PSYC 140 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026 MODULE 7 AND
8 COMPLETE SOLVED QUESTIONS
⩥ The DV in an experiment is the variable that is. 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?. 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. Answer: self-handicapping
⩥ 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?. 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:. Answer: people have no objective standard by which to
judge themselves
⩥ What is one of the most important differences between correlational
and experimental designs?. 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. 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:. 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 States mentioned this biological fact when
describing themselves, where as only 7 percent of those born in the
United States mentioned their place of birth." This finding best supports
the idea of:. Answer: solo status
EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026 MODULE 7 AND
8 COMPLETE SOLVED QUESTIONS
⩥ The DV in an experiment is the variable that is. 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?. 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. Answer: self-handicapping
⩥ 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?. 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:. Answer: people have no objective standard by which to
judge themselves
⩥ What is one of the most important differences between correlational
and experimental designs?. 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. 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:. 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 States mentioned this biological fact when
describing themselves, where as only 7 percent of those born in the
United States mentioned their place of birth." This finding best supports
the idea of:. Answer: solo status
