Question 1

If you arrange scores from the highest to the lowest,the middle one is called the ______.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of If you arrange scores from the highest...

Question 2

Any ethical experiment on people begins by asking participants for their informed consent.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In general,scientists are impressed with an experimental result if the p value is small.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A double-blind procedure reduces the influence of demand characteristics.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

"It is unlikely that chance alone would produce results like this," means that "It is unlikely that chance alone did produce these results."​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

One objection to claims of extrasensory perception is that the explanations are not parsimonious.Another objection is that the results are not ____________________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of One objection to claims of extrasensory perception...

Question 7

To say a result is replicable means that other investigators can get similar results.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Describe an example of a negative correlation.​

Accepted Answer

A few possible examples: (1)The greater

Question 9

A good scientific theory should be falsifiable.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

An experimenter manipulates one variable to see how it affects a second variable.The one the experimenter manipulates is the ___________ variable.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of An experimenter manipulates one variable to see...

Question 11

An instructor measures to what extent the students who attend class regularly also do well on the tests.This type of research is called a ___________​

Accepted Answer

correlatio

Question 12

Why have many psychologists begun to worry that some of the published results may not be replicable?​

Accepted Answer

Throughout the world,many psychological

Question 13

To reduce or avoid effects of experimenter bias,it is best to have a _______ observer make the observations or collect the data.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of To reduce or avoid effects of experimenter...

Question 14

Several laboratory demonstrations of extrasensory perception are consistently replicable.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Other things being equal,scientists prefer the most parsimonious theory.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The mean is especially useful if the scores approximate the normal distribution.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

A meta-analysis combines results from many studies as if they were one large study.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Random assignment is an important procedure in both experiments and correlational research.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Before conducting any experiment on humans,a psychological investigator must obtain ___________ consent from the participants.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Before conducting any experiment on humans,a psychological...

Question 20

A case history studies a random sample of the population.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: A: Scientific Methods in Psychology

If you arrange scores from the highest to the lowest,the middle one is called the ______.​

Any ethical experiment on people begins by asking participants for their informed consent.​

In general,scientists are impressed with an experimental result if the p value is small.​

A double-blind procedure reduces the influence of demand characteristics.​

"It is unlikely that chance alone would produce results like this," means that "It is unlikely that chance alone did produce these results."​

One objection to claims of extrasensory perception is that the explanations are not parsimonious.Another objection is that the results are not ____________________.​

To say a result is replicable means that other investigators can get similar results.

Describe an example of a negative correlation.​

A good scientific theory should be falsifiable.​

An experimenter manipulates one variable to see how it affects a second variable.The one the experimenter manipulates is the ___________ variable.​

An instructor measures to what extent the students who attend class regularly also do well on the tests.This type of research is called a ___________​

Why have many psychologists begun to worry that some of the published results may not be replicable?​

To reduce or avoid effects of experimenter bias,it is best to have a _______ observer make the observations or collect the data.​

Several laboratory demonstrations of extrasensory perception are consistently replicable.​

Other things being equal,scientists prefer the most parsimonious theory.​

The mean is especially useful if the scores approximate the normal distribution.​

A meta-analysis combines results from many studies as if they were one large study.​

Random assignment is an important procedure in both experiments and correlational research.​

Before conducting any experiment on humans,a psychological investigator must obtain ___________ consent from the participants.​

A case history studies a random sample of the population.​

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If you arrange scores from the highest to the lowest,the middle one is called the ______.

Any ethical experiment on people begins by asking participants for their informed consent.

In general,scientists are impressed with an experimental result if the p value is small.

A double-blind procedure reduces the influence of demand characteristics.

"It is unlikely that chance alone would produce results like this," means that "It is unlikely that chance alone did produce these results."

One objection to claims of extrasensory perception is that the explanations are not parsimonious.Another objection is that the results are not ____________________.

Describe an example of a negative correlation.

A good scientific theory should be falsifiable.

An experimenter manipulates one variable to see how it affects a second variable.The one the experimenter manipulates is the ___________ variable.

An instructor measures to what extent the students who attend class regularly also do well on the tests.This type of research is called a ___________

Why have many psychologists begun to worry that some of the published results may not be replicable?

To reduce or avoid effects of experimenter bias,it is best to have a _______ observer make the observations or collect the data.

Several laboratory demonstrations of extrasensory perception are consistently replicable.

Other things being equal,scientists prefer the most parsimonious theory.

The mean is especially useful if the scores approximate the normal distribution.

A meta-analysis combines results from many studies as if they were one large study.

Random assignment is an important procedure in both experiments and correlational research.

Before conducting any experiment on humans,a psychological investigator must obtain ___________ consent from the participants.

A case history studies a random sample of the population.