Research Methods Ch. 2 Quiz

A psychiatrist is testing a drug that treats depression. He has given the drug to all his patients, and all of them have experienced a decrease in depressive symptoms. Although this is interesting, his experience is limited because he does not have:

a comparison group that did not receive the drug

Ellie is looking for a summary of research on the effect size of childhood abuse on adult depression. Which of the following scientific sources would be an ideal source?

a meta-analysis

Asking questions to get the answers we want is known as:

confirmation bias

Research studies are superior to personal experience because:

they include at least one comparison group

Marcella is conducting a PsycINFO search for treatments for autism spectrum disorder by searching "autism treatment." However, her search is returning too many results. If she is interested in getting more specific results, Marcella could search:

"autism treatment" and "behavioral" and enter an age range of interest

Which of the following is a limitation of PsycINFO compared to Google Scholar?

PsycINFO is not free to use

Which of the following is the first section of an empirical journal article?

abstract

What is the difference between advice from an authority and that from a researcher?

authorities often base their advice on intuition, while researchers rely on facts

When reading an empirical journal article "with a purpose," why should you read the abstract first?

because it provides an overview of the article

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

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

Which of the following is the last section of an empirical journal article? Select one: a. Method b. Results c. Discussion d. Introduction

discussion

Which of the following is NOT a section or subsection commonly found in an empirical journal article? Select one: a. Abstract b. Outcomes c. Participants d. Procedure

outcomes

How would you adopt the mindset of a scientific reasoner?

remaining objective as you interpret scientific data

You read research that found that first-born children tend to have higher IQs than their siblings. However, you typically earn higher grades than your older brother. Scientists might explain this discrepancy by saying that:

research is probabilistic

How does research overcome the problem of confounds?

research systematically compares multiple conditions.

Angela reads about a study in which cell phone use is associated with migraine headaches. She says, "Well, that study is not valid because I use a cell phone more than anyone I know and I never get migraines." Based on her comment, Angela may be forgetting which of the following?

science is probabilistic

Which of the following is true of the distinction between scientific journals and popular magazines?

scientific journal articles are peer-reviewed; popular magazine articles are not

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 quickly 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 availability heuristic

In which of the following scenarios should you be skeptical of an authority?

when they based their opinions on their intuition