CHAPTER 1: PSYCHOLOGY IS A WAY OF THINKING
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is an example of being a producer of research?
a. Administering an anxiety questionnaire
b. Applying a new therapy technique
c. Writing an opinion article about a psychological study
d. Undergoing a brain scan
ANS: A DIF: Medium
REF: Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Producer Role Is Important
OBJ: Learning Objective 1 MSC: Applying
2. Which of the following is NOT an example of being a producer of research?
a. Administering a questionnaire of PTSD symptoms
b. Observing the behavior of rats who have been socially isolated
c. Attending a psychological conference
d. Measuring dopamine levels in patients with schizophrenia
ANS: C DIF: Medium
REF: Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Producer Role Is Important
OBJ: Learning Objective 1 MSC: Applying
3. Students who are interested in being consumers of but not producers of research might choose all
of the following professions EXCEPT:
a. An FBI agent c. A political pollster
, b. A guidance counselor d. An advertising executive
ANS: C DIF: Medium
REF: Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Consumer Role Is Important
OBJ: Learning Objective 1 MSC: Applying
4. Dr. Smitherman insists that all his research assistants know how to be producers of research. All
of the following relate to this requirement EXCEPT:
a. He wants to make sure they understand how to write in APA style
b. He wants to make sure they understand why anonymity is important
c. He wants to make sure they understand how to interpret study results and graphs
d. He wants to make sure they have previously been participants in research studies
ANS: D DIF: Medium
REF: Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Consumer Role Is Important
OBJ: Learning Objective 1 MSC: Understanding
5. Elliott is double majoring in English and psychology. He plans on being a high school English
teacher and is only majoring in psychology because he finds the classes interesting. All of the
following are important reasons for him to be a good consumer of research EXCEPT:
a. He will likely be asked to read research studies in his future psychology classes
b. He will likely encounter research studies described in popular magazines he reads
c. He will likely need to read research related to enhancing his teaching
d. He will likely need to be a producer of researcher as well
ANS: D DIF: Easy
REF: Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Consumer Role Is Important
, OBJ: Learning Objective 1 MSC: Applying
6. Which of the following people will likely NOT find it important to be a consumer of
psychological research professionally?
a. High school teachers c. Human resource managers
b. Gardeners d. Sales representatives
ANS: B DIF: Easy
REF: Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Consumer Role Is Important
OBJ: Learning Objective 1 MSC: Applying
7. In the theory-data cycle, theories first lead to ________.
a. Questions c. Data
b. Answers d. Research
ANS: A DIF: Easy
REF: How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The Theory-Data Cycle
OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Understanding
8. Another word for hypothesis is a/an ________.
a. Theory c. Prediction
b. Observation d. Outcome
ANS: C DIF: Easy
REF: How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The Theory-Data Cycle
OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Analyzing
, 9. Another word for data is a/an ________.
a. Theory c. Prediction
b. Observation d. Outcome
ANS: B DIF: Easy
REF: How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The Theory-Data Cycle
OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Applying
RESEARCH STUDY 1.1
Deci and Ryan (1985, 2001) have proposed that there are three fundamental needs that are
required for human growth and fulfillment: relatedness, autonomy, and competence. Susan
predicts that students who have these needs met in their psychology class feel happier and more
satisfied with the class. She collects data and finds that students who feel more related and
competent do feel happier but that feeling more autonomous does not seem to matter. Susan
thinks that maybe autonomy is only necessary when people are in situations in which they are not
being evaluated.
Refer to Research Study 1.1 to answer the following four questions.
10. Deci and Ryan’s general statement of how the three needs are related to growth and fulfillment is
an example of which of the following?
a. A theory c. Data
b. A hypothesis d. Research
ANS: A DIF: Difficult
REF: How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The Theory-Data Cycle
OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Applying
11. Susan’s prediction that students who have all three needs met will experience greater satisfaction
with their psychology class is an example of which of the following?
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is an example of being a producer of research?
a. Administering an anxiety questionnaire
b. Applying a new therapy technique
c. Writing an opinion article about a psychological study
d. Undergoing a brain scan
ANS: A DIF: Medium
REF: Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Producer Role Is Important
OBJ: Learning Objective 1 MSC: Applying
2. Which of the following is NOT an example of being a producer of research?
a. Administering a questionnaire of PTSD symptoms
b. Observing the behavior of rats who have been socially isolated
c. Attending a psychological conference
d. Measuring dopamine levels in patients with schizophrenia
ANS: C DIF: Medium
REF: Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Producer Role Is Important
OBJ: Learning Objective 1 MSC: Applying
3. Students who are interested in being consumers of but not producers of research might choose all
of the following professions EXCEPT:
a. An FBI agent c. A political pollster
, b. A guidance counselor d. An advertising executive
ANS: C DIF: Medium
REF: Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Consumer Role Is Important
OBJ: Learning Objective 1 MSC: Applying
4. Dr. Smitherman insists that all his research assistants know how to be producers of research. All
of the following relate to this requirement EXCEPT:
a. He wants to make sure they understand how to write in APA style
b. He wants to make sure they understand why anonymity is important
c. He wants to make sure they understand how to interpret study results and graphs
d. He wants to make sure they have previously been participants in research studies
ANS: D DIF: Medium
REF: Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Consumer Role Is Important
OBJ: Learning Objective 1 MSC: Understanding
5. Elliott is double majoring in English and psychology. He plans on being a high school English
teacher and is only majoring in psychology because he finds the classes interesting. All of the
following are important reasons for him to be a good consumer of research EXCEPT:
a. He will likely be asked to read research studies in his future psychology classes
b. He will likely encounter research studies described in popular magazines he reads
c. He will likely need to read research related to enhancing his teaching
d. He will likely need to be a producer of researcher as well
ANS: D DIF: Easy
REF: Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Consumer Role Is Important
, OBJ: Learning Objective 1 MSC: Applying
6. Which of the following people will likely NOT find it important to be a consumer of
psychological research professionally?
a. High school teachers c. Human resource managers
b. Gardeners d. Sales representatives
ANS: B DIF: Easy
REF: Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Consumer Role Is Important
OBJ: Learning Objective 1 MSC: Applying
7. In the theory-data cycle, theories first lead to ________.
a. Questions c. Data
b. Answers d. Research
ANS: A DIF: Easy
REF: How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The Theory-Data Cycle
OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Understanding
8. Another word for hypothesis is a/an ________.
a. Theory c. Prediction
b. Observation d. Outcome
ANS: C DIF: Easy
REF: How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The Theory-Data Cycle
OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Analyzing
, 9. Another word for data is a/an ________.
a. Theory c. Prediction
b. Observation d. Outcome
ANS: B DIF: Easy
REF: How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The Theory-Data Cycle
OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Applying
RESEARCH STUDY 1.1
Deci and Ryan (1985, 2001) have proposed that there are three fundamental needs that are
required for human growth and fulfillment: relatedness, autonomy, and competence. Susan
predicts that students who have these needs met in their psychology class feel happier and more
satisfied with the class. She collects data and finds that students who feel more related and
competent do feel happier but that feeling more autonomous does not seem to matter. Susan
thinks that maybe autonomy is only necessary when people are in situations in which they are not
being evaluated.
Refer to Research Study 1.1 to answer the following four questions.
10. Deci and Ryan’s general statement of how the three needs are related to growth and fulfillment is
an example of which of the following?
a. A theory c. Data
b. A hypothesis d. Research
ANS: A DIF: Difficult
REF: How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The Theory-Data Cycle
OBJ: Learning Objective 2 MSC: Applying
11. Susan’s prediction that students who have all three needs met will experience greater satisfaction
with their psychology class is an example of which of the following?
