Exam 2: Research Methods

To give research participants a verbal description of the true nature and purpose of a study after the study has occurred is called __________.

The rules or techniques that provide a framework for our observations are referred to as a __________.

The difference between the highest and lowest numbers in a data set is referred to as the __________.

Which of the following types of questions was too challenging to Clever Hans?

Why is it impossible to completely eliminate error from psychological research?

After extensive investigation into the amazing abilities of Clever Hans,it was determined that he was not actually responding to the questions he was being asked,but rather was responding to the subtle facial and body gestures of his owner.Which psychologist made this determination?

Which of the following sports metaphors most aptly demonstrates the concept of hindsight bias?

The American Psychological Association (APA)has established a uniform code of ethics that governs the research of all psychologists who want to submit their work to journals published by the APA.

In an experimental research design,the variable or condition that is affected by the independent variable is called the __________ variable.

Histograms and bar graphs are two ways of displaying a ____________.

Dr.Zelman conducts research that explores the relationship between alcohol consumption and driving ability.He runs participants through a driving obstacle course after they consume various amounts of alcohol.He concludes that the more alcohol a person consumes,the more impaired their driving will be.Because his results can be generalized to the larger population from which his sample was drawn,his study would be described as having high __________ validity.

In a normal distribution,which of the following statements is true with regard to the mean,median,and mode of the data set?

An objective statement that is made as a result of direct observation is a __________.

The __________ has established a code of ethics that governs psychological research.

Professor Spiegelman's introduction to psychology class has 19 students.On the first exam,the students produce the following set of scores: 100,100,97,97,92,86,86,85,81,80,76,72,72,72,71,68,62,59,and 48.What is the mode score on this exam?

Which of the following is one important type of criterion validity?

People who use hindsight bias are often of the incorrect belief that they knew what was going to happen all along.

__________ are ideas that help us explain existing facts.

The false consensus effect suggests that people are overly confident in their knowledge of an event after the event has already taken place.

Keeping a participant unaware of the purpose of the study in which they are participating is one way to help reduce the ___________ effect in research.