Social Psychology - TESU
The branch of psychology that seeks to examine the potential role of genetic factors in different aspects of human behavior is known as correct answers evolutionary psychology
_____is the area of psychology that studies the interplay between brain events and thought, emotion, and behavior correct answers social neuroscience
In order to determine whether people have a strong or weak preference for the color of their cookware, a company wants to collect information from many of its past customers. If the number of past customers is very large, the company may want to consider using _____ methods. correct answers survey
Which of the following is not true of using surveys to collect information? correct answers surveys can be used to determine causal relationships between variables
Researchers found that the correlation between the type of clothing people wear when they are not at work and the type of jobs they hold is approximately zero. Based on this,
we can conclude that _____. correct answers there is no relationship between clothing worn in non-work settings and the work people do.
Researchers who systematically change one variable in order to determine the effect this has on another variable are using_____. correct answers experimental methods
The extent to which experimental results can be generalized to real-life situations is a question of an experiment's _____. correct answers external validity
Even though there is no single best method of research, the _____ method is generally preferred by social psychologists. correct answers experimental
Despite some variation, universal mating preferences seem to exist for certain physical features. This fact suggests that these attractiveness features are influenced by_____. correct answers evolutionary factors
Some social psychologists use deception in their research in order to_____. correct answers prevent the purpose of the research from having an effect on participants' behavior
Recent research on implicit processes demonstrates that such processes are_____. correct answers influential in our social behavior and thought
In one study, participants were presented with words that were either consistent or inconsistent with their strongly held values. Participants showed quite strong reactions to the value-inconsistent words. This suggests that we process information we _____. correct answers disagree with quickly
Much research on implicit processes has demonstrated that people often_____. correct
answers do not know why they think or behave as they do
Which of the following study questions could NOT be explored using experimentation due to ethical issues? correct answers How do individuals cope when their spouse dies?
There are two important ethical issues involved in the use of deception in research: one is that participants may be harmed by the deception; the other is that _____. correct answers participants may resent being deceived
The process in which we seek to know and understand others is called social _____, and it frequently makes use of_____. correct answers perception; nonverbal communication
In addition to social cognition and behavioral approaches, research on_____ has helped
social psychologists develop a greater understanding of how people comply with requests. correct answers emotions
A company asks its workers, "Now that you have received a raise, how satisfied are you
with your job?" 87% of the workers indicated they are "very satisfied" or "satisfied." A major concern of this study would be the way in which the ______. correct answers question was asked
In an experiment, researchers wanted to know whether changing the level of lighting in a factory would have an effect on the productivity of employees. In order to address this question, three groups of employees were placed in separate work areas and the level of lighting was systematically varied for one group as the employees operated machinery that produced small electrical components. The number of components produced was carefully tallied at the end of each 8-hour shift. In this example, the independent variable is _____. correct answers level of lighting
Random assignment of research participants to experimental conditions means that_____. correct answers each participant has an equal chance of being assigned to each experimental condition
Kim wants to spend a semester studying abroad, but she worries about leaving her new
boyfriend for such a long period of time. Would "absence makes the heart grow fonder" or "out of sight, out of mind" be more applicable. This is an example of the _____. correct answers unscientific nature of conventional wisdom
The branch of psychology that seeks to examine the potential role of genetic factors in different aspects of human behavior is known as correct answers evolutionary psychology
_____is the area of psychology that studies the interplay between brain events and thought, emotion, and behavior correct answers social neuroscience
In order to determine whether people have a strong or weak preference for the color of their cookware, a company wants to collect information from many of its past customers. If the number of past customers is very large, the company may want to consider using _____ methods. correct answers survey
Which of the following is not true of using surveys to collect information? correct answers surveys can be used to determine causal relationships between variables
Researchers found that the correlation between the type of clothing people wear when they are not at work and the type of jobs they hold is approximately zero. Based on this,
we can conclude that _____. correct answers there is no relationship between clothing worn in non-work settings and the work people do.
Researchers who systematically change one variable in order to determine the effect this has on another variable are using_____. correct answers experimental methods
The extent to which experimental results can be generalized to real-life situations is a question of an experiment's _____. correct answers external validity
Even though there is no single best method of research, the _____ method is generally preferred by social psychologists. correct answers experimental
Despite some variation, universal mating preferences seem to exist for certain physical features. This fact suggests that these attractiveness features are influenced by_____. correct answers evolutionary factors
Some social psychologists use deception in their research in order to_____. correct answers prevent the purpose of the research from having an effect on participants' behavior
Recent research on implicit processes demonstrates that such processes are_____. correct answers influential in our social behavior and thought
In one study, participants were presented with words that were either consistent or inconsistent with their strongly held values. Participants showed quite strong reactions to the value-inconsistent words. This suggests that we process information we _____. correct answers disagree with quickly
Much research on implicit processes has demonstrated that people often_____. correct
answers do not know why they think or behave as they do
Which of the following study questions could NOT be explored using experimentation due to ethical issues? correct answers How do individuals cope when their spouse dies?
There are two important ethical issues involved in the use of deception in research: one is that participants may be harmed by the deception; the other is that _____. correct answers participants may resent being deceived
The process in which we seek to know and understand others is called social _____, and it frequently makes use of_____. correct answers perception; nonverbal communication
In addition to social cognition and behavioral approaches, research on_____ has helped
social psychologists develop a greater understanding of how people comply with requests. correct answers emotions
A company asks its workers, "Now that you have received a raise, how satisfied are you
with your job?" 87% of the workers indicated they are "very satisfied" or "satisfied." A major concern of this study would be the way in which the ______. correct answers question was asked
In an experiment, researchers wanted to know whether changing the level of lighting in a factory would have an effect on the productivity of employees. In order to address this question, three groups of employees were placed in separate work areas and the level of lighting was systematically varied for one group as the employees operated machinery that produced small electrical components. The number of components produced was carefully tallied at the end of each 8-hour shift. In this example, the independent variable is _____. correct answers level of lighting
Random assignment of research participants to experimental conditions means that_____. correct answers each participant has an equal chance of being assigned to each experimental condition
Kim wants to spend a semester studying abroad, but she worries about leaving her new
boyfriend for such a long period of time. Would "absence makes the heart grow fonder" or "out of sight, out of mind" be more applicable. This is an example of the _____. correct answers unscientific nature of conventional wisdom
