Test Bank for Psychology 13th Edition David G. Myers Nathan C. Dewall All chapters ISBN:9781319132101| Complete Guide A+

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PSYCHOLOGYTHIRTEENTH EDITION
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David G. Myers & C. Nathan DeWall
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,Chapter 1: Thinking Critically with Psychological Science
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MULTIPLE CHOICE v




Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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If results are statistically significant but have a small effect size, the results may
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lack practical significance. v v




lack a cause-effect relationship. v v v




represent a negative relationship. v v v




represent a neutral relationship. v v v




In one study, introductory psychology students were fitted with electronically activated recorders so that
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researchers could sample their daily activities. The researchers were employing a scientific method known as
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naturalistic observation. v




the double-blind procedure.
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experimentation.
the case study. v v




Studies conducted in the late 1990s in which the researcher concluded that children who were administered the
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MMR vaccination developed autism were
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withheld from the public intentionally. v v v v




accurate.
never published by academic journals. v v v v




discovered to be fraudulent. v v v




Seven members of a boys' club reported the following individual earnings from their sale of cookies: $2, $9,
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$8, $10, $4, $9, and $7. In this distribution of individual earnings
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the median is greater than the mean and greater than the mode.
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the median is less than the mean and less than the mode.
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the median is greater than the mean and less than the mode.
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the median is less than the mean and greater than the mode.
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Professor Valetta believes that identical twins have similar levels of intelligence largely because they share
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common genes. His idea is best described as a(n)
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theory.
replication.
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operational definition. v




The idea that "people's emotions and personal beliefs often override their acceptance of objective facts" is
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expressed in the dictionary definition of
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false news. v

, post-truth.
powerful examples. v




repetition.
Professor Terrance has conducted a study that examined the relationship between level of physical activityand
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academic performance among children. He is most likely to use
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exists.
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meta-analysis
preregistration
a correlation coefficient
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experimental research v




The tendency to perceive order in random events often leads to overestimating the value of
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common sense. v




operational definitions. v




informed consent. v




the double-blind procedure.
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Dr. Carlson wants to conduct a research study that will examine the sexual behaviors of college students.
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Before she can begin data collection she must submit her research proposal to
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her institution's review board.
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the APA. v




the BPS. v




her department chair for review.
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Approximately what percentage of the cases represented by the normal curve fall between 3 and +3 standard
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deviations from the mean?
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Unconscious gut feelings, or v v v , provide(s) a sharp contrast to explicit, conscious reasoning.
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theory
chance-based explanation v




common sense v




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The explanatory power of a scientific theory is most closely linked to its capacity to generate testable
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assumptions.
correlations.
predictions.
variables.

Several weeks after a political election, voters often exaggerate their ability to have predicted the election
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outcome. This best illustrates
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, the placebo effect.
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random assignment. v




wording effects. v




hindsight bias. v




Repeating the essence of a previous research study to verify whether its findings extend to a new group of research
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participants and to different circumstances is called
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replication.
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naturalistic observation. v




the double-blind procedure.
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What was the Oxford English Dictionary's word of the year in 2017?
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false news v




preregistration
post-truth
repetition

Neither the researchers nor the participants in a study of a weight-loss pill know which participants have actually
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received a drug designed to help weight loss and which have received a placebo. This investigation involves the
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use of
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naturalistic observation. v




random sampling. v




the double-blind procedure.
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replication.

Which of the following correlations between self-esteem and physical appearance would enable you to most
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accurately predict physical appearance from knowledge of level of self-esteem?
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a. +.60 v




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When we ask, for example, how closely related are the intelligence scores of fraternal twins, we are asking how
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strongly two
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experimental groups v




control groups v




variables
scatterplots

When you read a bar graph, it is most important for you to
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mentally transform the data into a normal curve. v v v v v v v




identify the value of the standard deviation. v v v v v v




note the range and size of the scale values.
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