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SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 379 ATHABASCA FINAL
EXAM CHAPTER 1-6 | {LATEST 2026/ 2027
UPDATE} COMPLETE ACTUAL AND AUTHENTIC
EXAM | BRAND NEW!
In the Festinger and Carlsmith (1959) experiment, research
participants spent time turning knobs and then told the next
research participant that the task was interesting. The results of
the experiment demonstrated. Select one:
a. a post - decision regret.
b. an attitude - discrepant behaviour with justification.
c. an attitude - discrepant behaviour with insufficient justification.
d. an attitude - discrepant behaviour with insufficient deterrence
B) an attitude - discrepent behavior with justification
Which of the following is considered a primary emotion?
a) shame
b) surprise
c) disappointment
d) anxiety
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b) surprise
The common ways of measuring attitudes include Select one:
a. attitude scales.
b. behavioural observations.
c. the Implicit Association Test.
d. all of the above.
d all of the above
The contact hypothesis stipulates that prejudice can be reduced
through inter - group contact if Select one:
a. the groups are of equal status.
b. the social norms should be supportive of inter - group contact.
c. the groups share a cooperative and mutually dependent goal.
d. all of the above are present.
d. all of the above are present
Which of the following would a social psychologist most likely
study?
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a) does exposure to media violence increase aggression
b)do divorce rates differ within socioeconomic classes
c) what factors contribute to the development of depression
d) Are ppl with higher IQs happier than those with lower IQs
does media exposure violence increase aggression
Although related to other fields, social psychology is distinct in
that its emphasis is on
understanding the immediate situation factors that influence
human behavior
Among the following social psychologists, who was one of the
original founders of social psychology?
Norman Triplett
Which of the following is the least characteristic of research in
social psychology between the 1930 and 1950s?
the integration of social and cognitive processes as determinates
of behavior
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What is construct validity
the extent to which the operational definitions reflect conceptual
variables of interest
Social psychology
tests the validity of and seeks to provide explanations for many
common sense ideas about social behaviours.
For social psychology, the 1960s and early 1970s was a period of
confidence and crisis
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of social
psychology?
focus on societal variables such as social class
Which of the following is not true of social psychology in Canada?
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 379 ATHABASCA FINAL
EXAM CHAPTER 1-6 | {LATEST 2026/ 2027
UPDATE} COMPLETE ACTUAL AND AUTHENTIC
EXAM | BRAND NEW!
In the Festinger and Carlsmith (1959) experiment, research
participants spent time turning knobs and then told the next
research participant that the task was interesting. The results of
the experiment demonstrated. Select one:
a. a post - decision regret.
b. an attitude - discrepant behaviour with justification.
c. an attitude - discrepant behaviour with insufficient justification.
d. an attitude - discrepant behaviour with insufficient deterrence
B) an attitude - discrepent behavior with justification
Which of the following is considered a primary emotion?
a) shame
b) surprise
c) disappointment
d) anxiety
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b) surprise
The common ways of measuring attitudes include Select one:
a. attitude scales.
b. behavioural observations.
c. the Implicit Association Test.
d. all of the above.
d all of the above
The contact hypothesis stipulates that prejudice can be reduced
through inter - group contact if Select one:
a. the groups are of equal status.
b. the social norms should be supportive of inter - group contact.
c. the groups share a cooperative and mutually dependent goal.
d. all of the above are present.
d. all of the above are present
Which of the following would a social psychologist most likely
study?
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a) does exposure to media violence increase aggression
b)do divorce rates differ within socioeconomic classes
c) what factors contribute to the development of depression
d) Are ppl with higher IQs happier than those with lower IQs
does media exposure violence increase aggression
Although related to other fields, social psychology is distinct in
that its emphasis is on
understanding the immediate situation factors that influence
human behavior
Among the following social psychologists, who was one of the
original founders of social psychology?
Norman Triplett
Which of the following is the least characteristic of research in
social psychology between the 1930 and 1950s?
the integration of social and cognitive processes as determinates
of behavior
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What is construct validity
the extent to which the operational definitions reflect conceptual
variables of interest
Social psychology
tests the validity of and seeks to provide explanations for many
common sense ideas about social behaviours.
For social psychology, the 1960s and early 1970s was a period of
confidence and crisis
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of social
psychology?
focus on societal variables such as social class
Which of the following is not true of social psychology in Canada?
