PSYC 255 QUIZ 3 EXAM SCRIPT SOLVED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Which of the following is not a characteristic of a science? Answer:
tenacity
◉ Science relies on empiricism, encourages challenges, and uses
direct manipulation. This statement is __________. Answer: True
◉ Control involves __________. Answer: direct manipulation of
variables.
removal of unwanted factors.
A and B
None of the above
A and B
◉ Penn and Teller used actors pretending to be professionals to
convince shoppers of the benefits of magnet therapy to demonstrate
the power of _______. Answer: Suggestion
◉ When describing the procedure, be sure to include __________.
Answer: a step-by-step description of what participants did.
,a paraphrased version of the instructions given to participants.
a description of any control features.
All of the above
all of the above
◉ Which of the following displays how references would be correctly
listed on a reference page? Answer: 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 name on
the title page for a student paper in APA style? Answer: last name
only
first name, middle initial (s), last name
last name, first name, middle initial (s)
last name, first initial (s), middle initial (s
First name, Middle initial (s), Last name
, ◉ Sally is writing an introduction. After reading chapter 2 in the
Introduction to Research textbook, Sally knows that her introduction
should start off __________. Answer: Broad in scope
◉ Which of the following statements correctly describes how the
results section is formatted? Answer: The word "Results" is centered
using bold font.
◉ At which step do researchers sometimes reevaluate the hypothesis
and research design? Answer: conclusions
◉ The second step in the scientific method is to __________. Answer:
formulate a hypothesis
◉ __________ is a statement about the relationship between
variables. Answer: hypothesis
◉ Which of the following is a goal of psychological research?
Answer: explain
predict
influence
all of the above
all of the above
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Which of the following is not a characteristic of a science? Answer:
tenacity
◉ Science relies on empiricism, encourages challenges, and uses
direct manipulation. This statement is __________. Answer: True
◉ Control involves __________. Answer: direct manipulation of
variables.
removal of unwanted factors.
A and B
None of the above
A and B
◉ Penn and Teller used actors pretending to be professionals to
convince shoppers of the benefits of magnet therapy to demonstrate
the power of _______. Answer: Suggestion
◉ When describing the procedure, be sure to include __________.
Answer: a step-by-step description of what participants did.
,a paraphrased version of the instructions given to participants.
a description of any control features.
All of the above
all of the above
◉ Which of the following displays how references would be correctly
listed on a reference page? Answer: 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 name on
the title page for a student paper in APA style? Answer: last name
only
first name, middle initial (s), last name
last name, first name, middle initial (s)
last name, first initial (s), middle initial (s
First name, Middle initial (s), Last name
, ◉ Sally is writing an introduction. After reading chapter 2 in the
Introduction to Research textbook, Sally knows that her introduction
should start off __________. Answer: Broad in scope
◉ Which of the following statements correctly describes how the
results section is formatted? Answer: The word "Results" is centered
using bold font.
◉ At which step do researchers sometimes reevaluate the hypothesis
and research design? Answer: conclusions
◉ The second step in the scientific method is to __________. Answer:
formulate a hypothesis
◉ __________ is a statement about the relationship between
variables. Answer: hypothesis
◉ Which of the following is a goal of psychological research?
Answer: explain
predict
influence
all of the above
all of the above
