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PSYC 255: Exam #1 (Chapters 1-5)
Questions With Correct Answers
Producer Role in Research - answer✔For future coursework in psychology, it is important to
know how to be a producer of research. Participating as a research producer will teach you how
psychologists ask questions, how psychologists think about their disciplines, and deepen your
understanding of psychological inquiry.
To succeed, you will need to know how to:
Randomly assign people to groups
Measure attitudes accurately
Interpret results from a graph
Understand research methods
Follow the style guidelines of the APA
Consumer Role in Research - answer✔You will need to develop the ability to read about
research with curiosity -- to understand it, learn from it, and ask appropriate questions about it.
Understanding research methods enables you to ask the appropriate questions so you can
evaluate information correctly.
Research methods skills apply not only to research studies, but also to much of the other types of
information you are likely to encounter in daily life.
For your future career, you will need to know how to interpret published research with a critical
eye.
Theory-Data Cycle - answer✔Scientists collect data to test, change, or update their theories.
Example: troubleshooting an electronic device
Basic Research - answer✔The goal is to enhance the general body of knowledge.
Researchers do not just father facts at random; in fact, the knowledge they generate may be
applied to real-world issues later on.
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Example: what parts of the brain are active when experienced meditators are meditating?
Translational Research - answer✔The use of lessons from basic research to develop and test
applications to health care, psychotherapy, or other forms of treatment and intervention.
Represents a dynamic bridge from basic to applied research.
Example: in a laboratory study, can meditation lessons improve college students' GRE scores?
Applied Research - answer✔Is done with a practical problem in mind; the researchers conduct
their work in a particular real-world context.
Example: has our school's new meditation program helped students focus longer on their math
lessons?
Journal's Publication Process - answer✔Journals usually come out every month and contain
articles written by various qualified contributors.
All articles are peer-reviewed.
The journal editor sends the submission to three or four experts on the subject.
The experts tell the editor about the work's virtues and flaws, and the editor, considering these
reviews, decides whether the paper deserves to be published in the journal.
Peer Review - answer✔A rigorous process.
Kept anonymous for an honest assessment of the research.
Peer reviewers comment on how interesting the work is, how novel it is, how well the research
was done, and how clear the results are.
Ultimately, peer reviews are supposed to ensure that the articles published in scientific journals
contain innovative, well done studies.
The process can continue even after the study is published.
Scientific Journals vs. Media Journalism - answer✔Scientific Journals: read primarily by other
scientists and by psychology students
Media Journalism: includes the kind of news and commentary that most of us read or hear on
television, in magazines and newspapers, and on internet sites -- articles on Psychology Today or
Men's Health, topical blogs, relationship advice columns, etc. Usually written by journalists or
10/3/2024 9:54 PM
PSYC 255: Exam #1 (Chapters 1-5)
Questions With Correct Answers
Producer Role in Research - answer✔For future coursework in psychology, it is important to
know how to be a producer of research. Participating as a research producer will teach you how
psychologists ask questions, how psychologists think about their disciplines, and deepen your
understanding of psychological inquiry.
To succeed, you will need to know how to:
Randomly assign people to groups
Measure attitudes accurately
Interpret results from a graph
Understand research methods
Follow the style guidelines of the APA
Consumer Role in Research - answer✔You will need to develop the ability to read about
research with curiosity -- to understand it, learn from it, and ask appropriate questions about it.
Understanding research methods enables you to ask the appropriate questions so you can
evaluate information correctly.
Research methods skills apply not only to research studies, but also to much of the other types of
information you are likely to encounter in daily life.
For your future career, you will need to know how to interpret published research with a critical
eye.
Theory-Data Cycle - answer✔Scientists collect data to test, change, or update their theories.
Example: troubleshooting an electronic device
Basic Research - answer✔The goal is to enhance the general body of knowledge.
Researchers do not just father facts at random; in fact, the knowledge they generate may be
applied to real-world issues later on.
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Example: what parts of the brain are active when experienced meditators are meditating?
Translational Research - answer✔The use of lessons from basic research to develop and test
applications to health care, psychotherapy, or other forms of treatment and intervention.
Represents a dynamic bridge from basic to applied research.
Example: in a laboratory study, can meditation lessons improve college students' GRE scores?
Applied Research - answer✔Is done with a practical problem in mind; the researchers conduct
their work in a particular real-world context.
Example: has our school's new meditation program helped students focus longer on their math
lessons?
Journal's Publication Process - answer✔Journals usually come out every month and contain
articles written by various qualified contributors.
All articles are peer-reviewed.
The journal editor sends the submission to three or four experts on the subject.
The experts tell the editor about the work's virtues and flaws, and the editor, considering these
reviews, decides whether the paper deserves to be published in the journal.
Peer Review - answer✔A rigorous process.
Kept anonymous for an honest assessment of the research.
Peer reviewers comment on how interesting the work is, how novel it is, how well the research
was done, and how clear the results are.
Ultimately, peer reviews are supposed to ensure that the articles published in scientific journals
contain innovative, well done studies.
The process can continue even after the study is published.
Scientific Journals vs. Media Journalism - answer✔Scientific Journals: read primarily by other
scientists and by psychology students
Media Journalism: includes the kind of news and commentary that most of us read or hear on
television, in magazines and newspapers, and on internet sites -- articles on Psychology Today or
Men's Health, topical blogs, relationship advice columns, etc. Usually written by journalists or
