PSYC 140 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
Jennifer has two exams on the same day. One o the exams is in her sociology class,
which she finds really easy. The other exam is in her physics class, which she finds
really difficult. According to research on the better-than-average effect, if you
asked Jennier how she would do on the two exams she would probably say that: -
Correct answer-She will get a better grade than the average student in the class on
the sociology exam, but a worse grade than the average student on the physics
exam.
When spouses are asked who does the chores in their house. research on self-
serving attributions suggest that each spouse will - Correct answer-...believe that
the contributed more to the household than they actually did
People love to invite John to parties because he is really good at mingling with
different groups. He's able to fit in with all different types of people, making sure
to adjust his behavior according to the group he's with at that moment. John is
probably a - Correct answer-high self-monitor
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,Which of the following is NOT one of self-motivations discussed in class? -
Correct answer-self-appraisal
Eric has just started working out at a gym and finds he compares himself with
other people at the gym. he wants to motivate himself and be inspired so he should
engage in: - Correct answer-upward social comparison
The DV in an experiment is the variable that is - Correct answer-the one being
measured
After enduring a painful and humiliating series of initiation rituals, Pat was finally
admitted to a social club as a member in good standing. Across town, John was
also admitted to a social club, but this club was abandoned hazing as an initiation
practice. According to cognitive dissonance theory, which one should be more
committed to his fellow club members and why? - Correct answer-Pat, because of
the effects of effort justification
Ran begins his 20 page soc paper about 5pm on the night before the paper is due.
At around 6pm Gary requests a favor that would tkae several hours. Ryan grants
the favor and ends up leaving himself just a few hours to complete the paper. Later
when friends ask Ryan about his paper grade, he sas "I got a D because I was
helping Gary all niht instead o writing" This scenario is a process called - Correct
answer-self-handicapping
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, A researcher finds that the number of murders committed during a summer is
correlated with the number ice cream cones consumed. However, they realize that
there is a third variable problem related to this finding. What could it be? - Correct
answer-High temperatures might be causing both greater ice cream sales and more
aggression acts o violence
Accordin to Festinger's social comparison theor, people often form jusdments.
According to to this theory, this process is most likely to occur when: - Correct
answer-people have no objective standard by which to judge themselves
What is one of the most important differences between correlational and
experimental designs? - Correct answer-experiments use random assignment
Alex's neighbor, a little boy, loves practicing his saxophone loudly and annoyingly
. According to the overjustification effect, if Alex wants to get him to quit playing,
she should - Correct answer-pay him money to practice his saxophone for a few
weeks and then stop paying him
Research on the contingencies of self-worth suggests that a person's self
evaluations: - Correct answer-depend on success and failure in various life
domains
Consider the following finding from a study that asked children to describe
themselves: "Fourty four percent of children who were born outside of the United
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ANSWERS GRADED A+
Jennifer has two exams on the same day. One o the exams is in her sociology class,
which she finds really easy. The other exam is in her physics class, which she finds
really difficult. According to research on the better-than-average effect, if you
asked Jennier how she would do on the two exams she would probably say that: -
Correct answer-She will get a better grade than the average student in the class on
the sociology exam, but a worse grade than the average student on the physics
exam.
When spouses are asked who does the chores in their house. research on self-
serving attributions suggest that each spouse will - Correct answer-...believe that
the contributed more to the household than they actually did
People love to invite John to parties because he is really good at mingling with
different groups. He's able to fit in with all different types of people, making sure
to adjust his behavior according to the group he's with at that moment. John is
probably a - Correct answer-high self-monitor
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,Which of the following is NOT one of self-motivations discussed in class? -
Correct answer-self-appraisal
Eric has just started working out at a gym and finds he compares himself with
other people at the gym. he wants to motivate himself and be inspired so he should
engage in: - Correct answer-upward social comparison
The DV in an experiment is the variable that is - Correct answer-the one being
measured
After enduring a painful and humiliating series of initiation rituals, Pat was finally
admitted to a social club as a member in good standing. Across town, John was
also admitted to a social club, but this club was abandoned hazing as an initiation
practice. According to cognitive dissonance theory, which one should be more
committed to his fellow club members and why? - Correct answer-Pat, because of
the effects of effort justification
Ran begins his 20 page soc paper about 5pm on the night before the paper is due.
At around 6pm Gary requests a favor that would tkae several hours. Ryan grants
the favor and ends up leaving himself just a few hours to complete the paper. Later
when friends ask Ryan about his paper grade, he sas "I got a D because I was
helping Gary all niht instead o writing" This scenario is a process called - Correct
answer-self-handicapping
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, A researcher finds that the number of murders committed during a summer is
correlated with the number ice cream cones consumed. However, they realize that
there is a third variable problem related to this finding. What could it be? - Correct
answer-High temperatures might be causing both greater ice cream sales and more
aggression acts o violence
Accordin to Festinger's social comparison theor, people often form jusdments.
According to to this theory, this process is most likely to occur when: - Correct
answer-people have no objective standard by which to judge themselves
What is one of the most important differences between correlational and
experimental designs? - Correct answer-experiments use random assignment
Alex's neighbor, a little boy, loves practicing his saxophone loudly and annoyingly
. According to the overjustification effect, if Alex wants to get him to quit playing,
she should - Correct answer-pay him money to practice his saxophone for a few
weeks and then stop paying him
Research on the contingencies of self-worth suggests that a person's self
evaluations: - Correct answer-depend on success and failure in various life
domains
Consider the following finding from a study that asked children to describe
themselves: "Fourty four percent of children who were born outside of the United
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