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Social Psychology Chapter 2 Review
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Which of the following is a basic assumption that social psychologists
make? - Answer✔️✔️-Many social problems can be studied scientifically.
Which of the following is true about social psychological findings? -
Answer✔️✔️-They sometimes seem obvious after we learn about them,
because of a hindsight bias.
How do social psychologists formulate hypotheses and theories? -
Answer✔️✔️-They are inspired by previous theories and research.
They disagree with a previous researchers' interpretations of his or her
study.
They construct hypothesis and theories based on personal observations in
everyday life.
A researcher is interested in whether moods vary by the day of the week.
She codes the postings on thousands of Facebook pages to see whether
people express more positive comments on some days than others. Which
research method has she used? - Answer✔️✔️-Archival analysis
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The observational method is best at answering which of these questions? -
Answer✔️✔️-How polite are people in public places?
The correlational method is best at answering which of these questions? -
Answer✔️✔️-Are people form the southern United States more polite I
public places than people from the northern United States?
The experimental method is best at answering which of these questions? -
Answer✔️✔️-Does playing violent video games cause people to be more
rude to someone who cuts in line in front of them?
Suppose a researcher found a strong positive correlation between the
number of tweets people send each day and their reported happiness
Which of the following is the best conclusion he or she can draw from this
finding? - Answer✔️✔️-Happy people are more likely to send a lot of tweets
than sad people.
A researcher wants to see whether people are more likely to donate money
to a charity when they receive a small gift from that charity. She sends an
appeal for money from the charity to 1,000 people. For half of the people
(randomly chosen) the letter includes free address labels and for half it
does not. The researcher then sees whether those who got the address
labels donate more money. Which of the following is true about this study?
- Answer✔️✔️-The independent variable is whether people go address labels
and the dependent variable is how much money they donate.
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Social Psychology Chapter 2 Review
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Which of the following is a basic assumption that social psychologists
make? - Answer✔️✔️-Many social problems can be studied scientifically.
Which of the following is true about social psychological findings? -
Answer✔️✔️-They sometimes seem obvious after we learn about them,
because of a hindsight bias.
How do social psychologists formulate hypotheses and theories? -
Answer✔️✔️-They are inspired by previous theories and research.
They disagree with a previous researchers' interpretations of his or her
study.
They construct hypothesis and theories based on personal observations in
everyday life.
A researcher is interested in whether moods vary by the day of the week.
She codes the postings on thousands of Facebook pages to see whether
people express more positive comments on some days than others. Which
research method has she used? - Answer✔️✔️-Archival analysis
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, ©SOPHIABENNET@2024/2025 Monday, August 19, 2024 10:32 PM
The observational method is best at answering which of these questions? -
Answer✔️✔️-How polite are people in public places?
The correlational method is best at answering which of these questions? -
Answer✔️✔️-Are people form the southern United States more polite I
public places than people from the northern United States?
The experimental method is best at answering which of these questions? -
Answer✔️✔️-Does playing violent video games cause people to be more
rude to someone who cuts in line in front of them?
Suppose a researcher found a strong positive correlation between the
number of tweets people send each day and their reported happiness
Which of the following is the best conclusion he or she can draw from this
finding? - Answer✔️✔️-Happy people are more likely to send a lot of tweets
than sad people.
A researcher wants to see whether people are more likely to donate money
to a charity when they receive a small gift from that charity. She sends an
appeal for money from the charity to 1,000 people. For half of the people
(randomly chosen) the letter includes free address labels and for half it
does not. The researcher then sees whether those who got the address
labels donate more money. Which of the following is true about this study?
- Answer✔️✔️-The independent variable is whether people go address labels
and the dependent variable is how much money they donate.
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