Exam 1: Scientific Understanding of Behaviour

A Ph.D.student is interested in determining the fundamental causes of depression in humans.Her ultimate goal is that her research may one day result in new drugs to treat the disease.This is an example of what type of research.

In determining the cause of behaviour,which principle considers the order in which two events occur together?

The process by which scientists with expertise in a particular field judge the scientific merit of another's research within that same field is referred to as _____________.

A researcher finds that people who own more than two cars have bigger homes,more garage space,and make more money than people who own only one or two cars.The researcher's inference that having more than two cars causes people to have homes with bigger garages is lacking which type of causal evidence?

The four goals of scientific research are to

Claims that are made on the basis of evidence that is designed to appear scientific,but which lack underlying scientific data,are referred to as

Determining the cause of a behaviour is difficult because

Which of the following goals of science is most important for changing behaviour?

The problem with using intuition to make conclusions about human behaviour is that

Accepting the information in a professor's lecture without question is a reliance on ______.

Martha observes which food item is purchased the most in the student cafeteria.Martha's behaviour best illustrates which goal of science?

The fundamental characteristic of the scientific approach is

Which one of the following journal-article titles most likely represents an example of basic research?

The statement "People eat more when they are alone than when they are with friends" is an example of _____ behaviour.

Dave knows that when Ken drinks alcohol he becomes very talkative.This identification of a cause of behaviour is an example of what type of evidence?

Determining the cause of behaviour is an important goal of science because

Which of the following is NOT a requirement for identifying a cause of a behaviour?

The statement,"Participants in quiet environments score consistently higher on math achievement tests than participants in noisy environments" is an example of ________ behaviour;while the statement,"The difference between participants in quiet versus noisy rooms on math achievement scores occurs because there is less distraction in quiet rooms" is an example of ________ behaviour.

When students assume that their textbook must be correct,they are relying on _________ as a way of knowing.

Which one of the following journal article titles most likely represents an example of a basic research study?