Exam 2: Psychology and Science

If you were developing a survey,what concerns would you have about it based upon what you've read in Module Two?

The dependent variable is dependent upon the control group.

Late one night you are watching TV as an ad promoting magnetic pads to relieve pain comes on.You count more than 15 past customers appearing in the commercial claiming the product's effectiveness in relieving pain from injuries and arthritis.One customer is a former professional football star.You realize that the commercial is cleverly using:

A person claims in a newspaper article that he has improved his memory by taking megavitamins.Psychologists would be skeptical of this finding because:

You are writing a paper on the effects of cough medicine.Based on the research cited in the textbook,which of the following should be the conclusion of your paper?

What technique is a measure of the relationship between two or more events?

Recently Willie broke up with his girlfriend and attributes the breakup to her.Jared,his best friend,thinks differently.Jared says of Willie,"I wish he would just consider that he is the real problem! But he has made up his mind." This situation is most closely related to:

Tina is assigned to a group where she receives some special treatment.Beth is in the group that does not receive the treatment.Identify the correct groups these two subjects are in.

In her research,Professor Marrs is following a set of rules and guidelines to determine cause-and-effect relationships.What is Professor Marrs doing?

"When I start feeling a little tired and run-down,I just take a couple of Vitamin C tablets and I feel better." This is an example of a(n):

Abdul was listening to a radio talk show and heard the announcer talk about "a high correlation between crime and poverty." The announcer then proceeded to say since there was a high correlation,poverty causes crime.Abdul is taking psychology,and is skeptical of what he just heard.He knows that:

Kristy is interested in conducting research on the table manners of children while eating.She concludes that a laboratory setting would be most appropriate for the research.Kristy's research supervisor at her college disagrees and suggests she rethink her research setting.What piece of advice would you give to Kristy?

The discussion of hand washing in the textbook illustrates what important point about surveys?

Ritalin helps children with ADHD improve relationships with their friends.

Your next door neighbor has a son named James.James,who is seven,has problems with attention and fidgets excessively.Based upon your interactions with James,you notice that he talks much of the time and has difficulty following instructions.What is James's most likely diagnosis?

Denise conducts a study to find out which of three subway routes gets her to work in the shortest amount of time.In Denise's experiment,the independent variable is the ____,and the dependent variable is the ____.

As the price of gas increases,we tend to drive less.This is an example of a ____ correlation.

Of the following,which is not among the seven rules of conducting an experiment according to your textbook?

In conducting an experiment,why would the researcher use random selection and random assignment? Include a definition for each.

Juan has been smoking for years and really wants to quit.He decided to buy a specially formulated vitamin that he saw advertised on TV.Since he has taken the vitamin,his urge to smoke has disappeared.Juan is most likely to have experienced a(n):