Question 1

Deception, invasion of privacy, and lasting harm are considerations in the

Accepted Answer

A) justification for doing non-laboratory, or "real world" experiments. 
B) control of dependent variables in a field experiment. 
C) determination of the degree of placebo effect. 
D) ethics of behavioral research. 
A) justification for doing non-laboratory, or "real world" experiments. 
B) control of dependent variables in a field experiment. 
C) determination of the degree of placebo effect. 
D) ethics of behavioral research.

Question 2

Limitations of naturalistic observation include the

Accepted Answer

A) small amount of information gained for the effort involved. 
B) inconvenience and expense of conducting these observations in controlled laboratory settings. 
C) problems of observer effects and observer bias. 
D) problem of not being able to follow the APA code of research ethics using this research method. 
A) small amount of information gained for the effort involved. 
B) inconvenience and expense of conducting these observations in controlled laboratory settings. 
C) problems of observer effects and observer bias. 
D) problem of not being able to follow the APA code of research ethics using this research method.

Question 3

A college student has volunteered to tutor students in a first-grade classroom.She hopes to gain a realistic picture of the everyday behavior of these students.However, every time she enters the classroom, the students all stop what they are doing and run up to her begging her to tutor them next.This student will probably never get a realistic picture of a typical first grader's school day because of the

Accepted Answer

A) observer bias. 
B) observer effect. 
C) self-fulfilling prophecy. 
D) anthropomorphic error. 
A) observer bias. 
B) observer effect. 
C) self-fulfilling prophecy. 
D) anthropomorphic error.

Question 4

A(n) _____ is an inactive substance, such as a sugar pill or a saline injection, that is given to subjects to make them think they've taken a drug.

Accepted Answer

A) placebo 
B) extraneous variable 
C) dependent variable 
D) control drug 
A) placebo 
B) extraneous variable 
C) dependent variable 
D) control drug

Question 5

You want to find out what relationship exists between high school grades and college grades.You should use the _____ research method.

Accepted Answer

A) clinical 
B) survey 
C) correlational 
D) experimental 
A) clinical 
B) survey 
C) correlational 
D) experimental

Question 6

The temptation to attribute human thoughts, feelings, and motives to animals is called the _____ error.

Accepted Answer

A) ratomorphic 
B) empirical 
C) anthropomorphic 
D) comparative 
A) ratomorphic 
B) empirical 
C) anthropomorphic 
D) comparative

Question 7

A person suffering from anxiety predicts that he will make a fool of himself at a social gathering; and, in fact, he does.A psychologist predicts that students in his morning class will outperform those in his afternoon class and, in fact, they do.What do the anxious person and the psychologist have in common? They both

Accepted Answer

A) are engaged in the Barnum effect. 
B) produced a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
C) are engaged in the placebo effect. 
D) possess a precognition type of ESP. 
A) are engaged in the Barnum effect. 
B) produced a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
C) are engaged in the placebo effect. 
D) possess a precognition type of ESP.

Question 8

Which area in psychology would be most likely to study the phenomena of friendships and peer influences?

Accepted Answer

A) social 
B) comparative 
C) physiological 
D) school 
A) social 
B) comparative 
C) physiological 
D) school

Question 9

Rules that define acceptable and expected behavior for members of various groups are called

Accepted Answer

A) social norms. 
B) cultural laws. 
C) universal norms. 
D) cultural relational behaviors. 
A) social norms. 
B) cultural laws. 
C) universal norms. 
D) cultural relational behaviors.

Question 10

Which of the following is an appropriate use of naturalistic observation?

Accepted Answer

A) to raise questions and suggest hypotheses 
B) to develop formal psychological theory 
C) to test hypotheses derived from theory 
D) to answer questions about cause-and-effect relationships 
A) to raise questions and suggest hypotheses 
B) to develop formal psychological theory 
C) to test hypotheses derived from theory 
D) to answer questions about cause-and-effect relationships

Exam 1: Extension B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Deception, invasion of privacy, and lasting harm are considerations in the

Limitations of naturalistic observation include the

A(n) _____ is an inactive substance, such as a sugar pill or a saline injection, that is given to subjects to make them think they've taken a drug.

You want to find out what relationship exists between high school grades and college grades.You should use the _____ research method.

The temptation to attribute human thoughts, feelings, and motives to animals is called the _____ error.

Which area in psychology would be most likely to study the phenomena of friendships and peer influences?

Rules that define acceptable and expected behavior for members of various groups are called

Which of the following is an appropriate use of naturalistic observation?

Introduction the Psychology

Extension A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension A: Brain and Behavior

Extension B: Brain and Behavior

Extension C: Brain and Behavior

Extension A: Human Development

Extension B: Human Development

Extension C: Human Development

Extension D: Human Development

Extension A: Sensation and Reality

Extension B: Sensation and Reality

Extension A: Perceiving the World

Extension B: Perceiving the World

Extension A: States of Consciousness

Extension B: States of Consciousness

Extension C: States of Consciousness

Extension D: States of Consciousness

Extension A: Conditioning and Learning

Extension B: Conditioning and Learning

Extension C: Conditioning and Learning

Extension A: Memory

Extension B: Memory

Extension C: Memory

Extension A: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension B: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension C: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension D: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension A: Motivation and Emotion

Extension B: Motivation and Emotion

Extension C: Motivation and Emotion

Extension D: Motivation and Emotion

Extension A: Gender and Sexuality

Extension B: Gender and Sexuality

Extension C: Gender and Sexuality

Extension A: Personality

Extension B: Personality

Extension C: Personality

Extension D: Personality

Extension A: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension B: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension C: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension A: Psychological Disorders

Extension B: Psychological Disorders

Extension C: Psychological Disorders

Extension D: Psychological Disorders

Extension A: Therapies

Extension B: Therapies

Extension C: Therapies

Extension D: Therapies

Extension A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension A: Applied Psychology

Extension B: Applied Psychology

Extension C: Applied Psychology

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