Social Psychology - TESU - Module 1; Questions and Answers 100% Correct
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Social Psychology - TESU - Module 1; Questions
and Answers 100% Correct
The branch of psychology that seeks to examine the potential role of genetic factors in different
aspects of human behavior is known as Correct answer-evolutionary psychology
_____is the area of psychology that studies th...
Social Psychology - TESU - Module 1; Questions
and Answers 100% Correct
The branch of psychology that seeks to examine the potential role of genetic factors in different
aspects of human behavior is known as Correct answer-evolutionary psychology
_____is the area of psychology that studies the interplay between brain events and thought,
emotion, and behavior Correct answer-social neuroscience
In order to determine whether people have a strong or weak preference for the color of their
cookware, a company wants to collect information from many of its past customers. If the
number of past customers is very large, the company may want to consider using _____
methods. Correct answer-survey
Which of the following is not true of using surveys to collect information? Correct
answer-surveys can be used to determine causal relationships between variables
Researchers found that the correlation between the type of clothing people wear when they are
not at work and the type of jobs they hold is approximately zero. Based on this, we can
conclude that _____. Correct answer-there is no relationship between clothing worn in
non-work settings and the work people do.
Researchers who systematically change one variable in order to determine the effect this has on
another variable are using_____. Correct answer-experimental methods
, Social Psychology - TESU - Module 1; Questions
and Answers 100% Correct
The extent to which experimental results can be generalized to real-life situations is a question
of an experiment's _____. Correct answer-external validity
Even though there is no single best method of research, the _____ method is generally
preferred by social psychologists. Correct answer-experimental
Despite some variation, universal mating preferences seem to exist for certain physical features.
This fact suggests that these attractiveness features are influenced by_____. Correct
answer-evolutionary factors
Some social psychologists use deception in their research in order to_____. Correct
answer-prevent the purpose of the research from having an effect on participants' behavior
Recent research on implicit processes demonstrates that such processes are_____.
Correct answer-influential in our social behavior and thought
In one study, participants were presented with words that were either consistent or inconsistent
with their strongly held values. Participants showed quite strong reactions to the value-
inconsistent words. This suggests that we process information we _____. Correct answer-
disagree with quickly
Much research on implicit processes has demonstrated that people often_____. Correct
answer-do not know why they think or behave as they do
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