Exam 1: Psychology As a Science: Thinking Like a Researcher

Fiona wants to study motivation for achievement by asking her friends to reflect on their own drives for success. In this example, Fiona is using which research technique?

The representativeness heuristic is a strategy for:

Mr. Inza gave an exam in his 8^th grade history class and the mean grade in the class was 82. Identify the grade that is the outlier for this exam.

Which of the following is correct regarding people's confidence and accuracy?

_____ makes us more critical consumers of information in our own lives.

Research methods courses focus on:

Rosalie is hesitant to have her newborn son vaccinated. Rosalie has read a number of articles on social media claiming that vaccinations lead to a higher likelihood of food allergies, neurological disorders, and cancer. Rosalie does not take this information as truth and instead conducts her own exhaustive research regarding the impact of infant vaccinations on later development. Rosalie is engaging in which characteristic of a good scientist?

Nea lives in Atlanta, GA, and learned that there was a tornado watch issued for a nearby county. In deciding whether to follow tornado safety protocols and seek appropriate shelter in her home, she remembers the recent news broadcasts and images from tornado outbreaks in nearby Nashville, TN, and Tuscaloosa, AL. She quickly decides to hide in the bathtub of her windowless bathroom for the night. Her choice was the result of the:

Whitt made the mistake of assuming a trendy new weightlifting program was a safe and healthy way to lose weight. Whitt demonstrates the use of a _____ in his decision to engage in the exercise program.

(Scenario I) You notice that the research study described in Scenario I was funded by the E & J Gallo Winery, one of the largest wine companies in the United States. After learning this, you question the study's:

Each of the following is an identified processing error that leads to natural flaws in the way people think, EXCEPT:

Which of the following most accurately depicts the concept of "truthiness"?

Viktor is looking at an online dating website and discovers the profile of someone who seems perfect for him. In fact, she appears almost too good to be true. Which of the following qualities of a good scientist may help him to avoid potential disappointment upon meeting her?

Zev has a crush on someone in his 11^th grade class. He has conveniently only been asking his closest friends whether or not they believe his crush likes him too. Zev has desperately wanted others to support his belief and therefore has likely produced a:

A major goal of this research methods book is for students to learn how to:

Basic research is research:

According to the representativeness heuristic, which of the following personal descriptions are you most likely to associate with a "librarian"?

Renata and her mother are leaving the third game in a tournament series for softball. Renata's grandfather calls her on the phone to ask how her game went and Renata remarked "not great. We lost again." Even though Renata and her team have lost the last three games, she continues to believe that her team is going to successfully win the championship, despite evidence to the contrary. This is an example of:

The law of small numbers states:

(Scenario III) Even after reading the paper described in Scenario III, Jeffrey still has serious questions about whether dancing outdoors does, in fact, improve one's mood. He therefore decides to conduct the study himself to see if he obtains similar results. Jeffrey is conducting a: