Social Psychology ch 2-4 Clicker questions
Which correlation coefficient depicts the strongest association between two variables?
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Dr. Pinsker is conducting research that he hopes will lead to a reduction in gender biases that impact women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) courses. Because it is designed to contribute to the solution of a real-world problem, Dr. Pinsker's work is an example of ____ research.
applied research
You are asked what percentage of psychology majors at your school is female. If you answer this question by thinking of how many female psychology majors come to mind quickly, you are relying on the
availability heuristic.
Marion is a sprinter on her high school track team. According to social comparison theory, Marion is most likely to look to which of the following groups to assess how fast a sprinter she is?
other female high school track athletes
Research regarding affective forecasting indicates that
people tend to overestimate the strength and duration of their future responses to emotional events.
Carlos is nervous about giving a class presentation because he doesn't think he can communicate very well with everyone watching him. If Carlos attempts to deal with his anxiety by self-handicapping, he will most likely
stay out all night partying the night before the presentation
Achieving ____ is typically more of a challenge in a field study than in a laboratory study.
high internal validity
According to the covariation principle, a situational attribution is most likely to result when consistency is _____, consensus is _____, and distinctiveness is _____.
high; high; high
Tim examined the weather reports from the past year, as well as local charity donation records. He found that people seem to donate more on days when the weather is nice. What type of descriptive research method did Tim utilize?
Archival
Situational Attribution
Consistency is HIGH Consensus is HIGH and Distinctiveness is HIGH
Personal Attribution
Consistency is HIGH Consensus is LOW and Distinctiveness is LOW
Elizabeth designed an experiment to look at effect of inspirational quotes on life satisfaction. She found reading inspirational quotes made women feel more satisfied with life, but this was not the case for the men in her sample. What variable is the subject variable in this scenario?
Gender
CJ is eating at a restaurant on a first date when his date spills spaghetti all over his lap. Which conclusion would CJ be most likely to draw if he commits the fundamental attribution error?
His date is a slob.
Newman is having a very bad day—he overslept for his final exam, spilled coffee on himself at work, and got a speeding ticket on the way home. According to the facial feedback hypothesis, what will happen if he increases tension in the facial muscles normally active during frowning?
It will intensify his negative emotional experience.
Josephine bought her 6 year old nephew Joe a new set of paints for his birthday. Hoping to encourage him, Josephine promised Joe one dollar for every painting. Joe thinks that is quite a lot of money. According to research on overjustification effects, which of the following is most likely to occur?
Joseph will come to see painting pictures as a way to make money, not as something enjoyable in itself.
Katherine surveyed her class and found that the students who slept more in class during the semester got lowered grades on their exams. This is an example of what kind of correlation?
Negative correlation
In terms of autobiographical memory, to what does the phrase "reminiscence bump" refer to?
Older adults tend to retrieve a larger number of memories from adolescence and early adulthood than other periods of life.
On the Y axis is life satisfaction, and on the x axis we have number of close friends. Which type of correlation is depicted in the graph?
Positive correlation
Which of the following is not a testable hypothesis?
Refusing to help someone in need is morally wrong.
Which of the following is an example of ingratiation?
Telling a potential employer that you are very interested in the company and position, even if you are not.
Following the two-factor theory of emotion, in which condition do you think most participants acted in a similar manner to the confederate, following their emotional cues?
The participants that received the drug but were not warned about the drug's effects on physiological arousal.
A baseball manager who clings to old strategies that are ineffective, a lawyer who selects juries according to false stereotypes, and a political leader who does not withdraw support for a failing program are all exhibiting
belief perseverance.
In a study concerning the cues that signal deception, Winston uses the number of times a person shifts in his or her seat as a measure of lying. Virginia points out that people may shift their position because they are nervous about being perceived as a liar, even though they are actually telling the truth. Virginia is questioning the ____ of Winston's measure of lying.
construct validity
Paul wants to know if having more money makes people happier. He designs an experiment where he gives varying amounts of money ($0, $20, $100) and then asks them to rate how happy they feel. In this experiment, money is what ________ variable.
independent
Perceivers judge accident victims as more responsible for their fate if
the accident is severe rather than mild.
Stephen knows someone whose brother received a very lucrative contract to play professional basketball for the National Basketball Association (NBA). With this success story in mind, he ignores the statistics that indicate a very low probability that anyone will make it to the NBA and overestimates his own chances of making it. This scenario best illustrates
the base-rate fallacy.
Reena meets Rachael for the first time. Rachael is perceived as smart, funny, sociable, but rude. Although Reena perceived Rachael to have many positive qualities, her rudeness outweighed them, and Reena forms a negative impression of Rachael. This illustrates
the trait negativity bias.
