PSY260_Exam1_Chapters1-3
Please highlight the correct answer for each question.
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Use the following research study description to answer questions 1-3.
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.
a 1. 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
c. Data
d. Research
b 2. 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
c. Data
d. Research
c 3. Susan’s hypothesis was not completely supported by her data. What does this mean?
a. Susan must have collected the data incorrectly.
b. Susan must have analyzed the data incorrectly.
c. The theory may need to be amended.
d. The theory is completely wrong.
c 4. is the approach of collecting data and using it to develop, support, and/or
challenge a theory.
a. Falsifiability
b. Theorizing
c. Empiricism
d. Application
a 5. Which of the following is an example of being a producer of research?
a. Administering an anxiety questionnaire
, b. Applying a new therapy technique
c. Writing an opinion article about a psychological study
d. Undergoing a brain scan
d 6. Which of the following is a reason why it is important to be a knowledgeable consumer of
research?
a. It is important to know how to write in APA style.
b. It is important to understand how to design an effective study.
c. It is important to know why researchers protect the anonymity of participants.
d. It is important to understand whether the information you read is accurate.
a 7. The simplest solution is the best, all things being equal. This speaks to a theory’s…
a. parsimony.
b. falsifiability.
c. theorizing.
d. empiricism.
c 8. Which of the following is an example of translational research?
a. An industrial-organizational psychologist who is interested in the
components of job satisfaction
b. A clinical psychologist who examines the effectiveness of art
therapy in decreasing symptoms of ADHD
c. A sports psychologist who uses information on how we emotionally
process victory to design an intervention for improving mental
stamina during athletic performance
d. A cognitive psychologist who examines people’s ability to
distinguish between colors based on light exposure
a 9. Research that is done specifically to add to our general understanding of psychology,
like distinguishing the components of extraversion or predicting the time it takes a
person to determine whether an object is a face or another object, is known as:
a. basic research.
b. applied research.
c. empirical research.
d. translational research.
c 10. According to the text, the bridge between basic and applied research is known as:
a. empirical research.
b. practical research.
c. translational research.
d. compound research.
d 11. Which of the following statements is an operational definition of “fear of snakes” that
could be assessed as a structured question?
Please highlight the correct answer for each question.
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Use the following research study description to answer questions 1-3.
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.
a 1. 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
c. Data
d. Research
b 2. 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
c. Data
d. Research
c 3. Susan’s hypothesis was not completely supported by her data. What does this mean?
a. Susan must have collected the data incorrectly.
b. Susan must have analyzed the data incorrectly.
c. The theory may need to be amended.
d. The theory is completely wrong.
c 4. is the approach of collecting data and using it to develop, support, and/or
challenge a theory.
a. Falsifiability
b. Theorizing
c. Empiricism
d. Application
a 5. Which of the following is an example of being a producer of research?
a. Administering an anxiety questionnaire
, b. Applying a new therapy technique
c. Writing an opinion article about a psychological study
d. Undergoing a brain scan
d 6. Which of the following is a reason why it is important to be a knowledgeable consumer of
research?
a. It is important to know how to write in APA style.
b. It is important to understand how to design an effective study.
c. It is important to know why researchers protect the anonymity of participants.
d. It is important to understand whether the information you read is accurate.
a 7. The simplest solution is the best, all things being equal. This speaks to a theory’s…
a. parsimony.
b. falsifiability.
c. theorizing.
d. empiricism.
c 8. Which of the following is an example of translational research?
a. An industrial-organizational psychologist who is interested in the
components of job satisfaction
b. A clinical psychologist who examines the effectiveness of art
therapy in decreasing symptoms of ADHD
c. A sports psychologist who uses information on how we emotionally
process victory to design an intervention for improving mental
stamina during athletic performance
d. A cognitive psychologist who examines people’s ability to
distinguish between colors based on light exposure
a 9. Research that is done specifically to add to our general understanding of psychology,
like distinguishing the components of extraversion or predicting the time it takes a
person to determine whether an object is a face or another object, is known as:
a. basic research.
b. applied research.
c. empirical research.
d. translational research.
c 10. According to the text, the bridge between basic and applied research is known as:
a. empirical research.
b. practical research.
c. translational research.
d. compound research.
d 11. Which of the following statements is an operational definition of “fear of snakes” that
could be assessed as a structured question?
