Extra credit-test questions and answers
a+ graded
Social Psych is best defined as
a)the scientific study of how people make trade-offs between scarce resources and how
they choose between various alternatives
b)the scientific study of how our thoughts, attitudes and behaviors are influenced by
factors in the social world
c)the study of structure, function, growth and origin of living things
d)the study of general rules and theories about groups CORRECT ANSWERS the
scientific study of how our thoughts, attitudes and behaviors are influenced by factors in
the social world
Factors influencing early research in social psych included all of the following except
a)behaviorism
b)gestalt psychology
c)historical events
d)psychodynamic psychology CORRECT ANSWERS psychodynamic psychology
The branch of psychology that emphasized the importance of looking at the whole as
opposed to distinct parts is known as
a)gestalt
b) humanism
c) behaviorism
d) cognitive psychology CORRECT ANSWERS gestalt
Timmy is more likely to clean his room in the future if he is given a popsicle after each
time he cleans it. This best exemplifies which perspective?
a) behaviorism
b) the fundamental attribution error perspective
c) positive psychology
d) gestalt psychology CORRECT ANSWERS behaviorism
Who is the gestalt psychologist often considered the founder of social psychology?
a) BF skinner
b) Kurt Lewin
c) Edward Thorndike
d) Sigmund Freud CORRECT ANSWERS Kurt lewin
All of the following historical events had an influence on the new subfield of social
psychology except
a) Hitlers role in Germany
b) women entering the workforce during WW2
c) racial segregation in the us
,d) Nazi attrocities during WW2 CORRECT ANSWERS women entering the workforce
during WW2
The classic dog picture(where some people are able to see a Dalmation amongst black
splotches on a white backround) is an example of
a) postive psychology
b) behaviorism
c) the self fullfilling prophecy
d) gestalt psychology CORRECT ANSWERS GESTALT PSY
_______ is to the role of individual differences as _____ is to the role of the situation.
a) Social psychology; Clinical psychology
b)Clinical psychology; Personality psychology
c) Personality psychology;Social psychology
d)Social psychology; Personality psychology CORRECT ANSWERS Personality
psychology;Social psychology
The subfield of psychology that examines mental processes such as thinking,
remembering, and learning is known as
a) social psychology
b) cognitive psychology
c) personality psychology
d) clinical psychology CORRECT ANSWERS cognitive psychology
The application of social cognitive research and emotional biases to explain how people
make economic decisions is represented in the field of
a) behavioral genetics
b) behavioral evolution
c) behavioral neuroscience
d) behavioral economics CORRECT ANSWERS behavioral economics
Social Psychologists who are interested in brain activity and experiences in the social
world are working within the sub field of
a) evolutionary neuroscience
b) social neuroscience
c) behavioral biology
d) behavioral genetics CORRECT ANSWERS social neuroscience
All of the following are steps in the research process, except
a) collecting and analyzing date
b) searching the literature
c) forming a hypothesis
d) thinking about a behavior CORRECT ANSWERS thinking about a behavior
The first step in the research process is to
a) form a question
, b) read other studies
c) collect date
d) define your variables CORRECT ANSWERS form a question
In his research, Darnell says that happiness will be measured by how many times his
participant smiles in the course of a half hour period. This is Darnell's _______ of
happiness.
a) operational definition
b) theory
c) archival research
d) hypothesis CORRECT ANSWERS operational definition
A testable prediction about the conditions under which an event will occur is known as
the
a) theory
b) hypothesis
c) research question
d) operational definition CORRECT ANSWERS hypothesis
Research that determines the cause and effect of two or more variables is known a(n)
a) survery
b) observation
c) correlation
d) experiment CORRECT ANSWERS experiment
To help eliminate the possibility of a third variable effects, researchers will utilize
a) an internal review board
b) dependent variables
c) independent variables
d) random assignment CORRECT ANSWERS random assignment
When there are a variety of alternative explanations for experimental research findings
other than the effect of the independent variable, the experiment is said to have
a) strong internal validity
b) valid dependent variables
c) valid independent variables
d) weak internal validity CORRECT ANSWERS weak internal validity
________ validity is how confident we are that the same results would be found in
different situations using different participants
a) Internal
b) Mundane
c) Experimental
d) External CORRECT ANSWERS External
a+ graded
Social Psych is best defined as
a)the scientific study of how people make trade-offs between scarce resources and how
they choose between various alternatives
b)the scientific study of how our thoughts, attitudes and behaviors are influenced by
factors in the social world
c)the study of structure, function, growth and origin of living things
d)the study of general rules and theories about groups CORRECT ANSWERS the
scientific study of how our thoughts, attitudes and behaviors are influenced by factors in
the social world
Factors influencing early research in social psych included all of the following except
a)behaviorism
b)gestalt psychology
c)historical events
d)psychodynamic psychology CORRECT ANSWERS psychodynamic psychology
The branch of psychology that emphasized the importance of looking at the whole as
opposed to distinct parts is known as
a)gestalt
b) humanism
c) behaviorism
d) cognitive psychology CORRECT ANSWERS gestalt
Timmy is more likely to clean his room in the future if he is given a popsicle after each
time he cleans it. This best exemplifies which perspective?
a) behaviorism
b) the fundamental attribution error perspective
c) positive psychology
d) gestalt psychology CORRECT ANSWERS behaviorism
Who is the gestalt psychologist often considered the founder of social psychology?
a) BF skinner
b) Kurt Lewin
c) Edward Thorndike
d) Sigmund Freud CORRECT ANSWERS Kurt lewin
All of the following historical events had an influence on the new subfield of social
psychology except
a) Hitlers role in Germany
b) women entering the workforce during WW2
c) racial segregation in the us
,d) Nazi attrocities during WW2 CORRECT ANSWERS women entering the workforce
during WW2
The classic dog picture(where some people are able to see a Dalmation amongst black
splotches on a white backround) is an example of
a) postive psychology
b) behaviorism
c) the self fullfilling prophecy
d) gestalt psychology CORRECT ANSWERS GESTALT PSY
_______ is to the role of individual differences as _____ is to the role of the situation.
a) Social psychology; Clinical psychology
b)Clinical psychology; Personality psychology
c) Personality psychology;Social psychology
d)Social psychology; Personality psychology CORRECT ANSWERS Personality
psychology;Social psychology
The subfield of psychology that examines mental processes such as thinking,
remembering, and learning is known as
a) social psychology
b) cognitive psychology
c) personality psychology
d) clinical psychology CORRECT ANSWERS cognitive psychology
The application of social cognitive research and emotional biases to explain how people
make economic decisions is represented in the field of
a) behavioral genetics
b) behavioral evolution
c) behavioral neuroscience
d) behavioral economics CORRECT ANSWERS behavioral economics
Social Psychologists who are interested in brain activity and experiences in the social
world are working within the sub field of
a) evolutionary neuroscience
b) social neuroscience
c) behavioral biology
d) behavioral genetics CORRECT ANSWERS social neuroscience
All of the following are steps in the research process, except
a) collecting and analyzing date
b) searching the literature
c) forming a hypothesis
d) thinking about a behavior CORRECT ANSWERS thinking about a behavior
The first step in the research process is to
a) form a question
, b) read other studies
c) collect date
d) define your variables CORRECT ANSWERS form a question
In his research, Darnell says that happiness will be measured by how many times his
participant smiles in the course of a half hour period. This is Darnell's _______ of
happiness.
a) operational definition
b) theory
c) archival research
d) hypothesis CORRECT ANSWERS operational definition
A testable prediction about the conditions under which an event will occur is known as
the
a) theory
b) hypothesis
c) research question
d) operational definition CORRECT ANSWERS hypothesis
Research that determines the cause and effect of two or more variables is known a(n)
a) survery
b) observation
c) correlation
d) experiment CORRECT ANSWERS experiment
To help eliminate the possibility of a third variable effects, researchers will utilize
a) an internal review board
b) dependent variables
c) independent variables
d) random assignment CORRECT ANSWERS random assignment
When there are a variety of alternative explanations for experimental research findings
other than the effect of the independent variable, the experiment is said to have
a) strong internal validity
b) valid dependent variables
c) valid independent variables
d) weak internal validity CORRECT ANSWERS weak internal validity
________ validity is how confident we are that the same results would be found in
different situations using different participants
a) Internal
b) Mundane
c) Experimental
d) External CORRECT ANSWERS External
