Orientation final
In APA documentation, how should the following parenthetical citation appear
(Barrett, 1991, p. 17)
Master's degrees in psychology typically take _____ year(s) to complete.
2 full time
Doctoral degrees in psychology typically take _____ year(s) to complete.
4-6 full time
Most graduate programs in psychology require that you take the GMAT MFT GRE MCAT
GRE
The following APA style reference is incorrect. What is wrong with it? Peterson, N. (1982). Feedback is not a new principle of behavior. The behavior analyst, 5, 101-102. The first letter of each word of the journal name should be capitalized. The title should be italicized. The author's full first name is missing. The journal name should be underlined not italicized.
The first letter of each word of the journal name should be capitalized
The following APA style in-text citation of a source is incorrect. What is wrong with it? Peterson (1982, p. 8) argued that feedback is not a new principle of behavior. he author's full first name is missing. The page number should not be included. The month of publication is missing. The name of the journal is missing.
The page number should not be included
Which of the following sentences is written in active voice? The cards were shuffled by the experimenters. A between-subjects experimental design was used. Participants were assigned to groups by the experimenter. The participants sorted the cards.
The participants sorted the cards
The following APA style parenthetical citation of a source is incorrect. What is wrong with it? After feedback procedures have been proven effective in specific contexts researchers can more clearly discuss the behavioral functions of feedback (Peterson, 1982, Feedback is not a new principle of behavior). The month of publication is missing. The publication year should not be included. The author's first name is missing. The title should not be included
The title should not be included
What is the proper order of the sections in an APA style research report?
Title page, Abstract, Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion, References
What are the three parts of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) General Test? Verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing Logical reasoning, quantitative logic, and practical writing Cognitive psychology, abnormal psychology, and research methods Behavioral psychology, abnormal psychology, and statistics
Verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing
Usually, clear statements of problem and solution are produced by successive stages of _____ reading
active
understanding your antecedents depends, at least in part, on your,,,, reading of related articles
active
According to Bushell in The Language of Artisans, usually, clear statements of problem and solution are produced by successive stages of------
active reading
According to Bushell in The Language of Artisans,----- requires that you discover the writer's message and say it simply in your own words.
active reading
because a content summary exposes the sequence of assertions in an article, it is an useful kind of.........
active reading
because reviews and essays have a different form from research reports, they need s different....... strategy
active reading
If you are applying to more than one graduate program, Professor Rost suggests that you request the letters of recommendation for all of your applications......
all at the same time
To avoid plagiarism when writing you should only cite the authors you are quoting directly. only cite papers published in the past 30 years. only cite the authors you are paraphrasing. always cite the authors you are paraphrasing and quoting directly.
always cite the authors you are paraphrasing and quoting directly
the second function of a presenting question is to define the what?
answer
usual notes are/are not the product of active reading
are not
The length of a curriculum vita (CV) is typically.....
as long as it needs to be
as you work through an article building a summary, keep a stack of cards handy for making...... notes.
assertion
if your research summary is more than one page long, you are probably using too many of the.... words
authors
Scientific knowledge progresses over time because scientists are willing to a)hold onto old ideas when new evidence comes along. b) let go of old ideas when new evidence comes along.
b-let go of old ideas when new evidence comes along.
When using a _____ -subjects design, it is important to use random assignment to control for subject-related variables between groups. multiple
between
I have designed an experiment to answer the following research question: To what extent do homework assignments improve the test scores of college students? I have a class of 40 students. I have randomly assigned the students into two groups. Group 1: students complete homework assignments to prepare for tests and Group 2: students do not complete homework assignments to prepare for tests. To determine if homework assignments were effective, I compare the test scores of Group 1 to the test scores of Group 2. This is an example of a _____ experiment
between subjects
I have designed an experiment to answer the following research question: To what extent do homework assignments improve the test scores of college students? I have a class of 40 students. I have randomly assigned the students into two groups. Group 1: students complete homework assignments to prepare for tests and Group 2: students do not complete homework assignments to prepare for tests. To determine if homework assignments were effective, I compare the test scores of Group 1 to the test scores of Group 2. This is an example of a _____ experiment.
between subjects design
We used a _____ to conduct Experiment #1 (The Effects of Stimulus Uncertainty on Response Time) in class.
between subjects design
A _____ -subjects design is one in which each subject experiences only one of the conditions in an experiment. A _____ -subjects design is one in which all subjects experience every condition in an experiment.
between; within
When applying to graduate school in psychology your letters of recommendation should come from your peers from extracurricular activities who can comment on your leadership skills. your classmates from college who can comment on your class participation. college professors and other professionals who can comment on your academic and professional skills and potential. friends and family members who can comment on your likability and personality.
college professors and other professionals who can comment on your academic and professional skills and potential
newton reported that in 1666 he procured a triangular glass prism to try therewith the celebrated phenomena of....
colors
procedure and design describes what was done to permit a .... of two things
comparison
The objective of active reading is to arrange the fewest words needed to convey the writer's _____ meaning (review from previous chapters)
complete
the object of active reading is to arrange the fewest words needed to convey the writers.... meaning
complete
essays and reviews typically have three parts: presenting question, arguement, and what?
conclusion
you need to identify a papers presenting question or you wont know what to do with its.....
conclusion
words can get senseless when they dont point to anything specific or...
concrete
listing or underlining important sentences will too often, not produce clarity, it will instead lead to a ..... mess of marks
confusing
According to Bushell in The Language of Artisans, a _____ _____ is created by devising the clearest possible way to state, in your own words, the message of each paragraph.
content summery
The ____ variable is the variable in an experiment that represents the measurable response or behavior of the subjects in the experiment
dependent
An _____ t-test is used to analyze within-subjects comparisons and a _____ t-test is used to analyze between-subjects comparisons.
dependent-samples; independent-samples
Example:A drug and a placebo are compared for treating diabetes. A random half of the subjects receive the drug, while the other half receives the placebo. Blood glucose level is tested in all of the subjects several times a day. Refer to the example above. The independent variable in the example is _____ and the dependent variable is_____.
diabetes treatment; blood glucose level
the particularly telling sentence that seems worth repeating in its original from is the........
direct quote
draw a conclusion
discussion
if a presenting question is confusing, vague, or uninteresting, whatever follows.... does or does not matter
doesnt
recasting the wording as you take notes is according to barzun, and graff, a step towards your first....
draft
Which section should always come first in a curriculum vita (CV)?
education
The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) General Test is administered electronically at the test-taker's home. paper-and-pencil at a testing center. paper-and-pencil at the test-taker's home. electronically at a testing center.
electronically at a testing center.
part of active reading is to detect and .... extra words
eliminate
In the long run it is the message of an article that _____, not the details (78
endures
Empirical "ways of knowing", like science, are based on a)common sense b) experience c)logic d)authority
experience
the first sentence of markles paragraph is the topic sentence of the paragraph because it presents a ....... organizing idea
explicit
whenever a presenting question is implied rather than stated, you, the reader, need to make it....
explicit
writings whose purpose is to explain, to teach, to convey information, are called....
expositions
writers often express an organizing idea without ever stating it explicitly; they...... it
express
A doctoral degree (e.g., a Ph.D) is required for all jobs in the field of psychology true/false
false
If you are applying to multiple graduate programs, it is acceptable to write the same personal statement for all the programs. true/false
false
The following example shows the correct format of APA style headings. METHOD Participants Fourteen college students participated in the study. Participants were from the psychology department subject pool at Queens College, City University of New York. Setting Experimental sessions took place in a research laboratory on campus in one of two small rooms. The rooms contained a desk, chair, and personal computer true/false
false
The following format for an APA-style reference is correct. Milgram, Stanley (1963). Behavioral Study of Obedience. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 67(4), 371-378. doi.org/10.1037/h0040525 true/false
false
The following in-text citation is formatted correctly. Catania, 1975, argued that an individual who does not have the freedom to choose cannot be called free; and thus defined freedom, in part, as the opportunity to choose among alternatives. true/false
false
The following in-text citation is formatted correctly. Dixon, Jacobs, & Sanders (2006) examined how gambling and non-gambling environments influenced gamblers' delay discounting. true/false
false
The following parenthetical citation is formatted correctly. (Hayes, Kapust, Leonard, and Rosenfarb, 1981) true/false
false
When conducting research, failure to confirm a hypothesis always means that the hypothesis is incorrect. true/false
false
You must earn a master's degree before you can pursue a doctoral degree in psychology true/false
false
Your professors are required to write you letters of recommendation if you request them. true/false
false
if a paragraph contains multiple valuable assertions, keep each on a separate card to retain......
flexibility
If you are applying to a master's program in psychology, it is more likely that you will need to take the GRE _____ test than the GRE _____ test
general;subject
The ____ variable is the variable in an experiment that is manipulated by the experimenter.
independent
Experiment #2 (The Effects of Interference on Response Time to Name Colors) that we conducted in class, interference (symbol vs. color-word condition) was the _____ variable and response time was the _____ variable.
independent;dependent
In Experiment #1 (The Effects of Stimulus Uncertainty on Response Time) that we conducted in class, the number of card-sorting categories was the--- variable and response time was the-----
independent;dependent
Define the problem and formulate the research question
introduction
Which one of the following is a good "rule of thumb" when writing an APA-style research report? Use bullet points instead of paragraph form. Write in passive voice rather than active voice. Replace simple words with fancy synonyms. Keep your writing simple and avoid fancy words.
keep writing simple and avoid fancy words
the opperations used to describe the quanity or quality of the variables of interest are called...
measures
The answers to the questions What's the problem? and What's the solution? contain the _____ of any book or article (77)
message
a content summary is created by devising the clearest possible way to state, in your own words, the ..... of each paragraph
message
in most cases a scientific manuscript gets published because it has an interesting, useful, or important what
message
Design the study and collect data
method
The Participants and Procedure sub-sections are located under which section of an APA format paper?
method
Zinsser's 1940 statement stresses the value of discriminating between the important and _____ (77)
negligible
Which type of experimental comparison was made in Milgram (1963)?
none
In Milgram (1963), the dependent variable (name) was
obedience
the question of a scientific writing has two functions first it directs.....
observation
In an APA style reference list, references are
ordered alphabetically according to the first author's last name
According to Bushell in The Language of Artisans, a statement that summarizes the meaning of all the assertions in a paragraph is called an----
organized idea
A statement that summarizes the meaning of all the assertions in a paragraph is called an _____ _____ (review from previous chapters
organizing idea
the purpose of a content summary is to capture the authors meaning in your.......
own words
The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) Subject Test is administered electronically at a testing center. paper-and-pencil at a testing center. paper-and-pencil at the test-taker's home. electronically at the test-taker's home
paper and pencil at testing center
Dr. Garcia ran an experiment investigating the effects of packaging color on consumer preference for the pudding in the package. Each participant in the experiment tasted the same pudding from three differently colored containers (red, green, and blue containers) and was asked to rate how much they liked each one. The dependent variable in this example is _____ and the independent variable is _____.
participants' preference ratings; packaging color (red, green, and blue
jargon is useful only when it permits a description that cannot be made in.....
plain english
the sham of using big, fancy, or obscure words to express simple ideas is called ..... talk
pomp
According to Bushell in The Language of Artisans, whenever a----- is implied rather than stated, you, the reader, need to make it explicit.
presenting question
to emphasize the connections between question and answer, state the conclusion with words used in the.........
presenting question
a presenting question is not usually phrased as a question, it states an issue, a puzzle, an uncertainty, or a referring what?
problem
Science is a method and a _____.
product
_____ is a science concerned with the behavior of human and non-human animals
psychology
According to Bushell in The Language of Artisans, every form of scientific writing is an attempt to answer a _____.
question
Every form of scientific writing is an attempt to answer a _____ (review from previous chapters
question
the space at the top of the form is for the complete .......
reference
"The purpose of the present study" is the usual form of of the presenting question of a what report
research
According to Bushell in The Language of Artisans, if your _____ _____ is more than one page long, you are probably using too many of the author's words.
research summery
Report the findings
results
Which of the following is not typically part of an application to graduate school in psychology? Sample publications Personal statement Curriculum vita (CV) Letters of recommendation
sample publications
Science is parsimonious. This means that a)scientists explore simple explanations of phenomena before considering more complex explanations. b)scientists explore complex explanations of phenomena before considering simpler explanations. c)scientists reject authority as a way of knowing about the world. d)scientists reject common sense as a way of knowing about the world.
scientists explore simple explanations of phenomena before considering more complex explanations.
Active reading requires that you discover the writer's message and say it _____ in your own words (review from previous chapters)
simply
active reading requires that you discover the writers message and say it..... in your own words
simply
He illustrated the point by summarizing a book: He stated the books key problem and its _____ (77)
solution
Rather than a private memory device, a research summary is a description that should be clear and understandable to a _____ (review from previous chapters)
sophomore
rather than a private memory device, a research summary is a description that should be clear and understandable to a .....
sophomore
A reference list in an APA style paper should include
sources you cited in your paper only
I want to design an experiment to answer the following question: Can pigeons get through a maze faster if they practice first? I have 8 pigeons that will be subjects in my experiment and I need to assign half of the pigeons to Group 1 (no practice) and the other half to Group 2 (practice). To do this, I reach into a bin that contains 8 pigeons and grab them. I assign the first 4 pigeons I am able to grab to Group 1 (no practice) and assign the remaining 4 pigeons to Group 2 (practice). I notice that all of the largest pigeons end up in Group 1 (no practice) and the smaller pigeons end up in Group 2 (practice), but I carry on with my experiment anyhow. I conduct my experiment and my results show that the pigeons that practiced (Group 2) were much faster at running the maze than the pigeons that did not practice (Group 1). Based on these results, I conclude that practice causes pigeons to run through mazes faster. What is the confounding variable in this experiment
the size of the pigeons
If you plan to go to graduate school, when should you apply? the sophomore year of your undergraduate program the freshman year of your undergraduate program the junior year of your undergraduate program the senior year of your undergraduate program
the sr year of your undergraduate program
Which of the following phrases is correctly punctuated? the study by Jones, Davis, & Steward (1972). the study by Jones, Davis, and Steward, 1972. the study by Jones, Davis, and Steward, (1972). the study by Jones, Davis, and Steward (1972)
the study by Jones, Davis, and Steward (1972).
Galbraith notes that, in the social sciences, much unclear writing is based on unclear or incomplete....
thought
the implicit organizing idea of mitchells paragraph is "writing is the discipline that permits, extnded logical....
thought
If a graduate program you apply to asks for three letters of recommendation, how many letters should you submit with your application?
three
a statement that summarizes the meaning of all the assertions in a paragraph is called.....
topic sentence
During the graduate school application process, it is typical to waive your right to access the letters of recommendation written on your behalf. true/false
true
Milgram (1963) used a between-subjects experimental design true/false
true
The following direct quotation is formatted correctly. Wilson (1995) defined participation in the workplace as, "the involvement of people in planning and controlling a significant amount of their own work activities, with sufficient knowledge and power to influence both processes and outcomes in order to achieve desirable goals" (p. 1071). true/false
true
The following example shows the correct order of citations within parentheses. Studies examining the influence of emotion on memory (Charles, Mather, & Carstensen, 2003; Kennedy, Mather, & Carstensen, 2004) have found that compared with younger adults, older adults recall proportionally more positive information and proportionally less negative information. true/false
true
The following parenthetical citations are formatted correctly. (Hori & Shimazaki, 2010; Schmidt, Layer, & Hanley, 2009; Suzuki, 1997). true/false
true
The single assertion declaring the meaning of an article is the _____ abstract (78)
ultimate
According to Bushell in The Language of Artisans, the single assertion declaring the meaning of an article is the------
ultimate abstract
a good example of an exposition is clear and easy to....
understand
Richard Mitchell cautions that "the habit of loose talk loosens and fastenings of our.....
understanding
When citing a reference in the text of an APA style paper you need to include page numbers with your citation when you are
using a direct quote only
When citing a reference in the text of an APA-style paper, you need to include page numbers with your citation when you are using a direct quote only paraphrasing only using a direct quote and paraphrasing you should never include page numbers
using a direct quote only
Example:I have designed an experiment to answer the following research question: To what extent does viewing violent television effect the level of aggressive play in children? I have 60 children who will participate in my experiment. I have randomly assigned the children into two groups. Group 1: the children watch violent television before they play together and Group 2: the children do not watch violent television before they play together. To determine if violent television influenced aggressive play, I measure aggressiveness during play and compare Group 1 to Group 2. Refer to the example above. The independent variable in the example is _____ and the dependent variable is_____.
violent television; aggressive play
Wright Mills contented that any idea or any book could be suggested in a single sentence or expounded in twenty _____ (77
volumes
The use of _____ -subjects designs can result in practice and sequence effects between conditions.
within
A researcher is interested in studying how different types of training effect job performance. One group of construction workers is exposed to a training course in which they learn how to safely operate a forklift using a traditional lecture style. A second group receives training that includes lecture + practice on-the-job. Then, supervisors observe the work groups operating the forklift on-the-job. The dependent variable in this example is _____ and the independent variable is _____.
workers' operation of the forklift on-the-job; training type (lecture only vs. lecture + practice)
even then the.... question was the reason for the......
writing
