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Practice questions of scientific method
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1
Which of the following correlation coefficients represents the strongest relationship
+.62
+.01
-.98
+1.24
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Which of these establish cause and effect relationship? I. controlled exper. II. quasi-exper. III. correlation Research
I only
I and III only
I, II, and III
I and II only
3
Why is psychology considered a science?
Psych researchers utilize critical thinking
Psych. researchers rely on observation & experimentation in testing claims
Psych. Researchers speculate about how and why people act as they do
Psych. researchers ask questions about behavior and mental processes
4
After student election, a friend tells u he could have guessed who would b elected pres. Which might this illustrate
hindsight bias
overconfidence
perceiving order in random events
common sense
5
Marcy is trying to define anxiety in a way that can be tested. She is attempting to find an
appropriate hypothesis
appropriate theory
appropriate operational definition
appropriate double blind study
6
A researcher stops people at the mall and asks them questions about gun control. What is used?
experiment
naturalistic observation
survey
case study
7
__ is an experiment which neither the participants nor individuals running experiment know group participants are in
A single-blind study
Field research
A double-blind study
Correlational research
8
Which of the following topics would be best studied using the case study method?
sleep patterns of adolescents
the reaction times of adults in a stressful situation
the relationship between hyperactivity and sugar consumption
personality characteristics of man accused of killing 5 men
9
Of the following, the strongest positive correlation would most likely be shown between
an adults weight and running speed
close friendships and happiness
poverty and good health
sense of humor and years of education
10
Which of the following situations best illustrates the placebo effect?
You throw up after eating bad meat
You sleep because you are tired
You drink a nonalcoholic drink and become "intoxicated"
Know you are in the experimental group & behave the way you think u should
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All inferential statistics have one thing in common
They are used to find a positive or negative skew in a set of data
Used to find if the results of an experiment are statistically significant
They are used to determine central tendency
They are used to determine the variability in a set of data
12
Why do psychologists use the scientific method?
all academic fields must use the scientific method
it prevents experiments from being replicated
it is easier to use than other methods
it reduces bias and error in measurement
13
Deb spent the entire day at the park observing kids w/ parents to see which parent plays more
naturalistic observation
survey
laboratory observation
case study
14
The word correlation is often used as a synonym for
validity
relationship
unpredictable
reliability
15
The tendency to look for information that supports one's own belief is called
the null hypothesis
volunteer bias
confirmation bias
the principle of fasifiability
16
Randomly selected subjects that match the population on characteristics such as age ad sex is
the experimental group
volunteer bias
the control group
a representative sample
17
Researcher is investigating the effects of exercise on weight what are IV and DV in this experiment?
IV is calories consumed; DV is Diet
DV is exercise; IV is calories consumed
DV is weight; IV is exercise
IV is weight; DV is calories consumed
18
A researcher finds that as the # of classes missed increases, the students' grade decreases
zero correlation
case study
positive correlation
negative correlation
19
Each of the following is a common ethical guideline by the APA EXCEPT
participants must be informed of the nature of the research
Experimenters must debrief participants
participants cannot be deceived or have information concealed at any time
Informed consent must be documented
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The tendency to exaggerate the correctness or accuracy of our beliefs and predictions is called
overconfidence
hindsight bias
skepticism
critical thinking
