Research Methods Chapter 2

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

Abstract

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

Abstract, Method, Results, Discussion, References

Compared with doing a generic Internet search, why is PsycINFO a superior way to find scientific sources?

It searches only sources in psychology and related fields.

Matthew is reading an empirical journal article and wants to know whether the authors used the Big Five Inventory (BFI-44) or the NEO-PI to measure extraversion. In which section would he find this information?

Method

The two biases of intuition discussed in the text are:

Overconfidence bias and oversimplification bias

Charlotte is studying subliminal messages and weight loss. She is curious whether people will lose more weight if they hear subliminal messages that encourage weight loss ("don't eat that food," "you want to be thin") in the music on their iPods compared to people who do not have subliminal messages in their music. She studies 40 people and finds the following results:

She must consider all of the cells

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?

The abstract and the first paragraph of the discussion

Hannah just finished reading an empirical journal article for a class project. What information might she get out of reading the references section of her article?

The name of an article that researched a similar topic

Which of the following is NOT a reason to be skeptical of an authority?

They based their opinions on their own experience.

Research studies are superior to personal experience because:

They include at least one comparison group

When reading an empirical journal article "with purpose," which two questions should you ask yourself as you read?

What is the argument? and What is the evidence to support the argument?

Lana is writing her first empirical journal article. Although she thinks she knows why she found the results she did, she also wants to mention some alternative explanations for her findings. In which section will she mention these alternative explanations?

Discussion