Core Principles And Methods In Social Psychology Practice Tests

Question 1

In the 'Seminarians as Samaritans' study, what was the primary situational factor that significantly reduced the likelihood of participants stopping to help a person in need?

Accepted Answer

Time pressure

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The gender of the victim

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The presence of other bystanders

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The temperature of the environment

Question 2

The fundamental attribution error is the tendency to overemphasize situational influences while underestimating internal dispositions when explaining the behavior of others.

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False

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True

Question 3

Which term describes the organized bodies of stored information that people use to understand events and navigate the social world?

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Schemas

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Heuristics

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Construals

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Attributions

Question 4

Which of the following are characteristics of automatic processing?

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Involuntary

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Fast

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Unconscious

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Serial

Question 5

What is the term for the logical error of assuming that because a behavior or trait is natural, it is necessarily good or desirable?

Accepted Answer

Naturalistic fallacy

Question 6

What does the acronym 'WEIRD' stand for in the context of limitations in psychological research generalizability?

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Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic

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Worldwide, Evolved, Integrated, Rational, Developed

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Western, Elite, Industrial, Robust, Diverse

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Wealthy, Educated, Institutionalized, Radical, Democratic

Question 7

In the context of cultural perspectives, which type of culture is typically associated with a focus on social relations with kin and a sense of collective identity?

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Interdependent culture

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Independent culture

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WEIRD culture

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Naturalistic culture

Question 8

In the context of research design, what is the primary reason that correlational research cannot establish a causal relationship between two variables?

Accepted Answer

C. The presence of potential third variables or reverse causation

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A. It relies exclusively on convenience sampling

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B. It lacks a dependent variable

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D. It is limited to archival data sources

Question 9

Random assignment is the defining feature of experimental research that allows researchers to make strong causal inferences.

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True

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False

Question 10

Which term describes the extent to which the results of a study can be generalized to other contexts and populations?

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B. External validity

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A. Internal validity

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C. Measurement reliability

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D. Statistical significance

Question 11

What is the primary purpose of an Institutional Review Board (IRB) in the context of psychological research?

Accepted Answer

To ensure that research involving human participants is conducted ethically and protects the rights and welfare of the subjects.

Question 12

Which of the following are considered significant pitfalls or limitations in non-experimental research designs?

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A. Convenience sampling bias

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B. Excessive use of random assignment

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C. Inability to control for confounding variables

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D. Over-reliance on debriefing

Question 13

In an experiment studying the effect of room temperature on test performance, what is the 'independent variable'?

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A. Room temperature

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B. Test performance

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C. The participants' intelligence

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D. The time of day

Question 14

Which psychologist coined the term 'social me' to describe self-knowledge derived from social relationships?

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William James

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Charles Horton Cooley

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Sigmund Freud

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Albert Bandura

Question 15

The 'looking-glass self' theory suggests that our self-concept is shaped by our reflected self-appraisals of how we believe others perceive us.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 16

In the context of cultural self-construal, which region is most strongly associated with an interdependent view of the self?

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East Asia

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North America

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Western Europe

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Australia

Question 17

Which of the following are components of self-discrepancy theory?

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Actual self

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Ideal self

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Ought self

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Social self

Question 18

What is the term for the psychological phenomenon where individuals believe they are better than the average person on desirable traits?

Accepted Answer

better-than-average effect

Question 19

According to the sociometer hypothesis, what does self-esteem primarily function as?

Accepted Answer

A marker of social acceptance

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A measure of intellectual capacity

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A reflection of physical health

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A predictor of financial success

Question 20

What is the name of the protective strategy where individuals create obstacles to their own performance to provide an excuse for potential failure?

Accepted Answer

self-handicapping

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