Psych 135 UCLA Exam 1 2026 Questions
and Answers
Diffusion of Responsibility - Correct answer-the tendency for individuals to feel
diminished responsibility for their actions when they are surrounded by others who
are acting the same way
Social Psychology - Correct answer-study of how we think about, influence,
feelings, and relate to one another/group
- PERCEIVED thoughts, feelings, behaviors of others can be just as influential as
their ACTUAL thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
Subjective Construals - Correct answer-(i.e., our subjective interpretations of
objective stimuli)
-determine how we respond to particular situations.
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,Social Psychology is NOT... - Correct answer-Abnormal Psych, demographics,
sociology, personality
Social Psychology is About... - Correct answer-the power of the situation (social
influence) and how individuals are influenced by their construals of social
situations (social construal)
Social Psychology is... - Correct answer-empirical, applicable to practical problems
how age, race, and gender can shape how people behave without their conscious
consent
understanding aggression and when it emerges
etc.
Kinds of Research Designs: - Correct answer-Observational/Archival
Correlational
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,Experimental
Basic
Applied
Observational/Archival Research Design - Correct answer-Takes variables from
the natural world and searches for a relationship between them
Correlational Research Design - Correct answer-Looking for a relationship
between variables
Advantages:
- no manipulation
- able to study variables that are deemed unethical to experiment
- a useful 1st step in research
Disadvantages:
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, - no CAUSATION can be inferred
"The Dangers of Drawing Causal Claims from Correlational Data" --> POLIO
AND ICE CREAM EXAMPLE - Correct answer-Observation: when ice cream
sales rise, polio diagnoses spike
(erroneous) conclusion: ice cream consumption is a risk factor for polio
Reality: both polio and ice cream sales rise in the summer for UNRELATED
reasons
^ third variable problem ( unaccounted for )
Experimental Research Design - Correct answer-- can help us determine cause and
effect
- IV and DV
- Operationalization: turning an empirical question into an experiment
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and Answers
Diffusion of Responsibility - Correct answer-the tendency for individuals to feel
diminished responsibility for their actions when they are surrounded by others who
are acting the same way
Social Psychology - Correct answer-study of how we think about, influence,
feelings, and relate to one another/group
- PERCEIVED thoughts, feelings, behaviors of others can be just as influential as
their ACTUAL thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
Subjective Construals - Correct answer-(i.e., our subjective interpretations of
objective stimuli)
-determine how we respond to particular situations.
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,Social Psychology is NOT... - Correct answer-Abnormal Psych, demographics,
sociology, personality
Social Psychology is About... - Correct answer-the power of the situation (social
influence) and how individuals are influenced by their construals of social
situations (social construal)
Social Psychology is... - Correct answer-empirical, applicable to practical problems
how age, race, and gender can shape how people behave without their conscious
consent
understanding aggression and when it emerges
etc.
Kinds of Research Designs: - Correct answer-Observational/Archival
Correlational
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,Experimental
Basic
Applied
Observational/Archival Research Design - Correct answer-Takes variables from
the natural world and searches for a relationship between them
Correlational Research Design - Correct answer-Looking for a relationship
between variables
Advantages:
- no manipulation
- able to study variables that are deemed unethical to experiment
- a useful 1st step in research
Disadvantages:
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, - no CAUSATION can be inferred
"The Dangers of Drawing Causal Claims from Correlational Data" --> POLIO
AND ICE CREAM EXAMPLE - Correct answer-Observation: when ice cream
sales rise, polio diagnoses spike
(erroneous) conclusion: ice cream consumption is a risk factor for polio
Reality: both polio and ice cream sales rise in the summer for UNRELATED
reasons
^ third variable problem ( unaccounted for )
Experimental Research Design - Correct answer-- can help us determine cause and
effect
- IV and DV
- Operationalization: turning an empirical question into an experiment
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