Exam 2: Section 4: Methods in Psychology

External validity means an experiment defines operational variables in a normal, typical, or realistic way.

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Question 61

An operational definition is a description of a property in measurable terms.

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Question 62

Identifying a group of children who watch violent television and a group of children who do not is an example of manipulating exposure to violent television.

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Question 63

A community member without a college degree could serve on an Institutional Review Board at a college or university.

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Question 64

An experimental group should be identical to a control group in every way except one: the manipulation of the independent variable.

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Question 65

A correlation coefficient of 1 indicates that two variables co-vary perfectly.

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Question 66

A measure is unreliable if it yields different results when it is used to measure different things.

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Question 67

A correlation coefficient of 1 indicates that two variables are causally related.

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Question 68

Defining and detecting are the two tasks that allow us to measure physical and psychological properties.

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Question 69

When an independent variable is manipulated, at least two groups are created.

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Question 70

Experimental psychologists seeking to determine cause and effect relations between variables tend to view external validity as more important than internal validity.

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Question 71

Critical thinking involves the relentless search for evidence that confirms existing beliefs.

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Question 72

Most participants in psychological research are volunteers not selected randomly.

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Question 73

Institutional review boards help ensure data are analyzed and disseminated ethically.

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Question 74

The variable that is manipulated in an experiment is the independent variable.

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Question 75

Most psychological research does not utilize random sampling.

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Question 76

Psychologists conducting experiments rarely use random assignment.

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Question 77

One feature of a normal distribution is that it is usually positively skewed.

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Question 78

Unobtrusive naturalistic observation helps minimize the problem of demand characteristics.

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Question 79

Empiricists believe that accurate knowledge about the world requires observation of it.

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Exam 2: Section 4: Methods in Psychology

External validity means an experiment defines operational variables in a normal, typical, or realistic way.

An operational definition is a description of a property in measurable terms.

Identifying a group of children who watch violent television and a group of children who do not is an example of manipulating exposure to violent television.

A community member without a college degree could serve on an Institutional Review Board at a college or university.

An experimental group should be identical to a control group in every way except one: the manipulation of the independent variable.

A correlation coefficient of 1 indicates that two variables co-vary perfectly.

A measure is unreliable if it yields different results when it is used to measure different things.

A correlation coefficient of 1 indicates that two variables are causally related.

Defining and detecting are the two tasks that allow us to measure physical and psychological properties.

When an independent variable is manipulated, at least two groups are created.

Experimental psychologists seeking to determine cause and effect relations between variables tend to view external validity as more important than internal validity.

Critical thinking involves the relentless search for evidence that confirms existing beliefs.

Most participants in psychological research are volunteers not selected randomly.

Institutional review boards help ensure data are analyzed and disseminated ethically.

The variable that is manipulated in an experiment is the independent variable.

Most psychological research does not utilize random sampling.

Psychologists conducting experiments rarely use random assignment.

One feature of a normal distribution is that it is usually positively skewed.

Unobtrusive naturalistic observation helps minimize the problem of demand characteristics.

Empiricists believe that accurate knowledge about the world requires observation of it.

Section 1: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 2: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 3: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 4 : Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 5: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 6 : Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 1: Methods in Psychology

Section 2: Methods in Psychology

Section 3: Methods in Psychology

Section 5: Methods in Psychology

Section 6: Methods in Psychology

Section 1: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 2: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 3: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 4: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 5: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 6: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 1 : Sensation and Perception

Section 2: Sensation and Perception

Section 3: Sensation and Perception

Section 4: Sensation and Perception

Section 5: Sensation and Perception

Section 6: Sensation and Perception

Section 1: Consciousness

Section 2: Consciousness

Section 3: Consciousness

Section 4: Consciousness

Section 5: Consciousness

Section 6: Consciousness

Section 1: Memory

Section 2: Memory

Section 3: Memory

Section 4: Memory

Section 5: Memory

Section 6: Memory

Section 1: Learning

Section 2: Learning

Section 3: Learning

Section 4: Learning

Section 5 : Learning

Section 6: Learning

Section 1: Emotion and Motivation

Section 2: Emotion and Motivation

Section 3: Emotion and Motivation

Section 4: Emotion and Motivation

Section 5: Emotion and Motivation

Section 6: Emotion and Motivation

Section 1: Language and Thought

Section 2: Language and Thought

Section 3: Language and Thought

Section 4: Language and Thought

Section 5: Language and Thought

Section 6: Language and Thought

Section 1: Intelligence

Section 2: Intelligence

Section 3: Intelligence

Section 4 : Intelligence

Section 5: Intelligence

Section 6 : Intelligence