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Research Methods in Psychology: Evaluating a World of Information
Beth Morling
3rd Edition
All Chapters Complete (Questions with Verified Answers)
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Table of Contents
Part I — Introduction to Scientific Reasoning
1. Psychology Is a Way of Thinking
2. Sources of Information: Why Research Is Best and How to Find It
3. Three Claims, Four Validities: Interrogation Tools for Consumers of Research
Part II — Research Foundations for Any Claim
4. Ethical Guidelines for Psychology Research
5. Identifying Good Measurement
Part III — Tools for Evaluating Frequency Claims
6. Surveys and Observations: Describing What People Do
7. Sampling: Estimating the Frequency of Behaviors and Beliefs
Part IV — Tools for Evaluating Association Claims
8. Bivariate Correlational Research
9. Multivariate Correlational Research
Part V — Tools for Evaluating Causal Claims
10. Introduction to Simple Experiments
11. More on Experiments: Confounding and Obscuring Variables
12. Experiments with More Than One Independent Variable
Part VI — Balancing Research Priorities
13. Quasi-Experiments and Small-N Designs
14. Replication, Generalization, and the Real World
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CHAPTER 1: Psychology Is a Way of Thinking
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Learning Objective 1.1: Articulate how the roles of consumers and producers of psychological research are
similar and how they differ.
Learning Objective 1.2: Explain how theories and data interact to form empirical inquiry.
Learning Objective 1.3: Identify examples of basic and applied research and describe the interactions
between the two kinds of research.
Learning Objective 1.4: Describe the role of the peer-review process in science.
Learning Objective 1.5: Give examples of ways that researchers dig deeper by doing more than just one
study on a research question.
Learning Objective 1.6: Describe the differences between empirical journals and popular journalism;
describe the goals of each format and give examples of ways that journalists can write better stories about
scientific news.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is an example of being a producer of research?
a. Administering an anxiety questionnaire
b. Applying a new therapy technique
c. Writing an opinion article about a psychological study
d. Undergoing a brain scan
ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: 1.1 Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why
the Producer Role Is Important OBJ: Learning Objective 1.1 MSC: Understanding
2. Which of the following is an example of being a consumer of research?
a. Administering a questionnaire of PTSD symptoms
b. Consenting to participate in a research study
c. Attending a psychological conference
d. Measuring dopamine levels in patients with schizophrenia
ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: 1.1 Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why
the Consumer Role Is Important OBJ: Learning Objective 1.1 MSC: Applying
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3. Students who are interested in being consumers of, but not producers of, research might choose which
of the following professions?
a. A clinical psychologist
b. An intervention program evaluator
c. A political pollster
d. An advertising executive
ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: 1.1 Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why
the Consumer Role Is Important OBJ: Learning Objective 1.1 MSC: Analyzing
4. Dr. Smitherman insists that all his research assistants know how to be producers of research. All of the
following relate to this requirement EXCEPT:
a. He wants to make sure they understand how to write in APA style.
b. He wants to make sure they understand why anonymity is important.
c. He wants to make sure they understand how to interpret study results and graphs.
d. He wants to make sure they have previously been participants in research studies.
ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: 1.1 Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why
the Consumer Role Is Important OBJ: Learning Objective 1.1 MSC: Understanding
5. Elliott is double majoring in English and psychology. He plans on being a high school English teacher
and is only majoring in psychology because he finds the classes interesting. Which of the following is an
important reason for him to be a good consumer of research?
a. His psychology advisor may ask for his help in copy-editing a research article.
b. He will likely need to be a participant in research studies as part of his psychology major.
c. He will probably want to read research related to enhancing his teaching.
d. He will have to produce research before he can consume it.
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the
Consumer Role Is Important OBJ: Learning Objective 1.1 MSC: Applying
6. In the theory-data cycle, theories first lead to .
a. questions
b. answers
c. data
d. research
ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: 1.2 How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test
Theories: The Theory-Data Cycle OBJ: Learning Objective 1.2 MSC: Understanding
7. Another word for hypothesis is a(n) .
TEST BANK
Research Methods in Psychology: Evaluating a World of Information
Beth Morling
3rd Edition
All Chapters Complete (Questions with Verified Answers)
,@ProfdocDigitalLibraries <Best Online Study Materials>
Table of Contents
Part I — Introduction to Scientific Reasoning
1. Psychology Is a Way of Thinking
2. Sources of Information: Why Research Is Best and How to Find It
3. Three Claims, Four Validities: Interrogation Tools for Consumers of Research
Part II — Research Foundations for Any Claim
4. Ethical Guidelines for Psychology Research
5. Identifying Good Measurement
Part III — Tools for Evaluating Frequency Claims
6. Surveys and Observations: Describing What People Do
7. Sampling: Estimating the Frequency of Behaviors and Beliefs
Part IV — Tools for Evaluating Association Claims
8. Bivariate Correlational Research
9. Multivariate Correlational Research
Part V — Tools for Evaluating Causal Claims
10. Introduction to Simple Experiments
11. More on Experiments: Confounding and Obscuring Variables
12. Experiments with More Than One Independent Variable
Part VI — Balancing Research Priorities
13. Quasi-Experiments and Small-N Designs
14. Replication, Generalization, and the Real World
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CHAPTER 1: Psychology Is a Way of Thinking
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Learning Objective 1.1: Articulate how the roles of consumers and producers of psychological research are
similar and how they differ.
Learning Objective 1.2: Explain how theories and data interact to form empirical inquiry.
Learning Objective 1.3: Identify examples of basic and applied research and describe the interactions
between the two kinds of research.
Learning Objective 1.4: Describe the role of the peer-review process in science.
Learning Objective 1.5: Give examples of ways that researchers dig deeper by doing more than just one
study on a research question.
Learning Objective 1.6: Describe the differences between empirical journals and popular journalism;
describe the goals of each format and give examples of ways that journalists can write better stories about
scientific news.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is an example of being a producer of research?
a. Administering an anxiety questionnaire
b. Applying a new therapy technique
c. Writing an opinion article about a psychological study
d. Undergoing a brain scan
ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: 1.1 Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why
the Producer Role Is Important OBJ: Learning Objective 1.1 MSC: Understanding
2. Which of the following is an example of being a consumer of research?
a. Administering a questionnaire of PTSD symptoms
b. Consenting to participate in a research study
c. Attending a psychological conference
d. Measuring dopamine levels in patients with schizophrenia
ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: 1.1 Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why
the Consumer Role Is Important OBJ: Learning Objective 1.1 MSC: Applying
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3. Students who are interested in being consumers of, but not producers of, research might choose which
of the following professions?
a. A clinical psychologist
b. An intervention program evaluator
c. A political pollster
d. An advertising executive
ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: 1.1 Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why
the Consumer Role Is Important OBJ: Learning Objective 1.1 MSC: Analyzing
4. Dr. Smitherman insists that all his research assistants know how to be producers of research. All of the
following relate to this requirement EXCEPT:
a. He wants to make sure they understand how to write in APA style.
b. He wants to make sure they understand why anonymity is important.
c. He wants to make sure they understand how to interpret study results and graphs.
d. He wants to make sure they have previously been participants in research studies.
ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: 1.1 Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why
the Consumer Role Is Important OBJ: Learning Objective 1.1 MSC: Understanding
5. Elliott is double majoring in English and psychology. He plans on being a high school English teacher
and is only majoring in psychology because he finds the classes interesting. Which of the following is an
important reason for him to be a good consumer of research?
a. His psychology advisor may ask for his help in copy-editing a research article.
b. He will likely need to be a participant in research studies as part of his psychology major.
c. He will probably want to read research related to enhancing his teaching.
d. He will have to produce research before he can consume it.
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the
Consumer Role Is Important OBJ: Learning Objective 1.1 MSC: Applying
6. In the theory-data cycle, theories first lead to .
a. questions
b. answers
c. data
d. research
ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: 1.2 How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test
Theories: The Theory-Data Cycle OBJ: Learning Objective 1.2 MSC: Understanding
7. Another word for hypothesis is a(n) .
