Final Exam 5/3

Question 1

In social psychology, thought, emotion, and actions are represented in the “ABC triad” with the terms ____ .
A. Attitudes, beliefs, and commitments
B. Ambiances, biology, and culture
C. Affects, behaviors, and cognitions
D. Attributions, boundaries, and corrections

Answer 1

C. Affects, behaviors, and cognitions

Question 2

When the effects of two variables cannot be separated, ____ has been said to occur.
A. Confounding
B. Random assignment
C. An interaction
D. A main effect

Answer 2

A. Confounding

Question 3

If a study is high in external validity, then ____ .
A. The findings are likely to generalize to other people and other settings.
B. The researcher can confidently conclude that there is a cause-and-effect relationship between the variables in the study.
C. Participants are exposed to only one level of the independent variable.
D. Participants are exposed to all levels of the independent variable.

Answer 3

A. The findings are likely to generalize to other people and other settings.

Question 4

Which of the following is the LEAST likely explanation for one’s motivation to work in pursuit of money.
A. Money operates as a kind of tool to get what one wants.
B. Money is similar to a drug in that it is pleasurable for its own sake.
C. Money is an innate need ingrained in human nature since its existence.
D. Money helps people obtain things that they desire.

Answer 4

A. Money operates as a kind of tool to get what one wants.

Question 5

True experiments have two key features that make them different from other studies. First, in a true experiment, the researcher manipulates (varies) one or more independent variables. Second, the researcher makes use of
A. Statistical testing.
B. Random assignment
C. Interactions
D. Priming

Answer 5

B. Random assignment

Question 6

The phenomenal self, or the working self-concept, refers to ____ .
A. An idealized image of the self
B. The image of the self that is currently active in a person’s mind.
C. A person’s sense of his or her contributions to personal relationships or to the broader culture.
D. The part of the self that people openly share, or disclose, with others.

Answer 6

B. The image of the self that is currently active in a person’s mind.