Research method quiz 2

Diego is interested in examining the relationship between a person's attachment style and his or her relationship satisfaction. He finds 65 studies that have examined this topic. He combines the results of all these studies and calculates an effect size. His research is most accurately described as: A. A meta-analysis B. A review journal article C. An empirical journal article D. Qualitative E. One of the above.

A a meta-analysis

Sasha believes she is a Nic person. To confirm this she asks all her friends whether she is a nice person and they all agree that she is. Sasha conclude the she is a nice person and says she has evidence of it. however, she does not ask any of her enemies whether they think a nice person. This is an example of which of the following. A. Cherry-pickig of evidence (confirmation Bias) B. Arability heauristic C. Dunning-Kruger effect E.observer effects

A. cherry-picking of evidence (confirmation Bias)

6.the problem with the availability heuristic is which of the following A we do not examine all of the evidence only what we can quickly think of me we rely on the opinion of others rather than on our own opinions see we are to objective in our evaluation of the evidence D our conclusions are never accurate E none of the above accurately describe the problem with the availability heuristic

A. we do not examine all of the evidence only what we can quick think of

When reading an empirical journal article "with purpose," Which two question should as yourself as you read. A. what is the argument? and what is the evidence to support the arguments B. What were the methods? and what are the results? C. What is the hypothesis? and what are the explanations D. What are the research exists on this topic? and what research needs to be conduct to answer E. None of the above

A. what is the argument? and what is the evidence to support the arguments

Mathew is reading an empirical journal article and wants to know whet the authors used the big five inventory (BFI-44) or the NEO-PI to measure extraversion. In which section would find his information? Introduction Method Results Discussion References

B method

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? A. Method B.Results C. Discussions D.Reference

C discussion

You and your friend go to see a speaker on campus, Dr Darian an "expert" on getting into graduate school. Which of the following should make less skeptical about this evidence. A. His recommendations are based on technique that have worked for his students B. His recommendations are based on the techniques that helped him get into graduate school. C.His recombination at based on empirical research research he conducted for his dissertation D. His recommendations are similar to what you knew before you came to talk E. none of the above should be make less skeptical of his advice.

C. his recombination at based on empirical research he conducted for his dissertation

Patrick is confident that his short-term memory is better than most people's. He knows this because compared with his friends, he can remember more names than they do. Which of the following should we do? A. Belives that his short-term memory is better then most people's because confident people are often more accurate. B. Believes his short term-memory is better then most peoples because he has a comparison group c. Not believe that his short-term memory is better than most peoples because confident dose not ensure accuracey. D. Strawman argument E. Observer objectivee

C. not believe that his short-term memory is better than most peoples because confidence does not ensure accuracy

Controlled studies are superior to personal A. They include at least one comparison group experience because: B. They avoid confounds C. They use deception D. Both a and b E. All of the above

D Both A and B

4. Angela reads about a study in which cell phone use is associated phone more than anyone I know and I never get migraines." with migraine headaches. She says, "Well, that study is not valid because I use a cell Based on her comment, Angela may be forgetting which of the following? A. The study was published in a prestigious magazine. B. The study has been replicated. C. The study did not properly operationalize cell phone use. D. Science is probabilistic. E. Science is based on empiricism.

D Science is probabilistic

5. James is asked to identify 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 earned an "A" on the exam. However, he fails to take into consideration all the times he earned an "A" and did not use flash cards or the times he used flash cards and did not do well, His faulty thinking is an example of A. oversimplification bias B. the Dunning-Kruger effect C. present/present bias D. confirmatory hypothesis testing E. the bias blind spot

D confirmatory hypothesis teting

RESEARCH STUDY 2.1 Charlotte is studying subliminal messages and weight messages in the music on their iPods that encourage weight loss ("don't eat that food," music. She studies 40 people and finds the "you want to be thin") lose loss. She is curious whether people who hear subliminal more weight than people who do not have subliminal messages in their following results:

E

2. (Refer to Research Study 2.1) A change to which of the following cells will result in a different interpretation of the results of subliminal messages? A. Cell A В. Сеll В C. Cell C D. Cell D E. A change in any of the cell will affect the interoperation.

E. A change in any of the cell will affect the interoperation.

1. (Refer to Research Study 2.1) To understand whether the subliminal messages have an effect, Charlotte needs to consider the information in:

E. She must consider all cells

Name the shortcut you can use to determine whether a specific scientific paper has had an influences on the field.

you can check to see how many time it has been cited