Social Psychology Self Quiz 1

1. True or False: The operant conditioning chamber (aka Skinner box) is a device used to study the principles of operant conditioning. Select one: True False Feedback The correct answer is 'True'. 2. True or False: Before psychology became a recognized academic discipline, matters of the mind were undertaken by those in biology. Select one: True False Feedback The correct answer is 'False'. 3. Any research involving human subjects must have prior approval by the: Select one: a. IRB b. Ethics Committee c. IACUC d. IKEA Feedback The correct answer is: IRB 4. True or False: "Psyche" is a Greek word meaning essence. Select one: True False Feedback The correct answer is 'False'. 5. In Milgram's controversial study on obedience, nearly __________ of the participants were willing to administer what appeared to be lethal electrical shocks to another person because they were told to do so by an authority figure. Select one: a. 1/3 b. 2/3 c. 3/4 d. 4/5 Feedback The correct answer is: 2/3 6. Operational definitions are: Select one: a. Scientifically approved definitions b. Definitions illustrated with a concrete example or visual image c. Definitions which are very precise d. Dictionary definitions e. Definitions which tell how to collect data Feedback The correct answer is: Definitions which tell how to collect data 7. Which of the following is one of the main precepts of scientific psychology? Select one: a. subjectivism b. empiricism c. idealism d. naturalism Feedback The correct answer is: empiricism 8. Who is known to be the father of behaviorism within Psychology? Select one: a. Sigmund Freud b. John B. Watson c. Carl Rogers d. Kurt Koffka e. B.F. Skinner Feedback The correct answer is: John B. Watson 9. An experimenter conducts a study that seeks to measure differences in responding (answering a questionnaire at the end of the session) after subjects watch a comedy or horror movie. In this study, which variable is considered the "independent variable"? Select one: a. The questionnaire at the end of the session b. The movie (comedy or horror) c. The age and gender of the participant d. The location in which the study takes place e. The individual conducting the experiment. Feedback The correct answer is: The movie (comedy or horror) 10. Matt hopes that he and his ex-girlfriend, who broke up with him last month, eventually will get back together. When he heard that she had talked about him with a mutual friend, he took this as evidence that she was still interested in a reunion. When he heard that she went on a date with someone else, he concluded that she was just trying to get her mind off their break-up. Matt is exhibiting: Select one: a. A skeptical attitude b. Mental continuity c. Observational objectivity d. The confirmation bias e. The denial bias Feedback The correct answer is: The confirmation bias