psych 255 exam 1 questions with correct
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A |person |who |buys |a |lottery |ticket |because |he |just |feels |lucky |is |using |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-the |method |of |empiricism.
Which |of |the |following |is |a |potential |problem |with |the |method |of |authority? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-The |other |three |choices |are |all |potential |problems.
Which |method |of |acquiring |knowledge |is |being |used |by |students |who |are |learning |from |
teachers |and |
textbooks? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-method |of |authority
You |find |some |mushrooms |growing |in |your |backyard |and |want |to |find |out |whether |or |not |
they |are |
poisonous, |so |you |eat |a |few |and |see |what |happens. |This |is |an |example |of |the |______ |of |
knowing |or |
acquiring |knowledge. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-empirical |method
Based |on |limited |experience |with |daises |in |my |flower |garden, |I |have |concluded |that |these |
flowers |require |almost |no |care |at |all. |This |conclusion |is |an |example |of |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-inductive |reasoning.
Using |observations |of |humans |to |form |a |hypothesis |about |human |behavior |is |an |example |of |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-inductive |reasoning.
, A |hypothesis |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |statement |that |describes |the |relationship |between |
variables.
One |step |in |the |scientific |method |involves |using |a |hypothesis |to |generate |a |testable |
prediction. |This |process |is |an |example |of |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-deduction.
Which |of |the |following |is |not |a |basic |characteristic |of |scientific |research? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Scientific |research |is |conducted |in |a |laboratory.
A |researcher |decides |to |copy |a |study |exactly. |This |is |referred |to |as |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
replication.
Which |of |the |following |is |not |a |good |example |of |a |hypothesis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-There |
would |be |less |racial |tension |today |if |Abraham |Lincoln |had |not |been |assassinated
For |which |of |the |following |questions |would |the |scientific |method |be |an |appropriate |method |
for |seeking |an |answer? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-What |conditions |promote |student |learning |in |
an |elementary |classroom?
In |a |testable |hypothesis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |variables |must |be |measurable.
A |researcher |conducts |a |study |in |which |50 |college |students |are |assigned |to |different |
treatments |and |tested. |In |the |study, |the |students |are |called |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-research |
participants.
The |last |step |in |the |research |process |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-generating |new |questions |or |
new |hypotheses |to |restart |the |research |process.
A |researcher |notices |that |her |children |eat |a |good |nutritious |breakfast |on |some |mornings |but |
on |otherdays |they |eat |doughnuts. |The |researcher |then |observes |that |the |children |seem |to |
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answers |
A |person |who |buys |a |lottery |ticket |because |he |just |feels |lucky |is |using |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-the |method |of |empiricism.
Which |of |the |following |is |a |potential |problem |with |the |method |of |authority? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-The |other |three |choices |are |all |potential |problems.
Which |method |of |acquiring |knowledge |is |being |used |by |students |who |are |learning |from |
teachers |and |
textbooks? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-method |of |authority
You |find |some |mushrooms |growing |in |your |backyard |and |want |to |find |out |whether |or |not |
they |are |
poisonous, |so |you |eat |a |few |and |see |what |happens. |This |is |an |example |of |the |______ |of |
knowing |or |
acquiring |knowledge. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-empirical |method
Based |on |limited |experience |with |daises |in |my |flower |garden, |I |have |concluded |that |these |
flowers |require |almost |no |care |at |all. |This |conclusion |is |an |example |of |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-inductive |reasoning.
Using |observations |of |humans |to |form |a |hypothesis |about |human |behavior |is |an |example |of |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-inductive |reasoning.
, A |hypothesis |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |statement |that |describes |the |relationship |between |
variables.
One |step |in |the |scientific |method |involves |using |a |hypothesis |to |generate |a |testable |
prediction. |This |process |is |an |example |of |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-deduction.
Which |of |the |following |is |not |a |basic |characteristic |of |scientific |research? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Scientific |research |is |conducted |in |a |laboratory.
A |researcher |decides |to |copy |a |study |exactly. |This |is |referred |to |as |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
replication.
Which |of |the |following |is |not |a |good |example |of |a |hypothesis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-There |
would |be |less |racial |tension |today |if |Abraham |Lincoln |had |not |been |assassinated
For |which |of |the |following |questions |would |the |scientific |method |be |an |appropriate |method |
for |seeking |an |answer? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-What |conditions |promote |student |learning |in |
an |elementary |classroom?
In |a |testable |hypothesis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |variables |must |be |measurable.
A |researcher |conducts |a |study |in |which |50 |college |students |are |assigned |to |different |
treatments |and |tested. |In |the |study, |the |students |are |called |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-research |
participants.
The |last |step |in |the |research |process |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-generating |new |questions |or |
new |hypotheses |to |restart |the |research |process.
A |researcher |notices |that |her |children |eat |a |good |nutritious |breakfast |on |some |mornings |but |
on |otherdays |they |eat |doughnuts. |The |researcher |then |observes |that |the |children |seem |to |
