Exam 3: Developing Ideas for Research in Psychology

Use the Bushman and Anderson experiments (testing the relationship between exposure to violence and helping behavior) as an illustration of the relative advantages and disadvantages of research done in the field and in the laboratory.

A researcher is measuring aggression. Which of the following is most clearly inadequate as an operational definition of the term?

Which of the following examples illustrates research that resulted from reflecting on an everyday observation?

Many research studies are examples of what is known as "replication and extension." Explain and use an example to illustrate.

After completing their laboratory experiment on exposure to violent video games, why did Bushman and Anderson complete a field experiment on the exposure to violence and helping behavior?

Broadbent's study on selective attention is to Strayer's study on cell phone use while driving as _______ is to _________.

What is serendipity? Use an example to show how the phenomenon relates to the question of developing research ideas.

On the basis of cognitive dissonance theory, it was predicted that after making a hard choice, people will convince themselves that they have made a wise choice. Suppose you do a study and discover that exact outcome. What is the proper conclusion?

Two researchers with two completely different operational definitions for aggression nonetheless produce the same result - frustration leads to aggression. This outcome is referred to as

To reason inductively is to

In the early stages of designing a study, the feasibility of some procedures is often evaluated by conducting a

According to Pasteur, "chance favors the prepared mind." Thus, creative breakthroughs in physics are most likely to be made by

Theories that can explain all outcomes after the fact

Hypotheses are derived from theories through the process of

A theory can be the starting point for developing a research hypothesis through the logical process of _______.

Which of the following is an example of research began as the result of reflecting on a real news event?

A theory that has the minimum of constructs and assumptions, yet adequately summarizes and organizes information, is said to be a(n) ________ theory.

Basic research is concerned with ______ while applied research tries to ________.

_________ can be thought of as the process of seeing a meaningful connection between two ideas that appear to be unrelated to each other.

Which of the following is true about cognitive dissonance theory?