Psychology Chapter 2 Quiz

Which correlation coefficient best represents a moderate relationship showing fewer anxiety symptoms in people who report higher life satisfaction? *-0.5 *-0.2 *+0.4 *+0.7

-0.5

Many studies that cannot ethically be conducted as experiments with typical human participants ________.

are possible to test with animal studies

________ means that there is a relationship between two or more variables.

correlation

Scientific knowledge is advanced through a process known as ________.

the scientific method

A(n) ________ is a well-developed set of ideas that proposes an explanation for observed phenomena.

theory

A major advantage of case studies is ________.

detailed information

Which of the following is a scientific way of determining facts? common opinions empirical studies intuition lucky breaks

empirical studies

Which of the following research designs will allow cause-and-effect conclusions? correlational experimental quasi-experimental survey

experimental

Patwardhan et al. report data from a study where they hired experimental confederates to attend speed dating events, posing as daters, and carefully take notes on the behaviors of the daters. What type of research design did they use?

naturalistic observation

Simply expecting something to happen can make it happen. This describes ________.

placebo effect