Question 1

An alternative explanation for an outcome is known as a/an:

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A)  Confound 
B)  Alternative 
C)  Confederate 
D)  Secondary explanation 
E)  None of the above

Question 2

Name three examples of "thinking the easy way."

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Question 3

Your friend Samir wants to learn how to be more persuasive.He is a marketing major and thinks that understanding more about persuasion might be helpful.Which type of scientific sources might you recommend to him and why?

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Question 4

What does it mean that behavioral research is probabilistic?

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A)  Conclusions drawn from behavioral research are probably true. 
B)  It means that behavioral research involves probability sampling. 
C)  Inferences drawn from behavioral research are not expected to explain all cases. 
D)  Behavioral research requires multiple studies to be convincing. 
E)  All of the above apply.

Question 5

Describe two pros and two cons of reading about scientific research in popular magazines compared with scientific journals.

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Question 6

Explain how confirmatory hypothesis testing is different from the theory-data cycle.

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Question 7

Edward believes that there are a lot of differences between men and women on a variety of different dimensions.He believes this because when he thinks about books that have been written on men and women,he can recall only books that say men and women are different (e.g.,Men Are from Mars,Women Are from Venus)and cannot recall any that say men and women are the same.His reliance on what comes to mind is an example of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The pop-up principle 
B)  Cherry-picking of evidence 
C)  Confirmatory hypothesis testing 
D)  Overconfidence 
E)  None of the above

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a section or subsection commonly found in an empirical journal article?

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A)  Abstract 
B)  Outcomes 
C)  Participants 
D)  Discussion 
E)  Procedure

Question 9

RESEARCH STUDY 2.2
Charlotte is studying subliminal messages and weight loss. She is curious whether people who hear in the music on their iPods subliminal messages that encourage weight loss ("don't eat that food," "you want to be thin") lose more weight than people who do not have subliminal messages in their music. She studies 40 people and finds the following results:
 
-Refer to Research Study 2.2 above to answer the following question.
Although Charlotte is concerned with exposure to subliminal messages,she collects data from people not exposed to subliminal messages.What is this group called? Why must this group be included in her study?

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Question 10

Which of the following is a downside to using a wiki to conduct psychological research?

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A)  Their coverage of a topic is not necessarily comprehensive. 
B)  The page may not include references. 
C)  The page may include incorrect information. 
D)  A page may not have content that is specific to psychology. 
E)  All of the above are downsides.

Question 11

Name three ways that the scientific reasoner is different from the intuitive thinker.

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Question 12

A psychiatrist is testing a drug that treats depression.He has given the drug to all his patients and all of them have experienced a decrease in depressive symptoms.Although this is interesting,his experience is limited because he does not have a:

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A)  Reliable way to measure depressive symptoms 
B)  Comparison group that did not receive the drug 
C)  Hypothesis 
D)  Psychotherapy to supplement the drug 
E)  None of the above

Question 13

When reading an empirical journal article "with purpose," which section should you read first?

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A)  Abstract 
B)  Introduction 
C)  Method 
D)  Results 
E)  Discussion

Question 14

When reading an empirical journal article "with purpose," which two questions should you ask yourself as you read? To this end,which section should you read in order to quickly answer these questions?

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Question 15

Where do psychological scientists commonly publish their work?

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A)  Edited books 
B)  Popular magazine 
C)  Scientific journals 
D)  Both a and c 
E)  All of the above

Question 16

When reading an empirical journal article "with purpose," why should you read the abstract first?

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A)  Because it is the shortest section 
B)  Because it provides an overview of the article 
C)  Because it appears first in the paper 
D)  Because it is written by the journal's editor 
E)  Because it appears in PsycINFO

Question 17

You and your friends go to see a speaker on campus,Dr.Darian,an "expert" on getting into graduate school.Which of the following should make you less skeptical about his advice?

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A)  His recommendations are based on techniques that have worked for his students. 
B)  His recommendations are based on the techniques that helped him get into graduate school. 
C)  His recommendations are based on research he conducted for his dissertation. 
D)  His recommendations are similar to what you knew before you came to the talk. 
E)  None of the above should make you less skeptical of his advice.

Question 18

Javier wants his lab partner to tell him if he thinks the article he found for their project is appropriate.Rather than have him read the article,which two parts of the paper could Javier have his lab partner read to get a summary of the article?

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A)  The abstract and the first paragraph of the introduction 
B)  The abstract and the first paragraph of the Discussion 
C)  The abstract and the Method section 
D)  The last paragraph of the introduction and the Results section 
E)  The last paragraph of the introduction and the references

Question 19

Which of the following has the sections of an empirical journal article in the correct order?

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A)  References, abstract, Discussion, Method, Results 
B)  Introduction, Results, Discussion, Method, references 
C)  Introduction, Discussion, Method, Results, abstract 
D)  Abstract, references, introduction, Results, Discussion 
E)  Abstract, Method, Results, Discussion, references

Question 20

Asking questions to get the answers we want is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  The pop-up principle 
B)  Availability heuristic 
C)  Cherry-picking of evidence 
D)  Confirmatory hypothesis testing 
E)  Overconfidence

Exam 2: Sources of Information: Evaluating,Finding,and Reading Information