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1Psychologists generally prefer the experimental method to other research methods because
- AExperiments are more likely to support psychologists' hypotheses.
- BExperiments can sow cause-effect relationship.
- CIt is easier to obtain a random sample for an experiment.
- DDouble-blind designs are unnecessary in an experiment.
- EExperiments are more likely to result in statistically significant findings.
2Theoretically, random assignment should eliminate
- ASampling error.
- BThe need to use statistics
- CConcerns over validity.
- DMany confounding variables
- EThe need for a representative sample.
3Meghan and David are lab partners assigned to research who is friendlier, girls or boys. After conversing with their first 10 participants, they find that their friendliness ratings often differ. With which of the following should they be most concerned?
- AReliability
- BConfounding variables
- CEthics
- DValidity
- EAssignment
4Lily scored 145 on an IQ test with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. What is her z score.
- A-3
- B-1.5
- C+0.67
- D+1.5
- E+3
5What is the median of the following distribution: 6, 2, 9, 4, 7, 3?
- A4
- B5
- C5.5
- D6
- E6.5
6Paul scores a perfect 100 on a test that everyone else fails. If we were to graph this distortion, it would be...
- ASymmetrical
- BNormal
- CPositively skewed
- DNegatively skewed
- EA straight line
7Marcus hypothesizes that a new drug he has just invented will enhance mice's memories. He feeds the drug to the experimental group and gives the control group a placebo. He then times the mice as they learn to run through a maze. In order to know whether his hypothesis has been supported, Marcus would need to use
- AScatter plots
- BDescriptive statistics
- CHistograms
- DInferential statistics
- EMeans-end analysis
8Which of the following is an example of random sampling?
- APicking out of a hat to assign each of three classes to an experimental condition
- BHaving a computer generate a random list of 100 high school students
- CApproaching any 50 student during sixth-period lunch.
9Vinnie Jew conducts an experiment to see whether fear makes mice run through mazes faster. He first selected a sample of 60 mice and then divided them into a control group and experimental group. Which can't be a confounding variable?
- AHow fast the mice are at the start
- BWhen the mice run the maze
- CThe population from which he selected his subjects
- DHow frightened the mice are before the experiment
- EWhere the mice run the maze
10Mary, a nursery school student, hypothesizes that boys have fights with the finger paints more than girls do. She tests her hypothesis by casually watching the finger-painting table for three days of nursery school. What method is she using?
- AField experiment
- BInformal survey
- CCase study
- DNaturalistic observation
- EEthnography
11Lucy collect survey data that indicate that students who spend more time preparing for the AP test tend to score better than other student. She can now conclude that
- AStudying improves exam grades
- BA relationship exists between studying and exam grades
- CA significant correlation exists between studying and exam grades
- DAnyone who does not study will do poorly on the exam
- EBetter student tend to study more
12Which of the following hypotheses would be most difficult to test experimentally?
- APeople exposed to the color red will be Moore aggressive than those exposed to the color blue.
- BExercise improves mood
- CExposure to violent television increases aggression
- DStudying leads to better grades
- EDivorce makes children more independent
13Mr. Woo wants to design a project studying emotional response to date rape. He advertises for participants in the school newspaper, informs them about the nature of the study, gets their consent, conducts an interview, and debriefs them about the results when the. Experiment is over. If you were on the IRB, which ethical consideration would you most likely have the most concern about in Mr. Woo's study?
- ACoercion
- BDeception
- CConfounding variables
- DConfidentiality
- EClear scientific purpose
14Some psychologists considerStanley Milgram's obedience studies to be unethical because of which ethical consideration?
- AImproper sampling procedure
- BRisk of Long-term harm
- CClear scientific purpose
- DDebriefing
- EAnonymity
15One of the principal differences between the ethical guidelines for human and animal research is:
- AHuman participants can be deceived for experimental purposes and animal can't
- BAnimals can be placed at much greater physical risk than human participants can.
- CHuman participants must be chosen much more carefully than animal subjects.
- DIf humans might physically suffer because otherwise, the suffering must be minimal,in contrast to animal studies where any amount of suffering is ethical if it helps to further a clear scientific purpose.
- EEnvironmental conditions for human studies must be monitored much more closely than they are in. An animal study.
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- Chapter 2
- Autor
- Jasmine Hobson
- Idioma
- English
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- Creado el 6 mar 2018 · actualizado el 23 abr 2018
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