PSY 330 Exam 1 (Chapters 1-4) Questions With
Correct Answers
What |makes |the |scientific |method |unique? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |is |a |transparent |method
|for |seeking |the |truth.
Scientific |theories |are |best |described |as |_____. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |systematic |way |of |
linking |constructs
Suppose |you |want |to |learn |more |about |a |specific |nutritional |supplement |and |whether |it |might
|help |improve |your |studying. |Based |on |the |CRAAP |model, |which |source |would |be |the |MOST |
credible? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |social |media |influencer
What |are |the |three |dimensions |of |the |ABC |Triad |in |social |psychology? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-affect, |behavior, |cognition
When |the |study |of |social |psychology |began |in |1897, |Norman |Triplett |created |a |test |that |
concluded |that |the |participants |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Were |more |productive |when |
competing |with |others
Kurt |Lewin's |formula |suggested |that |there |were |two |variables |in |the |function |of |behavior: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Attitudes |and |beliefs
Fatima |is |a |volunteer |with |a |local |charity |and |is |helping |put |together |gift |bags |for |attendees |at
|an |upcoming |fundraising |event. |Which |social |psychologist |would |predict |that |having |a |few |
people |around |Fatima, |while |performing |the |same |task, |would |enhance |her |performance |on |
this |rather |dull |and |repetitive |task? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Norman |Triplett
, Stepan |dreads |being |in |workgroups |at |his |job |because |he |finds |that |groups |so |often |have |
more |than |one |individual |who |tend |to |be |very |unproductive. |Stepan |has |recently |been |
assigned |to |a |large |workgroup |charged |with |cleaning |up |the |litter |on |the |grounds |of |his |
company's |main |research |campus. |Which |social |psychologist |would |suggest |there |is |a |high |risk
|of |having |slackers |in |the |workgroup? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Max |Ringelmann
Social |media |can |be |very |judgmental. |When |someone |shares |an |experience |they |found |
particularly |upsetting, |others |may |jump |in |and |say |they |experienced |the |same |thing |but |it |
didn't |upset |them |at |all. |These |individuals |seem |to |be |overlooking |the |idea |that |a |person's |
behavior. |in |a |given |situation. |is |a |function |of |both |the |situation |and |the |person, |an |idea |that |
is |associated |with |which |social |psychologist? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Kurt |Lewin
People |can |behave |in |horrifying |ways, |sometimes |seemingly |of |their |own |accord, |but |also |
sometimes |in |response |to |demands |by |someone |they |believe |to |have |some |sort |of |authority |
over |them. |Which |social |psychologist |is |known |for |his |research |on |obedience? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Stanley |Milgram
observable |operations, |procedures, |and |measurements |that |are |based |on |the |independent |
and |dependent |variables |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-operational |definitions
a |person |who |is |secretly |working |for |the |researcher |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-accomplice
the |study |of |human |culture—the |shared |values, |beliefs, |and |practices |of |a |group |of |people |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-anthropology
research |that |focuses |on |solving |particular |practical |problems |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-applied
|research
research |that |focuses |on |a |general |understanding |of |basic |principles |that |can |be |applied |to |
many |different |problems |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-basic |research
Correct Answers
What |makes |the |scientific |method |unique? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-It |is |a |transparent |method
|for |seeking |the |truth.
Scientific |theories |are |best |described |as |_____. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |systematic |way |of |
linking |constructs
Suppose |you |want |to |learn |more |about |a |specific |nutritional |supplement |and |whether |it |might
|help |improve |your |studying. |Based |on |the |CRAAP |model, |which |source |would |be |the |MOST |
credible? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |social |media |influencer
What |are |the |three |dimensions |of |the |ABC |Triad |in |social |psychology? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-affect, |behavior, |cognition
When |the |study |of |social |psychology |began |in |1897, |Norman |Triplett |created |a |test |that |
concluded |that |the |participants |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Were |more |productive |when |
competing |with |others
Kurt |Lewin's |formula |suggested |that |there |were |two |variables |in |the |function |of |behavior: |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Attitudes |and |beliefs
Fatima |is |a |volunteer |with |a |local |charity |and |is |helping |put |together |gift |bags |for |attendees |at
|an |upcoming |fundraising |event. |Which |social |psychologist |would |predict |that |having |a |few |
people |around |Fatima, |while |performing |the |same |task, |would |enhance |her |performance |on |
this |rather |dull |and |repetitive |task? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Norman |Triplett
, Stepan |dreads |being |in |workgroups |at |his |job |because |he |finds |that |groups |so |often |have |
more |than |one |individual |who |tend |to |be |very |unproductive. |Stepan |has |recently |been |
assigned |to |a |large |workgroup |charged |with |cleaning |up |the |litter |on |the |grounds |of |his |
company's |main |research |campus. |Which |social |psychologist |would |suggest |there |is |a |high |risk
|of |having |slackers |in |the |workgroup? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Max |Ringelmann
Social |media |can |be |very |judgmental. |When |someone |shares |an |experience |they |found |
particularly |upsetting, |others |may |jump |in |and |say |they |experienced |the |same |thing |but |it |
didn't |upset |them |at |all. |These |individuals |seem |to |be |overlooking |the |idea |that |a |person's |
behavior. |in |a |given |situation. |is |a |function |of |both |the |situation |and |the |person, |an |idea |that |
is |associated |with |which |social |psychologist? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Kurt |Lewin
People |can |behave |in |horrifying |ways, |sometimes |seemingly |of |their |own |accord, |but |also |
sometimes |in |response |to |demands |by |someone |they |believe |to |have |some |sort |of |authority |
over |them. |Which |social |psychologist |is |known |for |his |research |on |obedience? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Stanley |Milgram
observable |operations, |procedures, |and |measurements |that |are |based |on |the |independent |
and |dependent |variables |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-operational |definitions
a |person |who |is |secretly |working |for |the |researcher |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-accomplice
the |study |of |human |culture—the |shared |values, |beliefs, |and |practices |of |a |group |of |people |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-anthropology
research |that |focuses |on |solving |particular |practical |problems |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-applied
|research
research |that |focuses |on |a |general |understanding |of |basic |principles |that |can |be |applied |to |
many |different |problems |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-basic |research
