SOP 3004 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
questions well answered
Social Psychology is defined by the textbook as the scientific study of how people... - correct
answer ✔✔think about, influence, and relate to one another
An experimental Variable A is correlated with Variable B. Which of the following could explain
this correlation? - correct answer ✔✔A causes B
A third variable both influences or causes both A and B
B causes A
______ help us explain and predict observed events while _____ are testable predictions -
correct answer ✔✔Theories, Hypotheses
The variable being measured in an experiment, so-called because it may depend on
manipulations of another variable, is called the ____ variable. - correct answer ✔✔Dependant
After participants come to a lab, the researcher puts them in one of three conditions by flipping
a coin. This illustrates... - correct answer ✔✔Random Assignment
When outside of a laboratory, research preformed in natural, real-life settings is known as -
correct answer ✔✔field research
When asked if Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will win the next election, you reply that you do
not know. However, after the election results are reported, you claim that it was obvious all
along. This is an example of the - correct answer ✔✔Hindsight bias
, You notice that as the weather patterns include more frequent rain, you see more students
carrying umbrellas. Your observation is most similar to - correct answer ✔✔Correlation research
_____ is the study of naturally occurring relationships among variables - correct answer
✔✔Correlation research
When evaluating intelligence errors after the 9/11 tragedy, hindsight bias makes us more likely
to - correct answer ✔✔blame authorities for making what now seem like bad choices
You have a stain on your shirt. As you enter a classroom, you assume that everyone is looking at
the stain. This is an example of - correct answer ✔✔Spotlight effect
In an ______ culture, self-esteem is more personal and less relational - correct answer
✔✔Individualistic
The specific beliefs by which we define ourselves, which help organize and guide the processing
of self-relevant information are - correct answer ✔✔Self-Schema's
When we put the goals of one's own group, such as our fellow students or family first, we define
our identity accordingly, this is called - correct answer ✔✔Collectivism
A study by Lawson (2010) had college students wear an "American Eagle" shirt to a meeting
with a group of other students. While ___ of these students were sure people would notice and
remember their shirt, ___ did. - correct answer ✔✔40%, 10%
Our inclination to see ourselves in a favorable manner is referred to as - correct answer ✔✔the
Self-Serving Bias
questions well answered
Social Psychology is defined by the textbook as the scientific study of how people... - correct
answer ✔✔think about, influence, and relate to one another
An experimental Variable A is correlated with Variable B. Which of the following could explain
this correlation? - correct answer ✔✔A causes B
A third variable both influences or causes both A and B
B causes A
______ help us explain and predict observed events while _____ are testable predictions -
correct answer ✔✔Theories, Hypotheses
The variable being measured in an experiment, so-called because it may depend on
manipulations of another variable, is called the ____ variable. - correct answer ✔✔Dependant
After participants come to a lab, the researcher puts them in one of three conditions by flipping
a coin. This illustrates... - correct answer ✔✔Random Assignment
When outside of a laboratory, research preformed in natural, real-life settings is known as -
correct answer ✔✔field research
When asked if Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will win the next election, you reply that you do
not know. However, after the election results are reported, you claim that it was obvious all
along. This is an example of the - correct answer ✔✔Hindsight bias
, You notice that as the weather patterns include more frequent rain, you see more students
carrying umbrellas. Your observation is most similar to - correct answer ✔✔Correlation research
_____ is the study of naturally occurring relationships among variables - correct answer
✔✔Correlation research
When evaluating intelligence errors after the 9/11 tragedy, hindsight bias makes us more likely
to - correct answer ✔✔blame authorities for making what now seem like bad choices
You have a stain on your shirt. As you enter a classroom, you assume that everyone is looking at
the stain. This is an example of - correct answer ✔✔Spotlight effect
In an ______ culture, self-esteem is more personal and less relational - correct answer
✔✔Individualistic
The specific beliefs by which we define ourselves, which help organize and guide the processing
of self-relevant information are - correct answer ✔✔Self-Schema's
When we put the goals of one's own group, such as our fellow students or family first, we define
our identity accordingly, this is called - correct answer ✔✔Collectivism
A study by Lawson (2010) had college students wear an "American Eagle" shirt to a meeting
with a group of other students. While ___ of these students were sure people would notice and
remember their shirt, ___ did. - correct answer ✔✔40%, 10%
Our inclination to see ourselves in a favorable manner is referred to as - correct answer ✔✔the
Self-Serving Bias
