Consider the following survey item: “If you found yourself on an airplane with engine problems, would you ________?” Most social psychologists would not include such an item on their survey because most respondents would

Knowing the experiment’s purpose can alter participants’ behavior. This is a major problem with

Recall that Latané and Darley observed the number of participants in each experimental condition who left their cubicles to help the alleged victim of a seizure. The ________ was the independent variable in their experiment.

The authors of your text state that the basic dilemma of the social psychologist is the trade-off between internal and external validity. What is the best way to resolve this dilemma?

A credible cover story helps to ensure

According to the authors of your text, one of the major problems with relying solely on evolutionary theory as the only explanation for social behavior is that

Assume that Latané and Darley want to demonstrate the external validity of their 1968 experiment on bystander intervention. To do this, they conduct a study in which participants solve crossword puzzles alone, or in large or small groups. While the participants are working on the puzzles, they overhear a woman fall from a ladder and cry out, “Oh, my leg! I can’t move it!” The researchers then observe and record the number of participants who attempt to help. The study described here represents a(n) ________ of the original “seizure” study.

A researcher wants to examine whether teachers show any bias in calling on male students over female students. The best method for answering this question would be

Participants in a classic experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram (1963) found themselves in the uncomfortable position of being asked to administer increasingly strong shocks to a learner every time he made a mistake. Videotapes of the participants showed them laughing hysterically, chain-smoking, sweating, and fidgeting nervously. Based on these videotapes, it could be inferred that Milgram’s experiment was high on

One problem with informed consent is that