Question 1

What type of study design allows for statements about causality?

Accepted Answer

A)  case study 
B)  experimental 
C)  correlational 
D)  all of the above 
A)  case study 
B)  experimental 
C)  correlational 
D)  all of the above

Question 2

If a research finding is statistically significant, it:

Accepted Answer

A)  is unlikely to have occurred by chance. 
B)  will have wide-ranging effects. 
C)  is important to humanity. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  is unlikely to have occurred by chance. 
B)  will have wide-ranging effects. 
C)  is important to humanity. 
D)  all of the above

Question 3

How are experience sampling studies similar to case studies? How are they different?

Accepted Answer

Experience sampling studies are similar

Question 4

Which view most directly promotes the use of case studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  introspection 
B)  cognitive 
C)  personology 
D)  correlational 
A)  introspection 
B)  cognitive 
C)  personology 
D)  correlational

Question 5

All variables can be manipulated in an ethical fashion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A correlation of r = .27 is stronger than a correlation of r = -.57.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Correlational research provides information about causality among two or more variables.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Looking inward to your own experience is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  inspection. 
B)  self-monitoring. 
C)  introspection. 
D)  personal case study. 
A)  inspection. 
B)  self-monitoring. 
C)  introspection. 
D)  personal case study.

Question 9

Experimental control is not a necessary component of experimental research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What type of study design allows for statements about causality?

If a research finding is statistically significant, it:

How are experience sampling studies similar to case studies? How are they different?

Which view most directly promotes the use of case studies?

All variables can be manipulated in an ethical fashion.

A correlation of r = .27 is stronger than a correlation of r = -.57.

Correlational research provides information about causality among two or more variables.

Looking inward to your own experience is called:

Experimental control is not a necessary component of experimental research.

What Is Personality Psychology

Issues in Personality Assessment

The Trait Perspective

The Motive Perspective

Genetics, Evolution, and Personality

Biological Processes and Personality

The Psychoanalytic Perspective

Psychosocial Theories

The Learning Perspective

Self-Actualization and Self-Determination

The Cognitive Perspective

The Self-Regulation Perspective

Personality in Perspective: Overlap and Integration

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Exam 2: Methods in the Study of Personality

What type of study design allows for statements about causality?

If a research finding is statistically significant, it:

How are experience sampling studies similar to case studies? How are they different?

Which view most directly promotes the use of case studies?

All variables can be manipulated in an ethical fashion.

A correlation of r = .27 is stronger than a correlation of r = -.57.

Correlational research provides information about causality among two or more variables.

Looking inward to your own experience is called:

Experimental control is not a necessary component of experimental research.

What Is Personality Psychology

Issues in Personality Assessment

The Trait Perspective

The Motive Perspective

Genetics, Evolution, and Personality

Biological Processes and Personality

The Psychoanalytic Perspective

Psychosocial Theories

The Learning Perspective

Self-Actualization and Self-Determination

The Cognitive Perspective

The Self-Regulation Perspective

Personality in Perspective: Overlap and Integration

Filters