Chapter 2-Research methods

Question 1

Cohesive group

Answer 1

A group whose members are psychologically dependent on the group. They tend to conform to the group.

Question 2

Janis I.L -Groupthink

Answer 2

Archival research
+Natural setting, bias from research are small
-The information is already gathered from people who could have been subjective while gathering it.

Question 3

Quasi-Experiment

Answer 3

• Participants not randomly allocated
• Natural everyday setting
• Researcher does not have complete control

Question 4

True randomized experiment

Answer 4

• Participants randomly allocated to different conditions of the experiment
• Researcher have complete control—which could lead to loss of realism (negative)

Question 5

Leader in the field: Charles M. Judd

Answer 5

• Expert in experimental design and analysis evaluation and quasi-experiment design
• Leading scholar in social cognition and steriotyping

Question 6

Field experiments

Answer 6

Controlled experiment combined with realism od a quasi-experiment

Question 7

Demand characteristics

Answer 7

Keyword

Question 8

Discourse analysis

Answer 8

Keyword

Question 9

Experimental confound

Answer 9

Keyword

Question 10

Factorial experiment

Answer 10

Keyword

Question 11

One-shot case study

Answer 11

Keyword

Question 12

What is the definition of social psychology?

Answer 12

Scientific study of the way in which peoples’
thoughts, feelings and behaviors are influenced
by the real or imagined presence of other people

Question 13

What is the difference between correspondence inference theory and covariation theory?

Answer 13

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