Question 1

In both science and the legal system,the "burden of proof" is on the side that

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A) agrees with common sense. 
B) disagrees with common sense. 
C) should find it possible to present convincing evidence,if in fact it is right. 
D) should find it harder to present convincing evidence,if in fact it is right. 
A) agrees with common sense. 
B) disagrees with common sense. 
C) should find it possible to present convincing evidence,if in fact it is right. 
D) should find it harder to present convincing evidence,if in fact it is right.

Question 2

Statements about a large population based on an inference from a small sample,is called ____________________.
inferential statistics

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inferentia

Question 3

The main reason for the persistence of many illusory correlations is the fact that

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A) many experimenters are not careful when calculating correlation coefficients or use the wrong statistical techniques. 
B) many variables that were strongly correlated in the past have ceased to be correlated. 
C) people intentionally deceive others for their own gain. 
D) people's selectively remember facts that support their expectations. 
A) many experimenters are not careful when calculating correlation coefficients or use the wrong statistical techniques. 
B) many variables that were strongly correlated in the past have ceased to be correlated. 
C) people intentionally deceive others for their own gain. 
D) people's selectively remember facts that support their expectations.

Question 4

How did Clever Hans solve arithmetic problems?

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A) with ESP 
B) by taking advantage of coincidence 
C) by watching the examiner for subtle cues 
D) by using his native abilities to do arithmetic 
A) with ESP 
B) by taking advantage of coincidence 
C) by watching the examiner for subtle cues 
D) by using his native abilities to do arithmetic

Question 5

In order to study the attitudes of the people who live in Tennessee,I obtain a copy of the census of that state and interview every 1,000th person on that list.My procedure will provide an approximately

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A) normal sample. 
B) experimental sample. 
C) proportional sample. 
D) random sample. 
A) normal sample. 
B) experimental sample. 
C) proportional sample. 
D) random sample.

Question 6

A pre-school teacher records the height of all of her students and their parents.The distribution of these measures would be called a

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A) bimodal distribution. 
B) symmetrical distribution. 
C) logarithmic distribution. 
D) standard distribution. 
A) bimodal distribution. 
B) symmetrical distribution. 
C) logarithmic distribution. 
D) standard distribution.

Question 7

You give a survey and ask,"Do you support the current laws on abortion?" Ninety-four percent of the respondents answer "no." Based on these results,you

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A) know that those people feel that the laws are too restrictive. 
B) know that those people feel that the laws are not strict enough. 
C) still do not know whether those people feel the laws are too restrictive or not strict enough. 
D) know that at least 94% of the people you surveyed are familiar with the abortion laws. 
A) know that those people feel that the laws are too restrictive. 
B) know that those people feel that the laws are not strict enough. 
C) still do not know whether those people feel the laws are too restrictive or not strict enough. 
D) know that at least 94% of the people you surveyed are familiar with the abortion laws.

Question 8

Judy cannot remember anything that happened during her 8:00 am psychology class.Her roommate Juanita suggests that perhaps Judy slept throughout class.Judy,however,suggests that her brain was temporarily kidnapped by aliens from outer space.Most psychologists would prefer Juanita's explanation because it is more

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A) statistical. 
B) correlational. 
C) psychoanalytic. 
D) parsimonious. 
A) statistical. 
B) correlational. 
C) psychoanalytic. 
D) parsimonious.

Question 9

One of the problems with survey research is

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A) that people are willing to express an opinion even when they have no idea what they are talking about. 
B) that it is very difficult to obtain a sufficient number of participants. 
C) not knowing how to operationally define the independent variables. 
D) the difficulty of finding a convenience sample of participants. 
A) that people are willing to express an opinion even when they have no idea what they are talking about. 
B) that it is very difficult to obtain a sufficient number of participants. 
C) not knowing how to operationally define the independent variables. 
D) the difficulty of finding a convenience sample of participants.

Question 10

A convenience sample is

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A) representative of the population. 
B) a group in which every individual in the population has an equal chance of being selected. 
C) a group chosen because of its ease of study. 
D) the most likely to represent the mean of the population. 
A) representative of the population. 
B) a group in which every individual in the population has an equal chance of being selected. 
C) a group chosen because of its ease of study. 
D) the most likely to represent the mean of the population.

Question 11

In what situation is the median a preferred measure of central tendency over the mean?

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A) when all of the scores cluster around the mean 
B) when the scores are arranged in a normal distribution 
C) when there are some extreme scores 
D) when there are no very low or very high scores 
A) when all of the scores cluster around the mean 
B) when the scores are arranged in a normal distribution 
C) when there are some extreme scores 
D) when there are no very low or very high scores

Question 12

An investigator analyzes the results of an experiment and determines that p < .05.Why does the investigator want to know the value of p?

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A) to determine whether the results are statistically significant 
B) to determine whether participants were randomly assigned to the two groups 
C) to determine whether the results are replicable 
D) to determine whether to use the mean or the median 
A) to determine whether the results are statistically significant 
B) to determine whether participants were randomly assigned to the two groups 
C) to determine whether the results are replicable 
D) to determine whether to use the mean or the median

Question 13

Consider the following set of scores on a quiz: 2,2,3,5,8.The median for this set of scores is 4.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The best way to describe a double-blind study is to say that

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A) the observer does not know which is the control group and which is the experimental group. 
B) neither the observer nor the participants know which group is the experimental group and which is the control group. 
C) the participants do not know who is in the experimental group and who is in the control group. 
D) both the observer and the participants know which is the control group and which is the experimental group. 
A) the observer does not know which is the control group and which is the experimental group. 
B) neither the observer nor the participants know which group is the experimental group and which is the control group. 
C) the participants do not know who is in the experimental group and who is in the control group. 
D) both the observer and the participants know which is the control group and which is the experimental group.

Question 15

If p < .05,then the difference in results between the experimental group and the control group is probably

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A) difficult to replicate. 
B) due to a correlation,not a causation. 
C) statistically significant. 
D) too small to measure. 
A) difficult to replicate. 
B) due to a correlation,not a causation. 
C) statistically significant. 
D) too small to measure.

Question 16

A survey team asks questions of a group of people who have been carefully selected to be sure that they include the same percentages of male and female;old and young;and black,white,Asian,and Hispanic as the population as a whole.This group of people constitute a

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A) representative sample. 
B) random sample. 
C) convenience sample. 
D) longitudinal sample. 
A) representative sample. 
B) random sample. 
C) convenience sample. 
D) longitudinal sample.

Question 17

If an increase in one variable is not associated with any consistent increase or decrease in a second variable,then the correlation between the two variables is

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A) positive. 
B) negative. 
C) zero. 
D) uncertain. 
A) positive. 
B) negative. 
C) zero. 
D) uncertain.

Question 18

An investigator wishes to conduct a double-blind study to determine the effect of an experimental drug on memory.The investigator gives the drug to members of the experimental group and a ____ to members of the control group.

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A) demand characteristic 
B) random sample 
C) placebo 
D) mode 
A) demand characteristic 
B) random sample 
C) placebo 
D) mode

Question 19

Group A receives the following scores: 14,15,15,15,16.Group B receives the following scores: 4,8,12,16,20.The standard deviation for Group B is higher than it is for Group
A.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A study of the relationship between two variables that the investigator does not control is known as a

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A) random assignment. 
B) correlational study. 
C) double-blind experiment. 
D) case history. 
A) random assignment. 
B) correlational study. 
C) double-blind experiment. 
D) case history.

In both science and the legal system,the "burden of proof" is on the side that

Statements about a large population based on an inference from a small sample,is called ____________________. inferential statistics

The main reason for the persistence of many illusory correlations is the fact that

How did Clever Hans solve arithmetic problems?

In order to study the attitudes of the people who live in Tennessee,I obtain a copy of the census of that state and interview every 1,000th person on that list.My procedure will provide an approximately

A pre-school teacher records the height of all of her students and their parents.The distribution of these measures would be called a

You give a survey and ask,"Do you support the current laws on abortion?" Ninety-four percent of the respondents answer "no." Based on these results,you

One of the problems with survey research is

A convenience sample is

In what situation is the median a preferred measure of central tendency over the mean?

An investigator analyzes the results of an experiment and determines that p < .05.Why does the investigator want to know the value of p?

Consider the following set of scores on a quiz: 2,2,3,5,8.The median for this set of scores is 4.

The best way to describe a double-blind study is to say that

If p < .05,then the difference in results between the experimental group and the control group is probably

A survey team asks questions of a group of people who have been carefully selected to be sure that they include the same percentages of male and female;old and young;and black,white,Asian,and Hispanic as the population as a whole.This group of people constitute a

If an increase in one variable is not associated with any consistent increase or decrease in a second variable,then the correlation between the two variables is

An investigator wishes to conduct a double-blind study to determine the effect of an experimental drug on memory.The investigator gives the drug to members of the experimental group and a ____ to members of the control group.

Group A receives the following scores: 14,15,15,15,16.Group B receives the following scores: 4,8,12,16,20.The standard deviation for Group B is higher than it is for Group A.

A study of the relationship between two variables that the investigator does not control is known as a

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In both science and the legal system,the "burden of proof" is on the side that

Statements about a large population based on an inference from a small sample,is called ____________________. inferential statistics

The main reason for the persistence of many illusory correlations is the fact that

How did Clever Hans solve arithmetic problems?

In order to study the attitudes of the people who live in Tennessee,I obtain a copy of the census of that state and interview every 1,000th person on that list.My procedure will provide an approximately

A pre-school teacher records the height of all of her students and their parents.The distribution of these measures would be called a

You give a survey and ask,"Do you support the current laws on abortion?" Ninety-four percent of the respondents answer "no." Based on these results,you

One of the problems with survey research is

A convenience sample is

In what situation is the median a preferred measure of central tendency over the mean?

An investigator analyzes the results of an experiment and determines that p < .05.Why does the investigator want to know the value of p?

Consider the following set of scores on a quiz: 2,2,3,5,8.The median for this set of scores is 4.

The best way to describe a double-blind study is to say that

If p < .05,then the difference in results between the experimental group and the control group is probably

A survey team asks questions of a group of people who have been carefully selected to be sure that they include the same percentages of male and female;old and young;and black,white,Asian,and Hispanic as the population as a whole.This group of people constitute a

If an increase in one variable is not associated with any consistent increase or decrease in a second variable,then the correlation between the two variables is

An investigator wishes to conduct a double-blind study to determine the effect of an experimental drug on memory.The investigator gives the drug to members of the experimental group and a ____ to members of the control group.

Group A receives the following scores: 14,15,15,15,16.Group B receives the following scores: 4,8,12,16,20.The standard deviation for Group B is higher than it is for Group A.

A study of the relationship between two variables that the investigator does not control is known as a

What Is Psychology

Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Nature,nurture,and Human Development

Learning

Memory

Cognition and Language

Intelligence

Consciousness

Motivated Behaviors

Emotional Behaviors,stress,and Health

Social Psychology

Personality

Abnormality,therapy,and Social Issues

Specific Disorders and Treatments

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