chapter one

a restaurant chef tried replacing rice with pasta in one of her recipes to see what would happen. which method of acquiring knowledge is she using? a. method of empiricism b. rational method c. method of authority d. scientific method

a. method of empiricism

a hypothesis is a ________ statement and a prediction is a ________ statement. a. specific; general b. specific; specific c. general; specific d.general; general

c. general; specific

which method of knowing is used when you find the address and phone number of a restaurant by googling the name of the restaurant? a. method of empiricism b. rational method c. method of authority d. scientific method

c. method of authority

a researcher conducts a study in which 50 college students are assigned to different treatments and tested. in the study the students are called... a. research associates b. research cohorts c. research participants d. research subjects

c. research participants

the first step in the research process is... a. identifying a topic area and searching the literature to find a research question b. forming a hypothesis c. deciding which individuals should participate in the study d. selecting a research strategy

a. identifying a topic area and searching the literature to find a research question

what is meant by saying that "science is objective"? a. scientific answers are based on direct observation b. scientific answers are based on logical reason c. scientific answers are obtained without influence by the researcher's biases or beliefs d. scientific answers are made available for evaluation by others

c. scientific answers are obtained without influence by the researcher's biases or beliefs

which method of knowing is being used by a student who believes that his performance on tests is influenced by wearing a lucky hat? a. the method of empiricism b. the method of faith c. the method of tenacity d. the method of authority

c. the definition of tenacity

what kind of reasoning uses a few specific observations to produce a general hypothesis? a. inductive reasoning b. deductive reasoning c. scientific reasoning d. predictive reasoning

a. inductive reasoning

last year tim and his friend jack were both too short to ride the roller coaster. jack went to the part this year and he was tall enough to ride. tim knows that he is taller than jack, so he knows that he will be able to ride the roller coaster as well. which method of knowing is tim using? a. method of empiricism b. rational method c. method of authority d. scientific method

b. rational method

which of the following is the best description of the scientific method? a. a circular process that leads to a final answer b. a linear process that moves directly to a final answer c. a circular process that leads to a tentative answer d. a linear process that leads to a tentative answer

c. a circular process that leads to a tentative answer

which of the following is typical of quantitative research? a. it involves measuring variables for each individual b. it usually involves numerical scores c. it uses statistical analysis to summarize and interpret results d. all of the above

d. all of the above

which of the following is a distinction between science and pseudoscience? a. pseudoscience tends to dismiss or refuse to accept negative results b. pseudoscience tends to rely on testimonials and selected results c. pseudoscience tends to treat criticism as a personal attack d. all of the other options are differences between science and pseudoscience

d. all of the other options are differences between science and pseudoscience