Exam 1: Introduction, Acquiring Knowledge, and the Scientific Method.

Lowell is very concerned about his grandmother,who has recently been diagnosed with dementia.He wants to learn more about it,and checks out the jacket quotes on some currently popular books.Which quote should reassure him that the book is based in science rather than pseudoscience?

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Question 21

Pseudoscience is based on ____.

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Question 22

A good hypothesis should make a statement about the existence of a relationship,a difference,or a treatment effect.

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Question 23

To find out whether it really is cold enough to make your tongue stick to a metal flagpole,you press your tongue against a metal flagpole.This is an example of using the empirical method.

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Question 24

Clinton is using the empirical method when he decides to eat a handful of berries to see if they are poisonous.

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Question 25

A patient who demands a second opinion before agreeing to surgery is double checking information obtained by the ____.

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Question 26

Describe a problem that can arise when you are trying to obtain information using only the method of authority.How is this problem avoided in the scientific method?

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Question 27

A person who buys a lottery ticket because s/he just feels lucky is using the method of ____.

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Question 28

Identify the basic steps in the scientific method and describe how the scientific method is used to answer questions such as,"Why are some marriages successful and others are not?"

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Question 29

In the scientific method,a prediction is evaluated by ____.

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Question 30

Finding information in a textbook is an example of using the rational method of inquiry.

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Question 31

Part of the scientific method involves using a hypothesis to make predictions.

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Question 32

Distinguish between induction and deduction and describe how each is used in the scientific method.

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Question 33

In the scientific method,the actual research study is not done until after the researcher has formed a hypothesis and made a specific prediction.

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Question 34

A football player who knows that his performance will be better if he wears his lucky shirt is using the method of faith.

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A researcher conducts a study in which 50 college students are assigned to different treatments and tested.In the study,the students are called ____.

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Question 36

Which of the following is the best description of the scientific method?

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Question 37

What is a potential problem with the method of authority?

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Question 38

Visual illusions,such as the vertical/horizontal illusion,provide a demonstration of one problem with the ____ method of knowing or acquiring knowledge.

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Question 39

What kind of reasoning uses a few specific observations to produce a statement about a larger possible set of observations?

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Lowell is very concerned about his grandmother,who has recently been diagnosed with dementia.He wants to learn more about it,and checks out the jacket quotes on some currently popular books.Which quote should reassure him that the book is based in science rather than pseudoscience?

Pseudoscience is based on ____.

A good hypothesis should make a statement about the existence of a relationship,a difference,or a treatment effect.

To find out whether it really is cold enough to make your tongue stick to a metal flagpole,you press your tongue against a metal flagpole.This is an example of using the empirical method.

Clinton is using the empirical method when he decides to eat a handful of berries to see if they are poisonous.

A patient who demands a second opinion before agreeing to surgery is double checking information obtained by the ____.

Describe a problem that can arise when you are trying to obtain information using only the method of authority.How is this problem avoided in the scientific method?

A person who buys a lottery ticket because s/he just feels lucky is using the method of ____.

Identify the basic steps in the scientific method and describe how the scientific method is used to answer questions such as,"Why are some marriages successful and others are not?"

In the scientific method,a prediction is evaluated by ____.

Finding information in a textbook is an example of using the rational method of inquiry.

Part of the scientific method involves using a hypothesis to make predictions.

Distinguish between induction and deduction and describe how each is used in the scientific method.

In the scientific method,the actual research study is not done until after the researcher has formed a hypothesis and made a specific prediction.

A football player who knows that his performance will be better if he wears his lucky shirt is using the method of faith.

A researcher conducts a study in which 50 college students are assigned to different treatments and tested.In the study,the students are called ____.

Which of the following is the best description of the scientific method?

What is a potential problem with the method of authority?

Visual illusions,such as the vertical/horizontal illusion,provide a demonstration of one problem with the ____ method of knowing or acquiring knowledge.

What kind of reasoning uses a few specific observations to produce a statement about a larger possible set of observations?

Research Ideas and Hypotheses.

Defining and Measuring Variables.

Ethics in Research.

Selecting Research Participants.

Research Strategies and Validity.

The Experimental Research Strategy.

Experimental Designs: Between Subjects Design.

Experimental Designs Within Subjects Design.

The Nonexperimental and Quasi-Experimental Strategies: Nonequivalent Group,Pre–Post,and Developmental Designs.

Factorial Designs.

The Correlational Research Strategy.

The Descriptive Research Strategy.

Single-Subject Research Designs.

Statistical Evaluation of Data.

Writing an APA-Style Research Report.

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Exam 1: Introduction, Acquiring Knowledge, and the Scientific Method.

Lowell is very concerned about his grandmother,who has recently been diagnosed with dementia.He wants to learn more about it,and checks out the jacket quotes on some currently popular books.Which quote should reassure him that the book is based in science rather than pseudoscience?

Pseudoscience is based on ____.

A good hypothesis should make a statement about the existence of a relationship,a difference,or a treatment effect.

To find out whether it really is cold enough to make your tongue stick to a metal flagpole,you press your tongue against a metal flagpole.This is an example of using the empirical method.

Clinton is using the empirical method when he decides to eat a handful of berries to see if they are poisonous.

A patient who demands a second opinion before agreeing to surgery is double checking information obtained by the ____.

Describe a problem that can arise when you are trying to obtain information using only the method of authority.How is this problem avoided in the scientific method?

A person who buys a lottery ticket because s/he just feels lucky is using the method of ____.

Identify the basic steps in the scientific method and describe how the scientific method is used to answer questions such as,"Why are some marriages successful and others are not?"

In the scientific method,a prediction is evaluated by ____.​

Finding information in a textbook is an example of using the rational method of inquiry.

Part of the scientific method involves using a hypothesis to make predictions.

Distinguish between induction and deduction and describe how each is used in the scientific method.

In the scientific method,the actual research study is not done until after the researcher has formed a hypothesis and made a specific prediction.

A football player who knows that his performance will be better if he wears his lucky shirt is using the method of faith.

A researcher conducts a study in which 50 college students are assigned to different treatments and tested.In the study,the students are called ____.

Which of the following is the best description of the scientific method?

What is a potential problem with the method of authority?

Visual illusions,such as the vertical/horizontal illusion,provide a demonstration of one problem with the ____ method of knowing or acquiring knowledge.

What kind of reasoning uses a few specific observations to produce a statement about a larger possible set of observations?

Research Ideas and Hypotheses.

Defining and Measuring Variables.

Ethics in Research.

Selecting Research Participants.

Research Strategies and Validity.

The Experimental Research Strategy.

Experimental Designs: Between Subjects Design.

Experimental Designs Within Subjects Design.

The Nonexperimental and Quasi-Experimental Strategies: Nonequivalent Group,Pre–Post,and Developmental Designs.

Factorial Designs.

The Correlational Research Strategy.

The Descriptive Research Strategy.

Single-Subject Research Designs.

Statistical Evaluation of Data.

Writing an APA-Style Research Report.

Filters

In the scientific method,a prediction is evaluated by ____.