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41. The degree to which an experiment superficially similar to everyday : 1198579
41. The degree to which an experiment is superficially similar to everyday situations refers to
A. realistic experimentation.
B. televised reality.
C. mundane realism.
D. experimental realism.
42. The degree to which an experiment absorbs and involves its participants in real psychological processes refers to
A. realistic experimentation.
B. televised reality.
C. mundane realism.
D. experimental realism.
43. According to the text, _______ realism is not as important in social psychological research as _______ realism is.
A. mundane; experimental
B. social; psychological
C. experimental; mundane
D. psychological; social
44. The use of deception in social-psychological research occurs when the researchers require _____ in their study.
A. realistic experimentation
B. televised reality
C. mundane realism
D. experimental realism
45. You are participating in a psychology research experiment and the researcher invites you to return after the experiment to learn more about it and to explore your feelings about it. This is called
A. informed consent.
B. debriefing.
C. demand characterization.
D. experiment framing.
46. _____ is an ethical principle requiring that research participants be told enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate.
A. A demand characteristic
B. Deception
C. Mundane realism
D. Informed consent
47. A major requirement of the ethical principles of social-psychological research is that the researcher
A. use random sampling and assignment.
B. protect participants from harm and significant discomfort.
C. refrain from using any deception in the research design.
D. ensure that all participants know what is expected of them.
48. Deception in an experiment is
A. unethical.
B. always required.
C. used only if it is essential and justified.
D. useful in affecting subjects’ willingness to participate.
49. Regarding social-psychological research, Myers warns that we must be cautious about
A. the use of random assignment.
B. inferring cause and effect from experiments.
C. the types of subjects used.
D. generalizing from the laboratory to life.
50. You have just participated in a research study that required you to choose which picture you preferred among several pairs. At the end of the study, the researcher explained that she was trying to identify correlations between age, gender, and racial groups when making preferences. The researcher’s disclosing of the true purpose of the study is part of the ____ process.
A. debriefing
B. deception
C. informed consent
D. experimental honesty
51. What is an advantage of using correlational designs instead of experimental designs?
A. Results from experiments offer ambiguous interpretation of cause and effect.
B. Correlations allow psychologists to investigate variables in natural settings.
C. Experiments can only take place in laboratories.
D. Results from correlations can yield cause and effect relationships if evaluated in laboratory settings.
52. According to the text book, all of the following are true of most research participants in except
A. they are from democratic cultures.
B. they are from wealthy cultures.
C. they are randomly assigned from both western and eastern cultures.
D. they are from industrialized cultures.
