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According to Myers' discussion of intuition,which statement is TRUE?


A) Our intuitions about ourselves are usually true.
B) Intuitions are carefully considered beliefs.
C) Intuition is both powerful and perilous.
D) Intuition is not important.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The study by Carroll,Smith,and Bennett (1994) that is described in the text examined the link between socioeconomic status and health using grave markers.Which type of research was this?


A) correlational research
B) experimental research
C) controlled research
D) hypothetical research

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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The cues in an experiment that tell the participants what behavior is expected are called


A) subliminal messages.
B) demand characteristics.
C) deception tactics.
D) confounding variables.

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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Distinguish between random sampling and random assignment.Provide an example of each.

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The best statement about objective reality is


A) that it exists.
B) that it does not exist.
C) that we can all agree on an objective reality.
D) that reality is filtered by our values and beliefs.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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Describe how behavior in this class is influenced by our social culture.

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Random sampling helps researchers _______,while random assignment helps researchers _______.


A) who are conducting correlations;who are conducting surveys
B) infer cause and effect;generalize to a population
C) generalize to a population;infer cause and effect
D) determine cause and effect;develop correlations

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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When participating in a psychology research experiment,you are told that the purpose of the study is to find out if tall people are more prejudiced than short people.Because you want to behave accordingly,you agree with questions on a survey of prejudice more so than you would otherwise.Your behavior in this study is a result of


A) your true attitudes.
B) your repressed attitudes.
C) the demand characteristics of the experiment.
D) the sampling method of the experiment.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Explain the ethical requirements of social-psychological researchers.

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You are participating in a social-psychological research experiment,and the researcher reads the instructions to you and the other participants so that each of you hears exactly the same instructions.By standardizing the instructions,the researcher is attempting to control the


A) dependent variable.
B) experimental outcome.
C) demand characteristics.
D) framing effect.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Good theories do all of the following except


A) summarize observations.
B) make predictions that prove theories.
C) make predictions that generate new research projects.
D) suggest practical applications.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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B

Which of the following was the independent variable in Boyatzis' (1995) research study on the effects of television viewing on children?


A) aggressive behavior
B) poor academic performance
C) television viewing
D) early sexual promiscuity

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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_____ occur(s) in research when participants are misinformed or misled about the method and purposes of the study.


A) Nonrandom sampling
B) Nonrandom assignment
C) Deception
D) Demand characteristics

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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_____ is an ethical principle requiring that research participants be told enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate.


A) A demand characteristic
B) Deception
C) Mundane realism
D) Informed consent

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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In Snyder and Haugen's research on obesity and social status (1994;1995) ,male students were shown a picture of a normal or obese woman before having a conversation with a female student.In this study,the dependent variable was the


A) woman's side of the conversation.
B) man's response to the woman.
C) man's response to the picture.
D) woman's weight status.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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A sample in which every person in the population being studied has an equal chance of inclusion is called a _____ sample.


A) mixed
B) diverse
C) fair
D) random

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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When explaining topics such as dating and mating,evolutionary psychologists consider how natural selection might


A) predispose our attitudes.
B) change our attitudes.
C) account for similarities in our attitudes.
D) reinforce our attitudes.

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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Review the research on factors that may alter the results one acquires from survey research.Include issues related to samples,wording of questions,and order of responses to questions.

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Suppose you ask all the students who are failing a class if they believe the course is too difficult,and you find that they indeed think it is.Although you have conducted a basic survey,the results of it are limited because of your sample


A) fairness.
B) strategy.
C) size.
D) representativeness.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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An important factor in survey research is how closely the sample reflects the population under study.This is referred to as sample


A) fairness.
B) strategy.
C) size.
D) representativeness.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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