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Research Methods in Psychology: Evaluating a World of Information
by Beth Morling
Fourth Edition
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,CHAPTER 1: Psychology Is a Way of Thinking
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Learning Objective 1.1: Articulate how the roles of consumers and producers of psychological research are similar
and how they differ.
Learning Objective 1.2: Explain how theories and data interact to form empirical inquiry.
Learning Objective 1.3: Identify examples of basic and applied research and describe the interactions between the two
kinds of research.
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Learning Objective 1.4: Describe the role of the peer-review process in science.
Learning Objective 1.5: Give examples of ways that researchers dig deeper by doing more than just one study on a
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research question.
Learning Objective 1.6: Describe the differences between empirical journals and popular journalism; describe the
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goals of each format and give examples of ways that journalists can write better stories about scientific news.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. Which of the following is an example of being a producer of research?
a. Administering an anxiety questionnaire
b. Applying a new therapy technique
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c. Writing an opinion article about a psychological study
d. Undergoing a brain scan
ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: 1.1 Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Producer Role
Is Important OBJ: Learning Objective 1.1 MSC: Understanding
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2. Which of the following is an example of being a consumer of research?
a. Administering a questionnaire of PTSD symptoms
b. Consenting to participate in a research study
c. Attending a psychological conference
d. Measuring dopamine levels in patients with schizophrenia
ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: 1.1 Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Consumer
Role Is Important OBJ: Learning Objective 1.1 MSC: Applying
3. Students who are interested in being consumers of, but not producers of, research might choose which of the
following professions?
a. A clinical psychologist
, b. An intervention program evaluator
c. A political pollster
d. An advertising executive
ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: 1.1 Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Consumer
Role Is Important OBJ: Learning Objective 1.1 MSC: Analyzing
4. Dr. Smitherman insists that all his research assistants know how to be producers of research. All of the following
relate to this requirement EXCEPT:
a. He wants to make sure they understand how to write in APA style.
b. He wants to make sure they understand why anonymity is important.
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c. He wants to make sure they understand how to interpret study results and graphs.
d. He wants to make sure they have previously been participants in research studies.
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ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: 1.1 Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Consumer
Role Is Important OBJ: Learning Objective 1.1 MSC: Understanding
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5. Elliott is double majoring in English and psychology. He plans on being a high school English teacher and is only
majoring in psychology because he finds the classes interesting. Which of the following is an important reason for
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him to be a good consumer of research?
a. His psychology advisor may ask for his help in copy-editing a research article.
b. He will likely need to be a participant in research studies as part of his psychology major.
c. He will probably want to read research related to enhancing his teaching.
d. He will have to produce research before he can consume it.
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ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Consumer
Role Is Important OBJ: Learning Objective 1.1 MSC: Applying
6. In the theory-data cycle, theories first lead to .
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a. questions
b. answers
c. data
d. research
ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: 1.2 How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The
Theory-Data Cycle OBJ: Learning Objective 1.2 MSC: Understanding
7. Another word for hypothesis is a(n) .
a. theory
b. observation
c. prediction
, d. outcome
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: 1.2 How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The
Theory-Data Cycle OBJ: Learning Objective 1.2 MSC: Remembering
8. Another word for data is a(n) .
a. theory
b. observation
c. prediction
d. outcome
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: 1.2 How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The
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Theory-Data Cycle OBJ: Learning Objective 1.2 MSC: Remembering
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9. RESEARCH STUDY 1.1: Deci and Ryan (1985, 2001) have proposed that there are three fundamental needs that
are required for human growth and fulfillment: relatedness, autonomy, and competence. Susan predicts that
students who have these needs met in their psychology class feel happier and more satisfied with the class. She
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collects data and finds that students who feel more related and competent do feel happier but that feeling more
autonomous does not seem to matter. Susan thinks that maybe autonomy is only necessary when people are in
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situations in which they are not being evaluated.
Deci and Ryan’s general statement of how the three needs are related to growth and fulfillment is an example of
which of the following?
a. A theory
b. A hypothesis
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c. Data
d. Research
ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: 1.2 How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The
Theory-Data Cycle OBJ: Learning Objective 1.2 MSC: Applying
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10. RESEARCH STUDY 1.1: Deci and Ryan (1985, 2001) have proposed that there are three fundamental needs that
are required for human growth and fulfillment: relatedness, autonomy, and competence. Susan predicts that
students who have these needs met in their psychology class feel happier and more satisfied with the class. She
collects data and finds that students who feel more related and competent do feel happier but that feeling more
autonomous does not seem to matter. Susan thinks that maybe autonomy is only necessary when people are in
situations in which they are not being evaluated.
Susan’s prediction that students who have all three needs met will experience greater satisfaction with their
psychology class is an example of which of the following?
a. A theory
b. A hypothesis
Research Methods in Psychology: Evaluating a World of Information
by Beth Morling
Fourth Edition
N
U
R
SE
TE
ST
,CHAPTER 1: Psychology Is a Way of Thinking
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Learning Objective 1.1: Articulate how the roles of consumers and producers of psychological research are similar
and how they differ.
Learning Objective 1.2: Explain how theories and data interact to form empirical inquiry.
Learning Objective 1.3: Identify examples of basic and applied research and describe the interactions between the two
kinds of research.
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Learning Objective 1.4: Describe the role of the peer-review process in science.
Learning Objective 1.5: Give examples of ways that researchers dig deeper by doing more than just one study on a
U
research question.
Learning Objective 1.6: Describe the differences between empirical journals and popular journalism; describe the
R
goals of each format and give examples of ways that journalists can write better stories about scientific news.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. Which of the following is an example of being a producer of research?
a. Administering an anxiety questionnaire
b. Applying a new therapy technique
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c. Writing an opinion article about a psychological study
d. Undergoing a brain scan
ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: 1.1 Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Producer Role
Is Important OBJ: Learning Objective 1.1 MSC: Understanding
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2. Which of the following is an example of being a consumer of research?
a. Administering a questionnaire of PTSD symptoms
b. Consenting to participate in a research study
c. Attending a psychological conference
d. Measuring dopamine levels in patients with schizophrenia
ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: 1.1 Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Consumer
Role Is Important OBJ: Learning Objective 1.1 MSC: Applying
3. Students who are interested in being consumers of, but not producers of, research might choose which of the
following professions?
a. A clinical psychologist
, b. An intervention program evaluator
c. A political pollster
d. An advertising executive
ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: 1.1 Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Consumer
Role Is Important OBJ: Learning Objective 1.1 MSC: Analyzing
4. Dr. Smitherman insists that all his research assistants know how to be producers of research. All of the following
relate to this requirement EXCEPT:
a. He wants to make sure they understand how to write in APA style.
b. He wants to make sure they understand why anonymity is important.
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c. He wants to make sure they understand how to interpret study results and graphs.
d. He wants to make sure they have previously been participants in research studies.
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ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: 1.1 Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Consumer
Role Is Important OBJ: Learning Objective 1.1 MSC: Understanding
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5. Elliott is double majoring in English and psychology. He plans on being a high school English teacher and is only
majoring in psychology because he finds the classes interesting. Which of the following is an important reason for
SE
him to be a good consumer of research?
a. His psychology advisor may ask for his help in copy-editing a research article.
b. He will likely need to be a participant in research studies as part of his psychology major.
c. He will probably want to read research related to enhancing his teaching.
d. He will have to produce research before he can consume it.
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ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: 1.1 Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Consumer
Role Is Important OBJ: Learning Objective 1.1 MSC: Applying
6. In the theory-data cycle, theories first lead to .
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a. questions
b. answers
c. data
d. research
ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: 1.2 How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The
Theory-Data Cycle OBJ: Learning Objective 1.2 MSC: Understanding
7. Another word for hypothesis is a(n) .
a. theory
b. observation
c. prediction
, d. outcome
ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: 1.2 How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The
Theory-Data Cycle OBJ: Learning Objective 1.2 MSC: Remembering
8. Another word for data is a(n) .
a. theory
b. observation
c. prediction
d. outcome
ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: 1.2 How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The
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Theory-Data Cycle OBJ: Learning Objective 1.2 MSC: Remembering
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9. RESEARCH STUDY 1.1: Deci and Ryan (1985, 2001) have proposed that there are three fundamental needs that
are required for human growth and fulfillment: relatedness, autonomy, and competence. Susan predicts that
students who have these needs met in their psychology class feel happier and more satisfied with the class. She
R
collects data and finds that students who feel more related and competent do feel happier but that feeling more
autonomous does not seem to matter. Susan thinks that maybe autonomy is only necessary when people are in
SE
situations in which they are not being evaluated.
Deci and Ryan’s general statement of how the three needs are related to growth and fulfillment is an example of
which of the following?
a. A theory
b. A hypothesis
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c. Data
d. Research
ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: 1.2 How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The
Theory-Data Cycle OBJ: Learning Objective 1.2 MSC: Applying
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10. RESEARCH STUDY 1.1: Deci and Ryan (1985, 2001) have proposed that there are three fundamental needs that
are required for human growth and fulfillment: relatedness, autonomy, and competence. Susan predicts that
students who have these needs met in their psychology class feel happier and more satisfied with the class. She
collects data and finds that students who feel more related and competent do feel happier but that feeling more
autonomous does not seem to matter. Susan thinks that maybe autonomy is only necessary when people are in
situations in which they are not being evaluated.
Susan’s prediction that students who have all three needs met will experience greater satisfaction with their
psychology class is an example of which of the following?
a. A theory
b. A hypothesis
