Psychology of Social Behaviour MCQs [set-2]
26. A testable proposition that describes a relationship that may exist
between events is
A. hypothesis.
B. theory.
C. research topic.
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D. direction to research.
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Answer: A
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27. The study of the naturally occurring relationships among variables is
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B. correlational research.
C. field research.
D. interpretative research.
Answer: B
28. The procedure in which every person in the population being studied
has an equal chance of inclusion is
A. survey research.
B. equal sample.
C. controlled sample.
D. random sample.
Answer: D
29. The experimental factor that a researcher manipulates is a(n)
A. dependent variable.
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B. hypothesis.
C. control.
D. independent variable.
Answer: D
30. The process of assigning participants to the conditions of an
experiment such that all persons have the same chance of being in a(n)
A. ethics of experimentation.
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B. random assignment.
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C. mundane realism.
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D. informed consent.
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Answer: B
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31. Mundane realism is
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A. performing the experiment in the real world.
B. when the experiment is boring and repetitive.
C. the degree to which an experiment is similar to everyday conditions.
D. the experimenter's biases in the experiment.
Answer: C
32. An experiment would have experimental realism if it
A. absorbs and involves its participants.
B. is carried out in the field.
C. was similar to everyday situations.
D. none
Answer: A
33. Experimenters standardize their instructions to subjects in order to
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A. minimize demand characteristics.
B. insure accuracy in the results.
C. appear neutral to the group.
D. compare different groups.
Answer: A
34. Which is false according to the text. The American and British
Psychological Associations
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A. protect people from harm and significant discomfort.
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B. tell potential participants enough about the experiment to enable their informed consent.
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C. fully explain the experiment before preceding.
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D. treat information about the individual participants confidentially.
Answer: C
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35. Informed consent is
A. American Psychological Association guideline.
B. an ethical principle.
C. law in the United States and Britain.
D. a legal term used in experimental research.
Answer: B
36. An experimenter manipulates what variable?
A. control
B. independent
C. dependent
D. experimental
Answer: B
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37. The three dimensions of attitude are
A. aptitudes, behavior, and cognition.
B. affect, behavior, and cognition.
C. attraction, behavior, and compliance.
D. aptitudes, behavior, and cognition.
Answer: B
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38. The procedure that fools people into disclosing their attitudes is
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A. bogus pipeline.
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B. denial paradox.
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C. low-ball technique.
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D. foot-in-the-door phenomenon.
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Answer: A
39. In response to external circumstances ___________________ people
adjust their behavior.
A. intelligent
B. depressed
C. self-conscious
D. unintelligent
Answer: C
40. You can measure attitudes by which of the following techniques?
A. bogus pipeline
B. overjustification pipeline
C. self-monitoring pipeline
D. low-ball technique
Answer: A
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41. The text asserts that the tendency for oppressors to disparage their
victims is an example of
A. how attitudes shape behavior.
B. how behavior shapes attitudes.
C. bogus pipeline.
D. how role playing comes to shape one's self-identity.
Answer: D
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42. The tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request to
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comply later with a larger request is the
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A. low-ball phenomenon.
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C. self-presentation phenomenon.
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D. foot-in-the-door phenomenon.
Answer: D
43. A variation of the foot-in-the-door phenomenon is the
A. bogus technique.
B. low-ball technique.
C. self-monitoring technique.
D. justification technique.
Answer: B
44. Salespeople try to prevent customers from canceling their purchases
by
A. calling everyday until the agreement is final.
B. having the customer fill out the sales agreement.
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C. enlisting them as satisfied customers.
D. giving them names and numbers of other satisfied customers.
Answer: B
45. The text asserts that changing behavior can alter attitudes. Which of
the following is an example?
A. civil rights legislation
B. capital punishment
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C. traffic laws
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D. prohibition
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Answer: A
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46. The term brainwashing describes
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A. World War I
B. World War II
C. Korean War
D. Vietnam War
Answer: C
47. The theory that states for strategic reasons we express attitudes that
make us appear consistent is
A. cognitive theory.
B. consistency theory.
C. self-presentation theory.
D. self-perception theory.
Answer: C
48. The reduction of dissonance by internally justifying one's behavior
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when external rewards are lacking is
A. cognitive dissonance effect.
B. insufficient justification effect.
C. psychological reactance effect.
D. self-monitoring effect.
Answer: B
49. Cognitive dissonance theory was authored by
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A. Festinger.
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B. Ellis.
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C. Carlsmith.
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D. James.
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50. According to self-perception theory, behavior shapes attitudes
A. when attitudes are strong and consistent.
B. only in the area of legislation.
C. in self-monitoring people.
D. when attitudes are weak and ambiguous.
Answer: D
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