TEST BANK m
PSYCHOLOGY THIRTEENTH EDITION
m m
DavidmG.mMyersm&mC.mNathanmDeWall
,Chapterm1:mThinkingmCriticallymwithmPsychologicalmScience
m Myers:mPsychologym13thmEdition
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
Indicatemthemanswermchoicemthatmbestmcompletesmthemstatementmormanswersmthemquestion.
Ifmresultsmaremstatisticallymsignificantmbutmhavemamsmallmeffectmsize,mthemresultsmmay
lackmpracticalmsignificance.
lackmamcause-effectmrelationship.
representmamnegativemrelationship.
representmamneutralmrelationship.
Inmonemstudy,mintroductorympsychologymstudentsmweremfittedmwithmelectronicallymactivatedmrecordersmsomthatmr
esearchersmcouldmsamplemtheirmdailymactivities.mThemresearchersmwerememployingmamscientificmmethodmknownm
as
naturalisticmobservation.
themdouble-blindmprocedure.
experimentation.
themcasemstudy.
Studiesmconductedminmthemlatem1990sminmwhichmthemresearchermconcludedmthatmchildrenmwhomweremadministered
mthemMMRmvaccinationmdevelopedmautismmwere
withheldmfrommthempublicmintentionally.
accurate.
nevermpublishedmbymacademicmjournals.
discoveredmtombemfraudulent.
Sevenmmembersmofmamboys'mclubmreportedmthemfollowingmindividualmearningsmfrommtheirmsalemofmcookies:m$2,m$9,
$8,m$10,m$4,m$9,mandm$7.mInmthismdistributionmofmindividualmearnings
themmedianmismgreatermthanmthemmeanmandmgreatermthanmthemmode.
themmedianmismlessmthanmthemmeanmandmlessmthanmthemmode.
themmedianmismgreatermthanmthemmeanmandmlessmthanmthemmode.
themmedianmismlessmthanmthemmeanmandmgreatermthanmthemmode.
ProfessormValettambelievesmthatmidenticalmtwinsmhavemsimilarmlevelsmofmintelligencemlargelymbecausemtheymshare
mcommonmgenes.mHismideamismbestmdescribedmasma(n)
theory.
replication.
naturalisticmobservation.
operationalmdefinition.
Themideamthatm"people'smemotionsmandmpersonalmbeliefsmoftenmoverridemtheirmacceptancemofmobjectivemfacts"mis
mexpressedminmthemdictionarymdefinitionmof
falsemnews.
, post-truth.
powerfulmexamples.
repetition.
ProfessormTerrancemhasmconductedmamstudymthatmexaminedmthemrelationshipmbetweenmlevelmofmphysicalmactivit
yandmacademicmperformancemamongmchildren.mHemismmostmlikelymtomuse
tomdeterminemifmamrelationshipmexists.
meta-analysis
preregistration
amcorrelationmcoefficient
experimentalmresearch
Themtendencymtomperceivemorderminmrandommeventsmoftenmleadsmtomoverestimatingmthemvaluemof
commonmsense.
operationalmdefinitions.
informedmconsent.
themdouble-blindmprocedure.
Dr.mCarlsonmwantsmtomconductmamresearchmstudymthatmwillmexaminemthemsexualmbehaviorsmofmcollegemstudents.
Beforemshemcanmbeginmdatamcollectionmshemmustmsubmitmhermresearchmproposalmto
herminstitution'smreviewmboard.
themAPA.
themBPS.
hermdepartmentmchairmformreview.
Approximatelymwhatmpercentagemofmthemcasesmrepresentedmbymthemnormalmcurvemfallmbetweenm
3mandm+3mstandardmdeviationsmfrommthemmean?
34
68
95
100
Unconsciousmgutmfeelings,mor ,mprovide(s)mamsharpmcontrastmtomexplicit,mconsciousmreasoning.
theory
chance-basedmexplanation
commonmsense
naturalisticmobservation
Themexplanatorympowermofmamscientificmtheorymismmostmcloselymlinkedmtomitsmcapacitymtomgeneratemtestable
assumptions.
correlations.
predictions.
variables.
Severalmweeksmaftermampoliticalmelection,mvotersmoftenmexaggeratemtheirmabilitymtomhavempredictedmthemelectionm
outcome.mThismbestmillustrates
, themplacebomeffect.
randommassignment.
wordingmeffects.
hindsightmbias.
Repeatingmthemessencemofmampreviousmresearchmstudymtomverifymwhethermitsmfindingsmextendmtomamnewmgroupmofm
researchmparticipantsmandmtomdifferentmcircumstancesmismcalled
replication.
randommsampling.
naturalisticmobservation.
themdouble-blindmprocedure.
WhatmwasmthemOxfordmEnglishmDictionary'smwordmofmthemyearminm2017?
falsemnews
preregistration
post-truth
repetition
Neithermthemresearchersmnormthemparticipantsminmamstudymofmamweight-
lossmpillmknowmwhichmparticipantsmhavemactuallymreceivedmamdrugmdesignedmtomhelpmweightmlossmandmwhichmh
avemreceivedmamplacebo.mThisminvestigationminvolvesmthemusemof
naturalisticmobservation.
randommsampling.
themdouble-blindmprocedure.
replication.
Whichmofmthemfollowingmcorrelationsmbetweenmself-
esteemmandmphysicalmappearancemwouldmenablemyoumtommostmaccuratelympredictmphysicalmappearancemfrommknow
ledgemofmlevelmofmself-esteem?
a.m +.60
b.m+.01
c.m –.10
d.m–.06
Whenmwemask,mformexample,mhowmcloselymrelatedmaremthemintelligencemscoresmofmfraternalmtwins,mwemaremaskingm
howmstronglymtwo aremrelated.
experimentalmgroups
controlmgroups
variables
scatterplots
Whenmyoumreadmambarmgraph,mitmismmostmimportantmformyoumto
mentallymtransformmthemdatamintomamnormalmcurve.
identifymthemvaluemofmthemstandardmdeviation.
notemthemrangemandmsizemofmthemscalemvalues.
PSYCHOLOGY THIRTEENTH EDITION
m m
DavidmG.mMyersm&mC.mNathanmDeWall
,Chapterm1:mThinkingmCriticallymwithmPsychologicalmScience
m Myers:mPsychologym13thmEdition
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
Indicatemthemanswermchoicemthatmbestmcompletesmthemstatementmormanswersmthemquestion.
Ifmresultsmaremstatisticallymsignificantmbutmhavemamsmallmeffectmsize,mthemresultsmmay
lackmpracticalmsignificance.
lackmamcause-effectmrelationship.
representmamnegativemrelationship.
representmamneutralmrelationship.
Inmonemstudy,mintroductorympsychologymstudentsmweremfittedmwithmelectronicallymactivatedmrecordersmsomthatmr
esearchersmcouldmsamplemtheirmdailymactivities.mThemresearchersmwerememployingmamscientificmmethodmknownm
as
naturalisticmobservation.
themdouble-blindmprocedure.
experimentation.
themcasemstudy.
Studiesmconductedminmthemlatem1990sminmwhichmthemresearchermconcludedmthatmchildrenmwhomweremadministered
mthemMMRmvaccinationmdevelopedmautismmwere
withheldmfrommthempublicmintentionally.
accurate.
nevermpublishedmbymacademicmjournals.
discoveredmtombemfraudulent.
Sevenmmembersmofmamboys'mclubmreportedmthemfollowingmindividualmearningsmfrommtheirmsalemofmcookies:m$2,m$9,
$8,m$10,m$4,m$9,mandm$7.mInmthismdistributionmofmindividualmearnings
themmedianmismgreatermthanmthemmeanmandmgreatermthanmthemmode.
themmedianmismlessmthanmthemmeanmandmlessmthanmthemmode.
themmedianmismgreatermthanmthemmeanmandmlessmthanmthemmode.
themmedianmismlessmthanmthemmeanmandmgreatermthanmthemmode.
ProfessormValettambelievesmthatmidenticalmtwinsmhavemsimilarmlevelsmofmintelligencemlargelymbecausemtheymshare
mcommonmgenes.mHismideamismbestmdescribedmasma(n)
theory.
replication.
naturalisticmobservation.
operationalmdefinition.
Themideamthatm"people'smemotionsmandmpersonalmbeliefsmoftenmoverridemtheirmacceptancemofmobjectivemfacts"mis
mexpressedminmthemdictionarymdefinitionmof
falsemnews.
, post-truth.
powerfulmexamples.
repetition.
ProfessormTerrancemhasmconductedmamstudymthatmexaminedmthemrelationshipmbetweenmlevelmofmphysicalmactivit
yandmacademicmperformancemamongmchildren.mHemismmostmlikelymtomuse
tomdeterminemifmamrelationshipmexists.
meta-analysis
preregistration
amcorrelationmcoefficient
experimentalmresearch
Themtendencymtomperceivemorderminmrandommeventsmoftenmleadsmtomoverestimatingmthemvaluemof
commonmsense.
operationalmdefinitions.
informedmconsent.
themdouble-blindmprocedure.
Dr.mCarlsonmwantsmtomconductmamresearchmstudymthatmwillmexaminemthemsexualmbehaviorsmofmcollegemstudents.
Beforemshemcanmbeginmdatamcollectionmshemmustmsubmitmhermresearchmproposalmto
herminstitution'smreviewmboard.
themAPA.
themBPS.
hermdepartmentmchairmformreview.
Approximatelymwhatmpercentagemofmthemcasesmrepresentedmbymthemnormalmcurvemfallmbetweenm
3mandm+3mstandardmdeviationsmfrommthemmean?
34
68
95
100
Unconsciousmgutmfeelings,mor ,mprovide(s)mamsharpmcontrastmtomexplicit,mconsciousmreasoning.
theory
chance-basedmexplanation
commonmsense
naturalisticmobservation
Themexplanatorympowermofmamscientificmtheorymismmostmcloselymlinkedmtomitsmcapacitymtomgeneratemtestable
assumptions.
correlations.
predictions.
variables.
Severalmweeksmaftermampoliticalmelection,mvotersmoftenmexaggeratemtheirmabilitymtomhavempredictedmthemelectionm
outcome.mThismbestmillustrates
, themplacebomeffect.
randommassignment.
wordingmeffects.
hindsightmbias.
Repeatingmthemessencemofmampreviousmresearchmstudymtomverifymwhethermitsmfindingsmextendmtomamnewmgroupmofm
researchmparticipantsmandmtomdifferentmcircumstancesmismcalled
replication.
randommsampling.
naturalisticmobservation.
themdouble-blindmprocedure.
WhatmwasmthemOxfordmEnglishmDictionary'smwordmofmthemyearminm2017?
falsemnews
preregistration
post-truth
repetition
Neithermthemresearchersmnormthemparticipantsminmamstudymofmamweight-
lossmpillmknowmwhichmparticipantsmhavemactuallymreceivedmamdrugmdesignedmtomhelpmweightmlossmandmwhichmh
avemreceivedmamplacebo.mThisminvestigationminvolvesmthemusemof
naturalisticmobservation.
randommsampling.
themdouble-blindmprocedure.
replication.
Whichmofmthemfollowingmcorrelationsmbetweenmself-
esteemmandmphysicalmappearancemwouldmenablemyoumtommostmaccuratelympredictmphysicalmappearancemfrommknow
ledgemofmlevelmofmself-esteem?
a.m +.60
b.m+.01
c.m –.10
d.m–.06
Whenmwemask,mformexample,mhowmcloselymrelatedmaremthemintelligencemscoresmofmfraternalmtwins,mwemaremaskingm
howmstronglymtwo aremrelated.
experimentalmgroups
controlmgroups
variables
scatterplots
Whenmyoumreadmambarmgraph,mitmismmostmimportantmformyoumto
mentallymtransformmthemdatamintomamnormalmcurve.
identifymthemvaluemofmthemstandardmdeviation.
notemthemrangemandmsizemofmthemscalemvalues.
