Question 1

Which of the following might be a mediating variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  physiological arousal 
B)  types of situations 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b 
A)  physiological arousal 
B)  types of situations 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b A

Question 2

Which of the following might be a moderator variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  types of situations 
B)  types of participants 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b 
A)  types of situations 
B)  types of participants 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b C

Question 3

Discovering a moderator variable challenges the ______ validity of the original finding.

Accepted Answer

A)  construct validity 
B)  external validity 
C)  internal validity 
D)  ethical validity 
A)  construct validity 
B)  external validity 
C)  internal validity 
D)  ethical validity B

Question 4

Replicating previous research is a good idea because

Accepted Answer

A)  science relies on skepticism 
B)  science is productive 
C)  science is creative 
D)  nothing of the above-replicating previous research is not a good idea 
A)  science relies on skepticism 
B)  science is productive 
C)  science is creative 
D)  nothing of the above-replicating previous research is not a good idea

Question 5

What steps could you take to make testing a research hypothesis (e.g., loud noise leads to emotional breakdown) more ethical and practical?

Accepted Answer

There are several steps that could be ta

Question 6

A hypothesis must be

Accepted Answer

A)  supported by research 
B)  derived from a theory 
C)  testable 
D)  proven 
A)  supported by research 
B)  derived from a theory 
C)  testable 
D)  proven

Question 7

The text suggests that hypotheses can originate from all of the following sources EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  random guessing 
B)  theory 
C)  previous research 
D)  common sense 
A)  random guessing 
B)  theory 
C)  previous research 
D)  common sense

Question 8

If your original research idea is unethical, you should just drop the idea and come up with another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Replicating research that was done many years ago may increase

Accepted Answer

A)  construct validity 
B)  external validity 
C)  internal validity 
D)  none of the above 
A)  construct validity 
B)  external validity 
C)  internal validity 
D)  none of the above

Question 10

Repeating a study, but using the double-blind technique may result in a study that has more ____ than the original.

Accepted Answer

A)  construct validity 
B)  external validity 
C)  internal validity 
D)  ethical validity 
A)  construct validity 
B)  external validity 
C)  internal validity 
D)  ethical validity

Question 11

Which of the following are potential sources of research hypotheses?

Accepted Answer

A)  previous research 
B)  theory 
C)  common sense 
D)  all of the above 
A)  previous research 
B)  theory 
C)  common sense 
D)  all of the above

Question 12

A rationale for a hypothesis can come from

Accepted Answer

A)  common sense 
B)  previous research 
C)  theory 
D)  all of the above 
A)  common sense 
B)  previous research 
C)  theory 
D)  all of the above

Question 13

Replicating previous research is a legitimate pursuit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following might be a mediating variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  thoughts 
B)  types of participants 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b 
A)  thoughts 
B)  types of participants 
C)  both a and b 
D)  neither a nor b

Question 15

If you conduct a study that is based on a suggestion made in a journal article you will be guilty of plagiarism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

It is better to generate research ideas from common sense than from previous research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to a null hypothesis

Accepted Answer

A)  there is no relationship among the variables 
B)  an experiment will not have any results 
C)  no theory can be tested by an experiment 
D)  there is no test for a particular concept 
A)  there is no relationship among the variables 
B)  an experiment will not have any results 
C)  no theory can be tested by an experiment 
D)  there is no test for a particular concept

Question 18

If a manipulation will most likely harm participants, you may still be able to study the variables you are interested in by conducting descriptive research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Explain why the null hypothesis cannot be proven and then describe the impact of this fact on the kinds of research psychologists can do. Use two examples to illustrate your point.

Accepted Answer

The null hypothesis in statistics is a s

Question 20

A research idea is the same as a research hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following might be a mediating variable?

Which of the following might be a moderator variable?

Discovering a moderator variable challenges the ______ validity of the original finding.

Replicating previous research is a good idea because

What steps could you take to make testing a research hypothesis (e.g., loud noise leads to emotional breakdown) more ethical and practical?

A hypothesis must be

The text suggests that hypotheses can originate from all of the following sources EXCEPT:

If your original research idea is unethical, you should just drop the idea and come up with another.

Replicating research that was done many years ago may increase

Repeating a study, but using the double-blind technique may result in a study that has more ____ than the original.

Which of the following are potential sources of research hypotheses?

A rationale for a hypothesis can come from

Replicating previous research is a legitimate pursuit.

Which of the following might be a mediating variable?

If you conduct a study that is based on a suggestion made in a journal article you will be guilty of plagiarism.

It is better to generate research ideas from common sense than from previous research.

According to a null hypothesis

If a manipulation will most likely harm participants, you may still be able to study the variables you are interested in by conducting descriptive research.

Explain why the null hypothesis cannot be proven and then describe the impact of this fact on the kinds of research psychologists can do. Use two examples to illustrate your point.

A research idea is the same as a research hypothesis.

Psychology, Science, and You

Ethics and Validity

Reading and Evaluating Research

Measuring and Manipulating Variables: Reliability and Validity

Choosing the Best Measure for Your Study

Introduction to Descriptive Methods

Survey Research

Internal Validity

The Simple Experiment

Expanding the Simple Experiment: The Multiple Group Experiment

Expanding the Simple Experiment: Factorial Designs

Within-Subjects Designs

Single-N Experiments and Quasi-Experiments

Writing Research Proposals and Reports

Appendix E: Using Theory to Generate Research Hypotheses

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Exam 3: Generating Research Hypotheses

Which of the following might be a mediating variable?

Which of the following might be a moderator variable?

Discovering a moderator variable challenges the ______ validity of the original finding.

Replicating previous research is a good idea because

What steps could you take to make testing a research hypothesis (e.g., loud noise leads to emotional breakdown) more ethical and practical?

A hypothesis must be

The text suggests that hypotheses can originate from all of the following sources EXCEPT:

If your original research idea is unethical, you should just drop the idea and come up with another.

Replicating research that was done many years ago may increase

Repeating a study, but using the double-blind technique may result in a study that has more ____ than the original.

Which of the following are potential sources of research hypotheses?

A rationale for a hypothesis can come from

Replicating previous research is a legitimate pursuit.

Which of the following might be a mediating variable?

If you conduct a study that is based on a suggestion made in a journal article you will be guilty of plagiarism.

It is better to generate research ideas from common sense than from previous research.

According to a null hypothesis

If a manipulation will most likely harm participants, you may still be able to study the variables you are interested in by conducting descriptive research.

Explain why the null hypothesis cannot be proven and then describe the impact of this fact on the kinds of research psychologists can do. Use two examples to illustrate your point.

A research idea is the same as a research hypothesis.

Psychology, Science, and You

Ethics and Validity

Reading and Evaluating Research

Measuring and Manipulating Variables: Reliability and Validity

Choosing the Best Measure for Your Study

Introduction to Descriptive Methods

Survey Research

Internal Validity

The Simple Experiment

Expanding the Simple Experiment: The Multiple Group Experiment

Expanding the Simple Experiment: Factorial Designs

Within-Subjects Designs

Single-N Experiments and Quasi-Experiments

Writing Research Proposals and Reports

Appendix E: Using Theory to Generate Research Hypotheses

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