PSY-260 Exam 1 Name: Landon Moody
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
c. Writing an opinion article about a psychological study
d. Undergoing a brain scan
2. 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
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
3. 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
4. Benjamin is a social psychologist who studies marriage. He believes that marital satisfaction has two
components: the ability to trust one’s partner and a belief that one can be a good spouse. This is known
as:
a. A theory
b. A hypothesis
c. Data
d. Research
5. Which of the following is true of the relationship between hypotheses and theories?
a. Hypotheses used to determine if a theory is accurate.
b. Theories are used to determine if a hypothesis is accurate.
c. Multiple theories are needed to test whether a hypothesis is accurate.
d. Hypotheses and theories are synonymous terms.
6. Which of the following is an example of applied research?
a. A social psychologist who is interested in the components of self-concept
b. An educational psychologist who looks for a way to increase math skills in 8-year-olds
c. A personality psychologist who studies the difference between introverts and extroverts
d. A cognitive psychologist who looks at the difference in problem-solving abilities of men and women
7. Research that is done specifically to solve a practical problem, like increasing memory
ability or decreasing symptoms of depression, is known as:
a. basic research.
b. applied research.
c. empirical research.
d. translational research.
, 8. Nadia submits her article to a scientific journal for publication. Who makes the final decision
on whether her article is published in that scientific journal?
a. The editor of the journal
b. Nadia, the author of the article
c. A panel of experts
d. The publisher of the journal
9. James is asked about what is the best way to study for an exam. He responds that the best way to
study is by making flash cards. He easily thinks of all the times he used flash cards and he made A's.
However, he fails to take into consideration all the times he made A's and did not use flash cards and
the times he used flash cards and did not do well. His faulty thinking is an example of:
a. Cherry-picking evidence
c. Present/present bias
b. Availability heuristic
d. Asking biased questions
10. After reading the chapter, Cyril says to himself, “I am sure other people might engage in
faulty thinking, but I never would.” What is Cyril experiencing?
a. Bias blind spot
b. Confirmation bias
c. Faulty intuition
d. Motivated thinking
11. Sasha believes that she is a nice person. To confirm this, she asks all her friends whether she is a
nice person; they all agree that she is. Sasha concludes that she is a nice person and says she has
evidence of it. However, she does not ask any of her enemies whether they think she is a nice person.
This is an example of which of the following?
a. Cherry-picking of evidence
b. Availability heuristic
c. Fourth cell reasoning
d. Overconfidence
12. Edward believes that there are a lot of differences between men and women on a variety of
different dimensions. He believes this because when he thinks about books that have been written on
men and women, he can recall only books that say men and women are different (e.g.,
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus) and cannot recall any that say men and women are the
same. His reliance on what comes to mind is an example of which of the following?
a. The availability heuristic
b. Cherry-picking of evidence
c. Confirmatory hypothesis testing
d. Overconfidence
13. Which of the following is true of the distinction between scientific journals and popular magazines?
a. Scientific journals are published quarterly; popular magazines are published monthly.
b. Scientific journals are published on specific topics; popular magazines are not published on specific
topics like psychology.
c. Scientific journal articles are peer-reviewed; popular magazine articles are not.
d. There are no differences between scientific journals and popular magazines.
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
c. Writing an opinion article about a psychological study
d. Undergoing a brain scan
2. 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
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
3. 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
4. Benjamin is a social psychologist who studies marriage. He believes that marital satisfaction has two
components: the ability to trust one’s partner and a belief that one can be a good spouse. This is known
as:
a. A theory
b. A hypothesis
c. Data
d. Research
5. Which of the following is true of the relationship between hypotheses and theories?
a. Hypotheses used to determine if a theory is accurate.
b. Theories are used to determine if a hypothesis is accurate.
c. Multiple theories are needed to test whether a hypothesis is accurate.
d. Hypotheses and theories are synonymous terms.
6. Which of the following is an example of applied research?
a. A social psychologist who is interested in the components of self-concept
b. An educational psychologist who looks for a way to increase math skills in 8-year-olds
c. A personality psychologist who studies the difference between introverts and extroverts
d. A cognitive psychologist who looks at the difference in problem-solving abilities of men and women
7. Research that is done specifically to solve a practical problem, like increasing memory
ability or decreasing symptoms of depression, is known as:
a. basic research.
b. applied research.
c. empirical research.
d. translational research.
, 8. Nadia submits her article to a scientific journal for publication. Who makes the final decision
on whether her article is published in that scientific journal?
a. The editor of the journal
b. Nadia, the author of the article
c. A panel of experts
d. The publisher of the journal
9. James is asked about what is the best way to study for an exam. He responds that the best way to
study is by making flash cards. He easily thinks of all the times he used flash cards and he made A's.
However, he fails to take into consideration all the times he made A's and did not use flash cards and
the times he used flash cards and did not do well. His faulty thinking is an example of:
a. Cherry-picking evidence
c. Present/present bias
b. Availability heuristic
d. Asking biased questions
10. After reading the chapter, Cyril says to himself, “I am sure other people might engage in
faulty thinking, but I never would.” What is Cyril experiencing?
a. Bias blind spot
b. Confirmation bias
c. Faulty intuition
d. Motivated thinking
11. Sasha believes that she is a nice person. To confirm this, she asks all her friends whether she is a
nice person; they all agree that she is. Sasha concludes that she is a nice person and says she has
evidence of it. However, she does not ask any of her enemies whether they think she is a nice person.
This is an example of which of the following?
a. Cherry-picking of evidence
b. Availability heuristic
c. Fourth cell reasoning
d. Overconfidence
12. Edward believes that there are a lot of differences between men and women on a variety of
different dimensions. He believes this because when he thinks about books that have been written on
men and women, he can recall only books that say men and women are different (e.g.,
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus) and cannot recall any that say men and women are the
same. His reliance on what comes to mind is an example of which of the following?
a. The availability heuristic
b. Cherry-picking of evidence
c. Confirmatory hypothesis testing
d. Overconfidence
13. Which of the following is true of the distinction between scientific journals and popular magazines?
a. Scientific journals are published quarterly; popular magazines are published monthly.
b. Scientific journals are published on specific topics; popular magazines are not published on specific
topics like psychology.
c. Scientific journal articles are peer-reviewed; popular magazine articles are not.
d. There are no differences between scientific journals and popular magazines.
