Exam 2: Methods in Psychology

Jeff must find four sources for a term paper he is writing on corporal punishment (i.e. ,spanking).Jeff's family spanked him when he misbehaved as a child,and Jeff believes that it is a useful behavioural modification technique.If Jeff is like most people,he probably will:

The size of the sample is signified by which symbol?

Margot wonders if people behave more aggressively when there is a full moon.To attempt to find out,she categorizes arrest records and emergency room admissions by the cycle of the moon.Margot is taking a(n)_____ approach to the question.

Use the following to answer questions -(Scenario II)The dependent variable was:

Ethical guidelines allow coercion to make people participate in a psychological study in certain circumstances.

What is the third-variable problem in reference to correlational studies?

An operational definition is a description of a property in measurable terms.

In the number sequence 3 6 1 1 9,which number is the median?

Which researcher who completely lies about conducting a study and makes a fraudulent research claim will probably get caught?

Which statement is an example of a demand characteristic in everyday life?

What do the following have in common: a microphone concealed in the ceiling of a laboratory,filler items on a psychological survey meant to distract from a study's true purpose,and a misleading explanation told to participants about the purpose of a study?

Sue becomes tired when it gets really hot outside and Frank becomes angry.Their different reactions to the heat illustrate the challenge of _____ to the study of human behaviour.

When naturalistic observation is not possible,which step can psychologists take to avoid demand characteristics?

A graphical representation of the measurements of a sample that are arranged by the number of times each measurement was observed is a:

In an experiment,researchers exposed half the children to 2 hours of violence on television every day for a month and made sure the other half saw no violence on television at all.At the end of the month,they measured the level of aggressiveness in the children.What were the children who were exposed to violent television?

A psychologist is hired by a company to determine which of several commercials might be most effective at stirring television viewers' interest.The psychologist shows these commercials to a group of participants.Which measure is LEAST susceptible to demand characteristics?

An experiment in which the true purpose is hidden from the researcher as well as from the participant is called a:

As part of her course requirements,Jill participates in research studies conducted by professors.After she participates,she is fully informed about the nature of the study.This describes:

When a correlation is observed between two variables,it is possible that one variable is causing the other.

Use the following to answer questions -(Scenario I)Which value is MOST likely to be the correlation coefficient (r)between variables A and B?