Question 1

Which of the following is one of the five characteristics of quality research listed in the textbook?

Accepted Answer

A) using subjective measurements 
B) keeping sensitive results secret 
C) making sure results can be replicated 
D) avoiding generalizing results 
A) using subjective measurements 
B) keeping sensitive results secret 
C) making sure results can be replicated 
D) avoiding generalizing results

Question 2

A research design characterized by random assignment of participants to conditions and manipulation of an independent variable is called a(n)________________.

Accepted Answer

A) case study 
B) naturalistic observation 
C) experiment 
D) survey 
A) case study 
B) naturalistic observation 
C) experiment 
D) survey

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true about naturalistic observation?

Accepted Answer

A) It recreates natural conditions in the laboratory as closely as possible to make an experiment more valid. 
B) It involves observing behaviour in its natural context. 
C) It is basically the same process as objective introspection. 
D) It involves observing behaviour in the lab without taking formal notes or using technological equipment to measure the experimental findings. 
A) It recreates natural conditions in the laboratory as closely as possible to make an experiment more valid. 
B) It involves observing behaviour in its natural context. 
C) It is basically the same process as objective introspection. 
D) It involves observing behaviour in the lab without taking formal notes or using technological equipment to measure the experimental findings.

Question 4

According to your text,which of the following is true of the use of animal research in psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) Animal research is important for several reasons,but it requires attention to many of the same ethical issues that apply to human research. 
B) All animal research must be ended as soon as is possible because it is generally cruel. 
C) Animal research is misguided because psychology is the study of human behaviour. 
D) Animal research is useful because risk and discomfort to non-human subjects do not need to be addressed. 
A) Animal research is important for several reasons,but it requires attention to many of the same ethical issues that apply to human research. 
B) All animal research must be ended as soon as is possible because it is generally cruel. 
C) Animal research is misguided because psychology is the study of human behaviour. 
D) Animal research is useful because risk and discomfort to non-human subjects do not need to be addressed.

Question 5

Which of the following is an advantage of using non-human subjects in psychology research?

Accepted Answer

A) Research on non-humans does not have to be reviewed by ethics committees. 
B) Many lab animals have relatively short life spans,so several generations can be observed. 
C) Researchers do not have to justify risk and discomfort by the potential scientific value of the research. 
D) There are no advantages of animal research over human research. 
A) Research on non-humans does not have to be reviewed by ethics committees. 
B) Many lab animals have relatively short life spans,so several generations can be observed. 
C) Researchers do not have to justify risk and discomfort by the potential scientific value of the research. 
D) There are no advantages of animal research over human research.

Question 6

______________ is a method where researchers typically use interviews,phone surveys,and questionnaires to directly collect responses from the people being studied.

Accepted Answer

A) Generalizing 
B) Random sampling 
C) Self-reporting 
D) Blind sampling 
A) Generalizing 
B) Random sampling 
C) Self-reporting 
D) Blind sampling

Question 7

Dr.Wilkins randomly assigns subjects to one of two groups.He is interested in the effects of caffeine on anxiety levels.He gives subjects in the first group an extra two cups of coffee a day for six months.The second group receives an extra two cups of decaffeinated coffee a day for the same time period.Importantly,subjects do not know whether they are being given regular or decaffeinated coffee.By providing one group with decaffeinated coffee,Dr.Wilkins is trying to account for which potential element of the experiment?

Accepted Answer

A) participant fraud 
B) inter-rater reliability 
C) the placebo effect 
D) variability 
A) participant fraud 
B) inter-rater reliability 
C) the placebo effect 
D) variability

Exam 2: B: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

Which of the following is one of the five characteristics of quality research listed in the textbook?

A research design characterized by random assignment of participants to conditions and manipulation of an independent variable is called a(n)________________.

Which of the following statements is true about naturalistic observation?

According to your text,which of the following is true of the use of animal research in psychology?

Which of the following is an advantage of using non-human subjects in psychology research?

______________ is a method where researchers typically use interviews,phone surveys,and questionnaires to directly collect responses from the people being studied.

A: Introducing Psychological Science

B: Introducing Psychological Science

C: Introducing Psychological Science

D: Introducing Psychological Science

E: Introducing Psychological Science

A: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

C: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

D: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

E: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

A: Biological Psychology

B: Biological Psychology

C: Biological Psychology

D: Biological Psychology

E: Biological Psychology

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

E: Sensation and Perception

A: Consciousness

B: Consciousness

C: Consciousness

D: Consciousness

E: Consciousness

A: Learning

B: Learning

C: Learning

D: Learning

E: Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

D: Memory

E: Memory

A: Thought and Language

B: Thought and Language

C: Thought and Language

D: Thought and Language

E: Thought and Language

A: Intelligence Testing

B: Intelligence Testing

C: Intelligence Testing

D: Intelligence Testing

E: Intelligence Testing

A: Lifespan Development

B: Lifespan Development

C: Lifespan Development

D: Lifespan Development

E: Lifespan Development

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

D: Motivation and Emotion

Emotivation and Emotion

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

E: Personality

A: Social Psychology

B: Social Psychology

C: Social Psychology

D: Social Psychology

E: Social Psychology

A: Health, Stress, and Coping

B: Health, Stress, and Coping

C: Health, Stress, and Coping

D: Health, Stress, and Coping

E: Health, Stress, and Coping

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

D: Psychological Disorders