Exam 2: Research Methodology

It would not be possible for a researcher to study creativity in an experiment if the researcher:

When researchers document that a phenomenon is real by repeating a study done by another scientist,they are engaging in:

Paloma randomly assigns participants to two groups and compares the group that receives a treatment with the group that receives no treatment.The group that gets no treatment is the:

A limitation of EEG recording in brain research is that:

If a researcher's data are reliable:

If you wanted to conduct observational research but were concerned that the people you observed would change their behaviors due to reactivity,you could:

When a researcher manipulates a variable to see what effect the manipulation has on a study participant's behavior,the research design involves:

Which of the following statements is true of variables in studies?

When researchers collect enough data to develop an explanation of why people behave as they do,the researchers are creating a(n):

The fact that small samples are less reliable indicators of typical behavior than large samples is associated with the principle of:

Something that can be measured or manipulated by an experimenter is considered:

When a researcher's bias affects the coding of data,there is a problem with:

Researchers have used driving simulators to investigate whether talking on a cell phone impairs the ability to drive.The published studies show that using a cell phone has a detrimental effect on attention to driving.One valid criticism of these studies is that:

In observational studies,participants sometimes show reactivity.A related phenomenon in self-report studies is called:

A psychologist wants to create two groups that are as similar as possible at the beginning of an experiment.To do this,she should use:

Self-report questions on which the respondent can generate his or her own responses are called:

Relative to cross-sectional research studies,longitudinal studies are:

If a researcher wants to make a judgment as to whether the data from her sample would be like data in the population,she would use:

If a psychologist's goal is to describe behavior or mental processes,she might conduct a(n)_____ study.

Which of the following brain imaging techniques measures blood flow directly by tracking a harmless radioactive substance?