Exam 2: The Measure of Mind Methods of Psychology

Science comes from the Latin scientia,which means "knowledge." According to your text,which of the following best describes "science" today?

The most frequently occurring score in a set of data is the ____.

Psychology has accepted as a standard for statistical significance the odds of 5 out of 100 that an observed result is ____.

Surveys results can be influenced by people's natural tendency to want to appear socially appropriate because surveys rely on ____.

Researchers found that "the widespread and highly publicized stereotype about female talkativeness is unfounded." This conclusion illustrates that science relies primarily on ____.

Participants in an experiment on stress management are given stress reduction techniques and then measured for the effect.What is the role of the control group in this experiment?

What is one advantage of using naturalistic observation over the case study method?

How frequently can scientists prove that their hypotheses are true?

Statistical methods that allow experimenters to make generalizations from samples to larger populations are called ____.

Researchers working in universities and other agencies must receive the approval of institutional review boards (IRBs)for human participant research and institutional animal care and use committees (IACUCs)before conducting research,____.

Jadea,a medical school student,is assisting a psychology professor with a research study on the physiological and psychological reactions to violence in blockbuster films.After a participant views a film clip,she administers some basic tests.Which of the following is the most subjective result?

Emily grew up in Boston and is now attending college there.She often notices clusters of people smoking outside of office buildings as she walks to class.Which of the following sources would provide the most reliable information regarding the prevalence of smoking in Boston?

Jeanine,a research psychologist,has developed a hypothesis.Her next step is to ____.

A research method that tests hypotheses and allows researchers to make conclusions about causality is called a(n)____.

The ability to think clearly,rationally,and independently is called ____.

Statistical methods that organize data into meaningful patterns and summaries,such as finding the average value,are called ____.

Dr.Segal is studying the effects of television watching on the language development of children under the age of two.Because of room scheduling issues,the children in the experimental group underwent testing in the morning and the children in the control group underwent testing in the afternoon.This is an example of ____.

A correlational study found that wealthy children were almost twice as likely as the poorest children in the study to have autism spectrum disorder.What is the likely reason?

The SAT Subject Tests shows the highest positive correlation with first-year college grades compared to both the SAT and high-school grade point average.This indicates that of the three tests,it is the most ____.

A variable that is irrelevant to the hypothesis being tested and can alter a researcher's conclusions is called a(n)____.