Social psychologists have coined the term ____ to refer to the loss of self-awareness and of individual accountability in a group.

A) deindividuation
B) optimal distinctiveness
C) social facilitation
D) social loafing

In order for sensation to occur,one must be able to understand and comprehend the incoming stimuli.

A correlation coefficient communicates two pieces of information about the relationship between two variables: The ____ communicates the direction of the relationship, and the ____ communicates the strength of the relationship.

A) value; sign
B) sign; value
C) slope; value
D) sign; slope

Factor analysis has been used to identify the most basic

A) human needs.
B) self-concepts.
C) personality traits.
D) situational factors.

In a study examining the effect of appearances on judgments of criminal behavior, a researcher asks questions about the surroundings and the victim in order to disguise the dependent measures in the study. These unrelated questions are referred to as _____.

A) independent measures
B) filler items
C) task measures
D) placebo measures