Exam 2: Methods in Psychology-Part A

Mike wants to know how many licks it takes to get to the center of his all-day sucker.He tells his friends that "one full gyration of the tongue around the outer surface of the lollipop" is what constitutes a "lick." Unfortunately,he has not developed a reliable,mechanized way to measure licks.Mike's problem deals with:

Which scenario constitutes fabricating the results of a research study?

Which statement is TRUE if scores on an examination are positively skewed?

An educational psychologist is constantly evaluating her program of research to make sure that the benefits of the research in terms of insight into effective educational practices outweigh the risks associated with sometimes studying an ineffective teaching technique.The psychologist is evaluating whether or not her research is:

Correlations observed in the world around us are termed:

What is the mean of the number sequence 1 1 2 6?

Anna's research yielded results that are consistent with a hypothesis derived from a behavioral theory of substance abuse.Which conclusion is CORRECT regarding the theory?

Jennifer wants to see if the color of the testing room causes test anxiety.She asks 100 participants to come to a modified classroom,and as they walk in,she asks each person to choose either a testing cubicle painted bright red or a testing cubicle painted off white.On the basis of their choices,participants spend 20 minutes in one or the other cubicle solving challenging math problems.Then,they complete a survey asking them questions about how anxious they were during the math test.What's wrong with Jennifer's experiment?

The extent to which the frequency of smiling really defines the property called happiness is an issue of measurement:

_____ involves holding onto previous assumptions and beliefs about the world,whereas _____ involves basing believes on objective observations of the world.

In the context of an experiment,the variable that is manipulated is termed the _____ variable.

Which mathematical expression distinguishes the case method from other types of research?

Which statement is an example of a demand characteristic in everyday life?

The theory that ancient aliens seeded the planet with life millions of years ago and then disappeared is:

The less children watch violent television programming,the less aggressive children will tend to be.This is an example of:

Which statement about an institutional review board is FALSE?

When one manipulates an independent variable,at least how many groups are created?

In a negatively skewed distribution,the peak of the distribution corresponds to which measurement(s)?

A _____ correlation is associated with a less-is-more relationship.

The size of the sample is signified by which symbol?