Research In Psychology Methods And Design 8th
Edition Goodwin Test Bank
3-1
Multiple Choice
• Participants are asked to memorize three different lists of words.
The lists are presented at threedifferent presentation speeds.
How would you classify this study?
• applied research
• field research
• basic research
• both a. and b.
• Basic research is concerned with while applied research tries to .
• experimental realism; accomplish mundane realism
• establishing essential principles; solve practical problems
• the laboratory only; use field studies only
• mundane realism; accomplish experimental realism
• Which of the following research studies is most obviously an example of basic
research?
• the effect of delaying reward on maze learning in rats
• the effectiveness of hypnosis for improving courtroom eyewitness memory
• worker productivity in well-lit vs. poorly-lit environments
• whether hands-free cell phones are less disruptive to driving than hand-held
phones
• Applied research
• always has mundane realism but seldom has experimental realism
• always has experimental realism but seldom has mundane realism
• can be either laboratory or field research
• is always field research, while basic research is laboratory research
• The studies by Cherry and by Broadbent, using dichotic listening, are examples of
• basic research on attention
• applied research on the factors that enhance the focusing of attention
• research high in mundane realism but low in experimental realism
• basic research on car driving
• Broadbent’s (1958) study on selective attention is to Strayer and
Johnston’s (2001) study on cell phone use while driving as is
to .
• field research; laboratory research
• mundane realism; experimental realism
• applied research; basic research
• basic research; applied research
• Compared to field research, what is the advantage of laboratory research?
• informed consent is easier
• it allows experimental realism to occur
• there is a greater degree of mundane realism
, • only lab research yields data that can be analyzed adequately (statistically)
• Compared to field research, which of the following is true about laboratory research?
• it allows for a greater degree of control over variables
• it may be lower in mundane realism
• both informed consent and debriefing are easier to manage
• all of the above
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• Compared to laboratory research, which of the following is true about field research?
• it allows for a greater degree of control over variables
• it may be higher in mundane realism
• both informed consent and debriefing are easier to manage
• it will be higher in experimental realism
• If a study is high on experimental realism, then
• participants will take the procedures seriously
• the participant’s task will resemble a normal daily activity
• it is certain that deception has been used
• it is almost certainly a field study rather than a laboratory study
• Which of the following is true of the studies done by Bushman and
Anderson (2009) who evaluatedexposure to violence and helping
behavior?
• it combined both laboratory and field research in a series of experiments
• it was a series of experiments high in mundane realism but low in experimental
realism
• it combined both basic and applied research in a single experiment
• it was a series of experiments high in experimental realism but low in mundane
realism
• In the laboratory research study by Bushman and Anderson (2009),
participants played either violent or nonviolent video games, then filled
out a questionnaire. Which of the following describes what they
found?
• participants who played violent video games
completed the questionnaires faster thanparticipants
who played non-violent video games
Edition Goodwin Test Bank
3-1
Multiple Choice
• Participants are asked to memorize three different lists of words.
The lists are presented at threedifferent presentation speeds.
How would you classify this study?
• applied research
• field research
• basic research
• both a. and b.
• Basic research is concerned with while applied research tries to .
• experimental realism; accomplish mundane realism
• establishing essential principles; solve practical problems
• the laboratory only; use field studies only
• mundane realism; accomplish experimental realism
• Which of the following research studies is most obviously an example of basic
research?
• the effect of delaying reward on maze learning in rats
• the effectiveness of hypnosis for improving courtroom eyewitness memory
• worker productivity in well-lit vs. poorly-lit environments
• whether hands-free cell phones are less disruptive to driving than hand-held
phones
• Applied research
• always has mundane realism but seldom has experimental realism
• always has experimental realism but seldom has mundane realism
• can be either laboratory or field research
• is always field research, while basic research is laboratory research
• The studies by Cherry and by Broadbent, using dichotic listening, are examples of
• basic research on attention
• applied research on the factors that enhance the focusing of attention
• research high in mundane realism but low in experimental realism
• basic research on car driving
• Broadbent’s (1958) study on selective attention is to Strayer and
Johnston’s (2001) study on cell phone use while driving as is
to .
• field research; laboratory research
• mundane realism; experimental realism
• applied research; basic research
• basic research; applied research
• Compared to field research, what is the advantage of laboratory research?
• informed consent is easier
• it allows experimental realism to occur
• there is a greater degree of mundane realism
, • only lab research yields data that can be analyzed adequately (statistically)
• Compared to field research, which of the following is true about laboratory research?
• it allows for a greater degree of control over variables
• it may be lower in mundane realism
• both informed consent and debriefing are easier to manage
• all of the above
-
1
-
This sample only, Download all chapters at: AlibabaDownload.com
• Compared to laboratory research, which of the following is true about field research?
• it allows for a greater degree of control over variables
• it may be higher in mundane realism
• both informed consent and debriefing are easier to manage
• it will be higher in experimental realism
• If a study is high on experimental realism, then
• participants will take the procedures seriously
• the participant’s task will resemble a normal daily activity
• it is certain that deception has been used
• it is almost certainly a field study rather than a laboratory study
• Which of the following is true of the studies done by Bushman and
Anderson (2009) who evaluatedexposure to violence and helping
behavior?
• it combined both laboratory and field research in a series of experiments
• it was a series of experiments high in mundane realism but low in experimental
realism
• it combined both basic and applied research in a single experiment
• it was a series of experiments high in experimental realism but low in mundane
realism
• In the laboratory research study by Bushman and Anderson (2009),
participants played either violent or nonviolent video games, then filled
out a questionnaire. Which of the following describes what they
found?
• participants who played violent video games
completed the questionnaires faster thanparticipants
who played non-violent video games
