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PSYC 140 EXAM QUESTIONS Questions
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Jennifer has two exams on the same day. One o the exams is in her
sociology class, which she finds really easy. The other exam is in her
physics class, which she finds really difficult. According to research on
the better-than-average effect, if you asked Jennier how she would do
on the two exams she would probably say that:
Ans: She will get a better grade than the average student in
the class on the sociology exam, but a worse grade than the
average student on the physics exam.
When spouses are asked who does the chores in their house. research
on self-serving attributions suggest that each spouse will
Ans: ...believe that the contributed more to the household
than they actually did
People love to invite John to parties because he is really good at
mingling with different groups. He's able to fit in with all different
types of people, making sure to adjust his behavior according to the
group he's with at that moment. John is probably a
Ans: high self-monitor
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Which of the following is NOT one of self-motivations discussed in
class?
Ans: self-appraisal
Eric has just started working out at a gym and finds he compares
himself with other people at the gym. he wants to motivate himself
and be inspired so he should engage in:
Ans: upward social comparison
The DV in an experiment is the variable that is
Ans: the one being measured
After enduring a painful and humiliating series of initiation rituals, Pat
was finally admitted to a social club as a member in good standing.
Across town, John was also admitted to a social club, but this club was
abandoned hazing as an initiation practice. According to cognitive
dissonance theory, which one should be more committed to his fellow
club members and why?
Ans: Pat, because of the effects of effort justification
Ran begins his 20 page soc paper about 5pm on the night before the
paper is due. At around 6pm Gary requests a favor that would tkae
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several hours. Ryan grants the favor and ends up leaving himself just a
few hours to complete the paper. Later when friends ask Ryan about
his paper grade, he sas "I got a D because I was helping Gary all niht
instead o writing" This scenario is a process called
Ans: self-handicapping
A researcher finds that the number of murders committed during a
summer is correlated with the number ice cream cones consumed.
However, they realize that there is a third variable problem related to
this finding. What could it be?
Ans: High temperatures might be causing both greater ice
cream sales and more aggression acts o violence
Accordin to Festinger's social comparison theor, people often form
jusdments. According to to this theory, this process is most likely to
occur when:
Ans: people have no objective standard by which to judge
themselves
What is one of the most important differences between correlational
and experimental designs?
Ans: experiments use random assignment
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PSYC 140 EXAM QUESTIONS Questions
and Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
Jennifer has two exams on the same day. One o the exams is in her
sociology class, which she finds really easy. The other exam is in her
physics class, which she finds really difficult. According to research on
the better-than-average effect, if you asked Jennier how she would do
on the two exams she would probably say that:
Ans: She will get a better grade than the average student in
the class on the sociology exam, but a worse grade than the
average student on the physics exam.
When spouses are asked who does the chores in their house. research
on self-serving attributions suggest that each spouse will
Ans: ...believe that the contributed more to the household
than they actually did
People love to invite John to parties because he is really good at
mingling with different groups. He's able to fit in with all different
types of people, making sure to adjust his behavior according to the
group he's with at that moment. John is probably a
Ans: high self-monitor
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Which of the following is NOT one of self-motivations discussed in
class?
Ans: self-appraisal
Eric has just started working out at a gym and finds he compares
himself with other people at the gym. he wants to motivate himself
and be inspired so he should engage in:
Ans: upward social comparison
The DV in an experiment is the variable that is
Ans: the one being measured
After enduring a painful and humiliating series of initiation rituals, Pat
was finally admitted to a social club as a member in good standing.
Across town, John was also admitted to a social club, but this club was
abandoned hazing as an initiation practice. According to cognitive
dissonance theory, which one should be more committed to his fellow
club members and why?
Ans: Pat, because of the effects of effort justification
Ran begins his 20 page soc paper about 5pm on the night before the
paper is due. At around 6pm Gary requests a favor that would tkae
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several hours. Ryan grants the favor and ends up leaving himself just a
few hours to complete the paper. Later when friends ask Ryan about
his paper grade, he sas "I got a D because I was helping Gary all niht
instead o writing" This scenario is a process called
Ans: self-handicapping
A researcher finds that the number of murders committed during a
summer is correlated with the number ice cream cones consumed.
However, they realize that there is a third variable problem related to
this finding. What could it be?
Ans: High temperatures might be causing both greater ice
cream sales and more aggression acts o violence
Accordin to Festinger's social comparison theor, people often form
jusdments. According to to this theory, this process is most likely to
occur when:
Ans: people have no objective standard by which to judge
themselves
What is one of the most important differences between correlational
and experimental designs?
Ans: experiments use random assignment
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