Quiz: T/F, MC or Short Answer


All quiz questions are designed to demonstrate a variety of Critical Thinking Skills & Attitudes.

1.   Explain what Social Psychology emphasizes with some examples of each and how it is different than sociology &
     personality psychology. (T)
2.   Explain how Intuition is perilous. Provide an example in your explanation. (T)
3.   Recognize how Social Neuroscience might explain behaviors. (D/T)
4.   Explain how Social Psychology, Sociology & Personality Psychology differ. (D/T)
5.   Recognize how Social Psychologist's values penetrate their work in both obvious & subtle ways. (T)
6.   Recognize Hindsight Bias. (T)
7.   Recognize the MAJOR difference between an experiment & a correlational study. (D/T)
8.   Recognize the magnitude & direction of a correlational study. (D/T)
9.   Analyze the highest magnitude between two correlation coefficients. (D/T)
10.  Recognize the conclusions & problems with Shere Hite's survey research. (D/T)
11.  Recognize various problems with surveys. (D)
12.  Explain why defining a population is important to one's conclusion. (D)
13.  Recognize the independent & dependent variables in a hypothesis. (D/T)
14.  Recognize what random selection & assignment are & what they provide. (D/T)
15.  Recognize various ethical guidelines when doing research. (D/T)
16.  Recognize what Demand Characteristics are. (D/T)
17.  Recognize the statistical significance of an experiment's result. (D/T)
18.  Explain the importance of using both a control & experimental group. (D/T)
19.  Explain the difference between Validity & Reliability & how an experiment can be reliable but not valid. (D/T)

Activity:

20. Demonstrate critical thinking on how studying social psychology my "illuminate your life." (D/T/AC)

Please keep in mind there may be some variance of the above indicators depending on class progress, interest, need, and other factors such as instructor illness, campus holidays, emergency closings etc. Multiple symbols simply means you will find information to answer the outcome in each of them.  You should use ALL of these to help you answer the outcome!   When possible, articles, handouts & videos are provided on my website to meet Sustainability efforts. If it is not possible to provide them in this way, it is your responsibility to obtain/view items should you be  absent. Please keep in mind, while information may overlap between sources, there may be unique information in each of them.

KEY:

A=Article     AC=Activity     D=Discussion     H=Handout     I=Internet Source      P=Personal Application     T=Text       V=Video  

Text: Social Psychology, 11th Edition, by Dr. David Myers. (2013). p 3-29 (You may also refer to the Intro Text on Reserve in the LRC for Review - Psychology An Exploration by Drs. Saundra Ciccarelli & J. Noland White (2013) p. 2-39, 382, 516. A9-A11 & B1-B14)