Question 1

As part of critical thinking, the deliberate attempt to uncover how a commonsense belief or scientific theory might be false is called

Accepted Answer

A)  ​falsification. 
B)  ​introspection. 
C)  ​confirmation bias. 
D)  ​uncritical acceptance. 
A)  ​falsification. 
B)  ​introspection. 
C)  ​confirmation bias. 
D)  ​uncritical acceptance.

Question 2

Zoologists have attached miniaturized cameras called "critter cams" directly to many species allowing observations in a wide range of natural environments with the use of these tiny cameras minimizing the

Accepted Answer

A)  single-blind effect. 
B)  double-blind effect.. 
C)  observer effect. 
D)  effects of extraneous correlations. 
A)  single-blind effect. 
B)  double-blind effect.. 
C)  observer effect. 
D)  effects of extraneous correlations.

Question 3

Correlational studies are used to demonstrate cause-and-effect relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In an experiment on the effects of sleep deprivation on eye-hand coordination, the participants' scores on the eye-hand coordination test would be the __________ variable.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In an experiment on the effects of...

Question 5

Wundt's ideas were carried to the United States by

Accepted Answer

A)  Sigmund Freud. 
B)  Edward Titchener. 
C)  Abraham Maslow. 
D)  Fritz Perls. 
A)  Sigmund Freud. 
B)  Edward Titchener. 
C)  Abraham Maslow. 
D)  Fritz Perls.

Question 6

You are conducting an experiment to determine whether teaching students the SQ4R method will increase their test scores.So, you explain your hypothesis to your participants and then conduct the experiment.Informing the participants about your hypothesis

Accepted Answer

A)  may create research participant bias. 
B)  violates ethical standards. 
C)  prevents the random assignment of subjects. 
D)  will have no effect on the results of the experiment. 
A)  may create research participant bias. 
B)  violates ethical standards. 
C)  prevents the random assignment of subjects. 
D)  will have no effect on the results of the experiment.

Question 7

An advantage of the case study method is that it

Accepted Answer

A)  provides identification of clear cause-and-effect relationships. 
B)  allows information about large numbers of people to be gathered. 
C)  allows prediction. 
D)  allows investigation of rare or unusual problems or events. 
A)  provides identification of clear cause-and-effect relationships. 
B)  allows information about large numbers of people to be gathered. 
C)  allows prediction. 
D)  allows investigation of rare or unusual problems or events.

Question 8

In which type of study are two factors measured and then a statistical technique used to find the degree of relationship between the two factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  naturalistic observation 
B)  survey method 
C)  case study method 
D)  correlational study 
A)  naturalistic observation 
B)  survey method 
C)  case study method 
D)  correlational study

Question 9

Correlation coefficients can be expressed in numbers ranging from

Accepted Answer

A)  0.00 to 3.00. 
B)  -1.00 to +1.00. 
C)  -2.00 to +2.00. 
D)  -3.00 to +3.00. 
A)  0.00 to 3.00. 
B)  -1.00 to +1.00. 
C)  -2.00 to +2.00. 
D)  -3.00 to +3.00.

Question 10

Francis Cecil Sumner is best known

Accepted Answer

A)  as a comparative psychologist, who wrote an influential book on animal behavior, titled The Animal Mind. 
B)  for writing the first American psychology textbook and teaching the first psychology course. 
C)  as the first President of the American Psychological Association. 
D)  as the first African-American man to earn a doctoral degree in psychology in 1920 and chair of the Psychology Department at Howard University. 
A)  as a comparative psychologist, who wrote an influential book on animal behavior, titled The Animal Mind. 
B)  for writing the first American psychology textbook and teaching the first psychology course. 
C)  as the first President of the American Psychological Association. 
D)  as the first African-American man to earn a doctoral degree in psychology in 1920 and chair of the Psychology Department at Howard University.

Question 11

Milgram's study of obedience to authority, in which subjects thought they were shocking another subject, raised questions about which two ethical concerns?

Accepted Answer

A)  deception and invasion of privacy 
B)  invasion of privacy and lasting harm to subjects 
C)  lasting harm to subjects and deception 
D)  confidentiality and invasion of privacy 
A)  deception and invasion of privacy 
B)  invasion of privacy and lasting harm to subjects 
C)  lasting harm to subjects and deception 
D)  confidentiality and invasion of privacy

Question 12

On a talk show, a person claims to have taught 50 people how to walk barefoot on hot coals using a technique called "neurolinguistic programming," when, in reality, anyone with reasonably callused feet can do this.A critical thinker should have realized that this technique was never tested in a true experiment with a(n)__________ group.

Accepted Answer

The answer of On a talk show, a person claims...

Question 13

Those who label themselves as "basic researchers"

Accepted Answer

A)  seek information for which immediate uses are planned. 
B)  probably are involved in directly counseling patients in a clinic. 
C)  are applying psychological skills in a job situation. 
D)  seek knowledge for its own sake. 
A)  seek information for which immediate uses are planned. 
B)  probably are involved in directly counseling patients in a clinic. 
C)  are applying psychological skills in a job situation. 
D)  seek knowledge for its own sake.

Question 14

Nadine is in the group that does not receive the independent variable.Nadine is in the _________ group.

Accepted Answer

A)  independent 
B)  dependent 
C)  control 
D)  experimental 
A)  independent 
B)  dependent 
C)  control 
D)  experimental

Question 15

One of the limitations of the survey method is

Accepted Answer

A)  observer bias. 
B)  that it sets up an artificial situation. 
C)  that replies may reflect social desirability. 
D)  that results cannot be generalized. 
A)  observer bias. 
B)  that it sets up an artificial situation. 
C)  that replies may reflect social desirability. 
D)  that results cannot be generalized.

Question 16

We can draw conclusions about a larger group of people by randomly selecting a smaller group known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  natural clinical trial. 
B)  representative sample. 
C)  population. 
D)  balanced-based segment. 
A)  natural clinical trial. 
B)  representative sample. 
C)  population. 
D)  balanced-based segment.

Question 17

Nonexperimental methods of research include

Accepted Answer

A)  the case study method. 
B)  correlational studies. 
C)  the clinical method. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  the case study method. 
B)  correlational studies. 
C)  the clinical method. 
D)  all of these.

Question 18

The implications of the study and proposals for future research would be found in which section of a research report?

Accepted Answer

A)  results 
B)  introduction 
C)  method 
D)  discussion 
A)  results 
B)  introduction 
C)  method 
D)  discussion

Question 19

The graph shown depicts a __________ correlation.

Accepted Answer

A)  zero 
B)  perfect positive 
C)  perfect negative 
D)  causal 
A)  zero 
B)  perfect positive 
C)  perfect negative 
D)  causal

Question 20

Your medical record would be an example of a case study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

As part of critical thinking, the deliberate attempt to uncover how a commonsense belief or scientific theory might be false is called

Zoologists have attached miniaturized cameras called "critter cams" directly to many species allowing observations in a wide range of natural environments with the use of these tiny cameras minimizing the

Correlational studies are used to demonstrate cause-and-effect relationships.

In an experiment on the effects of sleep deprivation on eye-hand coordination, the participants' scores on the eye-hand coordination test would be the __________ variable.

Wundt's ideas were carried to the United States by

You are conducting an experiment to determine whether teaching students the SQ4R method will increase their test scores.So, you explain your hypothesis to your participants and then conduct the experiment.Informing the participants about your hypothesis

An advantage of the case study method is that it

In which type of study are two factors measured and then a statistical technique used to find the degree of relationship between the two factors?

Correlation coefficients can be expressed in numbers ranging from

Francis Cecil Sumner is best known

Milgram's study of obedience to authority, in which subjects thought they were shocking another subject, raised questions about which two ethical concerns?

Those who label themselves as "basic researchers"

Nadine is in the group that does not receive the independent variable.Nadine is in the _________ group.

One of the limitations of the survey method is

We can draw conclusions about a larger group of people by randomly selecting a smaller group known as the

Nonexperimental methods of research include

The implications of the study and proposals for future research would be found in which section of a research report?

The graph shown depicts a __________ correlation.

Your medical record would be an example of a case study.

Brain and Behavior.

Human Development

Sensation and Perception.

States of Consciousness.

Conditioning and Learning.

Memory.

Cognition, Language, and Creativity.

Intelligence.

Motivation and Emotion.

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

Personality.

Health, Stress, and Coping.

Psychological Disorders.

Therapies.

Social Thinking and Social Influence.

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Applied Psychology.

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Exam 1: Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

As part of critical thinking, the deliberate attempt to uncover how a commonsense belief or scientific theory might be false is called

Zoologists have attached miniaturized cameras called "critter cams" directly to many species allowing observations in a wide range of natural environments with the use of these tiny cameras minimizing the

Correlational studies are used to demonstrate cause-and-effect relationships.

In an experiment on the effects of sleep deprivation on eye-hand coordination, the participants' scores on the eye-hand coordination test would be the __________ variable.

Wundt's ideas were carried to the United States by

You are conducting an experiment to determine whether teaching students the SQ4R method will increase their test scores.So, you explain your hypothesis to your participants and then conduct the experiment.Informing the participants about your hypothesis

An advantage of the case study method is that it

In which type of study are two factors measured and then a statistical technique used to find the degree of relationship between the two factors?

Correlation coefficients can be expressed in numbers ranging from

Francis Cecil Sumner is best known

Milgram's study of obedience to authority, in which subjects thought they were shocking another subject, raised questions about which two ethical concerns?

Those who label themselves as "basic researchers"

Nadine is in the group that does not receive the independent variable.Nadine is in the _________ group.

One of the limitations of the survey method is

We can draw conclusions about a larger group of people by randomly selecting a smaller group known as the

Nonexperimental methods of research include

The implications of the study and proposals for future research would be found in which section of a research report?

The graph shown depicts a __________ correlation.

Your medical record would be an example of a case study.

Brain and Behavior.

Human Development

Sensation and Perception.

States of Consciousness.

Conditioning and Learning.

Memory.

Cognition, Language, and Creativity.

Intelligence.

Motivation and Emotion.

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

Personality.

Health, Stress, and Coping.

Psychological Disorders.

Therapies.

Social Thinking and Social Influence.

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Applied Psychology.

Filters