Question 1

Which would be the BEST procedure for obtaining a representative sample of the students at your school?

Accepted Answer

A)  sampling randomly among students in the psychology department 
B)  sampling randomly among students who respond to a request in the school newspaper 
C)  sampling randomly from a list of all the students enrolled at your school 
D)  All of these methods would provide a representative sample of the students at your school 
A)  sampling randomly among students in the psychology department 
B)  sampling randomly among students who respond to a request in the school newspaper 
C)  sampling randomly from a list of all the students enrolled at your school 
D)  All of these methods would provide a representative sample of the students at your school D

Question 2

Professor Jones noticed that the distribution of students' scores on his last biology exam had an extremely small standard deviation. This indicates that the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  exam was given to a very small class of students 
B)  exam was a poor measure of the students' knowledge 
C)  students' scores tended to be very similar to one another 
D)  students' mean exam score was less than the median exam score 
A)  exam was given to a very small class of students 
B)  exam was a poor measure of the students' knowledge 
C)  students' scores tended to be very similar to one another 
D)  students' mean exam score was less than the median exam score C

Question 3

In a left-skewed distribution, the mean is _____ than the median; in a right-skewed distribution, the mean is _____ than the median.

Accepted Answer

A)  greater; greater 
B)  greater; less 
C)  less; greater 
D)  less; less 
A)  greater; greater 
B)  greater; less 
C)  less; greater 
D)  less; less C

Question 4

About _____ percent of the scores in a normal distribution are between -1 standard deviation and +1 standard deviation of the mean.

Accepted Answer

A)  34 
B)  68 
C)  95 
D)  99 
A)  34 
B)  68 
C)  95 
D)  99

Question 5

Shere Hite's failure to use a _____ resulted in misleading findings for her women and love survey study.

Accepted Answer

A)  placebo group 
B)  double-blind procedure 
C)  random assignment 
D)  random sampling 
A)  placebo group 
B)  double-blind procedure 
C)  random assignment 
D)  random sampling

Question 6

In a normal distribution, the percentile rank for a score that is 1 standard deviation below the mean is roughly _____ percent.

Accepted Answer

A)  16 
B)  34 
C)  68 
D)  84 
A)  16 
B)  34 
C)  68 
D)  84

Question 7

Which correlation coefficient indicates the STRONGEST relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  +.75 
B)  -.81 
C)  +1.25 
D)  0.00 
A)  +.75 
B)  -.81 
C)  +1.25 
D)  0.00

Question 8

In an experiment, the _____ group participants receive an inactive treatment but are told that the treatment will help them.

Accepted Answer

A)  experimental 
B)  control 
C)  placebo 
D)  third-variable 
A)  experimental 
B)  control 
C)  placebo 
D)  third-variable

Question 9

Which major research perspective focuses on conditioning by external environmental events as the major cause of our behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  biological 
B)  cognitive 
C)  behavioral 
D)  sociocultural 
A)  biological 
B)  cognitive 
C)  behavioral 
D)  sociocultural

Question 10

The most frequently occurring score in a distribution of scores is the _____, and the average score is the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  mode; mean 
B)  mean; mode 
C)  median; mean 
D)  mean; median 
A)  mode; mean 
B)  mean; mode 
C)  median; mean 
D)  mean; median

Question 11

Dian Fossey's study of gorillas is an example of a _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  naturalistic observation 
B)  participant observation 
C)  naturalistic observation that turned into participant observation 
D)  case study 
A)  naturalistic observation 
B)  participant observation 
C)  naturalistic observation that turned into participant observation 
D)  case study

Question 12

Height and weight are _____ correlated; elevation and temperature are _____ correlated.

Accepted Answer

A)  positively; positively 
B)  positively; negatively 
C)  negatively; positively 
D)  negatively; negatively 
A)  positively; positively 
B)  positively; negatively 
C)  negatively; positively 
D)  negatively; negatively

Question 13

Manipulate is to measure as _____ is to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  positive correlation; negative correlation 
B)  negative correlation; positive correlation 
C)  independent variable; dependent variable 
D)  dependent variable; independent variable 
A)  positive correlation; negative correlation 
B)  negative correlation; positive correlation 
C)  independent variable; dependent variable 
D)  dependent variable; independent variable

Question 14

Which type of scatterplot depicts a weak, negative correlation?

Accepted Answer

A)  a lot of scatter with data points going from top left to bottom right 
B)  very little scatter with data points going from top left to bottom right 
C)  a lot of scatter with data points going from bottom left to top right 
D)  very little scatter with data points going from bottom left to top right 
A)  a lot of scatter with data points going from top left to bottom right 
B)  very little scatter with data points going from top left to bottom right 
C)  a lot of scatter with data points going from bottom left to top right 
D)  very little scatter with data points going from bottom left to top right

Question 15

Which research method allows the researcher to draw cause-effect conclusions?

Accepted Answer

A)  descriptive 
B)  correlational 
C)  experimental 
D)  All of these. 
A)  descriptive 
B)  correlational 
C)  experimental 
D)  All of these.

Exam 1: Section 3: The Science of Psychology

Which would be the BEST procedure for obtaining a representative sample of the students at your school?

Professor Jones noticed that the distribution of students' scores on his last biology exam had an extremely small standard deviation. This indicates that the _____.

In a left-skewed distribution, the mean is _____ than the median; in a right-skewed distribution, the mean is _____ than the median.

About _____ percent of the scores in a normal distribution are between -1 standard deviation and +1 standard deviation of the mean.

Shere Hite's failure to use a _____ resulted in misleading findings for her women and love survey study.

In a normal distribution, the percentile rank for a score that is 1 standard deviation below the mean is roughly _____ percent.

Which correlation coefficient indicates the STRONGEST relationship?

In an experiment, the _____ group participants receive an inactive treatment but are told that the treatment will help them.

Which major research perspective focuses on conditioning by external environmental events as the major cause of our behavior?

The most frequently occurring score in a distribution of scores is the _____, and the average score is the _____.

Dian Fossey's study of gorillas is an example of a _____.

Height and weight are _____ correlated; elevation and temperature are _____ correlated.

Manipulate is to measure as _____ is to _____.

Which type of scatterplot depicts a weak, negative correlation?

Which research method allows the researcher to draw cause-effect conclusions?

Section 1: The Science of Psychology

Section 2: The Science of Psychology

Section 4: The Science of Psychology

Section 1: Neuroscience

Section 2: Neuroscience

Section 3: Neuroscience

Section 4: Neuroscience

Section 1: Sensation and Perception

Section 2: Sensation and Perception

Section 3: Sensation and Perception

Section 4: Sensation and Perception

Section 1: Learning

Section 2: Learning

Section 3: Learning

Section 4: Learning

Section 1:memory

Section 2:memory

Section 3:memory

Section 4:memory

Section 1: Thinking and Intelligence

Section 2: Thinking and Intelligence

Section 3: Thinking and Intelligence

Section 4: Thinking and Intelligence

Section 1: Developmental Psychology

Section 2: Developmental Psychology

Section 3: Developmental Psychology

Section 4: Developmental Psychology

Section 1: Personality Theories and Assessment

Section 2: Personality Theories and Assessment

Section 3: Personality Theories and Assessment

Section 4: Personality Theories and Assessment

Section 1: Social Psychology

Section 2: Social Psychology

Section 3: Social Psychology

Section 4: Social Psychology

Section 1: Abnormal Psychology

Section 2: Abnormal Psychology

Section 3: Abnormal Psychology

Section 4: Abnormal Psychology

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In a left-skewed distribution, the mean is _ than the median; in a right-skewed distribution, the mean is _ than the median.

The most frequently occurring score in a distribution of scores is the _, and the average score is the _.

Height and weight are _ correlated; elevation and temperature are _ correlated.

Manipulate is to measure as _ is to _.