2022-23: SP INTRO

Theories help social psychologists _____ their observations and _____ their hypotheses.

• test; organize

• objectify; refute

• organize; test

• refute; objectify

Social psychology is defined as the scientific study of how people

• motivate, persuade, and interact with one another.

• think about, influence, and relate to one another.

• manipulate, use, and betray one another.

• conform, help, and form attitudes about one another.

The study by Douglas Carroll et al. (1994) examined the link between socioeconomic status and health using grave markers

• correlational research

• experimental research

• controlled research

• hypothetical research

According to the text, a good theory should effectively summarize a _____ range of observations about human behavior.

• wide

• small

• limited

• practical

• correlational research

• survey research

• laboratory research

• field research

• correlational research

• experimental research

• laboratory research

• field research

Variable X is correlated with Variable Y. Which of the following could explain this correlation?

• X causes Y.

• Y causes X.

• A third variable causes or influences both X and Y.

• All of these are possible explanations.

Which type of research did you conduct?

• correlational research

• experimental research

• laboratory research

• both experimental and laboratory research

A sample in which every person in the population being studied has an equal chance of inclusion is called a__ assignment

• mixed

• diverse

• random

• fair

Aggression was the:

• independent variable.

• dependent variable.

• control variable.

• confounding variable.