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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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6. Researchers are interested in seeing how many drivers are on their cell phones while leaving the parking lot.
The parking lot has one exit, so the two researchers each write down driver gender, car color, and whether the
driver was on the phone or not. Data gathered would then be analyzed for significance. What process did the
researchers use to gather data?
a. scientific observation
b. natural selection
c. pseudoscience
d. phrenology
7. What are psychology’s goals?
a. to predict, describe, understand, and control behavior
b. to predict, research, manipulate, and fix behavior
c. to analyze, describe, diagnose, and medicate
d. to analyze, judge, prescribe, and control behavior
8. An operational definition defines a scientific concept by stating
a. the specific actions or procedures used to measure it.
b. the general idea of what they want to collect data on.
c. which population data is being collected on.
d. the vague, nonspecific actions or procedures used to measure it.
9. Aki has been researching the impact of the plastics on ocean wildlife for his environmental science class. Aki
has found a variety of different websites related to this topic that all say the same thing. Which of the following
should Aki consider when reviewing the information found on the websites to determine if it is valid?
a. Is the information easy to understand?
b. What are the sources the websites use to support their information?
c. What famous people support the views of those websites?
d. Is there support for the information on social media?
10. Your roommate is researching if consuming a low carbohydrate diet will result in increased weight loss for their
health class. In the study, one group of participants follows a low-carb diet for three weeks and a second group
follows a high-carb diet containing the same number of calories for three weeks. The average number of
pounds lost for each group is then compared. What is the dependent variable?
a. The number of pounds lost.
b. The length of time on the diet.
c. The amount of carbs in each diet.
d. The number of calories in each diet.
11. When an investigator manipulates at least one variable while measuring another, they are conducting a(n)
a. experiment.
b. survey.
c. research study.
d. biased sample.
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12. In scientific research, the process of naming and classifying is defined as
a. description.
b. evaluation.
c. analysis.
d. critical thinking.
13. Paul has been feeling depressed lately and his counselor has suggested that he may need medication to help
alleviate these feelings. Who can Paul go to for a prescription, and should he do anything else to manage his
depression?
a. Paul can get a prescription from his counselor. He should not seek any additional help to manage his
depression.
b. Paul can get a prescription from a pharmacist. He should talk to his friends and ask them for tips on
managing his depression.
c. Paul can a prescription from a psychiatrist. He should continue to see his counselor to talk about his
feelings.
d. Paul can get a prescription from a psychologist. He should continue to see his counselor to talk about his
feelings.
14. Kwaku is a researcher who wants to know whether drinking caffeine makes people nervous. Some participants
are given two glasses of a caffeinated beverage and some are given water to drink. An hour later all of the
participants are tested to determine their level of nervousness. Which of the following is the independent
variable in this experiment?
a. the amount of time it takes the participants to drink their beverage
b. the level of nervousness
c. the caffeinated beverage
d. the water
15. Which of these is a form of critical thinking based on careful measurement, controlled observation, and
repeatable results?
a. scientific method
b. hypothesis
c. falsification
d. self-actualization
16. Who is an advisor who helps solve problems with marriage, career, school, or work?
a. psychoanalyst
b. counselor
c. psychologist
d. psychiatrist
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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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6. Researchers are interested in seeing how many drivers are on their cell phones while leaving the parking lot.
The parking lot has one exit, so the two researchers each write down driver gender, car color, and whether the
driver was on the phone or not. Data gathered would then be analyzed for significance. What process did the
researchers use to gather data?
a. scientific observation
b. natural selection
c. pseudoscience
d. phrenology
7. What are psychology’s goals?
a. to predict, describe, understand, and control behavior
b. to predict, research, manipulate, and fix behavior
c. to analyze, describe, diagnose, and medicate
d. to analyze, judge, prescribe, and control behavior
8. An operational definition defines a scientific concept by stating
a. the specific actions or procedures used to measure it.
b. the general idea of what they want to collect data on.
c. which population data is being collected on.
d. the vague, nonspecific actions or procedures used to measure it.
9. Aki has been researching the impact of the plastics on ocean wildlife for his environmental science class. Aki
has found a variety of different websites related to this topic that all say the same thing. Which of the following
should Aki consider when reviewing the information found on the websites to determine if it is valid?
a. Is the information easy to understand?
b. What are the sources the websites use to support their information?
c. What famous people support the views of those websites?
d. Is there support for the information on social media?
10. Your roommate is researching if consuming a low carbohydrate diet will result in increased weight loss for their
health class. In the study, one group of participants follows a low-carb diet for three weeks and a second group
follows a high-carb diet containing the same number of calories for three weeks. The average number of
pounds lost for each group is then compared. What is the dependent variable?
a. The number of pounds lost.
b. The length of time on the diet.
c. The amount of carbs in each diet.
d. The number of calories in each diet.
11. When an investigator manipulates at least one variable while measuring another, they are conducting a(n)
a. experiment.
b. survey.
c. research study.
d. biased sample.
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12. In scientific research, the process of naming and classifying is defined as
a. description.
b. evaluation.
c. analysis.
d. critical thinking.
13. Paul has been feeling depressed lately and his counselor has suggested that he may need medication to help
alleviate these feelings. Who can Paul go to for a prescription, and should he do anything else to manage his
depression?
a. Paul can get a prescription from his counselor. He should not seek any additional help to manage his
depression.
b. Paul can get a prescription from a pharmacist. He should talk to his friends and ask them for tips on
managing his depression.
c. Paul can a prescription from a psychiatrist. He should continue to see his counselor to talk about his
feelings.
d. Paul can get a prescription from a psychologist. He should continue to see his counselor to talk about his
feelings.
14. Kwaku is a researcher who wants to know whether drinking caffeine makes people nervous. Some participants
are given two glasses of a caffeinated beverage and some are given water to drink. An hour later all of the
participants are tested to determine their level of nervousness. Which of the following is the independent
variable in this experiment?
a. the amount of time it takes the participants to drink their beverage
b. the level of nervousness
c. the caffeinated beverage
d. the water
15. Which of these is a form of critical thinking based on careful measurement, controlled observation, and
repeatable results?
a. scientific method
b. hypothesis
c. falsification
d. self-actualization
16. Who is an advisor who helps solve problems with marriage, career, school, or work?
a. psychoanalyst
b. counselor
c. psychologist
d. psychiatrist
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