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Unit 8, AP Psych.
Republicans are more likely than Democrats to perceive high levels of popular support
for President Trump. This best illustrates - ANS-the false consensus effect

In order to discover the extent to which economic status can be used to predict political
preferences, researchers are most likely to employ: - ANS-correlational research

During a dinner conversation, a friend says that the cognitive and behavioral
perspectives are quite similar. You disagree and point out that the cognitive perspective
emphasizes ________, whereas the behavioral perspective emphasizes ________. -
ANS-conscious processes, observable responses

In order to assess reactions to a proposed tuition hike at her college, Ariana sent a
questionnaire to every fifteenth person in the college registrar's alphabetical listing of all
currently enrolled students. Ariana employed the technique of - ANS-random sampling

Which of the following correlation coefficients express the weakest degree of
relationship between two variables? - ANS--0.12

An inactive substance or treatment that cannot be distinguished from a real, active
substance or treatment is called a - ANS-placebo

In order to compare the pace of life in different countries, investigators measured the
speed with which postal clerks completed a simple request. This best illustrates the use
of a research method known as: - ANS-naturalistic observation

The biggest danger in relying on cast-study evidence is that it: - ANS-may be
unrepresentative of what is true about the whole population

One important difference between science and everyday observations is that science
relies on - ANS-objectivity

Mike's stockbroker has informed him that he has suffered substantial investment losses.
When Mike tells his wife, she angrily responds, "I could have told you that your
investment plan would fail!" Her comment best illustrates - ANS-the hindsight bias

Dr. Snape was skeptical after reading a study concluding that chocolate truffles reduced
the symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder. Therefore, he initiated a similar study to




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determine whether he would achieve the same results. Dr. Snape's study would be
termed a - ANS-replication

The most foolproof way of testing the true effectiveness of a newly introduced method of
psychological therapy is by means of - ANS-experiment

In an experimental study of the effects of anxiety on self-esteem, anxiety would be the
________ variable. - ANS-independent

Consider the observation that many school shootings have been perpetrated by people
with a history of playing violent video games. In this scenario, what could the
confounding (third) variable be? - ANS-The shooter's history of being bullied

Henry is adamantly opposed to gun control. He seeks out news sources that are aligned
with his position, and when he comes across news stories about shootings, he
interprets them in a way that supports his current point of view. This is best illustrated by
- ANS-confirmation bias

If psychologists discovered that wealthy people are less satisfied with their marriages
than poor people are, this would indicate that wealth and marital satisfaction are -
ANS-negatively related

In order to understand the unusual behavior of an adult client, a clinical psychologist
has carefully investigated the client's current life situation and his physical,
social-cultural, and educational history. Which research method has the psychologist
employed? - ANS-case study

Both the researchers and the participants in a memory study are ignorant about which
participants have actually received a potentially memory-enhancing drug and which
have received a placebo. This investigation involves the use of - ANS-the double-blind
procedure

Illusory correlation refers to - ANS-the perception of a relationship between two
variables that does not exist

Which research method would be most appropriate for investigating the relationship
between the religious beliefs of Americans and their attitudes toward abortion? -
ANS-survey




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