Psy 321 Exam 1 (Ch. 1-5) questions with correct
answers
When people work on a task jointly with someone else, each person is
more likely to put in _____ effort. Correct Answer-LESS
The school of thought known as ___________ seeks to explain human
behavior in terms of learning principles such as rewards and
punishments Correct Answer-BEHAVIORISM
The "ABC triad" refers to __________, __________, and __________
Correct Answer-affects; behavior; cognitions
The study of human culture (shared values, beliefs and practices) is
known as ___________ Correct Answer-ANTHROPOLOGY
Social psychology has been LEAST influenced by __________
psychology until recently. Correct Answer-DEVELOPMENTAL
Psychology's emphasis on the _________ is what separated psychology
from philosophy. Correct Answer-SCIENTIFIC METHOD
In social psychology, the notation, "p<.05" signifies __________.
Correct Answer-STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE
, If you conduct a study and predict that excessive computer use causes
social awkwardness, then social awkwardness is the _________
variable. Correct Answer-DEPENDENT
A person who is secretly working for an experimenter to help create a
particular situation is called a(n) __________ Correct Answer-
confederate
When an experimenter wants to investigate the impact of two
independent variables at the same time they will need to use a(n)
__________. Correct Answer-FACTORIAL DESIGN
Suppose that you participate in an experiment that is designed to
examine the effects of sadness on creativity. Even though the sadness
manipulation used by the experimenters is very artificial, you
nonetheless experience deep sadness during the study. Thus, the study
was apparently high in __________. Correct Answer-EXPERIMENTAL
REALISM
When a researcher conducts an experiment, and is fairly certain that
changes in the independent variable caused changes in the dependent
variable, that experiment is said to be high in __________. Correct
Answer-INTERNAL VALIDITY
True experiments have two key features that make them different from
other studies. 1. researcher manipulates one or more independent
variables. Second, the researcher makes use of _________. Correct
Answer-RANDOM ASSIGNMENT
answers
When people work on a task jointly with someone else, each person is
more likely to put in _____ effort. Correct Answer-LESS
The school of thought known as ___________ seeks to explain human
behavior in terms of learning principles such as rewards and
punishments Correct Answer-BEHAVIORISM
The "ABC triad" refers to __________, __________, and __________
Correct Answer-affects; behavior; cognitions
The study of human culture (shared values, beliefs and practices) is
known as ___________ Correct Answer-ANTHROPOLOGY
Social psychology has been LEAST influenced by __________
psychology until recently. Correct Answer-DEVELOPMENTAL
Psychology's emphasis on the _________ is what separated psychology
from philosophy. Correct Answer-SCIENTIFIC METHOD
In social psychology, the notation, "p<.05" signifies __________.
Correct Answer-STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE
, If you conduct a study and predict that excessive computer use causes
social awkwardness, then social awkwardness is the _________
variable. Correct Answer-DEPENDENT
A person who is secretly working for an experimenter to help create a
particular situation is called a(n) __________ Correct Answer-
confederate
When an experimenter wants to investigate the impact of two
independent variables at the same time they will need to use a(n)
__________. Correct Answer-FACTORIAL DESIGN
Suppose that you participate in an experiment that is designed to
examine the effects of sadness on creativity. Even though the sadness
manipulation used by the experimenters is very artificial, you
nonetheless experience deep sadness during the study. Thus, the study
was apparently high in __________. Correct Answer-EXPERIMENTAL
REALISM
When a researcher conducts an experiment, and is fairly certain that
changes in the independent variable caused changes in the dependent
variable, that experiment is said to be high in __________. Correct
Answer-INTERNAL VALIDITY
True experiments have two key features that make them different from
other studies. 1. researcher manipulates one or more independent
variables. Second, the researcher makes use of _________. Correct
Answer-RANDOM ASSIGNMENT
