SOP Exam 1 2026 Exam
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The _____ perspective is a view that focuses on culture's influence on
thought, feeling, and behavior. - ANSWER ✔✔cultural
According to the text, contemporary social psychology is based on
_____ core assumptions. - ANSWER ✔✔Four
A behaviorist would say that a behavior followed by a desirable outcome
is likely to _____. - ANSWER ✔✔reoccur
A person who acts differently across different environments (e.g., social
settings) may be influenced by: - ANSWER ✔✔the situation
,Jamar realizes that he avoids an intersection where he got into an
accident. This would be evidence of which perspective? - ANSWER
✔✔behaviorist
Jeremy is a cautious person, and he rarely uses his phone while he is
driving. However, when Jenny sends him a text message he will often
immediately respond even if he is behind the wheel. This is an example
of which core social psychological principle? - ANSWER ✔✔Behavior
is a joint product of the person and the situation.
Guinevere conducts research using brain scans and heart rate monitors.
Which psychological perspective does Guinevere MOST likely come
from? - ANSWER ✔✔neuroscience
During a lecture, Dr. Harrison speaks against all research that focuses
on wishes, feelings, and the unconscious mind. It is MOST likely that Dr.
Harrison adheres to the _____ perspective. - ANSWER
✔✔behaviorist
Samantha is a social psychologist who embraces the metaphor of the
human being as an information processor. She MOST likely follows the
_____ perspective. - ANSWER ✔✔social cognition
,Sarah sees a therapist who states that her anxiety problems are due to
deeply repressed feelings. Her therapist probably comes from which
school of thought? - ANSWER ✔✔psychoanalytic
Joan believes human behaviors are a result of the basic nature of the
self and the core human motives. Joan most likely prescribes to which
major social psychology perspective? - ANSWER ✔✔Existential
Dr. Brown begins his social psychology class by drawing the metaphor
of human beings as information processors. Which social psychological
perspective does Dr. Brown MOST likely follow? - ANSWER
✔✔Social cognition
Eddie grew up in an environment where disparaging comments were
regularly made about people from certain backgrounds. As Eddie meets
people from these backgrounds, he rarely thinks these individuals are
worth talking to or developing a friendship with. This is example BEST
demonstrates which core social psychological assumption? -
ANSWER ✔✔Behavior depends on a socially constructed view of
reality.
The correlation coefficient can show what two things about the
relationship between two variables? - ANSWER ✔✔Direction and
strength
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, Research in which random assignment of participants is not used is
called: - ANSWER ✔✔quasi-experimental design
One benefit of a(n) _____ study is that it helps examine how variables
change over time. - ANSWER ✔✔longitudinal
Dr. Miyasaki is conducting a study where he randomly assigns
participants into a group that receives a new malaria drug or a group that
receives a placebo. This is an example of what type of research? -
ANSWER ✔✔experimental
Raquel notices that she gets better grades on exams that take place in
colder weather. Thus, there is a negative correlation between
temperature and her test grades. What does this tell you about the two
variables? - ANSWER ✔✔The correlation does not imply the two
variables have a causal relationship.
Nina is studying a new treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD). She does this by manipulating therapy style and
measuring distraction while holding all other variables constant. Which
research method is she using? - ANSWER ✔✔experimental
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The _____ perspective is a view that focuses on culture's influence on
thought, feeling, and behavior. - ANSWER ✔✔cultural
According to the text, contemporary social psychology is based on
_____ core assumptions. - ANSWER ✔✔Four
A behaviorist would say that a behavior followed by a desirable outcome
is likely to _____. - ANSWER ✔✔reoccur
A person who acts differently across different environments (e.g., social
settings) may be influenced by: - ANSWER ✔✔the situation
,Jamar realizes that he avoids an intersection where he got into an
accident. This would be evidence of which perspective? - ANSWER
✔✔behaviorist
Jeremy is a cautious person, and he rarely uses his phone while he is
driving. However, when Jenny sends him a text message he will often
immediately respond even if he is behind the wheel. This is an example
of which core social psychological principle? - ANSWER ✔✔Behavior
is a joint product of the person and the situation.
Guinevere conducts research using brain scans and heart rate monitors.
Which psychological perspective does Guinevere MOST likely come
from? - ANSWER ✔✔neuroscience
During a lecture, Dr. Harrison speaks against all research that focuses
on wishes, feelings, and the unconscious mind. It is MOST likely that Dr.
Harrison adheres to the _____ perspective. - ANSWER
✔✔behaviorist
Samantha is a social psychologist who embraces the metaphor of the
human being as an information processor. She MOST likely follows the
_____ perspective. - ANSWER ✔✔social cognition
,Sarah sees a therapist who states that her anxiety problems are due to
deeply repressed feelings. Her therapist probably comes from which
school of thought? - ANSWER ✔✔psychoanalytic
Joan believes human behaviors are a result of the basic nature of the
self and the core human motives. Joan most likely prescribes to which
major social psychology perspective? - ANSWER ✔✔Existential
Dr. Brown begins his social psychology class by drawing the metaphor
of human beings as information processors. Which social psychological
perspective does Dr. Brown MOST likely follow? - ANSWER
✔✔Social cognition
Eddie grew up in an environment where disparaging comments were
regularly made about people from certain backgrounds. As Eddie meets
people from these backgrounds, he rarely thinks these individuals are
worth talking to or developing a friendship with. This is example BEST
demonstrates which core social psychological assumption? -
ANSWER ✔✔Behavior depends on a socially constructed view of
reality.
The correlation coefficient can show what two things about the
relationship between two variables? - ANSWER ✔✔Direction and
strength
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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, Research in which random assignment of participants is not used is
called: - ANSWER ✔✔quasi-experimental design
One benefit of a(n) _____ study is that it helps examine how variables
change over time. - ANSWER ✔✔longitudinal
Dr. Miyasaki is conducting a study where he randomly assigns
participants into a group that receives a new malaria drug or a group that
receives a placebo. This is an example of what type of research? -
ANSWER ✔✔experimental
Raquel notices that she gets better grades on exams that take place in
colder weather. Thus, there is a negative correlation between
temperature and her test grades. What does this tell you about the two
variables? - ANSWER ✔✔The correlation does not imply the two
variables have a causal relationship.
Nina is studying a new treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD). She does this by manipulating therapy style and
measuring distraction while holding all other variables constant. Which
research method is she using? - ANSWER ✔✔experimental
