Test Bank for Social Psychology and Human Nature, 6th Edition by Brad J. Bushman
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Test Bank for Social Psychology and Human Nature, 6e 6th Edition by Brad J. Bushman, Roy F. Baumeister. All chapters (Chap 1 to 14 Plus Modules A to E) are included with answers. Latest edition and complete exam guide.
1. The Mission and the Method.
2. Culture and Nature.
3. The Self.
4. Choi...
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. In a between-subjects design, participants are exposed to only one level of the independent variable.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
2. In an experiment, if differences between groups of participants do appear after the independent variable is
manipulated, these differences should be attributed to the independent variable.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
3. The more abstract a construct is, the easier it is to operationally define it.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
4. It is possible for a single, well-designed study to prove a hypothesis beyond doubt.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
5. Individual difference variables, such as gender, age, intelligence, ability, and personality can be manipulated but
cannot be measured.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
6. Cognitive psychology has borrowed much from social psychology, especially the methods for measuring
cognitive processes.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
7. The term “experimental realism” refers to whether the physical setting of a research study resembles the “real
world.”
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
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8. When people work on a task jointly with someone else (e.g., putting together a large bookcase), each person
tends to put in less effort than he or she would if working alone.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
9. Replication is essential to the self-correcting nature of science.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
10. Human intuition or common sense is an excellent method for discovering truth.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
11. Most contemporary research in social psychology is based on college student samples.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
12. Behaviorism seeks to explain behavior by looking at the deep unconscious forces inside a person.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
13. Dr. Brown conducts an experiment to examine the effects of mentorship programs on children’s academic
achievement. She finds that children who have mentors receive significantly higher grades than children who
don’t. The result is statistically significant at the .05 level. What does this outcome mean?
a. The finding probably occurred by chance; mentorship programs probably DO NOT really improve
academic achievement.
b. The finding probably did NOT occur by chance; mentorship programs probably DO boost academic
achievement.
c. The finding was larger than expected; mentorship programs appear to be even more effective than Dr.
Brown suspected.
d. The finding was smaller than expected; mentorship programs appear to be less effective than Dr. Brown
suspected.
ANSWER: b
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14. The correlation coefficient is used to describe the relationship between two variables. They are usually denoted
using the letter ____.
a. n
b. p
c. r
d. q
ANSWER: c
15. The study of what happens in the brain, nervous system, and other aspects of the body is called _____.
a. developmental psychology
b. cognitive psychology
c. neuroscience
d. political science
ANSWER: c
16. After participants have been deliberately deceived in an experiment, ethical standards require that they be
____.
a. compensated
b. debriefed
c. allowed to withdraw consent
d. permitted to confront the experimenter
ANSWER: b
17. The social psychological theory known as “social exchange theory” is based MOST obviously on which other
social sciences?
a. Economics
b. History
c. Political science
d. Anthropology
ANSWER: a
18. Suppose you have conducted an experiment to test the effect of violence in TV shows on aggressive behavior
in children. The dependent variable in this study would be ____.
a. how violent the TV shows were
b. how many hours of violent shows the children needed to watch before they became violent
c. how violent the parents of the children were
d. how aggressive the children were
ANSWER: d
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19. The purposes of the oral or written statement participants receive at the end of a psychological study include
_____.
a. explaining to them what informed consent actually is
b. ensuring that they receive appropriate compensation
c. reducing or eliminating harm caused by their participation
d. allowing them to refuse to allow their data to be used
ANSWER: c
20. Consider the following American adages, which seem to contradict one another: “Birds of a feather flock
together” and “opposites attract.” What would social psychologists say about these adages?
a. This contradiction is an anomaly since Americans tend to be extremely single-minded in their “common
sense” views about social psychology.
b. Most people in the United States probably believe one of these adages to be true—but not both—since
most people have very clear personal theories about social psychology.
c. The contradiction is not surprising at all, since “common sense” theories are often poorly defined, i.e.,
most people would probably say that both of these things are true (if you asked them at different times).
d. Most people would not see the contradiction if it were pointed out to them, since the average person is
not a strong logical thinker.
ANSWER: c
21. Dr. Franklin studies individual differences in introversion (a trait similar to shyness). He is MOST likely a _____
psychologist.
a. social
b. personality
c. clinical
d. developmental
ANSWER: b
22. Anthropologists would posit that social psychologists cannot understand human behavior fully unless they
understand the ____.
a. genetic makeup of the populations under study
b. relationship between humans and animals
c. biological basis of the behavior
d. cultural context in which that behavior occurs
ANSWER: d
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