Question 1

Which of the following pieces of information is least likely to help readers to evaluate the quality of research claims made by a media article?

Accepted Answer

A)  The names of the researchers 
B)  Where the research was conducted 
C)  The duration of the research 
D)  Whether the research has been published 
A)  The names of the researchers 
B)  Where the research was conducted 
C)  The duration of the research 
D)  Whether the research has been published

Question 2

Which of the following descriptions best describes the cognitive miser model?

Accepted Answer

A)  It helps eliminate bias in the decision-maker by ignoring past information, as this helps the decision-maker focus on the present problem. 
B)  It helps use a vast amount of information, allowing the decision-maker to synthesize a large amount of data before a decision is made. 
C)  It maximizes use of past experience and efficiently demands attention to a small amount of presented information. 
D)  It helps the decision-maker evaluate nearly all possibilities before a decision is made: truly a well-informed decision! 
A)  It helps eliminate bias in the decision-maker by ignoring past information, as this helps the decision-maker focus on the present problem. 
B)  It helps use a vast amount of information, allowing the decision-maker to synthesize a large amount of data before a decision is made. 
C)  It maximizes use of past experience and efficiently demands attention to a small amount of presented information. 
D)  It helps the decision-maker evaluate nearly all possibilities before a decision is made: truly a well-informed decision!

Question 3

Identify the three goals of science and use one coherent example that addresses all three of them.

Accepted Answer

The three goals of science are descripti

Question 4

Basic and applied research are two strands that inform each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following pieces of information is least likely to help readers to evaluate the quality of research claims made by a media article?

Which of the following descriptions best describes the cognitive miser model?

Identify the three goals of science and use one coherent example that addresses all three of them.

Basic and applied research are two strands that inform each other.

The Ethical Imperative

Negotiating the Institutional Review Board Process

Starting Your Research

Focusing Your Question and Choosing a Design

Developing Your Research Protocol

Survey and Interview Approaches

Experimental Designs

Variations on Experimental Designs

Observation, Case Studies, Archival Research, and Meta-Analysis

Neuroscience Methods

Research Over Age and Time

Analyzing Your Data I: an Overview

Analyzing Your Data II: Specific Approaches

Writing up Your Results

Publishing Your Research

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Exam 1: Introduction to Research Methods

Which of the following pieces of information is least likely to help readers to evaluate the quality of research claims made by a media article?

Which of the following descriptions best describes the cognitive miser model?

Identify the three goals of science and use one coherent example that addresses all three of them.

Basic and applied research are two strands that inform each other.

The Ethical Imperative

Negotiating the Institutional Review Board Process

Starting Your Research

Focusing Your Question and Choosing a Design

Developing Your Research Protocol

Survey and Interview Approaches

Experimental Designs

Variations on Experimental Designs

Observation, Case Studies, Archival Research, and Meta-Analysis

Neuroscience Methods

Research Over Age and Time

Analyzing Your Data I: an Overview

Analyzing Your Data II: Specific Approaches

Writing up Your Results

Publishing Your Research

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