Exam (elaborations) Southern New Hampshire University PSY 496 Week 3 1.

Week 3 -1 Question 1 1 / 1 pts To test a hypothesis, a researcher begins by defining his or her variables, which are also known as __________. factors ranges intervals ratios Question 2 1 / 1 pts What is the term for a testable statement that proposes relationships or differences between two or more variables? a research question an explanation a hypothesis an experiment Question 3 1 / 1 pts Which of the following is the BEST example of using inferential statistics? Maintaining a spreadsheet of all the major league baseball players’ home runs for 2018. Calculating the average number of trips into space among all the living and deceased American astronauts. Figuring the average IQ of all the Nobel Peace Prize winners. Asking random teens in six large cities about their favorite rappers to inform radio stations about current preferences. Question 4 1 / 1 pts Which of the following is NOT an example of a quantitative research method? stratified sampling observational study systematic sampling interpretive study Question 5 1 / 1 pts Of the following choices, how would a forensic psychologist MOST LIKELY use research data? to determine if a scientific lab experiment is working as it should to understand how mental health patients are treated in local clinics to read about the success rate of new methods for treating depression to study child abuse among incarcerated people to catalog their behaviors Question 6 1 / 1 pts Among the following choices, which is the BEST research question? What is the rate of suicide in the five largest American cities? Does listening to Mozart improve students’ ability to study? What is the difference between therapy and counseling? How does one treat obsessive compulsive disorder?