SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 10TH EDITION BY
KASSIN COMPREHENSIVE SOLVED QUESTIONS
AND COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ bogus pipeline technique.
Answer: a procedure in which research participants are (falsely) led
to believe that their responses will be verified by an infallible lie
detector
◉ Confederates.
Answer: accomplice of an experimenter who, in dealing with the real
participants in an experiment, acts as if he or she is also a
participant
◉ Confound.
Answer: a factor other than the independent variable that varies
between the conditions of an experiment, thereby calling into
question what caused any effects on the dependent variable
◉ construct validity.
Answer: The extent to which the measures used in a study measure
the variables they were designed to measure and the manipulations
,in an experiment manipulate the variables they were designed to
manipulate
◉ correlation coefficient.
Answer: a statistical measure of the strength and direction of the
association between two variables
◉ correlational research.
Answer: research designed to measure the association between
variables that are not manipulated by the researcher
◉ Debriefing.
Answer: A disclosure, made to participants after research
procedures are completed, in which the researcher explains the
purpose of the research, attempts to resolve any negative feelings,
and emphasizes the scientific contribution made by the participants'
involvement.
◉ deception.
Answer: in the context of research, a method that provides false
information to participants
◉ dependent variable.
, Answer: in an experiment, the factor that experimenters measure to
see if it is affected by the independent variable
◉ experiment.
Answer: A form of research that can demonstrate causal
relationships because (1) the experimenter has control over the
events that occur and (2) participants are randomly assigned to
conditions
◉ experimental realism.
Answer: the degree to which experimental procedures are involving
to participants and lead them to behave naturally and spontaneously
◉ experimenter expectancy effect.
Answer: the effects produced when an experimenter's expectations
about the results of an experiment affect his or her behavior toward
a participant and thereby influence the participant's responses
◉ external validity.
Answer: The degree to which there can be reasonable confidence
that the results of a study would be obtained for other people and in
other situations
◉ Hypothesis.
KASSIN COMPREHENSIVE SOLVED QUESTIONS
AND COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ bogus pipeline technique.
Answer: a procedure in which research participants are (falsely) led
to believe that their responses will be verified by an infallible lie
detector
◉ Confederates.
Answer: accomplice of an experimenter who, in dealing with the real
participants in an experiment, acts as if he or she is also a
participant
◉ Confound.
Answer: a factor other than the independent variable that varies
between the conditions of an experiment, thereby calling into
question what caused any effects on the dependent variable
◉ construct validity.
Answer: The extent to which the measures used in a study measure
the variables they were designed to measure and the manipulations
,in an experiment manipulate the variables they were designed to
manipulate
◉ correlation coefficient.
Answer: a statistical measure of the strength and direction of the
association between two variables
◉ correlational research.
Answer: research designed to measure the association between
variables that are not manipulated by the researcher
◉ Debriefing.
Answer: A disclosure, made to participants after research
procedures are completed, in which the researcher explains the
purpose of the research, attempts to resolve any negative feelings,
and emphasizes the scientific contribution made by the participants'
involvement.
◉ deception.
Answer: in the context of research, a method that provides false
information to participants
◉ dependent variable.
, Answer: in an experiment, the factor that experimenters measure to
see if it is affected by the independent variable
◉ experiment.
Answer: A form of research that can demonstrate causal
relationships because (1) the experimenter has control over the
events that occur and (2) participants are randomly assigned to
conditions
◉ experimental realism.
Answer: the degree to which experimental procedures are involving
to participants and lead them to behave naturally and spontaneously
◉ experimenter expectancy effect.
Answer: the effects produced when an experimenter's expectations
about the results of an experiment affect his or her behavior toward
a participant and thereby influence the participant's responses
◉ external validity.
Answer: The degree to which there can be reasonable confidence
that the results of a study would be obtained for other people and in
other situations
◉ Hypothesis.
