ANS: D REF: Social Psychology in a New Century: What Is Trending Today?
OBJ: 6 KEY: Factual
119. Research suggests that the reactions of the audience watching a presidential debate influences those viewing the debate on television
| a. | more than the substance of the debate itself. |
| b. | as much as the substance of the debate itself. |
| c. | less than the substance of the debate. |
| d. | only if the viewer is high in certain personality traits. |
ANS: A REF: Social Psychology in a New Century: What Is Trending Today?
OBJ: 6 KEY: Factual
120. Virtual reality allows social psychologists to
| a. | more effectively deceive research participants. |
| b. | test questions that might otherwise be impractical or unethical. |
| c. | scan the brain as it processes stimuli. |
| d. | explore “hot” processes more so than “cold” processes. |
ANS: B REF: Social Psychology in a New Century: What Is Trending Today?
OBJ: 6 KEY: Factual
121. Positron emission tomography (PET) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) are technologies that enable social psychologists to
| a. | record research participants’ true attitudes without their awareness. |
| b. | present visual stimuli to research participants at one-hundredth of a second. |
| c. | see images of the brain as people think, feel, and behave. |
| d. | induce a particular mood state in people. |
ANS: C REF: Social Psychology in a New Century: What Is Trending Today?
OBJ: 6 KEY: Factual
122. Which of the following is a new technology used in contemporary social psychological research?
| a. | Positron emission tomography |
| b. | Functional magnetic resonance imaging |
| c. | Virtual reality |
| d. | All of these |