Question 1

How does conducting a double-blind study attempt to remedy the experimenter expectancy effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  The experimenter and the participant both know what condition the participant is assigned to.
B)  The experimenter does not know but the participant does know what condition the participant is assigned to.
C)  The experimenter knows but the participant does not know what condition the participant is assigned to.
D)  Neither the experimenter nor the participant knows what condition the participant is assigned to.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Researchers will likely use the __________ to reduce background noise and increase the sensitively to ESP signals,transmitted by a sender.

Accepted Answer

A)  Honorton experiment
B)  Geller design
C)  Rhine design
D)  Ganzfeld experimentE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

The use of deception is justified by ethics review boards in all of the following circumstances except when

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A)  researchers could not have performed the study without deception.
B)  the research does not involve a medical or therapeutic intervention.
C)  participants might not agree to participate unless deception is used.
D)  the use of deception does not negatively impact the rights of the participant.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 4

The belief that one can detect the presence of objects or people that are hidden from view is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  a revelation.
B)  telepathy.
C)  precognition.
D)  clairvoyance.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

A group of students watch a videotape of two managers interacting with their subordinates at a customer service desk in a department store.Students see one of the managers' act in a friendly and respectful manner toward all of the employees.The other manager is less friendly but still respectful toward the employees.What concept would explain the more positive ratings on other dimensions for the friendly manager as compared to the less friendly manager?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Rosenthal effect
B)  The horns effect
C)  The halo effect
D)  The leniency effectE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

This simplest measure of variability is the

Accepted Answer

A)  standard deviation.
B)  range.
C)  mode.
D)  mean.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 7

The placebo and Rosenthal effects are examples of __________ in experimental research.

Accepted Answer

A)  dependent variables
B)  independent variables
C)  false variables
D)  confounding variablesE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

The extent to which we can draw cause-and-effect inferences from a study is called

Accepted Answer

A)  face validity
B)  construct validity
C)  external validity
D)  internal validityE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

Which research design provides existence proofs?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

The use of deception in psychological research is unjustified when

Accepted Answer

A)  the researchers could not have performed the study without the deception.
B)  the use of deception does not negatively affect the rights of the participant.
C)  the research involves medical or therapeutic interventions.
D)  participants may pick up on demand characteristics about the study.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Our tendency to make ourselves look better than we actually are,either for job interviews or Facebook pages,is called

Accepted Answer

A)  positive self-image.
B)  positive impression management.
C)  self-report bias.
D)  leniency effect.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Which of the following statements is an example of the horns effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sandra gives Nicole a good performance evaluation at work because they are friends.
B)  Jason believes that overweight people also are lazy,selfish,and unmotivated.
C)  Cynthia rates herself very positively on a test assessing personality characteristics.
D)  Wade exaggerates his "bad boy" image on a survey of life experiences.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 13

The only research design that allows one to make cause-and-effect inferences is the __________ design.

Accepted Answer

A)  naturalistic observation
B)  case study
C)  experimental
D)  correlationalE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 14

To avoid demand characteristics,researchers frequently use __________ to keep their participants unaware of the purpose of the experiment.

Accepted Answer

A)  random selection
B)  placebos
C)  double-blind designs
D)  deceptionE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following correlation coefficients represents the strongest degree of relation between two variables?

Accepted Answer

A)  +.43
B)  -.47
C)  -.25
D)  +.19E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Measures of __________ reflect how loosely or tightly bunched scores are in a distribution,whereas measures of __________ reflect where the group of scores tends to cluster.

Accepted Answer

A)  mode;mean
B)  central tendency;median
C)  variability;central tendency
D)  central tendency;meanE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

The __________ refers to the phenomenon in which researchers' hypotheses lead them to unintentionally bias the outcome of a study.

Accepted Answer

A)  nocebo effect
B)  placebo effect
C)  hindsight effect
D)  experimenter expectancy effectE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 18

A key disadvantage to self-report measures is that

Accepted Answer

A)  they are less effective than experiments in accurately predicting peoples' behaviour.
B)  respondents are not always honest in their answers.
C)  observing behaviour leads to changes in behaviour.
D)  demand characteristics can bias participants' answers.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Which measure of central tendency is used when asking about national income levels,wherein 50 percent of the population makes more than this amount and 50 percent of the population makes less?

Accepted Answer

A)  Range
B)  Mean
C)  Mode
D)  MedianE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

Which measure of central tendency is used when you are asked what is the most number of cigarettes you smoked in a day over the past week?

Accepted Answer

A)  Range
B)  Mean
C)  Mode
D)  MedianE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following correlation coefficients represents the strongest degree of relation between two variables?

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The placebo and Rosenthal effects are examples of __________ in experimental research.

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This simplest measure of variability is the

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Which research design provides existence proofs?

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