1:Current issues

Question 1

Who are the 4 early figures in social psychology from 1800s to mid 20th century?

Answer 1

Le Bon
Tarde
Durkheim
Allport

Question 2

Which early psychology researcher studied bottom up processes?
A Le Bon B Tarde C Durkheim D Allport

Answer 2

B Tarde

Question 3

Which early psychology researcher studied influence of others using an experimental approach?
A Tarde B Durkheim C Le Bon D Allport

Answer 3

D Allport

Question 4

Social Psychology can be seen as a continuum lying between what two fields?

Answer 4

Psychology and Sociology

Question 5

The psychological approach prefers a ____________ method, whereas the sociological approach prefers a __________ method

Answer 5

Psy=quantitative,
Social = qualitative

Question 6

What does ABC refer to in social psychology?

Answer 6

Attitudes, Behaviour and changes

Question 7

What are the main 5 methods used to study social psychology?

Answer 7

Lab experiments
Field experiments
Self report (interview or survey)
Archival research
Case studies

Question 8

Which methodological issue involves participants becoming aware of the hypothesis?

Answer 8

Demand Characteristics

Question 9

What 4 techniques are deployed to reduce demand characteristics?

Answer 9

Deception
Double blind studies
Funneled debrief
Quasi controls

Question 10

What are the 3 types of sensitivity when it comes to sensitive questions?

Answer 10

Threat of disclosure
Social desirability
Intrusiveness

Question 11

What are the four ways of establishing an ethical piece of research?

Answer 11

Approval from ethics committee
No risk of harm
Valid consent
Confidentiality/anonymity

Question 12

What can be done to help participants after a study when the participants have been deceived?
A Demonstration B Watching back over the study C Debrief D both A and B

Answer 12

C debrief

Question 13

Which Meta-Theory of psychology is based on Darwinian theory?
A Cognitive Psychology B Gestalt Psychology C Behaviourism D Evolutionary psychology

Answer 13

D Evo Psych

Question 14

Personality approaches to psychology suggest that ___________________, whereas collectivist approaches in psychology suggest that ____________.

Answer 14

Personality = people have individual differences / behave differently
Collectivist = people behave following group norms

Question 15

Reductionism refers to _______________

Answer 15

Oversimplifying the complexity of an issue

Question 16

Positivism in psychology may not fully capture the _______________

Answer 16

complexity of human nature

Question 17

List examples/types of fraudulent data

Answer 17

-Omission of data points
-Harking
- Cherry Picking data
- fabrication of data

Question 18

What are three reasons why researchers might produce fraudulent data?

Answer 18

Benefits outweigh risks
Bias of positive publication
Pressure from reviewers

Question 19

Open science techniques involve ___________, __________ and ____________ a hypothesis

Answer 19

Open access
Data sharing
Pre-registered hypothesis

Question 20

Which solution to combat against fake data involves repeating and publishing existing studies.
A repetition B Cherry picking C Pre - registered hypothesis D Replication

Answer 20

D replication