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Chap 01_16e
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Ochanya is convinced that her purple hair clips are lucky. Every time she wears them, her soccer team wins the
game. Last week, Ochanya could not find the purple hair clips and wore her black ones. This time her team lost
the game. She believes that the team lost due to her hair clips. What is this an example of?
a. phrenology
b. awareness bias
c. superstition
d. critical acceptance
2. A researcher would like to study the effects of coffee on memory retention. In order to make an objective
assessment of memory retention, she will first need to establish a(n)
a. operational definition for memory retention.
b. theory for how coffee will affect memory retention.
c. set of variables to use in the study.
d. comprehensive report on previous studies related to memory retention and aging.
3. A human resource manager at a large organization is looking to enhance his hiring skills by taking additional
psychology courses at a local college. Which area of psychology would be most beneficial for him?
a. developmental psychology
b. industrial-organizational psychology
c. sensation and perception psychology
d. evolutionary psychology
4. Which pseudoscience refers to the bumps on one's head relating to personality traits and abilities?
a. phrenology
b. extrasensory perception
c. psychoanalysis
d. subliminal persuasion
5. The evening news reporter spoke of a story where they said drinking red wine was beneficial to overall health,
but they only gave the journal where the information was published. Upon review of this original research,
Robert realizes there was no control group. Should Robert consider the research to be valid?
a. Maybe—If there was justification for no control group, the research may still be valid.
b. No—Since there was no control group, the research should not have been published.
c. No—Since there was no control group, the research needs to be replicated.
d. Maybe—If he can validate the finding with additional research on the same topic.
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Chap 01_16e
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Ochanya is convinced that her purple hair clips are lucky. Every time she wears them, her soccer team wins the
game. Last week, Ochanya could not find the purple hair clips and wore her black ones. This time her team lost
the game. She believes that the team lost due to her hair clips. What is this an example of?
a. phrenology
b. awareness bias
c. superstition
d. critical acceptance
2. A researcher would like to study the effects of coffee on memory retention. In order to make an objective
assessment of memory retention, she will first need to establish a(n)
a. operational definition for memory retention.
b. theory for how coffee will affect memory retention.
c. set of variables to use in the study.
d. comprehensive report on previous studies related to memory retention and aging.
3. A human resource manager at a large organization is looking to enhance his hiring skills by taking additional
psychology courses at a local college. Which area of psychology would be most beneficial for him?
a. developmental psychology
b. industrial-organizational psychology
c. sensation and perception psychology
d. evolutionary psychology
4. Which pseudoscience refers to the bumps on one's head relating to personality traits and abilities?
a. phrenology
b. extrasensory perception
c. psychoanalysis
d. subliminal persuasion
5. The evening news reporter spoke of a story where they said drinking red wine was beneficial to overall health,
but they only gave the journal where the information was published. Upon review of this original research,
Robert realizes there was no control group. Should Robert consider the research to be valid?
a. Maybe—If there was justification for no control group, the research may still be valid.
b. No—Since there was no control group, the research should not have been published.
c. No—Since there was no control group, the research needs to be replicated.
d. Maybe—If he can validate the finding with additional research on the same topic.
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