SOCPSY 1Z03 Quiz 1_ Q&A: 2025/26.

SOCPSY 1Z03 Quiz 1_ Q&A: 2025/26. Which theoretical perspective argues that our social behaviour is linked to our genes? Question 6 options: Symbolic Interactionism Cognitive Perspective Social Structure and Personality Evolutionary Theory As a social psychologist, I am interested in understanding intergroup conflict that occurred as a result of the Freedom Convoy. Which core concern am I addressing? Question 5 options: The impact the individual has on another individual The impact that groups have on other groups The impact that social context has on groups and individuals The impact the individual has on the group Which of the following perspectives does the theory of the Looking Glass fall under?Question 8 options: Cognitive Perspectives Group Processes Symbolic Interactionism Evolutionary Theory In conducting your research, you make sure that every person in the population has an equal chance of participating in your survey. This procedure is known as Question 9 options: random sampling stratified sampling naturalistic observation equal sampling Social psychologists study attitudes and beliefs, conformity and independence, love and hate. Question 10 options: TrueFalse The individual affects society and society affects the individual. Question 14 options: True False Social psychologists are only concerned with actual experiences in the ‘real-world’ that effect our thoughts, feelings, behaviours, and actions. Question 13 options: True False The hindsight bias contributes to the idea that Question 12 options: psychological experiments lack experimental realism psychological experiments lack mundane realism the results of psychological experiments are mere common sense social psychology is potentially dangerousSocial psychology bridges the interests of sociologists and their emphasis on the individual, as well as psychologists and their focus on social structures. Question 11 options: True False The quote, "One problem with common sense is that we invoke it after we know the facts," from your textbook describes Question 15 options: the social representations bias the hindsight bias the naturalistic fallacy the illusory correlation Which theorist developed the concept of the Looking Glass Self? Question 16 options: SpeakmanMead Cooley Blumer Two contradictory criticisms faced by social psychology are that its findings are obvious and that Question 17 options: its findings are false its findings are contradictory its findings could be used to manipulate people its findings are complicated Which of the following is NOT a strength of Surveys? Question 18 options: They provide a glimpse into thoughts and feelings that wouldn't accessible using other methods Being inexpensive Not very time consumingAccess to a wider sample A social psychologist wants to study the impact that a doomsday cult has on the individual. Which core concern are they addressing? Question 20 options: The impact the individual has on other individuals The impact the group has on another group The impact that a group has on the individual The impact the individual has on the group relies on observable and measurable phenomena Question 1 options: Empirical research Abstract thinking All options presented Philosophy Question 2 (1 point) Saved Opinion polls and surveysQuestion 2 options: describe public opinion as of the moment they are taken are too biased to be meaningful predict respondents' long-range behaviour predict respondents' immediate behaviour Question 3 (1 point) Saved Canada's Tri-Council does NOT require researchers to obtain informed consent from their participants Question 3 options: True False Question 4 (1 point) Saved I want to conduct a study where I have a significant amount of control over all variables. Which method would I choose? Question 4 options: Lab Experiment Ethnography Field Experiment Statistical AnalysisQuestion 5 (1 point) Saved The text suggests that we need to exert caution when generalizing from laboratory to life because Question 5 options: the population we study and the population at large are two separate things we need to perform two studies before we generalize any findings to the population laboratory testing is a simplified, controlled reality laboratory testing always shows effects that are greater than those found in the population Question 6 (1 point) Saved Kinza plans to conduct a study to better understand the perceptions people have of those living with HIV. Their intent is to then use this information to inform public policy. Which major social psychological theme would Kinza's research fall within? Question 6 options: Social Influences Applying Social Psychology Social Relations The Social Construction of Reality Question 7 (1 point)Saved When examining the effects of social influence, what factor(s) would researchers NOT look at? Question 7 options: perception of self and others biology pressures to conform attitudes Question 8 (1 point) Saved Social psychologists are interested in what people do and why they do it Question 8 options: True False Question 9 (1 point) SavedAs a social psychologist, I am interested in understanding how people such as Martin Luther King affected civil rights movement. Which core concern am I addressing? Question 9 options: The impact that groups have on other groups The impact the individual has on another individual The impact the individual has on the group The impact that social context has on groups and individuals Question 10 (1 point) Saved The hindsight bias is also known as the "I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon." Question 10 options: True False Question 11 (1 point) Saved Which of the following labels does NOT imply a judgment based on subjective values? Question 11 options:terrorist doctor patriot freedom fighter Question 12 (1 point) Saved A research hypothesis is a Question 12 options: theory collection of empirical observations technique for analyzing data testable prediction Question 13 (1 point) Saved Sarah is taking a psychology class and has a particular view about human behaviour. She strongly believes that humans are bio-psychosocial organisms, and that biological processes are the roots of social behaviour. Sarah is most likely to endorse what type of perspective on human behaviour? Question 13 options: Social psychologyBiological Social neuroscience Sociological Question 14 (1 point) Saved A ultimately provides us with a blueprint for how to engage in certain situations Question 14 options: Cognitive structures Schema Generalized Other Cognition Question 15 (1 point) Saved Which of the following is NOT a core concern of Social Psychology? Question 15 options: The impact that an individual has on their group members The impact one individual has on another individual The impact that individuals have on their neurological system The impact that social structures have on groups and individuals Question 16 (1 point)Saved What does a good theory NOT do? Question 16 options: Suggest practical applications Generate new exploration Confirm or modify an existing theory Suggest explanations for unobserved facts Question 17 (1 point) Saved To understand social behaviour, researchers must consider biological and social influences Question 17 options: True False Question 18 (1 point) Saved Which of the following is a weakness of Ethnographies? Question 18 options: Not able to gain an in-depth understanding of the group being studied Potential to fall into the 'response set' trap Time consumingInconsistent information Question 19 (1 point) Saved If I am using the Canadian Census Board to collect my data, what type of methodology am I most likely using? Question 19 options: Survey Archival Research Field Experiment Lab Experiment Question 20 (1 point) Saved Markus spends most of his time looking into how video games shape people's attitudes and behaviours. Which major social psychological theme does his research fall within? Question 20 options: Social Influences Social Relations Applying Social Psychology The Social Construction of Reality