Psychology Quiz Two

A(n) ________ case study is conducted by gathering detailed information about participants who are psychological patients.

clinical

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

correlation

Spurling et al. investigated the effects of two vocabulary learning strategies on word retention two weeks later. In this example, learning strategy is the ________ variable and word retention is the ________ variable.

independent; dependent

The scientific process is ________, involving both inductive and deductive reasoning.

circular

________ are subjects of psychological research.

participants

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

placebo effect

A ________ is a graphical view of the strength and direction of a correlation.

scatterplot

What is a limitation that affects the generalizability of research results?

small sample size

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

theory

Which of the following is not a potential problem associated with relying on college students as participants in psychological research?

They have higher attrition rates than other populations.

________ is a reduction in the number of research participants as some drop out of the study over time.

attrition

The possible range for a correlation coefficient is ________.

between -1 and +1

________ is the tendency to ignore evidence that disproves ideas or beliefs.

confirmation bias

Ethics need to be considered when ________ scientific research.

designing, conducting, and reviewing

A major advantage of case studies is ________.

detailed information

Which of the following is a scientific way of determining facts?

empirical studies

Research on ________ subjects must always involve ________.

human; obtaining informed consent

________ research studies the same groups of participants over time.

longitudinal

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

________ is/are often conducted with large numbers of participants and can even be conducted by phone, email, or mail.

surveys