Test 1

Which of the following sections of an empirical journal article provides a concise summary of the article? a) Abstract b) Introduction c) Method d) Results

a) Abstract

Which of the following sections of an empirical journal article contains a full bibliographic listing of all of the articles cited in writing their article? a) Discussion b) Abstract c) Introduction d) Method

a) Discussion

Which of the following problems with relying on intuition occurs when we allow information that quickly comes to mind to guide our thinking? a) The Pop-Up Principle b) The Good Story c) Being Overconfident d) Cherry-Picking the Evidence

a) The Pop-Up Principle

What two questions should you ask yourself when reading empirical journal articles? a) What is the argument and what is the evidence to support the argument? b) Who is making the argument and what is the argument? c) Who is making the argument and what is the evidence to support the argument? d) Why is the argument important and who is the target audience of the article?

a) What is the argument and what is the evidence to support the argument?

An alternative explanation of an outcome is called a) a confound b) a confederate c) a concurrance d) a constituance

a) a confound

A quantitiative technique called _____ combines the reselts of many studies and gives a number that summarizes the magnitude of a relationship. a) meta-analysis b) quasiexperiment c) double-blind study d) systemmatic summary

a) meta-analysis

Which of the following problems with relying on intuition occurs when we notice what is there rather than what is missing? a) Cherry-Picking the Evidence b) Present/Present Bias c) The Pop-Up Principle d) Being Overconfident

b) Present/Present Bias

Which of the following sections of an empirical journal article describes the quantitative and, as relevant, qualitative results of the study, including the statistical tests the authors used to analyze the data? a) Method b) Results c) Discussion d) Abstract

b) Results

What type of articles provide a summarty of all the research that has been done in one research area? a) Initial Journal Articles b) Review Journal Articles c) Scientific Journal Articles d) Emperical Journal Articles

b) Review Journal Articles

An actor playing a specific role for an experiment as called a) a confound b) a confederate c) a concurrance d) a constituance

b) a confederate

From where/who should we gather most of our information? a) ourselves: our own experiences tell us the most b) article in journals writen and peer-reviewed by psychologists c) books written by self-proclaimed experts d) our 75 year old neighbor, Mrs. Peabody, because she has the most life experience to draw from

b) article in journals writen and peer-reviewed by psychologists

A _____ enables you to compare what would happen both with and without the thing you are interested in. a) quasiexperiment b) comparison group c) statistical analysis d) marginal test

b) comparison group

What kind of books are written for people who do not have a psychology degree to help people, to inform, to entertain, and to make money for the authors? a) scam books b) trade books c) self-help books d) real-world books

b) trade books

Approximately how long should an abstract be? a) 500 words b) 2 pages, double spaces c) 120 words d) as long as is necessary to contain all of the information

c) 120 Words

Which of the following problems with relying on intuition occurs when researchers ask leading questions which unknowingly sway the subject's answers? a) Cherry-Picking the Evidence b) The Good Story c) Asking Biased Questions d) Being Overconfident

c) Asking Biased Questions

Which of the following sections of an empirical journal article explains in detail how the researchers conducted their study? a) Abstract b) Introduction c) Method d) Results

c) Method

Which of the following problems with relying on intuition occurs when we accept an answer because it "makes sense?" The Present/Present Bias b) The Pop-Up Principle c) The Good Story d) Asking Biased Questions

c) The Good Story

Which of the following is a superior source of avidence? a) authority b) intuition c) empirical research d) experience

c) empirical research

Which of the following problems with relying on intuition occurs when we are so sure of ourselves that we ignore all other possible explanations? a) The Pop-Up Principle b) The Good Story c) Asking Biased Questions d) Being Overconfident

d) Being Overconfident

Which of the following problems with relying on intuition occurs when people decide based on personal beliefs which evidence to believe and which to discard? a) The Present/Present Bias b) The Pop-Up Principle c) Being Overconfident d) Cherry-Picking the Evidence

d) Cherry Picking the Evidence

Which of the following sections of an empirical journal article summarizes the study's research question/methods, indicates how well the data support the hypothesis, and discusses alternative explanations for the data? a) Introduction b) Method c) Results d) Discussion

d) Discussion

What type of articles report results of an experiment for the first time? a) Initial Journal Articles b) Review Journal Articles c) Scientific Journal Articles d) Emperical Journal Articles

d) Emperical Journal Articles

Which of the following sections of an empirical journal article explains the topic of the study, lays out the teoretical and empirical background for the research, and states specific research question for the current study? a) Results b) Discussion c) Abstract d) Introduction

d) Introduction

Of the following, what is the best way to find empirical journal articles? a) trade books b) Time or Newsweek c) Psychwiki d) PsychINFO

d) PsychINFO

Fill in the blank. "Behavioral research is _____, whih means that inferences are not expected to explain all cases all of the time."

probablistic