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PSYC 435 Psychology Exam 1 Study
Questions and Answers Complete and
Rated A
Which of the following is not an objective (versus subjective) indicator of
social class?
a. Reporting one's income
b. Placing oneself on a ladder
c. Education level
d. Occupational level
✔✔b. Placing oneself on a ladder


True or False: Research has found that placing an X on a ten-rung ladder
has worse predictive value and lower relationships with health than the
use of indicators like income, education, and occupational level.


a. True
b. False
✔✔b. False


According to Liu, which of the following is true regarding the use of
social class categories (e.g., working class, middle class) in psychological
research?


a. Psychologists have stable and consistent ways of measuring and
assessing these categories
b. These categories mean the same thing to all people within a category

,c. They are virtually meaningless
d. They are the most important predictors of mental health outcomes
✔✔c. They are virtually meaningless


Which of the following is reflective of the "upward mobility bias" that
Liu cautions us to be aware of?


a. The expectation that individuals "should" be striving for upward
mobility
b. The expectation that individuals "should" be saving (or spending)
money
c. The expectation that individuals "should" be pursuing education
d. All of the above
✔✔d. All of the above


True or false: Research on economically privileged individuals suggests
that engaging in long-term discussions about social class privilege makes
them less likely to care about poverty.


a. True
b. False
✔✔b. False


Which of the following is not true about income as an indicator of social
class in psychological research?


a. It is considered a subjective indicator of social class

, b. It is not equally meaningful for all people
c. It can be problematic because not all people have an income to report
d. Wealth might be more important than income for those in upper social
classes
✔✔a. It is considered a subjective indicator of social class


True or False: One area in need of additional research is among the
affluent.


a. True
b. False
✔✔a. True


__________ is "a statistical method for aggregating research findings
across many studies of the same question" (Hyde, 2005, p. 582).


a. Mediation analysis
b. Moderation analysis
c. Meta-analysis
d. Qualitative analysis
✔✔c. Meta-analysis


True or False: Hyde found that 78% (the vast majority) of gender
differences on a wide range of psychological variables were very large
(Hyde, 2005, pp. 585-586).


a. True

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