Exam 2: Psychological Science

Which of the following is the best example of basic research?

When asked to define 'popularity,' Brianna says, "It's when everyone likes you." When asked the same question, Chrissy says, "It's the number of friends you have." How do the two girls' definitions differ

In a test of a new antianxiety medication, participants are given either the medication or a placebo; the personnel administering the study, moreover, do not know which participants receive the medication and which receive the placebo. This experiment is a(n) _________ study.

Double-blind procedures are aimed at eliminating experimenter bias.

Informed consent is obtained at the beginning of a research session

"The average was 75,"explains Dr. Morales, handing back the semester's first midterm. The lowest score was 32, and there were several in the 40s. But I had some 95s, 96s, and even a 98 - so it's not like it's impossible to do well." Handing back the second midterm, Dr, Morales notes, "The average was 75 again. There were a few in the low 60s, but I got a bunch in the high 80s and into the 90s. It's looking better!" Which of the following statements is TRUE

Which of the following best defines falsifiable

A measure is considered reliable if:

Bell-shaped distributions of data are termed _________ distributions.

The statement, "Frustration produces aggression" is a hypothesis.

Professors Chase and Sanborn are conducting an experiment on the effects of caffeine on memory. Participants are randomly assigned to a caffeine or a no-caffeine group and their recall of items on a word list is later assessed. Which pair below correctly names and identifies the variables in this experiment

Defending his senior honors thesis, Bryan displays a pie chart. The chart shows the number of his participants who are enrolled in each of the colleges at his university. The pie chart should allow his audience to identify the _________ of the responses.

Psychologists operationalize the ________ in a _________.

Which of the following best defines an operational definition

Professors Chase and Sanborn are conducting an experiment on the effects of caffeine on memory. Participants are randomly assigned to a caffeine or a no-caffeine group and their recall of items on a word list is later assessed. Which pair correctly identifies a variable in this experiment

Each alternative below identifies a potential relationship between two variables. Which alternative most likely misidentifies the type of relationship between the two variables it names

At a DUI checkpoint, some cars are stopped at random; many others are not stopped. Using the terminology of psychological research, the cars that are stopped may be considered a __________ of all the cars that pass by the checkpoint.

The relationship between two variables may be depicted using a scatterplot

Consider the following small data set: 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 8, 7, 9, 9, 9. Which alternative below correctly identifies the mean, median, or mode of the data set

The Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding asks respondents 20 questions about their attitudes and behavior. It is probably most often used in __________ research.