psych 340 exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
children in urban india are a greater risk to perform badly in school and have high levels of behavior
problems outside of school. why is this? - CORRECT ANSWER -their homes are overcrowded
which of the following is an example of the spotlight effect? - CORRECT ANSWER -monica
thinks people are staring at her b/c of her bad haircut
dr. street wants to measure the effects of watching a movie on mood. he asks students to select either a
comedy or tragedy to watch in a controlled setting. he administers a mood test afterward and finds that the
comedy group is significantly happier than the tragedy group. why can't he make a causal statement about
the effects of movies on mood? - CORRECT ANSWER -he failed to randomly assign his students
in a study at princeton university, women who expected to meet a princeton senior who was athletic and
unattached tended to __________ in order to make themselves more ________ - CORRECT
ANSWER -shift their opinions, likeable
social desirability bias is defined as - CORRECT ANSWER -a tendency of research participants to
say what they believe is appropiate
katrina expresses liking for lina and often pays her compliments. katrina's strategies are likely motivated
by her desire to appear - CORRECT ANSWER -likeable
which of the following is a disadvantage of field experiments relative to laboratory experiments? -
CORRECT ANSWER -there is less control over extraneous factors
in one study, students were asked to wear a barry manilow t-shirt during conversation with other students.
the study demonstrated the spotlight effect by showing that - CORRECT ANSWER -those wearing
the shirt overestimated the likelihood other students would notice their shirt
Questions and CORRECT Answers
children in urban india are a greater risk to perform badly in school and have high levels of behavior
problems outside of school. why is this? - CORRECT ANSWER -their homes are overcrowded
which of the following is an example of the spotlight effect? - CORRECT ANSWER -monica
thinks people are staring at her b/c of her bad haircut
dr. street wants to measure the effects of watching a movie on mood. he asks students to select either a
comedy or tragedy to watch in a controlled setting. he administers a mood test afterward and finds that the
comedy group is significantly happier than the tragedy group. why can't he make a causal statement about
the effects of movies on mood? - CORRECT ANSWER -he failed to randomly assign his students
in a study at princeton university, women who expected to meet a princeton senior who was athletic and
unattached tended to __________ in order to make themselves more ________ - CORRECT
ANSWER -shift their opinions, likeable
social desirability bias is defined as - CORRECT ANSWER -a tendency of research participants to
say what they believe is appropiate
katrina expresses liking for lina and often pays her compliments. katrina's strategies are likely motivated
by her desire to appear - CORRECT ANSWER -likeable
which of the following is a disadvantage of field experiments relative to laboratory experiments? -
CORRECT ANSWER -there is less control over extraneous factors
in one study, students were asked to wear a barry manilow t-shirt during conversation with other students.
the study demonstrated the spotlight effect by showing that - CORRECT ANSWER -those wearing
the shirt overestimated the likelihood other students would notice their shirt
