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CHAPTER 3: THREE CLAIMS, FOUR VALIDITIES: INTERROGATION TOOLS FOR CONSUMERS OF RESEARCH MULTIPLE CHOICE RESEARCH STUDY 3.1 Anderson is reading his morning paper and sees the following headline: “Female Engineering Majors’ Effort on Math Problems Depends on Sex of Role Model.” (This headline is based on a study conducted by Stout, Dasgupta, Hunsinger, and McManus, 2011.) In the study, female students were asked by either a male math major or a female math major to complete a math test. Female students tried to solve more of the math problems when asked by a female math major than they did when asked by a male math major. Refer to Research Study 3.1 to answer the following five questions. 1. Which of the following is a variable in this study/headline? a. The sex of the participants c. The math test b. The major of the participants d. The sex of the role model ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: Variables OBJ: Learning Objective 1 MSC: Applying 2. Which of the following is a constant in this study/headline? a. The sex of the participants c. The sex of the role model b. The effort on math problems d. The number of researchers ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: Variables OBJ: Learning Objective 1 MSC: Applying 3. How many variables are mentioned in this study/headline? a. Two c. Four b. Three d. Five ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: Variables OBJ: Learning Objective 1 MSC: Applying 4. In this study, the authors recorded how many math questions (out of 10 questions) participants tried to solve. This is an example of which of the following? a. A constant c. A measured variable b. A variable’s level d. A manipulated variable ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: Variables: Measured and Manipulated Variables OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Applying 5. In this study, the authors were interested in students’ math effort. Which of the following would NOT be a reasonable operational definition of math effort? a. An earnest attempt to solve math problems b. The number of math classes taken in college c. A score on a standardized measure of math effort d. The number of math problems students answered correctly ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: Variables: From Conceptual Variable to Operational Definition OBJ: Learning Objective 3 MSC: Applying 6. Which of the following is NOT true of variables? a. Variables are the same as constants. b. Some variables can only be measured. c. Some variables can be either manipulated or measured. d. All variables must have operational definitions. ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: Variables OBJ: Learning Objective 1 MSC: Remembering 7. Which of the following is true of operational definitions? a. Conceptual definition and operational definition mean the same thing. b. Some psychological concepts are more difficult to operationally define than others. c. Some psychological concepts cannot be operationally defined. d. Operational definitions answer the question, “Why did the researchers measure this variable?” ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: Variables: From Conceptual Variable to Operational Definition OBJ: Learning Objective 3 MSC: Remembering 8. Which of the following is the difference between anecdotal claims and frequency claims? a. Anecdotal claims involve a single variable, but frequency claims involve two variables. b. Anecdotal claims are not based on scientific studies, but frequency claims are. c. Anecdotal claims are less interesting than frequency claims. d. Anecdotal claims appear in newspapers, but frequency claims appear in journals. ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: Three Claims: Frequency Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 1 MSC: Analyzing 9. Which of the following is an association claim? a. “Owning a dog is related to higher life satisfaction.” b. “A majority of Americans like dogs.” c. “Dog traveled 500 miles to find its owners.” d. “Being visited by dogs in the hospital causes decreases in recovery time.” ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: Three Claims: Association Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 4 MSC: Applying 10. Dr. Ellison finds a relation between the amount of sleep and problem solving. Specifically, having a higher amount of sleep the night before an exam is associated with higher scores on two measures of problem solving. This is an example of which type of association? a. Negative association b. Positive association c. Zero association d. There is not enough information to answer this question ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: Three Claims: Association Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 5 MSC: Applying 11. Dr. Hoda measures job satisfaction and number of years of education. In examining her scatterplot, she sees that the cloud of points has no slope. This indicates which type of relationship? a. Negative association b. Positive association c. Zero association d. There is not enough information to answer this question ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: Three Claims: Association Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 5 MSC: Applying 12. Which of the following allow us to make better predictions using association claims? a. Strong positive associations c. Both a and b b. Strong negative associations d. Neither a nor b ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: Three Claims: Association Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 5 MSC: Analyzing RESEARCH STUDY 3.2 Dr. Ramon makes the following claim: “Watching television leads people to spend less time communicating with their spouses, study says.” Dr. LaSalle makes the claim: “Research shows that making more money correlates with spending less time talking with your spouse.” Refer to Research Study 3.2 to answer the following three questions. 13. Which type of claim is Dr. Ramon making? a. Anecdotal claim c. Causal claim b. Association claim d. Frequency claim ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: Three Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 6 MSC: Applying 14. Which type of claim is Dr. LaSalle making? a. Anecdotal claim c. Causal claim b. Association claim d. Frequency claim ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: Three Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 6 MSC: Applying 15. Which of the following statements is true of Dr. Ramon’s and Dr. LaSalle’s claims? a. Dr. Ramon’s claim goes further than Dr. LaSalle’s claim. b. Dr. LaSalle’s claim goes further than Dr. Ramon’s claim. c. Dr. LaSalle’s claim is the same as Dr. Ramon’s claim. d. Dr. Ramon’s claim involves more variables than Dr. LaSalle’s claim. ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: Three Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 6 MSC: Analyzing 16. Which of the following phrases would NOT indicate that a researcher is making a causal claim? a. “Curbs” c. “Suggests a change” b. “Seems to decrease” d. “Is at higher risk of ” ANS: D DIF: Difficult REF: Three Claims: Causal Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 6 MSC: Analyzing 17. To evaluate how well a study supports a frequency claim, you need to focus on evaluating which of the following validities? a. Construct validity and external validity c. Internal validity and external validity b. Statistical validity and external validity d. Internal validity and construct validity ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: Interrogating the Three Claims Using the Four Big Validities: Interrogating Frequency Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 4 MSC: Remembering RESEARCH STUDY 3.3 Anton and his friends are discussing a study he read about in his developmental psychology class. In the study, the researcher made the claim that a majority of middle school students who are bullied have low self-esteem. Clarissa questions the study, saying, “I am not sure that I am convinced—I am not sure you can really measure being bullied.” Quinn also questions the study, saying, “Which middle school students did they study? I am curious if they included both private and public school students.” Manish also is curious about the study, asking, “I wonder how strong the relationship is between bullying and self-esteem. Could you predict one from the other?” Refer to Research Study 3.3 to answer the following five questions. 18. Clarissa’s concern is addressing which of the following? a. The study’s statistical validity c. The study’s external validity b. The study’s internal validity d. The study’s construct validity ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: Interrogating the Three Claims Using the Four Big Validities: Interrogating Frequency Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Applying 19. Quinn’s concern is addressing which of the following? a. The study’s statistical validity c. The study’s external validity b. The study’s internal validity d. The study’s construct validity ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: Interrogating the Three Claims Using the Four Big Validities: Interrogating Frequency Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Applying 20. Manish’s concern is addressing which of the following? a. The study’s statistical validity c. The study’s external validity b. The study’s internal validity d. The study’s construct validity ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: Interrogating the Three Claims Using the Four Big Validities OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Applying 21. Why should Anton NOT interrogate the internal validity of the study? a. Because he is a student, not a researcher b. Because the author of the study already did c. Because the claim is an association claim d. Because he has not taken statistics yet ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: Interrogating the Three Claims Using the Four Big Validities OBJ: Learning Objective 2 22. Anton is concerned that the researcher made a Type I error. What does that mean? a. The researcher failed to consider a third variable. b. The researcher concluded there was a relationship, but there isn’t really one. c. The researcher failed to establish the first rule of causation, d. The research did not make a Type II error. ANS: B DIF: Difficult REF: Interrogating the Three Claims Using the Four Big Validities: Interrogating Association Claims: Statistical Validity of Association Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 5 MSC: Analyzing 23. A common finding in the study of aggression is that exposure to television is associated with increased aggressive behavior in children. You know this relationship may not be causal because you are not sure which occurred first—watching television or being aggressive. You are questioning which of the following rules of causation? a. The rule of covariance c. The third-variable rule b. The rule of temporal precedence d. Rule of parsimony ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: Interrogating the Three Claims Using the Four Big Validities: Interrogating Causal Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 7 MSC: Applying 24. A common finding in the study of aggression is that exposure to television is associated with increased aggressive behavior in children. You are curious as to whether peer pressure is really to blame (peer pressure encourages you to watch television and peer pressure encourages you to be aggressive). You are questioning which of the following rules of causation? a. The rule of covariance c. The third-variable rule b. The rule of temporal precedence d. Rule of parsimony ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: Interrogating the Three Claims Using the Four Big Validities: Interrogating Causal Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 7 MSC: Applying 25. Stefan wants to make a causal claim in his dissertation. Which of the following is necessary? a. He must make a frequency claim first. c. He must measure his two variables. b. He must manipulate his two variables. d. He must conduct an experiment. ANS: D DIF: Difficult REF: Interrogating the Three Claims Using the Four Big Validities: Interrogating Causal Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 7 MSC: Applying 26. An independent variable is one that: a. Is manipulated c. Is kept constant b. Is measured d. Has one level ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: Interrogating the Three Claims Using the Four Big Validities: Interrogating Causal Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Remembering 27. A dependent variable is one that: a. Is manipulated c. Is kept constant b. Is measured d. Has one level ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: Interrogating the Three Claims Using the Four Big Validities: Interrogating Causal Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Remembering RESEARCH STUDY 3.4 Dr. Kang, a cognitive psychologist, conducts an experiment examining the effect of emotion on memory. He provides lists of 15 words to two groups of participants at his university. He puts the names of all the participants in a hat. The first 20 names he assigns to Group A, and the last 20 he assigns to Group B. Group A is given a list of words that are very emotional in content (e.g., passion, murder). Group B is given a list of words that are neutral in content (e.g., houseplant, desk). He then measures how many words each group is able to remember after being distracted for 5 minutes by watching a video about the history of the university. He finds that Group A remembers 15% more words than Group B. Refer to Research Study 3.4 to answer the following seven questions. 28. Which of the following makes Dr. Kang’s study an experiment? a. Dr. Kang manipulated one variable and measured another. b. Dr. Kang used a distractor task. c. The study was conducted at a university. d. The study was conducted by a professor. ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: Interrogating the Three Claims Using the Four Big Validities: Interrogating Causal Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 4 MSC: Applying 29. Which of the following is the independent variable in Dr. Kang’s study? a. The length of the distractor task c. The emotional or neutral word list b. The number of words remembered d. The number of words on the list ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: Interrogating the Three Claims Using the Four Big Validities: Interrogating Causal Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Applying 30. Which of the following is the dependent variable in Dr. Kang’s study? a. The length of the distractor task c. The emotional or neutral word list b. The number of words remembered d. The number of words on the list ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: Interrogating the Three Claims Using the Four Big Validities: Interrogating Causal Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Applying 31. Dr. Kang’s decision to assign participants randomly to Group A and Group B increases which of the following? a. The covariance of the study c. The internal validity of the study b. The temporal precedence of the study d. The external validity of the study ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: Interrogating the Three Claims Using the Four Big Validities: Interrogating Causal Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 7 MSC: Analyzing 32. If Dr. Kang decided against using random assignment, which of the following would be threatened? a. The covariance of the study c. The internal validity of the study b. The temporal precedence of the study d. The external validity of the study ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: Interrogating the Three Claims Using the Four Big Validities: Interrogating Causal Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 7 MSC: Analyzing 33. Dr. Kang can make a causal claim that “emotion enhances memory” for all of the following reasons EXCEPT: a. He used a large number of participants b. There is a numeric difference between Groups A and B c. Reading the words occurred before recalling the words d. Dr. Kang treated Groups A and B identically except for the emotional word content ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: Interrogating the Three Claims Using the Four Big Validities: Interrogating Causal Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 7 MSC: Analyzing 34. Dr. Kang sends his study to a journal to be published. One of the peer reviewers questions the way Dr. Kang manipulated emotion, arguing that being exposed to emotional words does not make one emotional. The reviewer is questioning which of the following? a. The statistical validity of the study c. The construct validity of the study b. The internal validity of the study d. The external validity of the study ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: Interrogating the Three Claims Using the Four Big Validities: Interrogating Causal Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Applying 35. Dr. Hadden wants to conduct a study that will allow him to make claims that apply to all college students. Which of the following validities is he prioritizing? a. The statistical validity of the study c. The construct validity of the study b. The internal validity of the study d. The external validity of the study ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: Prioritizing Validities OBJ: Learning Objective 9 MSC: Applying 36. Who is responsible for deciding which validity is prioritized in a study? a. The researcher c. The peer reviewer b. The participants d. The journalist ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: Prioritizing Validities OBJ: Learning Objective 9 MSC: Remembering 37. Which of the following validities is NOT examined in all research claims? a. Construct validity c. Internal validity b. Statistical validity d. External validity ANS: C DIF: Medium REF: Interrogating the Three Claims Using the Four Big Validities: Interrogating Causal Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 9 MSC: Understanding 38. When examining the statistical validity of a frequency claim, one should look for the: a. Strength of the association c. Statistical significance b. Margin of error estimate d. Length of the measurement ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: Interrogating the Three Claims Using the Four Big Validities: Interrogating Frequency Claims: Statistical Validity of Frequency Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 9 MSC: Remembering 39. A Type I error is known as which of the following? a. A false positive c. A near miss b. A false negative d. A missed opportunity ANS: A DIF: Medium REF: Interrogating the Three Claims Using the Four Big Validities: Interrogating Association Claims: Statistical Validity of Association Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 5 MSC: Remembering 40. Which of the following is NOT a research claim? a. Texting interferes with driver’s ability to pay attention. b. A majority of drivers have reported texting while driving. c. Texting while driving is associated with poor impulse control. d. Teens spend too much time texting and driving. ANS: D DIF: Difficult REF: Three Claims: Not All Claims Are Based On Research OBJ: Learning Objective 8 MSC: Understanding SHORT ANSWER RESEARCH STUDY 3.5 From a S article entitled “Psych-Out Sexism: The Innocent, Unconscious Bias That Discourages Girls from Math and Science,” published on March 1, 2011. Stout, Dasgupta, and their colleagues wanted to find out why women’s outstanding performance on science and math tests in high school and college correlates so weakly with their eventual interest in pursuing careers in those fields. In high school and college, girls increasingly earn math and science grades equal to or better than the grades of their male peers. But when it comes to choosing a career in math or science, more men than women decide to walk through those open doors. The psychologists asked female students studying biology, chemistry, and engineering to take a very tough math test. All the students were greeted by a senior math major who wore a T-shirt displaying Einstein’s E = mc2 equation. For some volunteers, the math major was male. For others, the math major was female. This tiny tweak made a difference: Women attempted more questions on the tough math test (comprising 10 questions) when they were greeted by a female math major rather than a male math major. Refer to Research Study 3.5 to answer the following five questions. 1. In the study described above, name the variables and indicate the levels of each. ANS: There are two variables in the study. The first variable is the sex of the math major. It has two levels (male or female). The second variable is math effort (students may also say math attempts, attraction to math, or something similar). It has 11 levels (participants can attempt to solve 0 problems, 1 problem, up to 10 problems). DIF: Easy REF: Variables OBJ: Learning Objective 1 MSC: Applying 2. Explain the difference between a variable and a constant. Give an example of each in the above study. ANS: A variable is something that varies. A variable must have at least two levels or values, although it can have many more. A constant is something that does not vary in a particular study. However, students may point out that what is a variable in one study can be amended in another study to be a constant and vice versa. A constant in this study is the sex of the participants (they are all female). A variable in the study is the sex of the math major or the number of math problems attempted. DIF: Easy REF: Variables OBJ: Learning Objective 1 MSC: Applying 3. What is the difference between a manipulated and a measured variable? In the study described above, indicate which variables are manipulated and which variables are measured. ANS: Students should state that manipulated variables are those that a researcher controls and alters the levels of, that measured variables are just measured and the researcher does not control their levels, and that the sex of the math major is manipulated and the number of math problems attempted is measured. DIF: Medium REF: Variables OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Applying 4. In the study described above, consider the measured variable. Provide both a conceptual definition and an operational definition for it. ANS: Students should state that the conceptual definition is math effort, attraction to math, or math attempt. (Generally, the study was attempting to look at how female students approach math.) Students should also state that the operational definition is the number of math problems the students attempted to solve. Students may say that scores range from 0 to 10, but that is not necessary. DIF: Difficult REF: Variables: From Conceptual Variable to Operational Definition OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Applying 5. In the study described above, what type of claim is the author making? Explain why you think this is the claim being made. ANS: Students should state that the author is making a causal claim. Students may say that the claim being made is causal for any of the following reasons: the phrase “made a difference” is used, the headline uses the word discourages, or the study describes a true experiment (which allows for causal claims). Students may also say that the study involves two variables, but that alone is not sufficient because association claims also involve two variables. DIF: Difficult REF: Three Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 6 MSC: Applying 6. Consider two variables: income and relationship satisfaction. Describe the three types of associations assuming these two variables. ANS: Students must state all three associations: positive association—as income goes up, relationship satisfaction goes up; negative association—as income goes up, relationship satisfaction goes down; zero association—there is no link between income and relationship satisfaction. DIF: Medium REF: Three Claims: Association Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 5 MSC: Applying 7. Name the three types of claims. Explain the difference between claims. ANS: Students should state that there are three claims—frequency claims, association claims, and causal claims. One difference is based on the number of variables—frequency claims examine one variable, whereas association and causal claims examine two variables. Both association and causal claims say that two variables are related, but causal claims go a step further and say not only that two variables are related but also that one variable causes the other. DIF: Medium REF: Three Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 4 MSC: Understanding 8. Name the four validities used to interrogate claims. If you were to question a study’s four validities, provide a question you might ask related to each validity. ANS: Students should state that there are four validities: construct validity, internal validity, external validity, and statistical validity. For construct validity, students may ask, “Is the measure really measuring what it is supposed to measure?” or “Did the researcher manipulate this variable in the best way?” For external validity, students may ask, “Do the findings of this study extend to people not in the study?” or “Does this phenomenon happen in the real world, outside the laboratory?” For internal validity, students may ask, “Are there explanations other than the one the researcher provided?” For statistical validity, students may ask, “Did the researcher draw the correct conclusions given the data?” or “Is there a chance that the researcher said there was an effect when there really wasn’t one?” DIF: Difficult REF: Interrogating the Three Claims Using the Four Big Validities OBJ: Learning Objective 4 MSC: Understanding RESEARCH STUDY 3.6 You read an article stating that Facebook is related to unhappiness. In the study, a group of high school students were asked how many times a day they checked their Facebook pages and how happy they were. In discussing this article with your friend Matt, he exclaims, “I knew it! I have always said that being on Facebook is the cause of all my unhappiness!” Refer to Research Study 3.6 to answer the following four questions. 9. What type of claim is the author of the article making? Name two reasons you think the author is making this type of claim. ANS: Students should state that the author is making an association claim. One reason is because the author says the two variables are related (i.e., his language indicates association, not cause). Another reason is because the author only measured variables rather than manipulating any variables. DIF: Difficult REF: Interrogating the Three Claims Using the Four Big Validities OBJ: Learning Objective 6 MSC: Applying 10. Using the three criteria for evaluating causal claims, discuss the reasons your friend Matt is correct or incorrect in his interpretation of the study. ANS: Students must state that Matt is wrong in his interpretation—he is saying the study is making a causal claim when it is making an association claim. The first criterion—covariance—is met; the two variables covary or correlate. The second criterion—temporal precedence—is not met; it is unclear whether Facebook usage comes first and then unhappiness or if unhappiness comes first and then Facebook usage. The third criterion—internal validity/third-variable problem—is also not met because the study is not an experiment, meaning it cannot rule out alternate explanations. DIF: Difficult REF: Interrogating the Three Claims Using the Four Big Validities: Interrogating Causal Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 7 MSC: Applying 11. Explain how you could convert the study described above into an experiment. ANS: Students must state that they need to manipulate one of the variables that is currently being measured. Students could say that Facebook could be manipulated—some people could be told to go on Facebook x number of times a day and some people could be told to go on Facebook y times a day—and then happiness is measured. Or students could say that happiness could be manipulated—some people could be made to feel happy and some people could be made to feel unhappy—and then the number of times the people check their Facebook pages afterward could be measured. DIF: Difficult REF: Interrogating the Three Claims Using the Four Big Validities: Interrogating Causal Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 7 MSC: Applying 12. Considering the study above, explain why converting the study to an experiment changes the type of claim the researcher can make. ANS: Students should say that by converting the study to an experiment, the researcher can now make causal claims. This is because experiments allow the researcher to establish temporal precedence and to rule out third variables (thereby enhancing internal validity). DIF: Medium REF: Interrogating the Three Claims Using the Four Big Validities: Interrogating Causal Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 7 MSC: Applying 13. Name the three criteria/rules necessary for making a causal claim. Describe why each is important. ANS: The three criteria are the rule of covariance, the rule of temporal precedence, and the internal validity/third-variable rule. The covariance rule is important because one variable cannot cause another variable if they are not related. The temporal precedence rule is important because for something to cause something else, it must occur in time before the thing it is thought to affect. The third-variable rule is important because we have to know that truly one variable causes another and not because a third variable is causing the change. DIF: Medium REF: Interrogating the Three Claims Using the Four Big Validities: Interrogating Causal Claims OBJ: Learning Objective 7 MSC: Understanding 14. For the following three terms, create a measured operational definition for each: academic success, attention, and social anxiety. ANS: Regardless of the actual operational definitions provided by students, they must provide something that is precise, quantifiable, and measured. For example, for academic success, students cannot simply say that it is how well a student does in classes. Appropriate answers for academic success could be GPA, number of classes taken, exam grades, or standardized test scores. DIF: Medium REF: Variables: From Conceptual Variable to Operational Definition OBJ: Learning Objective 3 MSC: Applying 15. For the following three terms, create a manipulated operational definition for each: stress, personal space, and study skills. ANS: Regardless of the actual operational definitions provided by students, they must provide something that the researcher controls/manipulates. For example, for stress, students cannot simply say that it is when people feel uncomfortable and uncertain. Appropriate answers for stress might be giving students feedback that they failed or information that their performance would have some future implications (show them they qualify for something). 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,CHAPTER 1: PSYCHOLOGY IS A WAY OF THINKING


MULTIPLE CHOICE

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
ANS: A DIF: Medium
REF: Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Producer Role Is Important
OBJ: Learning Objective 1 MSC: Applying

2. Which of the following is NOT an example of being a producer of research?
a. Administering a questionnaire of PTSD symptoms
b. Observing the behavior of rats who have been socially isolated
c. Attending a psychological conference
d. Measuring dopamine levels in patients with schizophrenia
ANS: C DIF: Medium
REF: Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Producer Role Is Important
OBJ: Learning Objective 1 MSC: Applying

3. Students who are interested in being consumers of but not producers of research might choose all of
the following professions EXCEPT:
a. An FBI agent c. A political pollster
b. A guidance counselor d. An advertising executive
ANS: C DIF: Medium
REF: Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Consumer Role Is Important
OBJ: Learning Objective 1 MSC: Applying

4. 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
ANS: D DIF: Medium
REF: Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Consumer Role Is Important
OBJ: Learning Objective 1 MSC: Understanding

5. Elliott is double majoring in English and psychology. He plans on being a high school English teacher
and is only majoring in psychology because he finds the classes interesting. All of the following are
important reasons for him to be a good consumer of research EXCEPT:
a. He will likely be asked to read research studies in his future psychology classes
b. He will likely encounter research studies described in popular magazines he reads
c. He will likely need to read research related to enhancing his teaching
d. He will likely need to be a producer of researcher as well
ANS: D DIF: Easy
REF: Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Consumer Role Is Important

, OBJ: Learning Objective 1 MSC: Applying

6. Which of the following people will likely NOT find it important to be a consumer of psychological
research professionally?
a. High school teachers c. Human resource managers
b. Gardeners d. Sales representatives
ANS: B DIF: Easy
REF: Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Consumer Role Is Important
OBJ: Learning Objective 1 MSC: Applying

7. In the theory-data cycle, theories first lead to ________.
a. Questions c. Data
b. Answers d. Research
ANS: A DIF: Easy
REF: How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The Theory-Data Cycle
OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Understanding

8. Another word for hypothesis is a/an ________.
a. Theory c. Prediction
b. Observation d. Outcome
ANS: C DIF: Easy
REF: How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The Theory-Data Cycle
OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Analyzing

9. Another word for data is a/an ________.
a. Theory c. Prediction
b. Observation d. Outcome
ANS: B DIF: Easy
REF: How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The Theory-Data Cycle
OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Applying

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.

Refer to Research Study 1.1 to answer the following four questions.

10. 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 c. Data
b. A hypothesis d. Research
ANS: A DIF: Difficult
REF: How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The Theory-Data Cycle
OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Applying

, 11. 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 c. Data
b. A hypothesis d. Research
ANS: B DIF: Difficult
REF: How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The Theory-Data Cycle
OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Applying

12. After Susan collects and analyzes her data, which of the following is the next logical step?
a. Writing a paper challenging Self-Determination Theory, because only some of her data
supported it
b. Ignoring the data that did not fit the theory
c. Recalculating her data to fit the theory
d. Altering or amending the theory to fit her data
ANS: D DIF: Difficult
REF: How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The Theory-Data Cycle
OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Applying

13. 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.
ANS: C DIF: Difficult
REF: How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The Theory-Data Cycle
OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Applying

14. ________ is the approach of collecting data and using it to develop, support, and/or challenge a theory.
a. Falsifiability c. Empiricism
b. Theorizing d. Application
ANS: C DIF: Easy
REF: How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The Theory-Data Cycle
OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Remembering

15. Occam’s razor states that the simplest solution is the best, all things being equal. This speaks to a
theory’s:
a. Parsimony c. Theorizing
b. Falsifiability d. Empiricism
ANS: A DIF: Easy
REF: How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The Theory-Data Cycle
OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Applying

16. 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 c. Data
b. A hypothesis d. Research
ANS: A DIF: Medium
REF: How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The Theory-Data Cycle
OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Applying

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