Exam 2: Sources of Information: Evaluating, finding, and Reading Information

Which of the following is true of the distinction between scientific journals and popular magazines?

Imagine that Dr.Jones publishes a study that claims that drinking while pregnant is dangerous for the health of the unborn baby.He finds that of the 100 women in his study who drank when pregnant,78 had children who experienced problems with attention.Of the 100 women in his study who did not drink when pregnant,only 29 children experienced problems with attention.Your neighbor says that Dr.Jones is wrong because she drank when pregnant and her child is perfectly healthy.Explain why Dr.Jones is not wrong.

You and your friends go to see a speaker on campus,Dr.Darian,an "expert" on getting into graduate school.Which of the following should make you less skeptical about his advice?

Which of the following is a limitation of Google Scholar compared to PsycINFO?

When reading an empirical journal article "with purpose," which two questions should you ask yourself as you read? To this end,which section should you read first in order to quickly answer these questions?

Describe two pros and two cons of reading about scientific research in popular magazines compared with reading about research in scientific journals.

Vanessa claims that she sleeps better when she falls asleep to music.She has a comparison group,because she has noticed that she does not listen to music every night,only when she remembers to plug in her iPod.She typically remembers to plug in her iPod on nights when she is able to finish studying earlier.What problem do you see in Vanessa's reasoning about sleeping better to music?

When reading an empirical journal article "with purpose," which two questions should you ask yourself as you read?

Sasha believes that she is a nice person.To confirm this,she asks all her friends whether she is a nice person;they all agree that she is.Sasha concludes that she is a nice person and says she has evidence of it.However,she does not ask any of her enemies whether they think she is a nice person.This is an example of which of the following?

Ellie is looking for a summary of research on the effects of childhood abuse on adult functioning.Which of the following scientific sources would NOT be an ideal source?

Charlotte is studying subliminal messages and weight loss.She is curious whether people will lose more weight if they hear subliminal messages that encourage weight loss ("don't eat that food," "you want to be thin")in the music on their iPods than will people who do not have subliminal messages in their music.She studies 40 people and finds the following results: -Explain why the results of Cell B and Cell D are important.

Explain how confirmatory hypothesis testing is different from the theory-data cycle.

Yasmine believes that attractive people make more money because among her four friends who work at a local restaurant,the most attractive of the four makes the most in tips.A study by Judge,Hurst,and Simon (2009)found that attractive people make more money.Provide two reasons why Yasmine should be more convinced about the relationship between attractiveness and income by the Judge,Hurst,and Simon paper than by her personal experience.

Which of the following is NOT a section or subsection commonly found in an empirical journal article?

Name three ways that the scientific reasoner is different from the intuitive thinker.

Which of the following is the first section of an empirical journal article?

After reading the chapter,Cyril says to himself,"I am sure other people might engage in faulty thinking but I never would." What is Cyril experiencing?

Edward believes that there are a lot of differences between men and women on a variety of different dimensions.He believes this because when he thinks about books that have been written on men and women,he can recall only books that say men and women are different (e.g. ,Men Are from Mars,Women Are from Venus)and cannot recall any that say men and women are the same.His reliance on what comes to mind is an example of which of the following?

Research studies are superior to personal experience because:

Which of the following is a benefit to using a wiki to conduct psychological research?