Test Bank
For Research Methods For The Behavioral
Sciences 6th Edition Gravetter All Chapters 1 -
16. Covered Latest Edition
TEST BANK
,Table Of Contents
1. Introduction, Acquiring Knowledge, And The Scientific Method.
2. Research Ideas And Hypotheses.
3. Defining And Measuring Variables.
4. Ethics In Research.
5. Selecting Research Participants.
6. Research Strategies And Validity.
7. The Experimental Research Strategy.
8. Experimental Designs: Between-Subjects Design.
9. Experimental Designs: Within-Subjects Design.
10. The Nonexperimental And Quasi-Experimental Strategies: Nonequivalent Group,
Pre–Post, And Developmental Designs.
11. Factorial Designs.
12. The Correlational Research Strategy.
13. The Descriptive Research Strategy.
14. Single-Case Experimental Research Designs.
15. Statistical Evaluation Of Data.
16. Writing An Apa-Style Research Report.
,True/False
1 : a football player who knows that his performance will be better if he wears his lucky shirt is
using the method of faith.
A : true
B : false
Ans: b
2 : finding information in a textbook is an example of using the rational method of inquiry.
A : true
B : false
Ans: b
3 : dallas is using the rational method when, upon seeing that birds eating certain berries do not die,
concludes that the berries are not poisonous.
A : true
B : false
Ans: a
4 : clinton is using the empirical method when he decides to eat a handful of berries to see if
they are poisonous.
A : true
B : false
Ans: a
5 : you have a terrible toothache, so you visit a dentist to find out what is wrong with your tooth.
This is an example of using the method of authority.
A : true
B : false
Ans: a
6 : the method of intuition can be valuable when making ethical or moral decisions by doing
what feels right.
A : true
B : false
Ans: a
7 : you have dinner reservations at 7:30 at a restaurant that is 30 minutes away and it is already
7:20, leading you to conclude that you are going to be late. This is an example of using the empirical
method.
A : true
B : false
, Ans: b
8 : based on a few students whom you know, you decide that art majors wear funky clothes and
that physics majors tend to be nerds. This is an example of inductive reasoning.
A : true
B : false
Ans: a
9 : part of the scientific method involves using a hypothesis to make predictions.
A : true
B : false
Ans: a
10 : using a hypothesis to predict how people will behave demonstrates the use of induction.
A : true
B : false
Ans: b
11 : in the scientific method, the process of forming a hypothesis means that you are trying to
find a possible explanation for the phenomenon that you have observed.
A : true
B : false
Ans: a
12 : if the scientific method is being used to evaluate a hypothesis predicting a specific
relationship between two variables, then it is essential that both variables can be measured.
A : true
B : false
Ans: a
13 : an important element of the scientific method is that research results should be made
public.
A : true
B : false
Ans: a
14 : research participants must be informed of all relevant aspects of the study, including any
risks or dangers that may be involved.
A : true
B : false
Ans: a
15 : pseudoscience is based on objective, empirical evidence.
A : true
B : false
For Research Methods For The Behavioral
Sciences 6th Edition Gravetter All Chapters 1 -
16. Covered Latest Edition
TEST BANK
,Table Of Contents
1. Introduction, Acquiring Knowledge, And The Scientific Method.
2. Research Ideas And Hypotheses.
3. Defining And Measuring Variables.
4. Ethics In Research.
5. Selecting Research Participants.
6. Research Strategies And Validity.
7. The Experimental Research Strategy.
8. Experimental Designs: Between-Subjects Design.
9. Experimental Designs: Within-Subjects Design.
10. The Nonexperimental And Quasi-Experimental Strategies: Nonequivalent Group,
Pre–Post, And Developmental Designs.
11. Factorial Designs.
12. The Correlational Research Strategy.
13. The Descriptive Research Strategy.
14. Single-Case Experimental Research Designs.
15. Statistical Evaluation Of Data.
16. Writing An Apa-Style Research Report.
,True/False
1 : a football player who knows that his performance will be better if he wears his lucky shirt is
using the method of faith.
A : true
B : false
Ans: b
2 : finding information in a textbook is an example of using the rational method of inquiry.
A : true
B : false
Ans: b
3 : dallas is using the rational method when, upon seeing that birds eating certain berries do not die,
concludes that the berries are not poisonous.
A : true
B : false
Ans: a
4 : clinton is using the empirical method when he decides to eat a handful of berries to see if
they are poisonous.
A : true
B : false
Ans: a
5 : you have a terrible toothache, so you visit a dentist to find out what is wrong with your tooth.
This is an example of using the method of authority.
A : true
B : false
Ans: a
6 : the method of intuition can be valuable when making ethical or moral decisions by doing
what feels right.
A : true
B : false
Ans: a
7 : you have dinner reservations at 7:30 at a restaurant that is 30 minutes away and it is already
7:20, leading you to conclude that you are going to be late. This is an example of using the empirical
method.
A : true
B : false
, Ans: b
8 : based on a few students whom you know, you decide that art majors wear funky clothes and
that physics majors tend to be nerds. This is an example of inductive reasoning.
A : true
B : false
Ans: a
9 : part of the scientific method involves using a hypothesis to make predictions.
A : true
B : false
Ans: a
10 : using a hypothesis to predict how people will behave demonstrates the use of induction.
A : true
B : false
Ans: b
11 : in the scientific method, the process of forming a hypothesis means that you are trying to
find a possible explanation for the phenomenon that you have observed.
A : true
B : false
Ans: a
12 : if the scientific method is being used to evaluate a hypothesis predicting a specific
relationship between two variables, then it is essential that both variables can be measured.
A : true
B : false
Ans: a
13 : an important element of the scientific method is that research results should be made
public.
A : true
B : false
Ans: a
14 : research participants must be informed of all relevant aspects of the study, including any
risks or dangers that may be involved.
A : true
B : false
Ans: a
15 : pseudoscience is based on objective, empirical evidence.
A : true
B : false
