PSYC 6245: Social Psychology
\nResearch Methods Quiz<\/p>\n
In this quiz, you will be provided summaries of five studies in social psychology. For each study described below, select the correct answer to the multiple-choice and short-answer questions.
\n1.\tFor all of the five studies, identify the specific research method from the multiple-choice list of options.
\n2.\tIf it is a quantitative study, identify the independent and dependent variables and determine the hypothesis.
\n3.\tIf it is a qualitative study, identify the concept or phenomenon of interest being explored.<\/p>\n
By Day 7 of Week 2: Complete and submit the quiz.
\n1.\tResearchers (Dexter et al., 1998) wanted to know what impact, if any, the consumption of violent movies has on attitudes toward women. Participants at a large, midwestern university viewed either (a) a slasher film daily for 1 week, (b) Three slasher films in 1 week, or (c) a George Pierrot adventure travelogue. Slasher films feature the slicing and dicing of young women\u2019s bodies (e.g., The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, 1974). In the week following the film viewing, all participants were escorted to the campus law school where they were asked to observe law students try a rape case in a mock trial; participants\u2019 task was to evaluate the performance of all parties to the trial. A Likert-style questionnaire (1=not at all; 9=extremely) completed by participants included evaluations of the respective attorneys, the defendant, and the accuser. Examples were:
\n\u2022\tHow sympathetic is she\/he?
\n\u2022\tHow attractive is she\/he?
\n\u2022\tHow intelligent is she\/he?
\n\u2022\tHow likeable is she\/he?<\/p>\n
Reference:<\/p>\n
Dexter, H. R., Penrod, S., Linz, D., & Saunders, D. (1998). Attributing responsibility to female victims after exposure to sexually violent films: The effects of victim-observer similarity, situational relevance, and mass media induced emotional arousal. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 27(24), 2149-2171.<\/p>\n
a)\tWhat is the research method employed in this study?
\n(Highlight the correct answer)<\/p>\n
A.\tObservational
\nB.\tCorrelational
\nC.\tExperimental
\nD.\tPhenomenological
\nE.\tCase Study<\/p>\n
If a quantitative study,
\nb)\tWhat are the independent and dependent variables in this study?<\/p>\n
c)\tWhat is the hypothesis for this study?<\/p>\n
If a qualitative study,
\nd)\tWhat is the concept or phenomenon of interest being explored?<\/p>\n
2.\tA pair of psychologists are interested in the effects of mood in helping (based on Isen & Levin, 1972). They give participants free tickets to a happy movie. They then have a confederate drop papers in front of the people who just got out of the movie, and people who are only walking by and have not just seen a happy movie for free. The researchers watch to see if the participants help pick up the dropped papers.<\/p>\n
Reference:<\/p>\n
Isen, A. M., & Levin, P. F. (1972). Effect of feeling good on helping: Cookies and kindness. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 21(3), 384\u2013388.<\/p>\n
a)\tWhat is the research method employed in this study?
\n(Highlight the correct answer)<\/p>\n
A.\tObservational
\nB.\tCorrelational
\nC.\tExperimental
\nD.\tPhenomenological
\nE.\tCase Study<\/p>\n
If a quantitative study,
\nb)\tWhat are the independent and dependent variables in this study?<\/p>\n
c)\tWhat is the hypothesis for this study?<\/p>\n
If a qualitative study,
\nd)\tWhat is the concept or phenomenon of interest being explored?<\/p>\n
3.\tResearchers are interested in personal experiences of Indian adolescent girls with regard to gender discrimination and how they feel about the discrimination (Sarkar, 2003). All of the participants used in this study are female. Participants are interviewed with a set of semi-structured, open ended questions in an individual setting and in focus groups.<\/p>\n
Reference:<\/p>\n
Sarkar, S. (2003). Gender as a cultural factor influencing mental health among adolescent students in india and sri lanka: A cross-cultural study (Order No. 3085121) [Doctoral dissertation, University at Albany, State University of New York]. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (305245729).<\/p>\n
a)\tWhat is the qualitative research method employed in this study?
\n(Highlight the correct answer)<\/p>\n
A.\tObservational
\nB.\tCorrelational
\nC.\tExperimental
\nD.\tPhenomenological
\nE.\tCase Study<\/p>\n
If a quantitative study,
\nb)\tWhat are the independent and dependent variables in this study?<\/p>\n
c)\tWhat is the hypothesis for this study?<\/p>\n
.<\/p>\n
If a qualitative study,
\nd)\tWhat is the concept or phenomenon of interest being explored?<\/p>\n
4.\tResearchers (Reifman, Larrick, & Fein, 1991) were interested in the factors causing aggression. They looked at an entire baseball season\u2019s worth of news reports. For each game, they recorded the temperature of the locale and the number of batters who were hit by pitched balls.<\/p>\n
Reference:<\/p>\n
Reifman, A. S., Larrick, R. P., & Fein, S. (1991). Temper and temperature on the diamond: The heat-aggression relationship in major league baseball. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 17(5), 580\u2013585.<\/p>\n
a)\tWhat is the research method employed in this study?
\n(Highlight the correct answer)<\/p>\n
A.\tObservational
\nB.\tCorrelational
\nC.\tExperimental
\nD.\tPhenomenological
\nE.\tCase Study<\/p>\n
If a quantitative study,
\nb)\tWhat are the independent and dependent variables in this study?<\/p>\n
c)\tWhat is the hypothesis for this study?<\/p>\n
If a qualitative study,
\ne)\tWhat is the concept or phenomenon of interest being explored?<\/p>\n
5.\tResearchers are interested in influences on self-esteem. Half of the participants used in this study are male and half are female. Participants are given a set of anagram problems to solve in a 5-minute period. Half are randomly assigned to receive very easy anagrams and half are given difficult ones. After completing as many of the anagrams as they can, participants are given a questionnaire labeled \u201cThoughts and Feelings Questionnaire\u201d that is really a measure of self-esteem.<\/p>\n
a)\tWhat is the research method employed in this study?
\n(Highlight the correct answer)<\/p>\n
A.\tObservational
\nB.\tCorrelational
\nC.\tExperimental
\nD.\tPhenomenological
\nE.\tCase Study<\/p>\n
If a quantitative study,
\nb)\tWhat are the independent and dependent variables in this study?<\/p>\n
c)\tWhat is the hypothesis for this study?<\/p>\n
If a qualitative study,
\nf)\tWhat is the concept or phenomenon of interest being explored?<\/p>\n
By Day 7: Complete and submit the quiz.<\/p>\n
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