Exam 2: D: Research Methods

Sandra has completed an online survey about sexual experiences and minimized the extent to which she engages in risky and/or unprotected sex.Her responses reflect what type of response set?

Suppose children watch an adult display physical violence toward a blown-up clown doll in a room full of toys,followed by either a stern scolding or praise by another adult.The child is then left in the room of toys,and the researchers watch to see if the child models any of the aggressive behaviour.Children who witnessed the scolded adult don't act aggressively,either because they did not learn the aggressive behaviour or they learned that aggressive behaviour is punished.What is the dependent variable?

Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget devised complex models of cognitive development in children based on studies of his grandchildren.Which design would be best suited to Piaget's goal?

You do not like your new neighbour in your dormitory.Not only is he untidy and loud,you find yourself thinking negative things about him,such as "he is probably sexist" and "he is such a narcissist," and that he lacks intelligence.This is an example of

Crystal wants her boyfriend,James,to quit smoking,so she tells him about the positive relationship between smoking and lung cancer.James responds by arguing that "my grandpa smoked two packs a day for his entire life and never got cancer." Which of the following statements regarding correlations applies to this situation?

What is the authors' position on the use of animal research in psychology?

Dr.Riviera measures his students' knowledge on the topic of memory by giving them three different quizzes over the course of three weeks (one per week).He is hoping to show that student scores are largely the same from week to week.He is trying to establish the __________ of his quiz.

Suppose in a classroom of students you hear a few watches chime at the top of the hour,then more watches chime,then a few again.Not one watch chimed with any other,but likely the most chimes occurred at the true top of the hour.What could you say about the distribution of watch chimes in the classroom?

The peer review process is designed to

The media tries to balance its coverage of controversial topics to create __________,the appearance of a scientific controversy where none exists.

This mathematical method allows researchers to determine whether they can generalize findings from a sample to the full population.

Our tendency to make ourselves look psychologically disturbed with the aim to achieve clear-cut personal goals,like faking a mental illness,is called

Dr.Black wants to study how caffeine consumption affects memory.He gives his sample a memory test to establish their baseline abilities and then has them drink several caffeinated beverages,followed by another memory test.What type of research design is Dr.Black using?

In sciences and social sciences,another term for real-world importance is

First impressions and snap judgments are based on

There is an illusory correlation between joint pain and rainy weather.According to the Great Fourfold Table of Life,which of the following experiences do we pay too much attention to?

Which ethical requirement of research was not present in the Tuskegee experiment,where nearly 400 African-American men were exposed to syphilis and denied treatment for its symptoms?

Naturalistic observation and case study methods are to __________ as correlational methods are to __________.

Shannon is interested in studying the vocalizations that a rare breed of squirrels makes when predators are nearby.She tags a small group of these squirrels and records the sounds that they make.What type of research method is Shannon using?

Suppose that researchers find no relationship between your likelihood of getting cancer and your neighbourhood's proximity to power lines.This would be an example of a(n)__________ correlation.