Psych FINAL
Benjamin is a social psychologist who studies marriage. He believes that marital satisfaction has two components: the ability to trust one's partner and a belief that one can be a good spouse. This is known as:
"The data provide support for my theory"
Which of the following is NOT a reason that psychologists might fake their data
A journal might require it
When do ethical issues apply in psycholgical research?
All of the above
Which of the following is an example of applied research?
An educational psychologist who looks for a way to increase math skills in 8-year olds
After reading the chapter, Cyril says to himself, " I am sure other people might engage in faulty thinking, but I never would." What is cyril experiencing
Bias blind spot
Interval
Does not have a true zero point
__________ is the approach of collecting data an using it to develop, support, and/or challenge a theory
Empiricism
How can you ensure that a popular media article accurately reflects the original research of a scientific study
Find and read the original scientific article
When college students purchase term papers online and submit them as their own they are
Guilty of plag.
Dr. White reads about a new theory....
Hypothesis
What does it mean that behavioral research is probablistic?
Inferences drawn from the behavioral research are not expected to explain all cases
The type of reliability that involves two observers is
Inter rater
Why is it unethical to provide an incentive that is too large to refuse
It unduly influences the people into participating
A researcher measures the variable of living sitaution as follows 1= urban .... This is an example of a ______ scale
Nominal
Which of the following is NOT an example of physiological measurement
Number of panic attacks
Occam's razor states that the simplest solution is the best, all things being equal. This speaks to a theory's:
Parsimony
Which of the following events did NOT occur in the Tuskgee study
Partcipants in the study were given/infected with the disease
Dr. Ellison finds a relation between the amount of sleep and problem solving. Specifically, having a higher amount of sleep the night before an exam is associated with higher scores on two measures of problem solving. This is an example of which type of association?
Positive ass.
The use of debriefing in a study such as Milgram's obedience study appeals to which prinicple of of the Belmont report
Principle of Benefiecence
Ratio
Provides the measurement ideal the highest level
Ordinal
Ranking data in terms of magnitude
What is the dependent variable
Resilience
What is not an element of APA style paper
Review
Which of the following is true of the distinction between scientific journals and popular magazine
Scientific journals are peer reviewed and pop magazines are not
For her research methods class, Serena plans to interview several teachers about their attitude toward teaching children who have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This is an example of what type of measurement?
Self report measurement
What is the best title for this survey
Students life experiences
The issue of obtaining informed consent deals with which of the following principles of the Belmont Report
The principle of respect for persons
Anton and his friends are discussing a study he read about in his developmental psychology class. In the study, the researcher made the claim that a majority of middle school students who are bullied have low self-esteem. Clarissa questions the study, saying, "I am not sure that I am convinced—I am not sure you can really measure being bullied." Quinn also questions the study, saying, "Which middle school students did they study? I am curious if they included both private and public school students." Manish also is curious about the study, asking, "I wonder how strong the relationship is between bullying and self-esteem. Could you predict one from the other?" Clarissas concern is addressing which of the following
The studys construct validity
Anderson is reading his morning paper and sees the following headline.... which of the following is a constant in this study?
The type of game
If a broken clock stuck on the same hour is consulted every hour it will
Yield a highly reliable reading , but not one that is valid
What is the problem with being swayed by a good story
a good story might be supported by data
Establishing construct validity would probably be most important for which of the following
a measure of spirituality
sasha believes that she is a nice person... she asks her friends and they agree this is?
confirmation bias
Different factors that could account for significant results are called
confounds
Characteristics of partcipants such as age sex are called
measured variables
What is the independent variable in the above study
number of life stressors
The stanford prison experiment voilated which of the following
respect for persons
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?
the availbility heuristic
A common finding in the study of aggression iis that exposure to televison... You are questioning which of follwoing rules of caustion
the criterion of temp. precendence
The need to balance the potential costs and benefits to participants taking part in a research study is done to address which principle of the Belmont Report?
the principle of beneficence
Whose responsibility is it to make sre that reasrch is carried oiut in an ethical manner
the resaercher
Research studies are superior to personal experience because
they include at least one comparison group
Operational definitions must be
very specific and detailed
Naomi is studying the effect of popularity on academic success for her research methods project. To do this, she has elementary school students rate how popular each member of their class is. She then uses this information to rank the students on popularity (e.g., John is the most popular, Vanessa is the second-most popular). Which of the following best describes this variable?
An ordinal scale of measurement
Nominal
Assigning numbers to respresent different catergories
Which of the following is an example of being a consumer of research?
Attending a psychological conference
Believing in something because the President tells you it is true is an example of
Authority
Scientific journals and magazines are similar in which of the following ways?
Both are trying to inform their readers
Elliot is double majoring in English and Psychology. He plans on being a high school English teacher and is only majoring in psychology because he finds the classes interesting. Which of the following in an important reason for him to be a good consumer of research.
He will probably want to read research related to enhancing his teaching
James is asked about what is the best way to study for an exam. He responds that the best way to study is by making flash cards. He easily thinks of all the times he used flash cards and he made A's. However, he fails to take into consideration all the times he made A's and did not use flash cards and the times he used flash cards and did not do well. His faulty thinking is an example of:
Present/present bias
Which of the following is true of variables?
Some variables can be either measured or manipulated
If a measure remains consistent over time, the measure is said to demonstrate
Test- retest reliability
Dr. Rodriguez is considering conducting a study.... This is a test of which of the following
Test-retest reliability
Friends episode
Use your own words
Being concerned with whether a study answers is posed is a concern for the studys
Validity
A researcher hypothesizes that verbal criticism.... in this example the dependent variable is
Verbal aggression and criticism
