I/O Psych Test Ch. 2 Exam Questions
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Which of these is the key characteristic of science?
A) It involves formal and systematic observation.
B) It involves the use of laboratories.
C) It is performed by professors.
D) It results in technological advances. - ✔✔A
Which of these is a goal of science?
A) inquiry
B) Internal validity
C) description
D) discovery - ✔✔C
The goals of science include description, explanation, control, and: A) expectation.
B) prescription.
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,C) confirmation.
D) prediction. - ✔✔D
The goal of science that involves the manipulation of antecedent conditions to affect
behavior is called: A) control.
B) explanation.
C) prediction.
D) disconfirmation. - ✔✔A
The goal of science that involves the accurate portrayal of a certain phenomenon is
known as: A) control.
B) explanation.
C) description.
D) evaluation. - ✔✔C
The goal of science that involves learning about how and why a phenomenon exists is
known as: A) control.
B) explanation.
C) description.
D) proving. - ✔✔B
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,A scientist who believes that behavior is orderly and systematic and does not happen
by chance holds the basic assumption of science known as:
A) discoverability.
B) empiricism.
C) descriptivism. D) determinism. - ✔✔D
Dr. Le believes that humans behave in orderly ways, and it is possible to detect this
orderliness . Dr. Le appears to believe in an assumption of science known as:
A) parsimony.
B) precision.
C) discoverability. D) generativity. - ✔✔C
Jill develops the theory that students learn better from lectures than from reading. Sam
believes that this theory is not very good because it is unclear what Jill means by
"better." In other words, Jill's theory lacks:
A) precision.
B) discoverability.
C) parsimony. D) generativity. - ✔✔A
Which of these is a criterion of a good theory?
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, A) usefulness
B) empiricism
C) entropy
D) pseudoscience - ✔✔A
Professor Fisk has developed a theory that contains statements that are verifiable by
experimentation. The professor's theory has met the criterion for a "good" theory that is
known as:
A) parsimony.
B) precision.
C) discoverability. D) testability. - ✔✔D
Ting believes that if you die in a dream you will also die in real life. Karen points out
that if someone dies in his or her sleep we could never find out what happened in the
dream. Thus, there is no way to demonstrate support for Ting's theory. His theory lacks:
A) precision.
B) parsimony. C) testability. D) determinism. - ✔✔C
The scientific philosopher Karl Popper stated that science is really about:
A) generating as many theories as possible in order to advance science.
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Which of these is the key characteristic of science?
A) It involves formal and systematic observation.
B) It involves the use of laboratories.
C) It is performed by professors.
D) It results in technological advances. - ✔✔A
Which of these is a goal of science?
A) inquiry
B) Internal validity
C) description
D) discovery - ✔✔C
The goals of science include description, explanation, control, and: A) expectation.
B) prescription.
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,C) confirmation.
D) prediction. - ✔✔D
The goal of science that involves the manipulation of antecedent conditions to affect
behavior is called: A) control.
B) explanation.
C) prediction.
D) disconfirmation. - ✔✔A
The goal of science that involves the accurate portrayal of a certain phenomenon is
known as: A) control.
B) explanation.
C) description.
D) evaluation. - ✔✔C
The goal of science that involves learning about how and why a phenomenon exists is
known as: A) control.
B) explanation.
C) description.
D) proving. - ✔✔B
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,A scientist who believes that behavior is orderly and systematic and does not happen
by chance holds the basic assumption of science known as:
A) discoverability.
B) empiricism.
C) descriptivism. D) determinism. - ✔✔D
Dr. Le believes that humans behave in orderly ways, and it is possible to detect this
orderliness . Dr. Le appears to believe in an assumption of science known as:
A) parsimony.
B) precision.
C) discoverability. D) generativity. - ✔✔C
Jill develops the theory that students learn better from lectures than from reading. Sam
believes that this theory is not very good because it is unclear what Jill means by
"better." In other words, Jill's theory lacks:
A) precision.
B) discoverability.
C) parsimony. D) generativity. - ✔✔A
Which of these is a criterion of a good theory?
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, A) usefulness
B) empiricism
C) entropy
D) pseudoscience - ✔✔A
Professor Fisk has developed a theory that contains statements that are verifiable by
experimentation. The professor's theory has met the criterion for a "good" theory that is
known as:
A) parsimony.
B) precision.
C) discoverability. D) testability. - ✔✔D
Ting believes that if you die in a dream you will also die in real life. Karen points out
that if someone dies in his or her sleep we could never find out what happened in the
dream. Thus, there is no way to demonstrate support for Ting's theory. His theory lacks:
A) precision.
B) parsimony. C) testability. D) determinism. - ✔✔C
The scientific philosopher Karl Popper stated that science is really about:
A) generating as many theories as possible in order to advance science.
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