Exam 1: Thinking Like a Scientist

Gaining knowledge through logical reasoning is to knowledge via _ as gaining knowledge through observation of organisms and events in the real world is to knowledge via _.

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Question 21

Increasing or decreasing together is to _ as moving in an opposite direction is to _.

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Question 22

Briefly describe what a hypothesis is and what a theory is noting the relationship between these terms.

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Question 23

Research on the treatment of AIDS is to _ research as research on the differences between short-term memory and long-term memory is to _ research.

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Question 24

Give an example of basic research and an example of applied research.

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Question 25

What is the principle of falsifiability and how is it related to pseudoscience and science?

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Question 26

When Stella finishes graduate school, she wants to conduct research that can be used immediately in order to improve the lives of others. Stella is most interested in _____ research.

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Question 27

_ often violates _.

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Question 28

A psychologist studying whether therapy is really effective in helping people is most likely from the _____ research area.

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Question 29

Because Jim was interested in the nest building behavior of wrens, he went into the field to observe them. Jim was using the _____ method of research.

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Question 30

Explain what it means to gain knowledge via science.

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Question 31

Identifying the causes that determine when and why a behavior occurs involves using

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Question 32

In a study on the effects of sleep on driving performance, sleep would be the

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Question 33

Which of the following is a participant (subject) variable?

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Question 34

Manipulated independent variable is to nonmanipulated independent variable as _ method is to _ method.

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Question 35

A psychologist from the _____ research area might conduct research on prenatal development or gerontology.

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Question 36

When we identify factors that indicate when an event or events will occur, we have used

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Question 37

The group of people who participate in the study is to _ as all of the people about whom a study is meant to generalize are to _.

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Question 38

Random assignment is used exclusively in the _____ method.

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Question 39

The scientific approach involves using

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Gaining knowledge through logical reasoning is to knowledge via _ as gaining knowledge through observation of organisms and events in the real world is to knowledge via _.

Increasing or decreasing together is to _ as moving in an opposite direction is to _.

Briefly describe what a hypothesis is and what a theory is noting the relationship between these terms.

Research on the treatment of AIDS is to _ research as research on the differences between short-term memory and long-term memory is to _ research.

Give an example of basic research and an example of applied research.

What is the principle of falsifiability and how is it related to pseudoscience and science?

When Stella finishes graduate school, she wants to conduct research that can be used immediately in order to improve the lives of others. Stella is most interested in _____ research.

_ often violates _.

A psychologist studying whether therapy is really effective in helping people is most likely from the _____ research area.

Because Jim was interested in the nest building behavior of wrens, he went into the field to observe them. Jim was using the _____ method of research.

Explain what it means to gain knowledge via science.

Identifying the causes that determine when and why a behavior occurs involves using

In a study on the effects of sleep on driving performance, sleep would be the

Which of the following is a participant (subject) variable?

Manipulated independent variable is to nonmanipulated independent variable as _ method is to _ method.

A psychologist from the _____ research area might conduct research on prenatal development or gerontology.

When we identify factors that indicate when an event or events will occur, we have used

The group of people who participate in the study is to _ as all of the people about whom a study is meant to generalize are to _.

Random assignment is used exclusively in the _____ method.

The scientific approach involves using

Getting Started

Defining Measuring and Manipulating Variables

Descriptive Methods

Data Organization and Descriptive Statistics

Correlational Methods and Statistics

Probability and Hypothesis Testing

Introduction to Inferential Statistics

Experimental Design and Analysis I

Experimental Design and Analysis II

Experimental Design and Analysis III

Experimental Design and Analysis Iv

Quasi Experimental and Single Case Designs

Nonparametric Inferential Statistics

APA Communication Guidelines

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Exam 1: Thinking Like a Scientist

Gaining knowledge through logical reasoning is to knowledge via _____ as gaining knowledge through observation of organisms and events in the real world is to knowledge via _____.​

Increasing or decreasing together is to _____ as moving in an opposite direction is to _____.

Briefly describe what a hypothesis is and what a theory is noting the relationship between these terms.

Research on the treatment of AIDS is to _____ research as research on the differences between short-term memory and long-term memory is to _____ research.​

Give an example of basic research and an example of applied research.​

What is the principle of falsifiability and how is it related to pseudoscience and science?

When Stella finishes graduate school, she wants to conduct research that can be used immediately in order to improve the lives of others. Stella is most interested in _____ research.​

_____ often violates _____.​

A psychologist studying whether therapy is really effective in helping people is most likely from the _____ research area.

Because Jim was interested in the nest building behavior of wrens, he went into the field to observe them. Jim was using the _____ method of research.​

Explain what it means to gain knowledge via science.​

Identifying the causes that determine when and why a behavior occurs involves using​

In a study on the effects of sleep on driving performance, sleep would be the​

Which of the following is a participant (subject) variable?​

Manipulated independent variable is to nonmanipulated independent variable as _____ method is to _____ method.​

A psychologist from the _____ research area might conduct research on prenatal development or gerontology.​

When we identify factors that indicate when an event or events will occur, we have used​

The group of people who participate in the study is to _____ as all of the people about whom a study is meant to generalize are to _____.​

Random assignment is used exclusively in the _____ method.​

The scientific approach involves using​

Getting Started

Defining Measuring and Manipulating Variables

Descriptive Methods

Data Organization and Descriptive Statistics

Correlational Methods and Statistics

Probability and Hypothesis Testing

Introduction to Inferential Statistics

Experimental Design and Analysis I

Experimental Design and Analysis II

Experimental Design and Analysis III

Experimental Design and Analysis Iv

Quasi Experimental and Single Case Designs

Nonparametric Inferential Statistics

APA Communication Guidelines

Filters

Gaining knowledge through logical reasoning is to knowledge via _ as gaining knowledge through observation of organisms and events in the real world is to knowledge via _.

Increasing or decreasing together is to _ as moving in an opposite direction is to _.

Research on the treatment of AIDS is to _ research as research on the differences between short-term memory and long-term memory is to _ research.

Give an example of basic research and an example of applied research.

When Stella finishes graduate school, she wants to conduct research that can be used immediately in order to improve the lives of others. Stella is most interested in _____ research.

_ often violates _.

Because Jim was interested in the nest building behavior of wrens, he went into the field to observe them. Jim was using the _____ method of research.

Explain what it means to gain knowledge via science.

Identifying the causes that determine when and why a behavior occurs involves using

In a study on the effects of sleep on driving performance, sleep would be the

Which of the following is a participant (subject) variable?

Manipulated independent variable is to nonmanipulated independent variable as _ method is to _ method.

A psychologist from the _____ research area might conduct research on prenatal development or gerontology.

When we identify factors that indicate when an event or events will occur, we have used

The group of people who participate in the study is to _ as all of the people about whom a study is meant to generalize are to _.

Random assignment is used exclusively in the _____ method.

The scientific approach involves using