Question 1

If a statistician asks you, his assistant, to calculate the middle score from a data set, he is asking you to determine the value of the ________.

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

In which situation would presenting the mean as one's measure of central tendency be least accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) When the distribution is normally distributed 
B) When the distribution is negatively skewed 
C) When the distribution is bimodal 
D) When there are many scores in the data set 
A) When the distribution is normally distributed 
B) When the distribution is negatively skewed 
C) When the distribution is bimodal 
D) When there are many scores in the data set

Question 3

________ is consistency of measurement.

Accepted Answer

A) Random assignment 
B) Validity 
C) Reliability 
D) Confounding variable 
A) Random assignment 
B) Validity 
C) Reliability 
D) Confounding variable

Question 4

Marissa just finished completing her new employee questionnaire form for a job in sales. Despite being a rather shy, introverted person, Marissa checked all the areas that referred to her as a talkative and outgoing individual. She believes those extroverted characteristics are exactly what her new employer is looking for. Which concept is being illustrated?

Accepted Answer

A) Participant bias 
B) The primacy effect 
C) Demand characteristics 
D) The Rosenthal effect 
A) Participant bias 
B) The primacy effect 
C) Demand characteristics 
D) The Rosenthal effect

Question 5

Jasmine took several different self-administered intelligence tests online yesterday and obtained scores of 124, 128, and 125. She felt great, because the score she received from the psychologist last month at school was only a 95. What characteristic might the online tests be lacking?

Accepted Answer

A) Reliability 
B) Validity 
C) Both reliability and validity 
D) The tests appear to have both reliability and validity. 
A) Reliability 
B) Validity 
C) Both reliability and validity 
D) The tests appear to have both reliability and validity.

Question 6

Two variables are said to have a correlation when scores on one variable

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A) are unrelated to the scores on the second variable. 
B) are related to scores on the second variable. 
C) effect the scores on the second variable. 
D) are different from the scores on the second variable. 
A) are unrelated to the scores on the second variable. 
B) are related to scores on the second variable. 
C) effect the scores on the second variable. 
D) are different from the scores on the second variable.

Question 7

The ________ variable is what the experimenter "manipulates" or varies.

Accepted Answer

A) control 
B) dependent 
C) operational 
D) independent 
A) control 
B) dependent 
C) operational 
D) independent

Question 8

Why is it difficult to make generalisations based on the results of case study research?

Accepted Answer

A) Because case study research is, by definition, immune to the error of making generalisations. That is its greatest strength! 
B) Because case studies involve far too many people to allow for generalisations. You would be better off using a research design that uses fewer participants. 
C) Because a case study involves only one or a few subjects, their actions may be atypical and not representative of a larger group of people or population. 
D) Because the statistics involved in case study research do not allow one to draw larger conclusions about a population. 
A) Because case study research is, by definition, immune to the error of making generalisations. That is its greatest strength! 
B) Because case studies involve far too many people to allow for generalisations. You would be better off using a research design that uses fewer participants. 
C) Because a case study involves only one or a few subjects, their actions may be atypical and not representative of a larger group of people or population. 
D) Because the statistics involved in case study research do not allow one to draw larger conclusions about a population.

Question 9

Dr Potter, an English professor, is curious about his students' attitudes towards one of his favourite books. What research method is he most likely to use to gather this information?

Accepted Answer

A) Case study 
B) Survey 
C) Experiment 
D) Naturalistic observation 
A) Case study 
B) Survey 
C) Experiment 
D) Naturalistic observation

Question 10

Professor Bowden is in the middle of her lecture on marital satisfaction when a student in the back interrupts her and says, "Dr Phil doesn't agree with that theory!" Soon other students chime in to add fuel to the discussion. Professor Bowden just smiles and asks the original student to produce the research that Dr Phil carried out to justify his statements. What lesson is Professor Bowden trying to teach?

Accepted Answer

A) Information from the media is always inaccurate. 
B) One should never question a well-established theory. 
C) Always check the source of your information before you believe it. 
D) Secondary sources are just as reliable as primary sources. 
A) Information from the media is always inaccurate. 
B) One should never question a well-established theory. 
C) Always check the source of your information before you believe it. 
D) Secondary sources are just as reliable as primary sources.

Question 11

The peer review process is designed to

Accepted Answer

A) block alternative therapies from being made available to the general public. 
B) identify flaws in a research study's methods, findings, and conclusions. 
C) make researchers feel bad when their article is not published. 
D) place obstacles in front of people whose theories differ from mainstream science. 
A) block alternative therapies from being made available to the general public. 
B) identify flaws in a research study's methods, findings, and conclusions. 
C) make researchers feel bad when their article is not published. 
D) place obstacles in front of people whose theories differ from mainstream science.

Question 12

A correlation coefficient will always range between

Accepted Answer

A) 0 and 1. 
B) −10 and +10. 
C) 0 per cent and 100 per cent. 
D) −1.0 and +1.0. 
A) 0 and 1. 
B) −10 and +10. 
C) 0 per cent and 100 per cent. 
D) −1.0 and +1.0.

Question 13

The most important characteristic for a psychological measure to have is

Accepted Answer

A) objectivity. 
B) readability. 
C) reliability. 
D) validity. 
A) objectivity. 
B) readability. 
C) reliability. 
D) validity.

Question 14

A difference between experimental and control groups other than the independent variable is a ________ variable.

Accepted Answer

A) confounding 
B) dependent 
C) false 
D) placebo 
A) confounding 
B) dependent 
C) false 
D) placebo

Question 15

Lisa, a university student, had a great time at the party last night. She danced, sang karaoke, and even played the "rock band" video game, all behaviours that she had never exhibited in public before. She had been drinking the "punch" all night long, which she was told contained high levels of alcohol. Lisa was quite surprised to find out the next morning that the punch did NOT contain any alcohol. What concept may explain Lisa's behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A) The Rosenthal effect 
B) Illusory correlations 
C) The nocebo effect 
D) The placebo effect 
A) The Rosenthal effect 
B) Illusory correlations 
C) The nocebo effect 
D) The placebo effect

Question 16

There is a negative correlation between wearing one's seat belt and the severity of injuries received during an accident. Which statement correctly illustrates this correlation?

Accepted Answer

A) The more often you wear your seat belt, the more serious the injury you are likely to receive in an accident. 
B) The more often you wear your seat belt, the less likely you are to suffer serious injuries in an accident. 
C) Wearing your seat belt prevents you from being injured in an accident. 
D) Failing to wear your seat belt increases the likelihood that you will sustain serious injuries in an accident. 
A) The more often you wear your seat belt, the more serious the injury you are likely to receive in an accident. 
B) The more often you wear your seat belt, the less likely you are to suffer serious injuries in an accident. 
C) Wearing your seat belt prevents you from being injured in an accident. 
D) Failing to wear your seat belt increases the likelihood that you will sustain serious injuries in an accident.

Question 17

Sue asked three of her friends after class if they thought the test they just finished taking was as easy as she thought it was. They all agreed that it was. She was surprised to find out the next day that although she and her friends had indeed done well, a majority of the class had failed. Why shouldn't Sue have been surprised?

Accepted Answer

A) Most of the students did not study for the test. 
B) She did not use random selection when asking people about the test. 
C) Students should have been randomly assigned to take the tests on different days. 
D) Her friends shouldn't have expressed their views regarding the test. 
A) Most of the students did not study for the test. 
B) She did not use random selection when asking people about the test. 
C) Students should have been randomly assigned to take the tests on different days. 
D) Her friends shouldn't have expressed their views regarding the test.

Question 18

In an experiment, the ________ group receives no manipulation.

Accepted Answer

A) control 
B) dependent 
C) independent 
D) experimental 
A) control 
B) dependent 
C) independent 
D) experimental

Question 19

What is the main difference between an experiment and a correlational study?

Accepted Answer

A) A correlational study involves the manipulation of variables, while an experiment does not. 
B) An experiment looks at the relationship between independent and dependent variables, while a correlational study looks at the relationship between within-group and between-group variables. 
C) A correlational study looks at the relationship between independent and dependent variables, while an experiment looks at the relationship between within-group and between-group variables. 
D) An experiment involves the manipulation of variables, while a correlational study does not. 
A) A correlational study involves the manipulation of variables, while an experiment does not. 
B) An experiment looks at the relationship between independent and dependent variables, while a correlational study looks at the relationship between within-group and between-group variables. 
C) A correlational study looks at the relationship between independent and dependent variables, while an experiment looks at the relationship between within-group and between-group variables. 
D) An experiment involves the manipulation of variables, while a correlational study does not.

Question 20

Which research design involves an extremely deep and detailed information gathering from a single individual over a long period of time.

Accepted Answer

A) Case study design 
B) Correlational design 
C) Experimental design 
D) Naturalistic observation design 
A) Case study design 
B) Correlational design 
C) Experimental design 
D) Naturalistic observation design

If a statistician asks you, his assistant, to calculate the middle score from a data set, he is asking you to determine the value of the ________.

In which situation would presenting the mean as one's measure of central tendency be least accurate?

________ is consistency of measurement.

Jasmine took several different self-administered intelligence tests online yesterday and obtained scores of 124, 128, and 125. She felt great, because the score she received from the psychologist last month at school was only a 95. What characteristic might the online tests be lacking?

Two variables are said to have a correlation when scores on one variable

The ________ variable is what the experimenter "manipulates" or varies.

Why is it difficult to make generalisations based on the results of case study research?

Dr Potter, an English professor, is curious about his students' attitudes towards one of his favourite books. What research method is he most likely to use to gather this information?

The peer review process is designed to

A correlation coefficient will always range between

The most important characteristic for a psychological measure to have is

A difference between experimental and control groups other than the independent variable is a ________ variable.

There is a negative correlation between wearing one's seat belt and the severity of injuries received during an accident. Which statement correctly illustrates this correlation?

In an experiment, the ________ group receives no manipulation.

What is the main difference between an experiment and a correlational study?

Which research design involves an extremely deep and detailed information gathering from a single individual over a long period of time.

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Exam 2: Research Methods

If a statistician asks you, his assistant, to calculate the middle score from a data set, he is asking you to determine the value of the ________.

In which situation would presenting the mean as one's measure of central tendency be least accurate?

________ is consistency of measurement.

Jasmine took several different self-administered intelligence tests online yesterday and obtained scores of 124, 128, and 125. She felt great, because the score she received from the psychologist last month at school was only a 95. What characteristic might the online tests be lacking?

Two variables are said to have a correlation when scores on one variable

The ________ variable is what the experimenter "manipulates" or varies.

Why is it difficult to make generalisations based on the results of case study research?

Dr Potter, an English professor, is curious about his students' attitudes towards one of his favourite books. What research method is he most likely to use to gather this information?

The peer review process is designed to

A correlation coefficient will always range between

The most important characteristic for a psychological measure to have is

A difference between experimental and control groups other than the independent variable is a ________ variable.

There is a negative correlation between wearing one's seat belt and the severity of injuries received during an accident. Which statement correctly illustrates this correlation?

In an experiment, the ________ group receives no manipulation.

What is the main difference between an experiment and a correlational study?

Which research design involves an extremely deep and detailed information gathering from a single individual over a long period of time.

Science and Pseudoscience in Psychology

Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Reasoning and Language

Intelligence and Iq Testing

Human Development

Emotion and Motivation

Stress, Coping and Health

Social Psychology

Cross-Cultural Psychology

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological and Biological Treatments

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