Question 1

The systematic application of observation and logic to questions in the natural world is a good definition of

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A)   craft
B)   science
C)   pseudoscience
D)   psychometryE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 2

What is the best definition of a scientific theory?

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A)   A specific, precise, and testable prediction about the occurance of an event.
B)  An interconnected set of ideas and statements that explain observed facts
C)   A loose collection of inferred beliefs
D)   A quantitative method for analyzing dataE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Discuss two reasons why statistics are important for psychological research.

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Question 4

A research wanted to determine whether the temperature of a room effected reading ability. She used different three temperatures (cold, warm, hot)  with different groups of participants and measured their reading comprehension with multiple-choice questions.
The dependent variable in the study was

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A)   participant gender
B)   room temperature
C)   reading comprehension
D)   room sizeE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Many researchers use these kinds of samples to save time and money in recruiting participants

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A)   stratified samples
B)   random samples
C)   convenience samples
D)   belated samplesE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Behaviorists like Watson and Skinner believed that only behavior, and not thoughts and feelings, could be scientifically studied.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In a participant observational study, the researcher observes a phenomenon by

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A)  simulating the experiment with actors
B)  becoming part of what is being observed
C)   passively observing what he or she sees
D)   video-taping participants in a laboratoryE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Debriefing a participant after an experiment is important for all of these reasons except

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A)  upholding the dignity of the participants
B)   addressing any concerns that the participants have
C)   explaining the exact purpose of the study
D)   informing the participants of their IQ scoresE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 9

A correlation between two variables cannot be interpreted as a causal relationship because of this concept.

Accepted Answer

A)   the two variable problem
B)   the third variable problem
C)   the source monitoring problem
D)   the causal hypothesis problemE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 10

An experiment using random assignment to conditions ensures that

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A)  participants are grouped according to attractiveness
B)   each participant is equally likely to be in any condition of the experiment
C)   each participant is more likely to be in the first condition
D)   no participants are assigned to any conditionE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

Though psychology did not become a science until much later, many ancient thinkers pondered psychological questions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to the British Empiricists, knowledge and truth were only obtainable through

Accepted Answer

A)   rationality
B)   microscopic investigation
C)   evolution
D)   experienceE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

If you read an article that reported decreases in hearing ability as people age, that is an example of a

Accepted Answer

A)   negative correlation
B)   positive correlation
C)   multiple correlation
D)   low correlationE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Intuition is the most objective way to analyze a scientific phenomenon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Inferential statistics use this concept to determine the influence of chance in their results

Accepted Answer

A)   quantitative scaling
B)   statistical significance
C)   statistical error
D)   coin-flippingE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Sigmund Freud is strongly associated with ________________, a perspective that led to the first "talking" therapy for mental illness.

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Question 17

All psychological research on human subjects must be approved by this university committee.

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A)   the College Board (C
B)  
B)   the Inter-Office Correspondce Board (IOC
B)  
C)   the Educational Testing Service (ETS) 
D)   the Institutional Review Board (IR
B)  E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Psychologists need to assign participants to at least one control condition in order to evaluate the influence of confounding variables.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Critical thinking is important to science because the critical thinker weighs all of the evidence for and against an explanation before deciding which is true.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following best describes the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

A)   A collection of rules for ethical science practice
B)   A non-empirical method popularized by physiologists
C)   A succession of five steps toward acquiring empirical knowledge
D)   A code of conduct for experimenters when dealing with humansE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Exam 1: Psychology As Science

A research wanted to determine whether the temperature of a room effected reading ability. She used different three temperatures (cold, warm, hot) with different groups of participants and measured their reading comprehension with multiple-choice questions. The dependent variable in the study was

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Though psychology did not become a science until much later, many ancient thinkers pondered psychological questions.

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Debriefing a participant after an experiment is important for all of these reasons except

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Which of the following best describes the scientific method?

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Inferential statistics use this concept to determine the influence of chance in their results

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Sigmund Freud is strongly associated with ________________, a perspective that led to the first "talking" therapy for mental illness.

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All psychological research on human subjects must be approved by this university committee.

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The systematic application of observation and logic to questions in the natural world is a good definition of

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Discuss two reasons why statistics are important for psychological research.

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According to the British Empiricists, knowledge and truth were only obtainable through

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What is the best definition of a scientific theory?

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Intuition is the most objective way to analyze a scientific phenomenon.

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Many researchers use these kinds of samples to save time and money in recruiting participants

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Behaviorists like Watson and Skinner believed that only behavior, and not thoughts and feelings, could be scientifically studied.

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If you read an article that reported decreases in hearing ability as people age, that is an example of a

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Critical thinking is important to science because the critical thinker weighs all of the evidence for and against an explanation before deciding which is true.

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Psychologists need to assign participants to at least one control condition in order to evaluate the influence of confounding variables.

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An experiment using random assignment to conditions ensures that

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A correlation between two variables cannot be interpreted as a causal relationship because of this concept.

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