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Version 1 1 Module 1 MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.1) According to the text, social psychology is defined as the scientific study of how people

• motivate, persuade, and hurt one another.
• think about, influence, and relate to one another.
• manipulate, use, and betray one another.
• conform, help, and form attitudes about one another.

2) Theories help social psychologists _____ their observations and _____ their hypotheses.

• test; organize
• organize; test
• objectify; refute
• refute; objectify

3) A theory

• is an agreed upon statement about what we observe.
• summarizes and explains facts.
• is a testable proposition that describes a relationship that may exist between events.
• means more than fact.

4) A(n) _____ is an integrated set of principles that explain and predict observed events.

• theory
• hypothesis
• fact
• simulation

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5) Which of the following is true of facts and theories?

• Facts explain theories.
• Theories explain facts.
• Facts are ideas.
• Theories are statements.

6) _____ explain and predict observed events, while _____ are testable predictions.

• Statements; theories
• Theories; hypotheses
• Hypotheses; theories
• Facts; experiments

7) According to the text, which of the following is one of the purposes of a hypothesis?

• It allows us to test a theory.
• It provides explanations for research results.
• It helps predict observed events.
• It helps form agreed upon statements based on observations.

8) Which of the following is an example of field research?

• Taking opinion polls of people in an amusement park about its hygiene and

cleanliness

• Flashing different color lights on players on the pitch during a soccer game
• Testing the effects of chemicals on animals in an industrial lab
• Observing changes in the moods of people in a laboratory when they are exposed to

violent movies

9) Which of the following best defines informed consent in an experiment? 2 / 3

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• Informing the research participants about the results of the experiment
• Telling the research participants about the content of the experiment to help them

choose whether they wish to participate in the experiment

• Telling the research participants about the deception used in the experiment
• Informing the research participants about the feedback received from other

participants about the effectiveness of the experiment

10) Research done in natural, real-life settings outside the laboratory is referred to as

• correlational research.
• experimental research.
• cross-sectional research.
• field research.

11) Which of the following is an example of laboratory research?

• Noting behaviors of random people in a park
• Discussing different ways of making a vaccine in a science lab
• Conducting experiments on a group of teenagers at a facility
• Observing the movement of traffic in different parts of a city

12) John is conducting a survey of random students outside his college library. He is interested in knowing the different types of books they borrow from the library. This is an example of

• correlational research.
• experimental research.
• laboratory research.
• field research.

13) The study of naturally occurring relationships among variables is referred to as

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