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PSY204 Intro to Social Psychology

Question 1 of 30

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Scientific investigation of how people’s thoughts, feelings and behaviour are influenced by the actual, imagined or implied presence of others.

Select one of the following:

  • Experimental Method (p. 679)

  • Psychology (Burton, Weston and Kowalski, 2019, p. 5)

  • Social Psychology (p. 4)

  • Field experiment (p. 12)

Explanation

Question 2 of 30

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A set of interrelated concepts and principles that explain a phenomenon.

Select one of the following:

  • Theory (p. 4)

  • Hypotheses (p. 8)

  • Variable (Burton, Weston and Kowalski, 2019, p. 67)

  • Explanation

Explanation

Question 3 of 30

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Any phenomenon that can differ or vary from one situation to another or one person to another.

Select one of the following:

  • Theory (p. 4)

  • Variable (Burton, Weston and Kowalski, 2019, p. 67)

  • Hypothesis (p. 8)

  • Subject effects (p. 12)

Explanation

Question 4 of 30

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Empirically testable predictions about what co-occurs with what, or what causes what.

Select one of the following:

  • Theory (p. 4)

  • Hypotheses (p. 8)

  • Idea

  • Explanation

Explanation

Question 5 of 30

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A representative group of participants selected from the population under examination.

Select one of the following:

  • Population (Burton, Weston and Kowalski, 2019, p. 69)

  • Sample (Burton, Weston and Kowalski, 2019, p. 69)

  • Control Group (Burton, Weston and Kowalski, 2019, p. 79)

  • Experimental Group (Burton, Weston and Kowalski, 2019, p. 79)

Explanation

Question 6 of 30

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When two or more independent variables covary in such a way that is impossible to know which has caused the effect.

Select one of the following:

  • Experimenter Effects (p. 12)

  • Confounding (p. 10)

  • Subject Effects (p. 12)

  • Demand Characteristics (p. 12)

Explanation

Question 7 of 30

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When statistics reveal that the effect, or a larger effect, is unlikely to occur by chance more often that 1 in 20 times.

Select one of the following:

  • Internal Validity (p. 12)

  • External Validity (p. 12)

  • Statistical Significance (p. 15)

  • Correlation (p. 13)

Explanation

Question 8 of 30

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Intentional manipulation of independent variables to investigate effects on one or more dependent variable/s.

Select one of the following:

  • Field Experiment (p. 12)

  • Experimental Method (p. 679)

  • Random Allocation (Burton, Weston and Kowalski, 2019, p. 80)

  • Double-Blind Procedure (p. 12)

Explanation

Question 9 of 30

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Features of a situation that change of their own accord or can be manipulated by an experimenter to have effects on a measurable variable.

Select one of the following:

  • Experimental Variable

  • Dependent Variable (p. 10)

  • Independent Variable (p. 9)

  • Experimenter Effects (p. 12)

Explanation

Question 10 of 30

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Measurable variable/s that change resulting from changes in the manipulated variable.

Select one of the following:

  • Experimenter Effects (p. 12)

  • Independent Variable (p. 9)

  • Dependent Variable (p. 10)

  • Subject Effects (p. 12)

Explanation

Question 11 of 30

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Similarity between circumstances surrounding an experiment and circumstances in everyday life.

Select one of the following:

  • Internal Validity (p. 12)

  • External Validity (p. 12)

  • Statistical Significance (p. 15)

  • Case Study (p. 13)

Explanation

Question 12 of 30

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Validity of the design itself.

Select one of the following:

  • External Validity (p. 12)

  • Internal Validity (p. 12)

  • Correlation (p. 13)

  • Statistical Significance (p. 15)

Explanation

Question 13 of 30

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A larger group to whom research findings should be applicable.

Select one of the following:

  • Sample (Burton, Weston and Kowalski, 2019, p. 69)

  • Population (Burton, Weston and Kowalski, 2019, p. 69)

  • Experimental Group (Burton, Weston and Kowalski, 2019, p. 79)

  • Control Group (Burton, Weston and Kowalski, 2019, p. 79)

Explanation

Question 14 of 30

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Recruitment of participants selected from the population in a relatively arbitrary manner.

Select one of the following:

  • Random Sampling (Burton, Weston and Kowalski, 2019, p. 88)

  • Random Allocation (Burton, Weston and Kowalski, 2019, p. 80)

  • Double-Blind Procedure (p. 12)

  • Sample (Burton, Weston and Kowalski, 2019, p. 69)

Explanation

Question 15 of 30

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Assigning participants to each of the experimental conditions in a relatively arbitrary manner.

Select one of the following:

  • Double-Blind Procedure (p. 12)

  • Random Allocation (Burton, Weston and Kowalski, 2019, p. 80)

  • Random Grouping

  • Experimental Group (Burton, Weston and Kowalski, 2019, p. 79)

Explanation

Question 16 of 30

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Group of participants in an experiment who are exposed to the independent variable under examination.

Select one of the following:

  • Control Group (Burton, Weston and Kowalski, 2019, p. 79)

  • Experimental Group (Burton, Weston and Kowalski, 2019, p. 79)

  • Sample (Burton, Weston and Kowalski, 2019, p. 69)

  • Test Subjects

Explanation

Question 17 of 30

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Group of participants in an experiment who receive a relatively neutral condition to serve as a comparison group.

Select one of the following:

  • Experimental Group (Burton, Weston and Kowalski, 2019, p. 79)

  • Control Group (Burton, Weston and Kowalski, 2019, p. 79)

  • Placebo Group

  • Sample (Burton, Weston and Kowalski, 2019, p. 69)

Explanation

Question 18 of 30

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Effects that are not spontaneous, owing to demand characteristics and/or participants wishing to please the experimenter.

Select one of the following:

  • Demand Characteristics (p. 12)

  • Subject Effects (p. 12)

  • Experimenter Effects (p. 12)

  • Confounding (and confounding variable; p. 10)

Explanation

Question 19 of 30

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Features of an experiment that seem to expect a certain response.

Select one of the following:

  • Demand Characteristics (p. 12)

  • Subject Effects (p. 12)

  • Experimenter Effects (p. 12)

  • Use of Deception (p. 19)

Explanation

Question 20 of 30

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Effects produced or influenced by clues to the hypotheses under examination, inadvertently communicated by the experimenter.

Select one of the following:

  • Subject Effects (p. 12)

  • Demand Characteristics (p. 12)

  • Experimenter Effects (p. 12)

  • Use of Deception (p. 19)

Explanation

Question 21 of 30

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Procedure to reduce experimenter effects, in which the experimenter is unaware of the experimental conditions.

Select one of the following:

  • Double-Blind Procedure (p. 12)

  • Respect for Privacy (p. 19)

  • Use of Deception (p. 19)

  • Experimenter Effects (p. 12)

Explanation

Question 22 of 30

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Method that does not involve the manipulation of independent variables against a background of random assignment to condition.

Select one of the following:

  • Field Experiment (p. 12)

  • Laboratory Experiment (p. 11)

  • Non-Experimental Method (p. 12)

  • Experimental Method (p. 679)

Explanation

Question 23 of 30

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Where changes in one variable reliably map onto changes in another variable, but it cannot be determined which of the two variables caused the change (or whether a third variable causes an interaction effect).

Select one of the following:

  • Confounding (and confounding variable; p. 10)

  • Correlation (p. 13)

  • Use of Deception (p. 19)

  • Archival Research (p. 13)

Explanation

Question 24 of 30

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Non-experimental method involving the assembly of data, or reports of data, collected by others.

Select one of the following:

  • Case Study (p. 13)

  • Archival Research (p. 13)

  • Field Experiment (p. 12)

  • Random Sampling (Burton, Weston and Kowalski, 2019, p. 88)

Explanation

Question 25 of 30

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In-depth analysis of a single case (or individual).

Select one of the following:

  • Correlation (p. 13)

  • Case Study (p. 13)

  • Subject Effects (p. 12)

  • Laboratory Experiment (p. 11)

Explanation

Question 26 of 30

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Ensuring participants are not exposed to physical harm.

Select one of the following:

  • Physical Welfare of Participants (p. 18)

  • Respect for Privacy (p. 19)

  • Use of Deception (p. 19)

  • Informed Consent (p. 19)

  • Debriefing (p. 20)

Explanation

Question 27 of 30

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Ensuring that data obtained from individuals are entirely confidential.

Select one of the following:

  • Physical Welfare of Participants (p. 18)

  • Respect for Privacy (p. 19)

  • Use of Deception (p. 19)

  • Informed Consent (p. 19)

  • Debriefing (p. 20)

Explanation

Question 28 of 30

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Hiding the true nature of the experiment until data is collected.

Select one of the following:

  • Double-Blind Procedure (p. 12)

  • Respect for Privacy (p. 19)

  • Use of Deception (p. 19)

  • Informed Consent (p. 19)

  • Debriefing (p. 20)

Explanation

Question 29 of 30

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A way to safeguard participants’ rights in experiments.

Select one of the following:

  • Physical Welfare of Participants (p. 18)

  • Respect for Privacy (p. 19)

  • Use of Deception (p. 19)

  • Informed Consent (p. 19)

  • Debriefing (p. 20)

Explanation

Question 30 of 30

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Detailed explanation of the experiment and its broader theoretical and applied context.

Select one of the following:

  • Theory (p. 4)

  • Hypotheses (p. 8)

  • Use of Deception (p. 19)

  • Informed Consent (p. 19)

  • Debriefing (p. 20)

Explanation

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