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Test: Myers Study Guide, Unit II: Progress Test 1, Multiple Choice [AP Psych] | Quizlet
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17Multiplechoicequestions
1.c)skewed
A.
Apsychologiststudiestheplaybehaviorofyoungchildrenbywatchinggroupsduringrecessatlunch.Whichtypeof
researchisbeingused?
a)correlation
b)casestudy
c)experimentation
d)naturalisticobservation
B.
Alopsidedsetofscoresthatincludesanumberofextremeorunusualvaluesissaidtobe:
a)symmetrical
b)normal
c)skewed
d)dispersed
C.
Toensurethatotherresearcherscanrepeattheirwork,psychologistsuse:
a)controlgroups
b)randomassignment
c)double-blindprocedures
d)operationaldenitions
D.
Afterdetailedstudyofagunshotwoundvictim,apsychologistconcludesthatthebrainregiondestroyedislikelytobe
importantformemoryfunctions.Whichtypeofresearchdidthepsychologistusetodeducethis?
a)thecasestudy
b)asurvey
c)correlation
d)experimentation
2.Thescienticattitudeofskepticismisbasedonthebeliefthat:
a)peoplearerarelycandidinrevealingtheirthoughts
b)mentalprocessescan'tbestudiedobjectively
c)thescientist'sintuitionaboutbehaviorisusuallycorrect
d)ideasneedtobetestedagainstobservableevidence
A.
d)overcondence
B.
c)independentvariable
C.
d)ideasneedtobetestedagainstobservableevidence
D.
d)principlesthathelptoorganizeobservationsandpredictbehaviorsorevents
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3.c)thedierenceisnotlikelytobeduetochancevariation
A.
Whenadierencebetweentwogroupsisstatisticallysignicant,thismeansthat:
a)thedierenceisstatisticallyrealbutoflittlepracticalsignicance
b)thedierenceisprobablytheresultofsamplingvariation
c)thedierenceisnotlikelytobeduetochancevariation
d)alloftheabove
B.
Theoriesaredenedas:
a)testablepropositions
b)factorsthatmaychangeinresponsetomanipulation
c)statisticalindexes
d)principlesthathelptoorganizeobservationsandpredictbehaviorsorevents
C.
Whichofthefollowingisthemeasureofcentraltendencythatwouldbemostaectedbyafewextremescores?
a)mean
b)range
c)median
d)mode
D.
Inanexperimenttodeterminetheeectsofexerciseonmotivation,exerciseisthe:
a)controlcondition
b)interveningvariable
c)independentvariable
d)dependentvariable
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4.b)peoplewithsmallfeettendtohavehighIQs
A.
Todeterminetheeectsofanewdrugonmemory,onegroupofpeopleisgivenapillthatcontainsthedrug.Asecond
groupisgivenasugarpillthatdoesnotcontainthedrug.Thissecondgroupconstitutesthe:
a)randomsample
b)experimentalgroup
c)controlgroup
d)testgroup
B.
Whichofthefollowingisthemeasureofcentraltendencythatwouldbemostaectedbyafewextremescores?
a)mean
b)range
c)median
d)mode
C.
Inanexperimenttodeterminetheeectsofexerciseonmotivation,exerciseisthe:
a)controlcondition
b)interveningvariable
c)independentvariable
d)dependentvariable
D.
IfshoesizeandIQarenegativelycorrelated,whichofthefollowingistrue?
a)peoplewithlargefeettendtohavehighIQs
b)peoplewithsmallfeettendtohavehighIQs
c)peoplewithsmallfeettendtohavelowIQs
d)IQisunpredictablebasedonaperson'sshoesize
5.Todeterminetheeectsofanewdrugonmemory,onegroupofpeopleisgivenapillthatcontainsthedrug.Asecondgroupis
givenasugarpillthatdoesnotcontainthedrug.Thissecondgroupconstitutesthe:
a)randomsample
b)experimentalgroup
c)controlgroup
d)testgroup
A.
c)controlgroup
B.
c)canbiasbothscienticobservationandinterpretationofdata
C.
d)randomsample;population
D.
d)naturalisticobservation
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6.Theoriesaredenedas:
a)testablepropositions
b)factorsthatmaychangeinresponsetomanipulation
c)statisticalindexes
d)principlesthathelptoorganizeobservationsandpredictbehaviorsorevents
A.
d)principlesthathelptoorganizeobservationsandpredictbehaviorsorevents
B.
d)ideasneedtobetestedagainstobservableevidence
C.
d)experiment
D.
d)operationaldenitions
7.Whichofthefollowingisthemeasureofcentraltendencythatwouldbemostaectedbyafewextremescores?
a)mean
b)range
c)median
d)mode
A.
c)skewed
B.
c)canbiasbothscienticobservationandinterpretationofdata
C.
a)mean
D.
d)randomsample;population
8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTabasicresearchtechniqueusedbypsychologists?
a)description
b)replication
c)experimentation
d)correlation
A.
d)principlesthathelptoorganizeobservationsandpredictbehaviorsorevents
B.
d)operationaldenitions
C.
b)replication
D.
b)peoplewithsmallfeettendtohavehighIQs
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9.d)naturalisticobservation
A.
IfshoesizeandIQarenegativelycorrelated,whichofthefollowingistrue?
a)peoplewithlargefeettendtohavehighIQs
b)peoplewithsmallfeettendtohavehighIQs
c)peoplewithsmallfeettendtohavelowIQs
d)IQisunpredictablebasedonaperson'sshoesize
B.
Alopsidedsetofscoresthatincludesanumberofextremeorunusualvaluesissaidtobe:
a)symmetrical
b)normal
c)skewed
d)dispersed
C.
Psychologists'personalvalues:
a)havelittleinfluenceonhowtheirexperimentsareconducted
b)donotinfluencetheinterpretationofexperimentalresultsbecauseoftheuseofstatisticaltechniquesthatguardagainst
subjectivebias
c)canbiasbothscienticobservationandinterpretationofdata
d)havelittleinfluenceoninvestigativemethodsbutasignicanteectoninterpretation
D.
Apsychologiststudiestheplaybehaviorofyoungchildrenbywatchinggroupsduringrecessatlunch.Whichtypeof
researchisbeingused?
a)correlation
b)casestudy
c)experimentation
d)naturalisticobservation
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10.c)canbiasbothscienticobservationandinterpretationofdata
A.
Whichofthefollowingisthemeasureofcentraltendencythatwouldbemostaectedbyafewextremescores?
a)mean
b)range
c)median
d)mode
B.
Whichofthefollowingwouldbebestfordeterminingwhetheralcoholimpairsmemory?
a)casestudy
b)naturalisticobservation
c)survey
d)experiment
C.
Psychologists'personalvalues:
a)havelittleinfluenceonhowtheirexperimentsareconducted
b)donotinfluencetheinterpretationofexperimentalresultsbecauseoftheuseofstatisticaltechniquesthatguardagainst
subjectivebias
c)canbiasbothscienticobservationandinterpretationofdata
d)havelittleinfluenceoninvestigativemethodsbutasignicanteectoninterpretation
D.
Apsychologiststudiestheplaybehaviorofyoungchildrenbywatchinggroupsduringrecessatlunch.Whichtypeof
researchisbeingused?
a)correlation
b)casestudy
c)experimentation
d)naturalisticobservation
11.Well-donesurveysmeasureattitudesinarepresentativesubset,or...,ofanentiregroup,or...
a)population;randomsample
b)controlgroup;experimentalgroup
c)experimentalgroup;controlgroup
d)randomsample;population
A.
c)canbiasbothscienticobservationandinterpretationofdata
B.
d)randomsample;population
C.
d)alloftheabove
D.
c)controlgroup
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12.Inanexperimenttodeterminetheeectsofexerciseonmotivation,exerciseisthe:
a)controlcondition
b)interveningvariable
c)independentvariable
d)dependentvariable
A.
c)independentvariable
B.
c)skewed
C.
d)experiment
D.
d)ideasneedtobetestedagainstobservableevidence
13.Toensurethatotherresearcherscanrepeattheirwork,psychologistsuse:
a)controlgroups
b)randomassignment
c)double-blindprocedures
d)operationaldenitions
A.
b)replication
B.
d)operationaldenitions
C.
d)overcondence
D.
d)experiment
14.Ingeneralizingfromasampletothepopulation,itisimportantthat:
a)thesampleberepresentativeofthepopulation
b)thesamplebelarge
c)thescoresinthesamplehavelowvariability
d)alloftheabove
A.
d)randomsample;population
B.
d)alloftheabove
C.
d)ideasneedtobetestedagainstobservableevidence
D.
d)principlesthathelptoorganizeobservationsandpredictbehaviorsorevents
15.Afterdetailedstudyofagunshotwoundvictim,apsychologistconcludesthatthebrainregiondestroyedislikelytobe
importantformemoryfunctions.Whichtypeofresearchdidthepsychologistusetodeducethis?
a)thecasestudy
b)asurvey
c)correlation
d)experimentation
A.
a)thecasestudy
B.
c)canbiasbothscienticobservationandinterpretationofdata
C.
d)principlesthathelptoorganizeobservationsandpredictbehaviorsorevents
D.
c)thedierenceisnotlikelytobeduetochancevariation
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16.Tyeagerlyopenedanonlinetradingaccount,believingthathismarketsavvywouldallowhimtopickstocksthatwouldmake
himarichdaytrader.Thisbeliefbestillustrates:
a)aplaceboeect
b)illusorycorrelation
c)hindsightbias
d)overcondence
A.
d)operationaldenitions
B.
c)thedierenceisnotlikelytobeduetochancevariation
C.
d)overcondence
D.
d)ideasneedtobetestedagainstobservableevidence
17.d)experiment
A.
IfshoesizeandIQarenegativelycorrelated,whichofthefollowingistrue?
a)peoplewithlargefeettendtohavehighIQs
b)peoplewithsmallfeettendtohavehighIQs
c)peoplewithsmallfeettendtohavelowIQs
d)IQisunpredictablebasedonaperson'sshoesize
B.
WhichofthefollowingisNOTabasicresearchtechniqueusedbypsychologists?
a)description
b)replication
c)experimentation
d)correlation
C.
Whichofthefollowingisthemeasureofcentraltendencythatwouldbemostaectedbyafewextremescores?
a)mean
b)range
c)median
d)mode
D.
Whichofthefollowingwouldbebestfordeterminingwhetheralcoholimpairsmemory?
a)casestudy
b)naturalisticobservation
c)survey
d)experiment
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