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the authors of the textbook explain the controversy of whether viewing pornography makes people prone to sexual violence or not. How are such controversies resolved in the field of social psychology? By using ___ |
Research Methods |
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A hypothesis is more like a |
hunch |
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In the 1950's, Leon Festinger arrived at a theory of attitude change that was at odds with the psychological "wisdom" of the day. The genesis of this theory-cognitive dissonances theory- demonstrates the authors point that many ideas in social psychology are |
the result of dissatisfaction with current theories |
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Dissonance research resulted from Festingers skepticism about the behaviorist approach. In recent years, new research have explored alternatives to dissonance explanations for social phenomena. These events illustrate |
The old theories can inspire new research |
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During the 1990s, the MTV program The Real World aired, and currently there are several "reality TV shows" in which cameras record the activities of people living together. These shows are more like ___ research in social psychology |
Archival |
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A researcher has recorded that on the playground, boys are more likely to use verbal aggression to get what they want. This researcher most likely employed a _____ research method |
observational |
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A cult in the 1950s believed that the world was coming to an end very soon. Research Leon Festinger and his colleagues studies this cult by joining the group and pretending to share these beliefs. What research method were they using? |
Ethnography |
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Why are social psychologist concerned with the issue of interjudge reliability? |
Interjudge reliability makes casual explanations possible in archival research |
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In two hundred years, after watching our TV commercials and Internet advertising, it is possible that researchers will conclude that we had all sorts of medical problems and only ate food in our cars. These conclusions would be based on ____ research |
Archival |
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According to the authors of your text, archival research can tell research about |
the values and beliefs of a culture |
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One strength of observational research methods is that they can be useful for describing behavior. However, these methods do not allow researcher to ______ human behavior. |
Predict and explain |
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Whereas observational research is designed to _____ behavior, correlational research is designed to _______ |
explain; assess relations between variables |
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Observational research is to describe a behavior as correlational research is to |
predicting behavior |
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What do observational and correlational research have in common? |
They can describe social behavior |
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Which of the following pairs of variables are most likely to be positively correlated? |
consumption of fatty foods; risk of heart disease |
