Question 1

As a result of controversy over the use of deception in research:

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A)  the APA now does not allow deception.
B)  debriefing is required when deception is used.
C)  subjects who are deceived must receive therapy free of charge if requested.
D)  deception is allowed as long as subjects are volunteers.

Question 2

A psychologist is studying gender relationships in childhood and early adolescence.Fourth grade and sixth grade children are observed during lunchtime at school in order to assess seating preferences of boys and girls.From this information,it is evident that the researcher is:

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A)  conducting a cross-sectional study.
B)  conducting a longitudinal study.
C)  performing a meta-analysis procedure.
D)  able to draw firm conclusions about cause and effect.

Question 3

Most personality and intelligence tests on the Internet and in magazines:

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A)  are both reliable and valid.
B)  are neither reliable nor valid.
C)  are reliable,but not valid.
D)  are valid,but not reliable.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why research methods matter so much to psychologists?

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A)  These methods allow psychologists to separate truth from unfounded belief.
B)  These methods allow psychologists to gain respect from the "hard" sciences.
C)  These methods allow psychologists to sort out conflicting views.
D)  These methods allow psychologists to correct false ideas that might cause people harm.

Question 5

Which of the following is most characteristic of scientists?

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A)  creativity in developing new ideas to test
B)  reliance on empirical evidence
C)  intense conviction that a hypothesis is true
D)  reliance on scientific authority

Question 6

A research hypothesis proposes that consuming low carbohydrate diets results in increased weight loss.One group of people follows a low-carb diet for three weeks,while a second group follows a high-carb diet containing the same number of calories for three weeks.The average number of pounds lost per person is compared.What is the dependent variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  number of pounds lost
B)  length of time on the diet
C)  the amount of carbs in each diet
D)  the number of calories in each diet

Question 7

A psychologist has the option of gathering information through psychological tests or through self-evaluations by the subjects.Which option would be more effective in clarifying the differences/similarities between individuals? Why?

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Question 8

Researchers prefer to select participants that accurately represent the larger population that the researcher is interested in.This type of group is called a(n) :

Accepted Answer

A)  experimental sample
B)  single-blind sample
C)  significance tests
D)  representative sample

Question 9

When researchers visited 32 pubs in one city,they ordered beers and recorded observations on napkins and pieces of newspaper.The reason they kept records in this way was:

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A)  to conduct a double-blind study in each of the pubs.
B)  to make sure the study had test-retest reliability
C)  to be able to determine experimenter effects at a later point in time.
D)  to make sure that their intentions were not obvious to those they were observing.

Question 10

Assessment instruments that are designed to measure beliefs,feelings,or behaviors of which an individual is aware are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  inferential statistics.
B)  projective tests.
C)  objective tests.
D)  norms.

Question 11

The standard deviation is a commonly used measure of variability that indicates the average difference between scores in a distribution and their mean.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In the control condition,subjects are treated exactly as they are in the experimental condition,except that they are not exposed to the same treatment of the independent variable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The number of storks nesting in some European villages is positively correlated with the number of human births in the villages.This means that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the researchers made an error in their calculations since babies don't attract storks!
B)  since storks don't bring babies,one may assume that correlation never represents causation.
C)  when many storks are nesting in the villages then researchers may predict fewer human births.
D)  the number of human births may be predicted by knowing the number of stork nestings.

Question 14

The American Psychological Association (APA)suggests that all its members develop strong ethical codes for their research projects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT one of the key characteristics of the ideal scientist?

Accepted Answer

A)  precision
B)  skepticism
C)  openness in regard to ideas and research
D)  avoidance of risky predictions

Question 16

Anastasia is given a vocational-interest test in November and then retakes the test in January.The psychologist is _______________ of the test.

Accepted Answer

A)  standardizing the norms
B)  measuring the test-retest reliability
C)  measuring the alternate-forms reliability
D)  establishing the criterion validity

Question 17

Experiments yield descriptions of behavior but cannot provide causal explanations.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In what circumstances is a psychological case study of limited use?

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Question 19

Professor Wakelin has developed a new form of therapy that he believes cures anxiety.Sixty-three percent of the people who go through his program improve.A problem with his research study is:

Accepted Answer

A)  it lacks a control condition.
B)  it lacks a well-developed hypothesis.
C)  over thirty percent of the people did not improve.
D)  he conducted an experiment when he should have done a laboratory observation.

Question 20

Professor Steegel wants to know how infants of different ages respond when left with a stranger.The most efficient approach to explore this topic would be to conduct a:

Accepted Answer

A)  series of case studies.
B)  double-blind experiment.
C)  laboratory observation.
D)  naturalistic observation.

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When researchers visited 32 pubs in one city,they ordered beers and recorded observations on napkins and pieces of newspaper.The reason they kept records in this way was:

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Anastasia is given a vocational-interest test in November and then retakes the test in January.The psychologist is _______________ of the test.

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The number of storks nesting in some European villages is positively correlated with the number of human births in the villages.This means that:

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Which of the following is most characteristic of scientists?

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In what circumstances is a psychological case study of limited use?

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Assessment instruments that are designed to measure beliefs,feelings,or behaviors of which an individual is aware are called:

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Researchers prefer to select participants that accurately represent the larger population that the researcher is interested in.This type of group is called a(n) :

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A psychologist is studying gender relationships in childhood and early adolescence.Fourth grade and sixth grade children are observed during lunchtime at school in order to assess seating preferences of boys and girls.From this information,it is evident that the researcher is:

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In the control condition,subjects are treated exactly as they are in the experimental condition,except that they are not exposed to the same treatment of the independent variable.

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Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why research methods matter so much to psychologists?

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The American Psychological Association (APA)suggests that all its members develop strong ethical codes for their research projects.

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Professor Steegel wants to know how infants of different ages respond when left with a stranger.The most efficient approach to explore this topic would be to conduct a:

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As a result of controversy over the use of deception in research:

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The standard deviation is a commonly used measure of variability that indicates the average difference between scores in a distribution and their mean.

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Most personality and intelligence tests on the Internet and in magazines:

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A psychologist has the option of gathering information through psychological tests or through self-evaluations by the subjects.Which option would be more effective in clarifying the differences/similarities between individuals? Why?

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Professor Wakelin has developed a new form of therapy that he believes cures anxiety.Sixty-three percent of the people who go through his program improve.A problem with his research study is:

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Experiments yield descriptions of behavior but cannot provide causal explanations.

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Which of the following is NOT one of the key characteristics of the ideal scientist?

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When researchers visited 32 pubs in one city,they ordered beers and recorded observations on napkins and pieces of newspaper.The reason they kept records in this way was:

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Anastasia is given a vocational-interest test in November and then retakes the test in January.The psychologist is _______________ of the test.

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The number of storks nesting in some European villages is positively correlated with the number of human births in the villages.This means that:

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Which of the following is most characteristic of scientists?

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In what circumstances is a psychological case study of limited use?

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Assessment instruments that are designed to measure beliefs,feelings,or behaviors of which an individual is aware are called:

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Researchers prefer to select participants that accurately represent the larger population that the researcher is interested in.This type of group is called a(n) :

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A psychologist is studying gender relationships in childhood and early adolescence.Fourth grade and sixth grade children are observed during lunchtime at school in order to assess seating preferences of boys and girls.From this information,it is evident that the researcher is:

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In the control condition,subjects are treated exactly as they are in the experimental condition,except that they are not exposed to the same treatment of the independent variable.

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Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why research methods matter so much to psychologists?

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The American Psychological Association (APA)suggests that all its members develop strong ethical codes for their research projects.

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Professor Steegel wants to know how infants of different ages respond when left with a stranger.The most efficient approach to explore this topic would be to conduct a:

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As a result of controversy over the use of deception in research:

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The standard deviation is a commonly used measure of variability that indicates the average difference between scores in a distribution and their mean.

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Most personality and intelligence tests on the Internet and in magazines:

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A psychologist has the option of gathering information through psychological tests or through self-evaluations by the subjects.Which option would be more effective in clarifying the differences/similarities between individuals? Why?

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Professor Wakelin has developed a new form of therapy that he believes cures anxiety.Sixty-three percent of the people who go through his program improve.A problem with his research study is:

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