Research Methods Test 1
Psychologists seek to improve people's lives by -
✅developing theories and conducting research
The "scientific method" refers to -
✅an abstract concept that describes the logic and methods used to answer questions
The most important characteristic of the scientific method is the -
✅empirical approach
Three ways that we can characterize the context in which science occurs include -
✅historical, social/cultural, and moral
At the end of the 19th century, the young field of psychology was a sub discipline of -
✅philosophy
The development of psychophysical methods and reaction time experiments at the end of the 19th
century was important to emerging field of psychology because these methods -
✅paved the way for psychology to become a quantifiable, laboratory-based science
When using an empirical approach, psychologists focus on -
✅behaviors and experiences that can be observed directly
Most recently, the dominant psychological perspective for understanding people's behavior and
mental processes is -
✅cognitive psychology
An important factor in the advancement of cognitive psychology during the 20th century was the -
✅computer revolution
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,The broad trend that describes the historical development of scientific psychology may be
characterized as -
✅shifts in theoretical perspectives from behaviorism, to cognitive perspectives, to neuroscience
emphases
Which of the following statements about the historical context of psychology is true? -
✅by investigating a wide array of topics over time, psychologists have demonstrated the
complexity of human behavior
The social-cultural context in which research takes places influences psychological research by
affecting -
✅the resources available for psychological research
Scientists' choice of topics to study, resources available to support their research, and society's
acceptance of their findings is most influenced by -
✅the social and cultural context in which they work
A researcher's findings are criticized in the media because the findings are regarded as unacceptable.
The research program is suspended. This is an example of the ___________ context of science. -
✅social-cultural
Public criticism of psychological research seems to occur primarily when -
✅the research findings go against strongly held personal beliefs
A source of bias that may originate when we attempt to understand another culture through the
framework or lens of our own culture is called -
✅ethnocentrism
An example of a violation of scientific integrity is -
✅selectively reporting research findings when making a claim about behavior
Date fabrication, plagiarism, and failure to acknowledge individuals who contributed to a research
project are examples of -
✅violations of scientific integrity
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, In order to make decisions about ethical dilemmas in research, psychologists consult -
✅the American Psychological Association's ethical principles
Violations of scientific integrity include -
✅fabricating data, reporting only the data that support the researcher's expectations, and failure
to acknowledge people who contributed significantly to the research
The ethical principles for research developed by the American Psychological Association -
✅guide researchers regarding the ethical dilemmas that occur with human and animal research
subjects
A key factor when "thinking like a researcher" is to be -
✅skeptical
Which of the following statements is false? -
✅Scientists strive to draw conclusions based on empirical evidence rather than subjective
judgments
Scientific skepticism refers to the idea that -
✅claims about phenomena should be tested and untestable claims should be rejected
In a recent criticism of the practice of clinical psychologists, all of the following suggestions were
made except -
✅make some clinical psychology training programs non-scientific to keep psychology balanced
According to some clinical psychologists, the practice of present-day clinical psychology -
✅all of these
The strongest research evidence for a claim about behavior occurs when -
✅findings converge across many replications of an experiment
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Psychologists seek to improve people's lives by -
✅developing theories and conducting research
The "scientific method" refers to -
✅an abstract concept that describes the logic and methods used to answer questions
The most important characteristic of the scientific method is the -
✅empirical approach
Three ways that we can characterize the context in which science occurs include -
✅historical, social/cultural, and moral
At the end of the 19th century, the young field of psychology was a sub discipline of -
✅philosophy
The development of psychophysical methods and reaction time experiments at the end of the 19th
century was important to emerging field of psychology because these methods -
✅paved the way for psychology to become a quantifiable, laboratory-based science
When using an empirical approach, psychologists focus on -
✅behaviors and experiences that can be observed directly
Most recently, the dominant psychological perspective for understanding people's behavior and
mental processes is -
✅cognitive psychology
An important factor in the advancement of cognitive psychology during the 20th century was the -
✅computer revolution
1|Page
,The broad trend that describes the historical development of scientific psychology may be
characterized as -
✅shifts in theoretical perspectives from behaviorism, to cognitive perspectives, to neuroscience
emphases
Which of the following statements about the historical context of psychology is true? -
✅by investigating a wide array of topics over time, psychologists have demonstrated the
complexity of human behavior
The social-cultural context in which research takes places influences psychological research by
affecting -
✅the resources available for psychological research
Scientists' choice of topics to study, resources available to support their research, and society's
acceptance of their findings is most influenced by -
✅the social and cultural context in which they work
A researcher's findings are criticized in the media because the findings are regarded as unacceptable.
The research program is suspended. This is an example of the ___________ context of science. -
✅social-cultural
Public criticism of psychological research seems to occur primarily when -
✅the research findings go against strongly held personal beliefs
A source of bias that may originate when we attempt to understand another culture through the
framework or lens of our own culture is called -
✅ethnocentrism
An example of a violation of scientific integrity is -
✅selectively reporting research findings when making a claim about behavior
Date fabrication, plagiarism, and failure to acknowledge individuals who contributed to a research
project are examples of -
✅violations of scientific integrity
2|Page
, In order to make decisions about ethical dilemmas in research, psychologists consult -
✅the American Psychological Association's ethical principles
Violations of scientific integrity include -
✅fabricating data, reporting only the data that support the researcher's expectations, and failure
to acknowledge people who contributed significantly to the research
The ethical principles for research developed by the American Psychological Association -
✅guide researchers regarding the ethical dilemmas that occur with human and animal research
subjects
A key factor when "thinking like a researcher" is to be -
✅skeptical
Which of the following statements is false? -
✅Scientists strive to draw conclusions based on empirical evidence rather than subjective
judgments
Scientific skepticism refers to the idea that -
✅claims about phenomena should be tested and untestable claims should be rejected
In a recent criticism of the practice of clinical psychologists, all of the following suggestions were
made except -
✅make some clinical psychology training programs non-scientific to keep psychology balanced
According to some clinical psychologists, the practice of present-day clinical psychology -
✅all of these
The strongest research evidence for a claim about behavior occurs when -
✅findings converge across many replications of an experiment
3|Page
