Research Methods in Social Psychology

Hailey wants to control the variables in her study as much as possible. She does not want any extraneous variables to affect her results. What type of study should Hailey use?

Experimental study

Lily is counting the number of people who line up early to board an airplane. For half the trials, Lily has a flight attendant warn that they will begin boarding soon. For the other half, no warning is given. What type of experiment is Lily conducting?

Field experiment

April was able to run much faster when she was with friends, rather than running alone. April is experiencing the benefits of

Social facilitation

April was able to run much faster when she was with friends, rather than running alone. April is experiencing the benefits of:

Social facilitation

What is the name for the interdisciplinary field that combines biology and social psychology?

Social neuroscience

Jackson's study involves five independent variables that he is manipulating. He is measuring their effect on three dependent variables. What type of study design is Jackson using?

Complex experimental design

Archival research revealed that the number of lynchings between 1882 and 1930 rose as

Cotton prices fell

If a study involves deception, the experimenter should inform the participant of the true nature of the research during the:

Debriefing

Sometimes, a researcher's study is meant to be deceptive, but it actually contains hints and clues about its true nature. These hints are known as:

Demand characteristics

What is the name for the piece of technology that automatically records brief snippets of conversation?

Electronically activated recorder

One commonly-used test of nonconscious bias is the:

Implicit association test

The variable that gets manipulated in an experimental study is known as the:

Independent variable

Researchers rarely need to obtain informed consent when they are conducting what type of study?

Naturalistic observation

Ellie is very subtly and nonconsicously reminding women of their gender before giving them a math test. What technique is Ellie using for her study?

Priming

When each participant has an equal chance of being assigned to a particular group, the research design uses:

Random assignment