Question 1

The tendency for survey subjects to provide answers that place them in a favorable light is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  sampling bias. 
B)  response stereotyping. 
C)  a placebo effect. 
D)  socially desirable responding. 
A)  sampling bias. 
B)  response stereotyping. 
C)  a placebo effect. 
D)  socially desirable responding.

Question 2

Sometimes a subject's expectations may lead to behaviour change in the absence of any effective treatment. This is referred to as an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  sampling bias. 
B)  experimenter bias. 
C)  socially desirable responding. 
D)  the placebo effect. 
A)  sampling bias. 
B)  experimenter bias. 
C)  socially desirable responding. 
D)  the placebo effect.

Question 3

In order to generalise from a sample to the larger population, the sample must include at least 5% of the population under investigation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

If a lecturer surveyed his students about their attitudes concerning the public pension system and concluded that young adults doubt that they will ever receive public pension benefits, his conclusion would be flawed because

Accepted Answer

A)  his students were not a representative sample of young adults. 
B)  he did not survey the entire population of young adults. 
C)  he knew his subjects before he surveyed them. 
D)  his students were a random sample. 
A)  his students were not a representative sample of young adults. 
B)  he did not survey the entire population of young adults. 
C)  he knew his subjects before he surveyed them. 
D)  his students were a random sample.

Question 5

Gugu is in a class where the scores on the second midterm exam ranged from 75 to 85 points. Shaun is taking the same course, but in his section the scores ranged from 50 to 98 points. In this example the standard deviation in Gugu's class should be

Accepted Answer

A)  negatively correlated with the standard deviation in Shaun's class. 
B)  lower than the standard deviation in Shaun's class. 
C)  higher than the standard deviation in Shaun's class. 
D)  the same as the standard deviation in Shaun's class. 
A)  negatively correlated with the standard deviation in Shaun's class. 
B)  lower than the standard deviation in Shaun's class. 
C)  higher than the standard deviation in Shaun's class. 
D)  the same as the standard deviation in Shaun's class.

Question 6

Dr Molefe surveys 50 university students to discover the relationship between textbook price and ratings of readability. Dr Molefe finds that for these two variables the correlation coefficient is -0.70. This indicates that

Accepted Answer

A)  more expensive books tend to receive higher readability ratings than less expensive books. 
B)  there is no relationship between textbook price and ratings of readability. 
C)  increasing a textbooks price will cause a decrease in its readability rating. 
D)  more expensive books tend to receive lower readability ratings than less expensive books. 
A)  more expensive books tend to receive higher readability ratings than less expensive books. 
B)  there is no relationship between textbook price and ratings of readability. 
C)  increasing a textbooks price will cause a decrease in its readability rating. 
D)  more expensive books tend to receive lower readability ratings than less expensive books.

Question 7

An industrial designer wants to determine if the new design for a piece of office equipment will result in fewer errors. The designer sets up a machine with the old design in one room, and a machine with the new design in a second room. He counts how many errors are made using each of the two machines. In this study, the number of errors that are made would be

Accepted Answer

A)  a control variable. 
B)  the dependent variable. 
C)  the independent variable. 
D)  an extraneous variable. 
A)  a control variable. 
B)  the dependent variable. 
C)  the independent variable. 
D)  an extraneous variable.

Question 8

While theories are most closely associated with the scientific goal of ____, hypotheses are most closely associated with the goal of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  application; description 
B)  description; application 
C)  understanding; prediction 
D)  prediction; understanding 
A)  application; description 
B)  description; application 
C)  understanding; prediction 
D)  prediction; understanding

Question 9

The correct sequencing of the sections of the main body of a journal article would be

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

In experimental research, while subjects in the ____ group received some special treatment in regard to the independent variable, subjects in the ____ group did not.

Accepted Answer

A)  control; experimental 
B)  experimental; control 
C)  primary; secondary 
D)  secondary; primary 
A)  control; experimental 
B)  experimental; control 
C)  primary; secondary 
D)  secondary; primary

Question 11

If a researcher observed that there were more traffic accidents on cold days than on hot days, then temperature and traffic accidents would be ____________________ correlated.

Accepted Answer

The answer of If a researcher observed that there were...

Question 12

When clinical psychologists do case studies of their clients for diagnostic purposes they are conducting empirical research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The best way to reduce the risk of experimenter bias is to use a double-blind research procedure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Because additional statistical manipulations can be performed on it, in general, the most useful measure of central tendency is the mean.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A person who agreed with all the questions on a personality inventory, even when the questions contradicted each other, would be demonstrating a(n) ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A person who agreed with all the...

Question 16

A researcher is measuring the heart rate of subjects as an index of anxiety. In this study, heart rate is

Accepted Answer

A)  a confounded variable. 
B)  negatively correlated with anxiety. 
C)  an independent variable. 
D)  an operational definition of anxiety. 
A)  a confounded variable. 
B)  negatively correlated with anxiety. 
C)  an independent variable. 
D)  an operational definition of anxiety.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a measure of central tendency?

Accepted Answer

A)  mode 
B)  mean 
C)  median 
D)  variability 
A)  mode 
B)  mean 
C)  median 
D)  variability

Question 18

A high correlation coefficient (either positive or negative) indicates that

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A)  there is a high level of consistency between the two variables. 
B)  the scores on the two variables are nearly identical. 
C)  a change in one variable causes a change in the second variable. 
D)  a third factor or variable is always responsible for the relationship between the two variables. 
A)  there is a high level of consistency between the two variables. 
B)  the scores on the two variables are nearly identical. 
C)  a change in one variable causes a change in the second variable. 
D)  a third factor or variable is always responsible for the relationship between the two variables.

Question 19

Imagine that a group of researchers conducted a single-blind study designed to test the effectiveness of subliminal-message weight-loss tapes. Suppose the researchers found that everyone lost weight during the study, even those who were given tapes without any subliminal messages. This type of result would

Accepted Answer

A)  indicate that the independent and dependent variables are negatively correlated. 
B)  provide evidence that subliminal tapes are effective in promoting weight loss. 
C)  be evidence of a placebo effect. 
D)  be evidence that the study contained confounding variables. 
A)  indicate that the independent and dependent variables are negatively correlated. 
B)  provide evidence that subliminal tapes are effective in promoting weight loss. 
C)  be evidence of a placebo effect. 
D)  be evidence that the study contained confounding variables.

Question 20

Hypotheses are typically expressed as

Accepted Answer

A)  theories. 
B)  variables. 
C)  predictions. 
D)  statistics. 
A)  theories. 
B)  variables. 
C)  predictions. 
D)  statistics.

The tendency for survey subjects to provide answers that place them in a favorable light is referred to as

Sometimes a subject's expectations may lead to behaviour change in the absence of any effective treatment. This is referred to as an example of

In order to generalise from a sample to the larger population, the sample must include at least 5% of the population under investigation.

If a lecturer surveyed his students about their attitudes concerning the public pension system and concluded that young adults doubt that they will ever receive public pension benefits, his conclusion would be flawed because

Gugu is in a class where the scores on the second midterm exam ranged from 75 to 85 points. Shaun is taking the same course, but in his section the scores ranged from 50 to 98 points. In this example the standard deviation in Gugu's class should be

Dr Molefe surveys 50 university students to discover the relationship between textbook price and ratings of readability. Dr Molefe finds that for these two variables the correlation coefficient is -0.70. This indicates that

While theories are most closely associated with the scientific goal of , hypotheses are most closely associated with the goal of .

The correct sequencing of the sections of the main body of a journal article would be

In experimental research, while subjects in the group received some special treatment in regard to the independent variable, subjects in the group did not.

If a researcher observed that there were more traffic accidents on cold days than on hot days, then temperature and traffic accidents would be ____________________ correlated.

When clinical psychologists do case studies of their clients for diagnostic purposes they are conducting empirical research.

The best way to reduce the risk of experimenter bias is to use a double-blind research procedure.

Because additional statistical manipulations can be performed on it, in general, the most useful measure of central tendency is the mean.

A person who agreed with all the questions on a personality inventory, even when the questions contradicted each other, would be demonstrating a(n) ____________________.

A researcher is measuring the heart rate of subjects as an index of anxiety. In this study, heart rate is

Which of the following is NOT a measure of central tendency?

A high correlation coefficient (either positive or negative) indicates that

Hypotheses are typically expressed as

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The tendency for survey subjects to provide answers that place them in a favorable light is referred to as

Sometimes a subject's expectations may lead to behaviour change in the absence of any effective treatment. This is referred to as an example of

In order to generalise from a sample to the larger population, the sample must include at least 5% of the population under investigation.

If a lecturer surveyed his students about their attitudes concerning the public pension system and concluded that young adults doubt that they will ever receive public pension benefits, his conclusion would be flawed because

Gugu is in a class where the scores on the second midterm exam ranged from 75 to 85 points. Shaun is taking the same course, but in his section the scores ranged from 50 to 98 points. In this example the standard deviation in Gugu's class should be

Dr Molefe surveys 50 university students to discover the relationship between textbook price and ratings of readability. Dr Molefe finds that for these two variables the correlation coefficient is -0.70. This indicates that

While theories are most closely associated with the scientific goal of ____, hypotheses are most closely associated with the goal of ____.

The correct sequencing of the sections of the main body of a journal article would be

In experimental research, while subjects in the ____ group received some special treatment in regard to the independent variable, subjects in the ____ group did not.

If a researcher observed that there were more traffic accidents on cold days than on hot days, then temperature and traffic accidents would be ____________________ correlated.

When clinical psychologists do case studies of their clients for diagnostic purposes they are conducting empirical research.

The best way to reduce the risk of experimenter bias is to use a double-blind research procedure.

Because additional statistical manipulations can be performed on it, in general, the most useful measure of central tendency is the mean.

A person who agreed with all the questions on a personality inventory, even when the questions contradicted each other, would be demonstrating a(n) ____________________.

A researcher is measuring the heart rate of subjects as an index of anxiety. In this study, heart rate is

Which of the following is NOT a measure of central tendency?

A high correlation coefficient (either positive or negative) indicates that

Hypotheses are typically expressed as

The Evolution of Psychology

Biology of Behaviour

Sensory Systems and Perception

States of Consciousness

Conditioning and Learning

Cognition and Language

Human Intelligence

Theories of Motives and Emotions

Human Development

Personality Theories

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Health Psychology

Abnormal Behaviour

Treatment of Abnormal Behaviour

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Complementary Alternative Treatment of Mental Illnesses

Treatment of Mental Illnesses in South Africa: Culture-Related

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While theories are most closely associated with the scientific goal of , hypotheses are most closely associated with the goal of .

In experimental research, while subjects in the group received some special treatment in regard to the independent variable, subjects in the group did not.