PSY 250- Quiz-with verified answers-
2022
Chapter 1
1. Which of the following is true of the relationship between
hypotheses and theories?
a. Hypotheses are used to determine if a theory is accurate
2. Dr. Stewart is an editor of a psychology journal. She wants to ensure
that re- viewers give honest reviews of the papers they are asked
to read. Which of the following could she do to increase the
likelihood of honest feedback?
a. Make sure the identity of peer reviewers is unknown
3. Peer-reviewed scientific journals and magazines are similar in all the
following ways EXCEPT
a. Both tend to publish peer-reviewed articles
4. Name three types of research data or information that people are
exposed to everyday, even if they are not psychologists
a. Books, social media, other people
5. Which of the following is NOT an example of applied research?
a. A cognitive psychologist who examines people’s ability to
distinguish between colors based on light exposure
6. In Harry Harlow’s studies on monkeys and attachment, he concluded
that
a. Monkeys preferred touch to substance until feeding was
necessary
7. Although Elliot’s experiment, that looked at red vs. other color
booklet colors as well as ID numbers and other variations, is a good
example of all five pro- cesses that shape psychological science, the
author used Elliot’s study as an example of which one of the five
processes?
a. Psychological scientists dig deeper to pursue answers
8. Which of the following is an example of being a producer of research
a. Administering an anxiety questionnaire
9. Which of the following statements is falsifiable?
a. Children in the north are significantly less happy than
those in the south
10.Susan’s hypothesis was not completely supported by her data.
, What does this mean?
a. The theory may need to be amended
11.Which of the following is the reason that scientific journals use peer
review?
a. It ensures that the studies published are of the highest quality
, 12.According to the TED Talks video by Ben Goldachre on Battling Bad
Science, how is it that industries are testing and showing products
such as pharmaceu- ticals as better than old drugs on the market?
a. All of these are how industry is able to market new drugs
13.According to the theory-data cycle, which of the following would be
a good
first step once you’ve determined your theory regarding, for example,
why
children exhibit aggressive behaviors?
a. Determine questions that you would like to research related to
your theory
14. Deci and Ryan made a general statement that individuals have
three needs that are related to growth and fulfillment. This is an
example of which
a. A theory
15. Of the studies presented in chapter 1, including Ariely’s study on
cheating, which was used to demonstrate how journalists can
misrepresent research?
a. The Mozart
Effect Chapter 2
1. Which of the following is not a place where psychological scientists
publish their research?
a. Popular magazines
2. What does it mean to say that research is probabilistic?
a. Research conclusions are meant to explain a certain proportion
of pos- sible cases, but not all possible cases.
3. Go to the Kresge online library. Search for the journal article, The
Teenage Brain: Sensitivity to Rewards. In what journal is this
article published?
a. Current Directions in Psychological Science
4. Go to the Kresge online library and search under Databases by
Subject. How many databases are recommended for Psychology?
a. 9
5. When is it a good idea to base conclusions on the advice of
authorities?
a. When authorities have conducted the research on which their
advice is based, by systematically and objectively comparing
different condi- tions
6. Which of the following is the term used in psychology to
describe a person who is an actor playing a specific role as part
of an experiment?
a. Confederate
7. Go to PsychInfo online and search the variable "self-esteem". How
many hits or potential responses did you get?
2022
Chapter 1
1. Which of the following is true of the relationship between
hypotheses and theories?
a. Hypotheses are used to determine if a theory is accurate
2. Dr. Stewart is an editor of a psychology journal. She wants to ensure
that re- viewers give honest reviews of the papers they are asked
to read. Which of the following could she do to increase the
likelihood of honest feedback?
a. Make sure the identity of peer reviewers is unknown
3. Peer-reviewed scientific journals and magazines are similar in all the
following ways EXCEPT
a. Both tend to publish peer-reviewed articles
4. Name three types of research data or information that people are
exposed to everyday, even if they are not psychologists
a. Books, social media, other people
5. Which of the following is NOT an example of applied research?
a. A cognitive psychologist who examines people’s ability to
distinguish between colors based on light exposure
6. In Harry Harlow’s studies on monkeys and attachment, he concluded
that
a. Monkeys preferred touch to substance until feeding was
necessary
7. Although Elliot’s experiment, that looked at red vs. other color
booklet colors as well as ID numbers and other variations, is a good
example of all five pro- cesses that shape psychological science, the
author used Elliot’s study as an example of which one of the five
processes?
a. Psychological scientists dig deeper to pursue answers
8. Which of the following is an example of being a producer of research
a. Administering an anxiety questionnaire
9. Which of the following statements is falsifiable?
a. Children in the north are significantly less happy than
those in the south
10.Susan’s hypothesis was not completely supported by her data.
, What does this mean?
a. The theory may need to be amended
11.Which of the following is the reason that scientific journals use peer
review?
a. It ensures that the studies published are of the highest quality
, 12.According to the TED Talks video by Ben Goldachre on Battling Bad
Science, how is it that industries are testing and showing products
such as pharmaceu- ticals as better than old drugs on the market?
a. All of these are how industry is able to market new drugs
13.According to the theory-data cycle, which of the following would be
a good
first step once you’ve determined your theory regarding, for example,
why
children exhibit aggressive behaviors?
a. Determine questions that you would like to research related to
your theory
14. Deci and Ryan made a general statement that individuals have
three needs that are related to growth and fulfillment. This is an
example of which
a. A theory
15. Of the studies presented in chapter 1, including Ariely’s study on
cheating, which was used to demonstrate how journalists can
misrepresent research?
a. The Mozart
Effect Chapter 2
1. Which of the following is not a place where psychological scientists
publish their research?
a. Popular magazines
2. What does it mean to say that research is probabilistic?
a. Research conclusions are meant to explain a certain proportion
of pos- sible cases, but not all possible cases.
3. Go to the Kresge online library. Search for the journal article, The
Teenage Brain: Sensitivity to Rewards. In what journal is this
article published?
a. Current Directions in Psychological Science
4. Go to the Kresge online library and search under Databases by
Subject. How many databases are recommended for Psychology?
a. 9
5. When is it a good idea to base conclusions on the advice of
authorities?
a. When authorities have conducted the research on which their
advice is based, by systematically and objectively comparing
different condi- tions
6. Which of the following is the term used in psychology to
describe a person who is an actor playing a specific role as part
of an experiment?
a. Confederate
7. Go to PsychInfo online and search the variable "self-esteem". How
many hits or potential responses did you get?
