PSYC 255 comprehensive final exam with answers

PSYC 255 comprehensive final exam with |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a science?
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔tenacity
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Science relies on empiricism, encourages challenges, and
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uses direct manipulation. This statement is __________. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True |\ |\




Control involves __________. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔direct manipulation of variables. |\ |\ |\




removal of unwanted factors. |\ |\ |\




A and B
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None of the above |\ |\ |\ |\




A and B
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Penn and Teller used actors pretending to be professionals
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to convince shoppers of the benefits of magnet therapy
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to demonstrate the power of _______. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Suggestion |\

,When describing the procedure, be sure to include
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__________. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a step-by-step |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



description of what participants did. |\ |\ |\ |\




a paraphrased version of the instructions given to
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participants.
a description of any control features.
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All of the above
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all of the above
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Which of the following displays how references would be
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correctly listed on a reference page? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Crawford, Arthur Ray |\ |\ |\




Crawford, Grampa Ray |\ |\




Brothers, Manuka & Crawford, A. R. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Crawford, A. R. |\ |\




Crawford, A. R. |\ |\




Which of the following is the preferred format for author's
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name on the title page for a student paper in APA style? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔last name only |\ |\ |\ |\




first name, middle initial (s), last name
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last name, first name, middle initial (s)
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, last name, first initial (s), middle initial (s
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First name, Middle initial (s), Last name
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Sally is writing an introduction. After reading chapter 2 in
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the Introduction to Research textbook, Sally knows that
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her introduction should start off __________. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Broad in scope |\ |\ |\




Which of the following statements correctly describes how
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the results section is formatted? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔The word "Results" is centered using bold font.
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At which step do researchers sometimes reevaluate the
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hypothesis and research design? - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\



✔✔conclusions


The second step in the scientific method is to __________. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔formulate a hypothesis
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__________ is a statement about the relationship between
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variables. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔hypothesis |\ |\ |\ |\




Which of the following is a goal of psychological research?
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔explain
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