Question 1

A critical thinker looks for design flaws such as confounding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

You need a Ph.D.to do good psychological research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

An ethical researcher does not have to be concerned about animal subjects,but he or she does have to be concerned about human participants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

In a Stroop conflict study,counting is usually faster than reading.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Pilot research refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the guiding hypotheses that lead to a conclusion 
B)  applied research concerned with aviation 
C)  the outcomes of preliminary research 
D)  preliminary research prior to a complete project 
E)  the lack of information provided by most research 
A)  the guiding hypotheses that lead to a conclusion 
B)  applied research concerned with aviation 
C)  the outcomes of preliminary research 
D)  preliminary research prior to a complete project 
E)  the lack of information provided by most research

Question 6

An important source of researcher bias is:

Accepted Answer

A)  deliberate fabrication of results 
B)  a researcher's preconceptions 
C)  different variables in experimental and control groups 
D)  the uniform treatment of participants in experimental and control groups 
A)  deliberate fabrication of results 
B)  a researcher's preconceptions 
C)  different variables in experimental and control groups 
D)  the uniform treatment of participants in experimental and control groups

Question 7

In an experiment,what is manipulated or changed is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  independent variable 
B)  dependent variable 
C)  control variable 
D)  confounding variable 
A)  independent variable 
B)  dependent variable 
C)  control variable 
D)  confounding variable

Question 8

One problem in evaluating pilot research is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the small sample of participants 
B)  the number of confounding variables 
C)  the lack of a testable hypothesis 
D)  the lack of a dependent variable 
A)  the small sample of participants 
B)  the number of confounding variables 
C)  the lack of a testable hypothesis 
D)  the lack of a dependent variable

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of basic (rather than applied)research?

Accepted Answer

A)  conducting a survey in the hopes of developing a more user-friendly TV remote control 
B)  determining if the reading of a color name (e.g.,blue)interferes with the processing of a different color of ink on a page (e.g.,red) 
C)  determining if people who are predisposed to later develop schizophrenia process pictures of human faces differently than other populations in the hopes of developing a test for early detection and diagnosis 
D)  reducing pilot error by determining in which of two displays pilots are faster at detecting a warning light 
A)  conducting a survey in the hopes of developing a more user-friendly TV remote control 
B)  determining if the reading of a color name (e.g.,blue)interferes with the processing of a different color of ink on a page (e.g.,red) 
C)  determining if people who are predisposed to later develop schizophrenia process pictures of human faces differently than other populations in the hopes of developing a test for early detection and diagnosis 
D)  reducing pilot error by determining in which of two displays pilots are faster at detecting a warning light

Question 10

A placebo:

Accepted Answer

A)  is a pharmacologically inert substance 
B)  tends to increase reactivity in participants 
C)  is given to researchers to reduce their bias 
D)  will be effective regardless of whether or not a double-blind design is used 
A)  is a pharmacologically inert substance 
B)  tends to increase reactivity in participants 
C)  is given to researchers to reduce their bias 
D)  will be effective regardless of whether or not a double-blind design is used

Question 11

Which of the following would be least helpful in searching for recent work on the Stroop effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social Science Citation Index 
B)  PsycINFO 
C)  Stroop's article 
D)  a dictionary 
A)  Social Science Citation Index 
B)  PsycINFO 
C)  Stroop's article 
D)  a dictionary

Question 12

Assume that your instructor wants to evaluate the effects of the intensity of surrounding light (in watts)on performance in a Nintendo game.Individuals who vary randomly in their initial skill level on the game are assigned to a room containing an overhead light at a selected intensity.Each participant plays the game in their assigned room at the same time of day,and their high score is measured.A control variable in this study is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  level of light (in watts) 
B)  Nintendo game score 
C)  time of day 
D)  skill level 
A)  level of light (in watts) 
B)  Nintendo game score 
C)  time of day 
D)  skill level

Question 13

Assume that you are interested in evaluating the effect of study context on reading comprehension for the current course material.Which of the following represents a possible independent variable for this research project?

Accepted Answer

A)  time of study/reading 
B)  major course of study for the participant (e.g.,Psychology,Sociology,etc.) 
C)  type of distracting events at the time of study (e.g.,none,music,friend's conversation,etc.) 
D)  number of correct answers on a quiz 
A)  time of study/reading 
B)  major course of study for the participant (e.g.,Psychology,Sociology,etc.) 
C)  type of distracting events at the time of study (e.g.,none,music,friend's conversation,etc.) 
D)  number of correct answers on a quiz

Question 14

About 90 percent of psychology departments require or recommend some combination of courses in statistics and research design.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Deliberate fabrication in reported research is:

Accepted Answer

A)  more common than inadvertent bias 
B)  increasing in psychological journals 
C)  usually undetected 
D)  less common than inadvertent bias 
A)  more common than inadvertent bias 
B)  increasing in psychological journals 
C)  usually undetected 
D)  less common than inadvertent bias

Question 16

Basic scientific research is done:

Accepted Answer

A)  to solve practical problems 
B)  just to see what would happen 
C)  to verify a theoretical prediction 
D)  to gather data to test a theory 
A)  to solve practical problems 
B)  just to see what would happen 
C)  to verify a theoretical prediction 
D)  to gather data to test a theory

Question 17

In the conflict experiment in Chapter 1,____ was the dependent variable.

Accepted Answer

A)  time of day 
B)  type of task 
C)  time to read the lists 
D)  order of conditions 
A)  time of day 
B)  type of task 
C)  time to read the lists 
D)  order of conditions

Question 18

An operational definition:

Accepted Answer

A)  cannot be obtained for abstract concepts such as anxiety 
B)  must allow other people to apply it 
C)  must be scientifically sensible 
D)  is a behavioral measure that is agreed upon by all researchers working in the field 
A)  cannot be obtained for abstract concepts such as anxiety 
B)  must allow other people to apply it 
C)  must be scientifically sensible 
D)  is a behavioral measure that is agreed upon by all researchers working in the field

Question 19

Science begins with:

Accepted Answer

A)  hypotheses 
B)  theories 
C)  observation 
D)  experiments 
A)  hypotheses 
B)  theories 
C)  observation 
D)  experiments

Question 20

Which statement is true regarding pilot research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pilot research usually involves a large number of participants. 
B)  Pilot research often is used to determine whether or not the levels of an independent variable are appropriate. 
C)  Pilot research is usually conducted once potential problems with the experiment have been resolved. 
D)  Pilot research cannot reveal potential causal relationships between variables. 
A)  Pilot research usually involves a large number of participants. 
B)  Pilot research often is used to determine whether or not the levels of an independent variable are appropriate. 
C)  Pilot research is usually conducted once potential problems with the experiment have been resolved. 
D)  Pilot research cannot reveal potential causal relationships between variables.

A critical thinker looks for design flaws such as confounding.

You need a Ph.D.to do good psychological research.

An ethical researcher does not have to be concerned about animal subjects,but he or she does have to be concerned about human participants.

In a Stroop conflict study,counting is usually faster than reading.

Pilot research refers to:

An important source of researcher bias is:

In an experiment,what is manipulated or changed is called the:

One problem in evaluating pilot research is:

Which of the following is an example of basic (rather than applied)research?

A placebo:

Which of the following would be least helpful in searching for recent work on the Stroop effect?

Assume that you are interested in evaluating the effect of study context on reading comprehension for the current course material.Which of the following represents a possible independent variable for this research project?

About 90 percent of psychology departments require or recommend some combination of courses in statistics and research design.

Deliberate fabrication in reported research is:

Basic scientific research is done:

In the conflict experiment in Chapter 1,____ was the dependent variable.

An operational definition:

Science begins with:

Which statement is true regarding pilot research?

Explanation in Scientific Psychology

Exploring the Literature of Psychology

Conducting Ethical Research

Observations in Psychological Research

Relational Research

Basics of Experimentation

Validity and Reliability in Psychological Research

Experimental Design

Complex Design

Small-N Experimentation

Quasi-Experimentation

Interpreting the Results of Research

Presenting Research Results

Appendices a and B Descriptive and Inferential Statistics

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Exam 1: Overview of Psychological Research

A critical thinker looks for design flaws such as confounding.

You need a Ph.D.to do good psychological research.

An ethical researcher does not have to be concerned about animal subjects,but he or she does have to be concerned about human participants.

In a Stroop conflict study,counting is usually faster than reading.

Pilot research refers to:

An important source of researcher bias is:

In an experiment,what is manipulated or changed is called the:

One problem in evaluating pilot research is:

Which of the following is an example of basic (rather than applied)research?

A placebo:

Which of the following would be least helpful in searching for recent work on the Stroop effect?

Assume that you are interested in evaluating the effect of study context on reading comprehension for the current course material.Which of the following represents a possible independent variable for this research project?

About 90 percent of psychology departments require or recommend some combination of courses in statistics and research design.

Deliberate fabrication in reported research is:

Basic scientific research is done:

In the conflict experiment in Chapter 1,____ was the dependent variable.

An operational definition:

Science begins with:

Which statement is true regarding pilot research?

Explanation in Scientific Psychology

Exploring the Literature of Psychology

Conducting Ethical Research

Observations in Psychological Research

Relational Research

Basics of Experimentation

Validity and Reliability in Psychological Research

Experimental Design

Complex Design

Small-N Experimentation

Quasi-Experimentation

Interpreting the Results of Research

Presenting Research Results

Appendices a and B Descriptive and Inferential Statistics

Filters