Question 1

What is the difference between a theory and a hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A hypothesis is a prediction about what

Question 2

Which of the following is a reason that a journalist may misrepresent a psychology study in a magazine?

Accepted Answer

A) The peer-review process for journalists sometimes makes them miss important facts. 
B) Journalists may count on their readers to check the original scientific journal. 
C) Journalists may not personally have the scientific background to understand the study. 
D) Journalists are unethical. 
A) The peer-review process for journalists sometimes makes them miss important facts. 
B) Journalists may count on their readers to check the original scientific journal. 
C) Journalists may not personally have the scientific background to understand the study. 
D) Journalists are unethical.

Question 3

Which of the following is a reason why it is important to be a knowledgeable consumer of research?

Accepted Answer

A) It is important to know how to write in APA style. 
B) It is important to understand how to design an effective study. 
C) It is important to know why researchers protect the anonymity of participants. 
D) It is important to understand whether the information you read is accurate. 
A) It is important to know how to write in APA style. 
B) It is important to understand how to design an effective study. 
C) It is important to know why researchers protect the anonymity of participants. 
D) It is important to understand whether the information you read is accurate.

Question 4

Name three types of research data or information that people are exposed to every day, even if they are not psychologists.

Accepted Answer

Several answers are acceptable

Question 5

Dr. White reads about a new theory that states that depression is caused by increased levels of estrogen in the womb. To test this theory, she conducted a study comparing the level of estrogen in amniotic fluid in individuals who were later diagnosed with depression with the level of those who did not develop depression. Dr. White found no differences between the groups in estrogen levels in the amniotic fluid.
Dr) White publishes her findings in a scientific journal. Who is most likely to read her article?

Accepted Answer

A) Depressed patients 
B) Clinical researchers 
C) Journalists 
D) Social workers 
A) Depressed patients 
B) Clinical researchers 
C) Journalists 
D) Social workers

What is the difference between a theory and a hypothesis?

Which of the following is a reason that a journalist may misrepresent a psychology study in a magazine?

Which of the following is a reason why it is important to be a knowledgeable consumer of research?

Name three types of research data or information that people are exposed to every day, even if they are not psychologists.

Sources of Information: Why Research Is Best and How to Find It

Three Claims, Four Validities: Interrogation Tools for Consumers of Research

Ethical Guidelines for Psychology Research

Identifying Good Measurement

Surveys and Observations: Describing What People Do

Sampling: Estimating the Frequency of Behaviors and Beliefs

Bivariate Correlational Research

Multivariate Correlational Research

Introduction to Simple Experiments

More on Experiments: Confounding and Obscuring Variables

Experiments With More Than One Independent Variable

Quasi-Experiments and Small-N Designs

Replication, Generalization, and the Real World

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Exam 1: Psychology Is a Way of Thinking

What is the difference between a theory and a hypothesis?

Which of the following is a reason that a journalist may misrepresent a psychology study in a magazine?

Which of the following is a reason why it is important to be a knowledgeable consumer of research?

Name three types of research data or information that people are exposed to every day, even if they are not psychologists.

Sources of Information: Why Research Is Best and How to Find It

Three Claims, Four Validities: Interrogation Tools for Consumers of Research

Ethical Guidelines for Psychology Research

Identifying Good Measurement

Surveys and Observations: Describing What People Do

Sampling: Estimating the Frequency of Behaviors and Beliefs

Bivariate Correlational Research

Multivariate Correlational Research

Introduction to Simple Experiments

More on Experiments: Confounding and Obscuring Variables

Experiments With More Than One Independent Variable

Quasi-Experiments and Small-N Designs

Replication, Generalization, and the Real World

Filters