Question 1

When reading an empirical journal article "with a purpose," which section should you read first?

Accepted Answer

A) Abstract 
B) Introduction 
C) Method 
D) Discussion 
A) Abstract 
B) Introduction 
C) Method 
D) Discussion

Question 2

A psychiatrist is testing a drug that treats depression. He has given the drug to all his patients, and all of them have experienced a decrease in depressive symptoms. Although this is interesting, his experience is limited because he does not have:

Accepted Answer

A) a reliable way to` measure depressive symptoms. 
B) a comparison group that did not receive the drug. 
C) a hypothesis. 
D) psychotherapy to supplement the drug. 
A) a reliable way to` measure depressive symptoms. 
B) a comparison group that did not receive the drug. 
C) a hypothesis. 
D) psychotherapy to supplement the drug.

Question 3

When reading an empirical journal article "with a purpose," why should you read the abstract first?

Accepted Answer

A) Because it is the shortest section 
B) Because it provides an overview of the article 
C) Because it is written by the journal's editor 
D) Because it appears in PsycINFO 
A) Because it is the shortest section 
B) Because it provides an overview of the article 
C) Because it is written by the journal's editor 
D) Because it appears in PsycINFO

Question 4

Different factors that could account for significant results are called .

Accepted Answer

A) hypotheses 
B) biases 
C) predictions 
D) confounds 
A) hypotheses 
B) biases 
C) predictions 
D) confounds

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Researchers create comparison groups,exa

When reading an empirical journal article "with a purpose," which section should you read first?

A psychiatrist is testing a drug that treats depression. He has given the drug to all his patients, and all of them have experienced a decrease in depressive symptoms. Although this is interesting, his experience is limited because he does not have:

When reading an empirical journal article "with a purpose," why should you read the abstract first?

Different factors that could account for significant results are called .

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

Psychology Is a Way of Thinking

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

Exam 2: Sources of Information: Why Research Is Best and How to Find It

When reading an empirical journal article "with a purpose," which section should you read first?

A psychiatrist is testing a drug that treats depression. He has given the drug to all his patients, and all of them have experienced a decrease in depressive symptoms. Although this is interesting, his experience is limited because he does not have:

When reading an empirical journal article "with a purpose," why should you read the abstract first?

Different factors that could account for significant results are called .

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

Psychology Is a Way of Thinking

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