Exam 2: Psychology and Science

A psychologist uses the double-blind technique in her research design.She is trying to avoid:

Which of the following would be most likely presented in the form of a testimonial?

Of the following symptoms,which is not present in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder?

A case study is a close-up view of a large group of people.

Fawzi wants to see if nicotine causes cancer in rats.Half of his rats are given nicotine,and the other half are not.In this experiment,the rats that receive nicotine are the ____,and the rats that do not are the ____.

Some placebo effects occur because of:

The primary advantage of using an experimental research method is:

If we find that intelligent parents tend to have intelligent children,then we would be correct in describing the relationship as a ____ correlation.

The Animal Research Act provides:

You're listening to a talk show on the radio.The guest happens to be an expert on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.One question asked of the guest concerns treatment.The expert says,"Ritalin is used to control this disorder.It is a depressant and has side effects." What was wrong with the expert's comments?

The double-blind procedure can help eliminate bias in research participants.

With regard to a subject's answers or behavior in an experiment,psychologists take seriously the subject's right to:

Professor Aguayo is recruiting subjects for a study.She is advised not to give potential subjects the exact title of the study,which is "The negative effects of mild anxiety on eye-hand coordination." Why not share the title with potential subjects?

Ollie is having a bad day.He's not feeling very good about himself.He also notices that people are treating him differently.Friends who are usually very considerate are acting rude and impatient toward Ollie.Is his low self-esteem affecting how he interacts with people? Or are his friends influencing how Ollie feels about himself? These questions are a classic example of:

Molly strongly believes that she will hurt herself while playing basketball.A few weeks later,she actually does hurt herself during a basketball game.Her injury may have been the result of:

Based on Module Two,if cough medicine helps you to control a cough,it is because of:

If you are studying the effects of various drugs on ADHD,the independent variable is:

Who would most likely be recommended for a combined drug and behavioral treatment program for ADHD?

Dr.Stokes has decided to conduct a study of the relationship between one's glucose intake and his or her likelihood of developing ADHD.If she is going to use the scientific method properly,Dr.Stokes's second step will be to:

If animals had not been used in research,what would we probably lack today?