Question 1

The research methodology that asks participants to answer a series of questions is called a(n)___.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The research methodology that asks participants to...

Question 2

Dr.Crandall wants to use the scientific method to test whether caffeine improves cardiovascular endurance in male athletes.What is the first thing that he should do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Observe male athletes doing cardiovascular workouts after having consumed caffeine or not. 
B)  Develop hypotheses about caffeine consumption and cardiovascular endurance. 
C)  Randomly give half of the male athlete's caffeine and the other half no caffeine and then test their cardiovascular endurance. 
D)  Build a theory about caffeine's effect on the cardiovascular system. 
A)  Observe male athletes doing cardiovascular workouts after having consumed caffeine or not. 
B)  Develop hypotheses about caffeine consumption and cardiovascular endurance. 
C)  Randomly give half of the male athlete's caffeine and the other half no caffeine and then test their cardiovascular endurance. 
D)  Build a theory about caffeine's effect on the cardiovascular system.

Question 3

Which of the following researchers is using an acceptable operational definition of a variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dr. Ziggy defines aggression as how angry one feels in different situations. 
B)  Dr. Abrams defines embarrassment as the number of friends on Facebook. 
C)  Dr. Byrne defines intelligence as one's score on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. 
D)  Dr. Clay defines attraction to another as the desire to be liked by the other. 
A)  Dr. Ziggy defines aggression as how angry one feels in different situations. 
B)  Dr. Abrams defines embarrassment as the number of friends on Facebook. 
C)  Dr. Byrne defines intelligence as one's score on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale. 
D)  Dr. Clay defines attraction to another as the desire to be liked by the other.

Question 4

Which of the following examples shows how psychology can overcome the problem that mental functions cannot be directly observed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anne records how far one can jump as a measure of athleticism. 
B)  Dan examines how high he can count in his head before his thoughts wander to something else. 
C)  Stan measures how long he can hold his hand over a candle flame before he has to pull it away. 
D)  Fran counts the number of words she can remember from a list as a measure of memory capacity. 
A)  Anne records how far one can jump as a measure of athleticism. 
B)  Dan examines how high he can count in his head before his thoughts wander to something else. 
C)  Stan measures how long he can hold his hand over a candle flame before he has to pull it away. 
D)  Fran counts the number of words she can remember from a list as a measure of memory capacity.

The research methodology that asks participants to answer a series of questions is called a(n)___.

Dr.Crandall wants to use the scientific method to test whether caffeine improves cardiovascular endurance in male athletes.What is the first thing that he should do?

Which of the following researchers is using an acceptable operational definition of a variable?

Which of the following examples shows how psychology can overcome the problem that mental functions cannot be directly observed?

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Exam 2: Psychology as a Science

The research methodology that asks participants to answer a series of questions is called a(n)___.

Dr.Crandall wants to use the scientific method to test whether caffeine improves cardiovascular endurance in male athletes.What is the first thing that he should do?

Which of the following researchers is using an acceptable operational definition of a variable?

Which of the following examples shows how psychology can overcome the problem that mental functions cannot be directly observed?

Psychology Yesterday and Today

Neuroscience

Human Development

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Language and Thought

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

social Psychology

Stress,coping,and Health

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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