Lesson 1.6.1
1.6.1 Issues and debates in social psychology Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Psychology, Unit 1
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The 20 questions
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Which issue in psychology concerns explaining behaviour by its simplest components, possibly losing important detail?
- Determinism
- Idiographic approach
- Holism
- Reductionism
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What is a major limitation of taking a reductionist approach in social psychology?
- Reducing internal validity
- Overestimating sample size
- Increasing demand characteristics
- Ignoring social context
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Which issue concerns whether a behaviour is caused by genetic inheritance or by learning and experience?
- Ethical issues
- Psychology as a science
- Reductionism
- Nature-nurture
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In obedience research, which factor represents the nurture side of the nature-nurture debate?
- Authoritarian personality
- Hormonal levels
- Genetic predisposition
- Situational factors
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Which issue concerns whether the social sciences are objective and rigorous in the way natural sciences are?
- Reductionism
- Culture and gender
- Holism
- Psychology as a science
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What term describes assuming findings from one culture apply universally to all cultures?
- Reductionism
- Ethnocentrism
- Androcentrism
- Determinism
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What type of bias occurs when participants distort questionnaire answers to appear favourable?
- Selection bias
- Confirmation bias
- Experimenter bias
- Social desirability bias
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Comparing Realistic Conflict Theory and Social Identity Theory is an example of comparing different what?
- Ethical guidelines
- Theoretical explanations
- Sampling methods
- Research designs
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Which theory explains prejudice as arising from competition for limited resources?
- Realistic conflict theory
- Social impact theory
- Social identity theory
- Agency theory
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Which term describes psychological research that has potential negative consequences for specific social groups?
- Observer bias
- Demand characteristics
- Socially sensitive research
- Ethnocentric research
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Which practical research issue arises when participants try to present themselves in a positive light?
- Researcher bias
- Social desirability
- Ethnocentrism
- Demand characteristics
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Which study demonstrates how understanding of obedience has changed over time by replicating Milgram?
- Sherif (1954)
- Watson (1920)
- Burger (2009)
- Tajfel (1970)
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Which real-world application is linked to social psychology research on group conflict?
- Treating phobias
- Improving memory span
- Reducing prejudice
- Enhancing focus
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Which of these is an example of social control in social psychology?
- Assessing individual personality
- Regulating public obedience
- Measuring cognitive capacity
- Evaluating developmental stages
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Which concept combines personality and situational factors in social psychology?
- Reductionism
- Determinism
- Ethnocentrism
- Interactionism
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What issue arises when social behaviour is reduced to simple data without context?
- Psychology as science
- Ethnocentrism
- Reductionism
- Androcentrism
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Which two factors are compared when evaluating situational versus personality explanations of obedience?
- Culture and genetics
- Evolution and gender
- Arousal and cognition
- Situation and disposition
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Which debate considers whether psychology uses rigorous, controlled, and objective methods?
- Social control
- Psychology as science
- Nature versus nurture
- Ethnocentrism
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Using social psychology research to resolve real-world prejudice addresses which broad issue?
- Ethnocentrism
- Reductionism
- Psychology as science
- Knowledge in society
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In social psychology, comparing personality explanations with situational explanations illustrates which debate?
- Social control
- Cultural bias
- Psychology as science
- Nature versus nurture
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