PSY:2811 (Research Methods and Data
Analysis in Psych I) Exam #1 Question
and answers already passed 2025
What is the role of a producer of psychological science? - correct answer 1.
Know how to organize and analyze data
2. Know how to measure behavior accurately
3. Understand why scientists randomly assign people to groups
What is the role of a consumer of psychological science? - correct answer 1.
Read printed or online news stories based on research
2. Listen to talk shows or podcasts about research
3. Apply findings to own life
4. Interpret research data with a critical eye
Interrogating Information - correct answer A skill that involves asking the right
questions and evaluating studies on the basis of their answers
Evidence-Based Treatments - correct answer A psychotherapy technique
whose effectiveness has been supported by empirical research
Which of the following is not an example of being a producer of research?
,A. Administering a questionnaire of PTSD symptoms
B. Conducting a study that involves observing the behavior of adolescents
who have been bullied on social media
C. Interpreting research about education for your local school board
D. Measuring where the neurotransmitter dopamine is low in brains of patients
with schizophrenia - correct answer Interpreting research about education for
your local school board
Theorists - correct answer People who develop theories to explain how
humans think, feel, and behave
Empiricists - correct answer People who rely on empiricism to test the theories
Empiricism - correct answer The use of verifiable evidence as the basis for
conclusions; collecting data systematically and using it to develop, support, or
challenge a theory; deriving knowledge from observation and experimentation;
may also be called empirical method or empirical research
What are the fundamental ways psychologists approach their work? - correct
answer 1. They act as empiricists in their investigations
2. They test theories through research and revise their theories based on the
resulting data
,3. They follow norms in the scientific community that prioritize objectivity and
fairness
4. They take an empirical approach to both applied research and basic
research
5. They make their work public by submitting their results to journalists for
review, responding to the work of other scientists, and sharing findings of
psychological research with the popular media
What is considered the most reliable basis for conclusions? - correct answer
Empiricism
Can psychological science only depend on theories and use logic or
reasoning to develop new theories? - correct answer No, logic and reasoning
are not enough because they rely on assumptions, which needs data to
support; observations and data are crucial to psychological science
Theory-Data Cycle - correct answer The cycle in which scientists collect data
to test, change, or update their theories
What are the steps of the theory-data cycle? - correct answer Step 1: Theory
leads the researcher to pose particular research questions
Step 2: Research questions lead to an appropriate research design
Step 3: Research design is used to test a specific hypothesis
Step 4: Hypothesis is ideally preregistered before the researcher collects and
analyzes data
, Step 5: Data is used to feed back into the cycle
Step 6: Supporting data strengthens the theory (support of theory)
Step 6: Nonsupporting data leads to revised theories or improved research
design (revision of theory)
Theory - correct answer A statement or a set of statements that describes
general principles about how variables relate to one another; build upon
measured observations and accumulated knowledge from testing predictions
Hypothesis - correct answer A statement of the specific result or outcome the
researcher expects to observe from a particular study, if the theory is
accurate; also called a prediction
Data - correct answer A set of observations representing the values of some
variable, collected from one or more research studies
Preregistered - correct answer A term referring to a study in which, before
collecting any data, the researcher has stated publicly what the study's
outcome is expected to be
What is the Cupboard Theory Vs. Contact Comfort Theory Experiment? -
correct answer 1. The Cupboard Theory of Mother-Infant Attachment
explained that a mother is valuable to a baby mammal because she is a
source of food
Analysis in Psych I) Exam #1 Question
and answers already passed 2025
What is the role of a producer of psychological science? - correct answer 1.
Know how to organize and analyze data
2. Know how to measure behavior accurately
3. Understand why scientists randomly assign people to groups
What is the role of a consumer of psychological science? - correct answer 1.
Read printed or online news stories based on research
2. Listen to talk shows or podcasts about research
3. Apply findings to own life
4. Interpret research data with a critical eye
Interrogating Information - correct answer A skill that involves asking the right
questions and evaluating studies on the basis of their answers
Evidence-Based Treatments - correct answer A psychotherapy technique
whose effectiveness has been supported by empirical research
Which of the following is not an example of being a producer of research?
,A. Administering a questionnaire of PTSD symptoms
B. Conducting a study that involves observing the behavior of adolescents
who have been bullied on social media
C. Interpreting research about education for your local school board
D. Measuring where the neurotransmitter dopamine is low in brains of patients
with schizophrenia - correct answer Interpreting research about education for
your local school board
Theorists - correct answer People who develop theories to explain how
humans think, feel, and behave
Empiricists - correct answer People who rely on empiricism to test the theories
Empiricism - correct answer The use of verifiable evidence as the basis for
conclusions; collecting data systematically and using it to develop, support, or
challenge a theory; deriving knowledge from observation and experimentation;
may also be called empirical method or empirical research
What are the fundamental ways psychologists approach their work? - correct
answer 1. They act as empiricists in their investigations
2. They test theories through research and revise their theories based on the
resulting data
,3. They follow norms in the scientific community that prioritize objectivity and
fairness
4. They take an empirical approach to both applied research and basic
research
5. They make their work public by submitting their results to journalists for
review, responding to the work of other scientists, and sharing findings of
psychological research with the popular media
What is considered the most reliable basis for conclusions? - correct answer
Empiricism
Can psychological science only depend on theories and use logic or
reasoning to develop new theories? - correct answer No, logic and reasoning
are not enough because they rely on assumptions, which needs data to
support; observations and data are crucial to psychological science
Theory-Data Cycle - correct answer The cycle in which scientists collect data
to test, change, or update their theories
What are the steps of the theory-data cycle? - correct answer Step 1: Theory
leads the researcher to pose particular research questions
Step 2: Research questions lead to an appropriate research design
Step 3: Research design is used to test a specific hypothesis
Step 4: Hypothesis is ideally preregistered before the researcher collects and
analyzes data
, Step 5: Data is used to feed back into the cycle
Step 6: Supporting data strengthens the theory (support of theory)
Step 6: Nonsupporting data leads to revised theories or improved research
design (revision of theory)
Theory - correct answer A statement or a set of statements that describes
general principles about how variables relate to one another; build upon
measured observations and accumulated knowledge from testing predictions
Hypothesis - correct answer A statement of the specific result or outcome the
researcher expects to observe from a particular study, if the theory is
accurate; also called a prediction
Data - correct answer A set of observations representing the values of some
variable, collected from one or more research studies
Preregistered - correct answer A term referring to a study in which, before
collecting any data, the researcher has stated publicly what the study's
outcome is expected to be
What is the Cupboard Theory Vs. Contact Comfort Theory Experiment? -
correct answer 1. The Cupboard Theory of Mother-Infant Attachment
explained that a mother is valuable to a baby mammal because she is a
source of food
