable. a. experiments allow researchers to assess relationships between independent variables,
dependent variables, and third variables.
b. almost all phenomena in social psychology are driven by the interaction between
three identifiable variables.
c. a correlation between two variables may be driven by their mutual association with
another variable.
d. researchers in social psychology tend to statistically investigate the relationships
between only three variables at a time.
d. dispositions Consistent preferences, ways of thinking, and behavioral tendencies that manifest across
different situations and over time are referred to as:
a. selves.
b. situational influences.
c. core attitudes.
d. dispositions.
d. participants are assigned to experimental conditions in such Random assignment refers to a procedure through which:
a way that they have an equal chance of being in any a. quasi-experiments can be made to approximate true experiments.
condition. b. participants are kept unaware of the purpose of the study until they are suddenly made
aware of it after the independent variable has been administered.
c. participants are recruited from a broader population such that any member of the
population has an equal chance of being in the study.
d. participants are assigned to experimental conditions in such a way that they have an
equal chance of being in any condition.
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,b. cognitive misers The fact that people tend to latch onto quick and easy answers to questions, rather than
expending much mental effort, has led researchers to conclude that people are:
a. intuitive scientists.
b. cognitive misers.
c. introspective.
d. social cognizers.
a. Which is the correct religion? Which of the following questions cannot be answered by the scientific method?
a. Which is the correct religion?
b. How do religious beliefs develop over the life span?
c. How do cognitive styles influence religious beliefs?
d. What is the effect of religious participation on health?
d. an information processor From the social cognitive perspective, what is the primary metaphor for understanding
human beings?
a. a social animal
b. a tumultuous storm of conflicting drives
c. a blank slate
d. an information processor
b. correlation coefficient A positive or negative value that shows the strength and direction of the association
between two variables is referred to as a:
a. conceptual replication.
b. correlation coefficient.
c. point estimate.
d. dependent variable.
d. People spend as much cognitive energy as possible trying Which of the following is NOT a reason why people are often limited in their ability to
to uncover why a given situation happened. explain the causes of other people's behavior?
a. The act of observing behavior might change it.
b. People are biased toward trying to confirm what they already believe and expect.
c. People's observations come from a limited, idiosyncratic perspective.
d. People spend as much cognitive energy as possible trying to uncover why a given
situation happened.
,d. hypothesis An if-then statement that specifies what the relationships between variables should be
like if a theory is correct is called a:
a. correlation coefficient.
b. causal attribution
c. research question.
d. hypothesis.
b. the scientific study of the causes and consequences of Which of the following best defines social psychology?
people's thoughts, feelings, and actions regarding themselves a. the scientific study of the relationships between, and development of, different
and other people societies
b. the scientific study of the causes and consequences of people's thoughts, feelings, and
actions regarding themselves and other people
c. the scientific study of how individual differences in social-emotional functioning drive a
person's behavior across a variety of situations
d. the scientific study of society as a psychological entity (i.e., society as a motivated
agent)
b. study in which naturally occurring groups of participants are A quasi-experiment is a:
compared on a dependent variable without random a. study in which only half of the participants can be randomly assigned to a condition.
assignment. b. study in which naturally occurring groups of participants are compared on a
dependent variable without random assignment.
c. set of studies that include both experimental and correlational components.
d. study in which two independent variables interact to produce changes in the
dependent variable.
c. Behavior is determined exclusively by situations. Which of the following assumptions is NOT one of the four core assumptions of social
psychology?
a. Virtually all human thought is social in nature.
b. The scientific method is essential for understanding the roots of social behavior.
c. Behavior is determined exclusively by situations.
d. Social cognition has a strong influence on social behavior.
d. the correlational method What is the most general term for the type of research in which two or more variables are
measured and compared to determine the extent to which they are associated?
a. quasi-experimental design
b. the experimental method
c. random assignment
d. the correlational method
, d. research The process whereby scientists observe events, look for patterns, and evaluate theories
proposed to explain those patterns is referred to as:
a. a priori causal theory.
b. causal attribution.
c. intuitive knowledge.
d. research.
c. a correlation between two variables may be driven by their The third variable problem refers to the fact that:
mutual association with another variable. a. experiments allow researchers to assess relationships between independent variables,
dependent variables, and third variables.
b. almost all phenomena in social psychology are driven by the interaction between
three identifiable variables.
c. a correlation between two variables may be driven by their mutual association with
another variable.
d. researchers in social psychology tend to statistically investigate the relationships
between only three variables at a time.
d. dispositions Consistent preferences, ways of thinking, and behavioral tendencies that manifest across
different situations and over time are referred to as:
a. selves.
b. situational influences.
c. core attitudes.
d. dispositions.
d. participants are assigned to experimental conditions in such Random assignment refers to a procedure through which:
a way that they have an equal chance of being in any a. quasi-experiments can be made to approximate true experiments.
condition. b. participants are kept unaware of the purpose of the study until they are suddenly made
aware of it after the independent variable has been administered.
c. participants are recruited from a broader population such that any member of the
population has an equal chance of being in the study.
d. participants are assigned to experimental conditions in such a way that they have an
equal chance of being in any condition.
