Research Methods and Concepts in Social Psychology Quiz Test your knowledge on research methodology in social psychology with this quiz covering experimental designs, sampling methods, ethical concerns, and more.
#1
To describe and predict human behavior in social situations
To prescribe norms and values for society
To analyze historical trends in social interactions
To enforce legal regulations within society
#2
Informed consent
Deception
Participant confidentiality
All of the above
#3
The tendency to conform to group norms
The process by which individuals change their attitudes or behaviors in response to real or imagined pressure from others
The study of how individuals interpret and understand social situations
The study of individual differences in behavior within a social context
#4
Randomized controlled trial
Case study
Naturalistic observation
None of the above
#5
Characteristics of the sample population
Factors that influence the dependent variable
Cues that participants pick up from a study's design and unconsciously adjust their behavior
Variables that affect the independent variable
#6
T-test
Chi-square test
Correlation
ANOVA
#7
To collect preliminary data before conducting the main study
To analyze the data after the main study has concluded
To manipulate the independent variable
To recruit participants for the main study
#8
Random sampling
Stratified sampling
Convenience sampling
Snowball sampling
#9
The participants' age
The number of confederates in the group
The participants' level of conformity
The experiment's duration
#10
Correlational research involves manipulating variables, while experimental research does not.
Experimental research involves manipulating variables, while correlational research does not.
There is no difference between correlational and experimental research.
Correlational research is always conducted in a laboratory setting, while experimental research is conducted in naturalistic settings.
#11
The tendency for participants to respond in socially desirable ways
The unintentional influence that researchers exert on their participants' behavior
The distortion of results due to a non-random assignment of participants to groups
The unconscious bias of researchers affecting the outcome of an experiment
#12
To ensure participant safety
To prevent demand characteristics
To maintain the integrity of the study
To manipulate participants' perceptions or behavior without their awareness
#13
To inform participants about the purpose of the study
To manipulate participants' perceptions
To induce demand characteristics
To provide participants with false information
#14
To ensure that participants are blind to the purpose of the study
To prevent demand characteristics
To minimize experimenter bias
To manipulate the independent variable
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