, 1) Scientists .study .a . and .then .generalize .the .results .of .their .investigation .to .a
.
a. sample; .population
b. population; .sample
c. convenience .sample; .random .sample
d. random .sample; .convenience .sample
Answer: .a
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Objective: .Module .2.1
2) Which .of .the .following .is .an .example .of .demand .characteristics .affecting
.an .experiment?
a. An .experimenter .draws .the .wrong .conclusions .from .a .study .because .she .did .not .use
.the .correct .statistical .analysis.
b. A .participant .changes .his .response .to .a .question .because .he .has .the .feeling .he
.knows .what .the .experimenter .wants.
c. An .experimenter .changes .her .behaviour .because .she .can .predict .how .the
.participant .will .respond.
d. A .participant .in .a .double-blind .experiment .believes .she .is .in .the .control .group.
Answer: .b
Page .Reference: .35
Objective: .Module .2.1
3) Why .it .is .a .bad .idea .to .draw .conclusions .from .anecdotal .evidence?
a. Such .conclusions .usually .go .against .common .sense .and .conclusions .against
.common .sense .are .not .usually .valid.
b. Anecdotes .are .reliable .only .if .they .come .from .experts, .which .they .rarely .do.
c. Anecdotes .are .a .single-blind .technique, .not .a .double-blind .method.
d. There .is .no .way .to .know .if .the .anecdote .is .true .or .if .it .will .generalize .to .other
.people .and .situations.
Answer: .d
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,4) What .does .a .correlation .coefficient .of .–0.94 .indicate .about .the .relationship
.between .two .variables?
a. The .variables .are .weakly .associated, .with .both .increasing .together.
b. The .variables .are .strongly .associated, .with .both .increasing .together.
c. The .variables .are .weakly .associated, .with .one .increasing .as .the .other .decreases.
d. The .variables .are .strongly .associated, .with .one .increasing .as .the .other .decreases.
Answer: .d
Page .Reference: .47
Objective: .Module .2.2
5) Most .people .would .agree .that .anxiety .can .lead .to .sleep .loss. .However, .Dr. .Jenkins
.believes .that .sleep .deprivation .can .also .cause .increased .anxiety. .Which .research
.method .would .allow .him .to .test .a .cause–effect .relationship .between .the .two?
a. naturalistic .observation
b. experimental
c. correlational
d. survey
Answer: .b
Page .Reference: .49–50
Objective: .Module .2.2
6) Which .of .the .following .statements .describes .the .amount .of .cognitive .and
.emotional .risk .to .participants .allowed .in .psychological .research .today?
a. Any .amount .of .risk .is .acceptable.
b. No .amount .of .risk .is .acceptable.
c. Low .levels .of .risk .are .always .acceptable, .but .more .than .minimal .risk .is
.never .acceptable.
d. The .amount .of .acceptable .risk .depends .in .part .on .the .possible .benefits .from .the .study.
Answer: .d
Page .Reference: .54–55
Objective: .Module .2.3
7) The .use .of .deception .in .psychological .research .is
a. considered .necessary .and .completely .acceptable .in .all .research.
, b. not .considered .acceptable.
c. generally .acceptable .when .shown .to .be .absolutely .necessary .for .the .research.
d. acceptable .only .in .nonhuman .research.
Answer: .c
Page .Reference: .55
Objective: .Module .2.3
8) Under .which .of .the .following .circumstances .would .the .mean .be .the .best .measure
.of .central .tendency .to .use?
a. The .data .have .a .normal .distribution.
b. The .data .are .positively .skewed.
c. The .data .are .negatively .skewed.
d. The .mean .is .robust .and .always .considered .the .best .measure .of .central .tendency.
Answer: .a
Page .Reference: .63
Objective: .Module .2.4
9) A .teacher .notices .that, .on .the .last .science .test, .some .students .did .very .well .while
.other .students .performed .poorly .or .had .grades .somewhere .in .the .middle. .If .she
.wanted .to .measure .how ."spread .out" .the .scores .were, .which .descriptive .statistic .could
.she .use?
a. median
b. mode
c. standard .deviation
d. mean
Answer: .c
Page .Reference: .65
Objective: .Module .2.4
10) Keisha .performs .an .experiment .with .two .randomly .assigned .groups .of .school
.children. .The .first .group .is .allowed .15 .minutes .of .recess .play .before .a .math .test,
.while .the .second .group .watches .a .video .before .the .test. .When .she .analyzes .the .test
.scores, .she .finds .that .there .is .a .statistical .difference .between .the .groups, .with .the
.recess .group .scoring .higher, .on .average, .on .the .test. .Which .conclusion .can .be .drawn
.from .this .result?
a. The .difference .between .the .scores .for .the .two .groups .is .not .likely .due .to .their
.differing .pre-test .activities .and .it .is .probably .due .to .random .chance.
.
a. sample; .population
b. population; .sample
c. convenience .sample; .random .sample
d. random .sample; .convenience .sample
Answer: .a
Page .Reference: .33
Objective: .Module .2.1
2) Which .of .the .following .is .an .example .of .demand .characteristics .affecting
.an .experiment?
a. An .experimenter .draws .the .wrong .conclusions .from .a .study .because .she .did .not .use
.the .correct .statistical .analysis.
b. A .participant .changes .his .response .to .a .question .because .he .has .the .feeling .he
.knows .what .the .experimenter .wants.
c. An .experimenter .changes .her .behaviour .because .she .can .predict .how .the
.participant .will .respond.
d. A .participant .in .a .double-blind .experiment .believes .she .is .in .the .control .group.
Answer: .b
Page .Reference: .35
Objective: .Module .2.1
3) Why .it .is .a .bad .idea .to .draw .conclusions .from .anecdotal .evidence?
a. Such .conclusions .usually .go .against .common .sense .and .conclusions .against
.common .sense .are .not .usually .valid.
b. Anecdotes .are .reliable .only .if .they .come .from .experts, .which .they .rarely .do.
c. Anecdotes .are .a .single-blind .technique, .not .a .double-blind .method.
d. There .is .no .way .to .know .if .the .anecdote .is .true .or .if .it .will .generalize .to .other
.people .and .situations.
Answer: .d
Page .Reference: .39
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,4) What .does .a .correlation .coefficient .of .–0.94 .indicate .about .the .relationship
.between .two .variables?
a. The .variables .are .weakly .associated, .with .both .increasing .together.
b. The .variables .are .strongly .associated, .with .both .increasing .together.
c. The .variables .are .weakly .associated, .with .one .increasing .as .the .other .decreases.
d. The .variables .are .strongly .associated, .with .one .increasing .as .the .other .decreases.
Answer: .d
Page .Reference: .47
Objective: .Module .2.2
5) Most .people .would .agree .that .anxiety .can .lead .to .sleep .loss. .However, .Dr. .Jenkins
.believes .that .sleep .deprivation .can .also .cause .increased .anxiety. .Which .research
.method .would .allow .him .to .test .a .cause–effect .relationship .between .the .two?
a. naturalistic .observation
b. experimental
c. correlational
d. survey
Answer: .b
Page .Reference: .49–50
Objective: .Module .2.2
6) Which .of .the .following .statements .describes .the .amount .of .cognitive .and
.emotional .risk .to .participants .allowed .in .psychological .research .today?
a. Any .amount .of .risk .is .acceptable.
b. No .amount .of .risk .is .acceptable.
c. Low .levels .of .risk .are .always .acceptable, .but .more .than .minimal .risk .is
.never .acceptable.
d. The .amount .of .acceptable .risk .depends .in .part .on .the .possible .benefits .from .the .study.
Answer: .d
Page .Reference: .54–55
Objective: .Module .2.3
7) The .use .of .deception .in .psychological .research .is
a. considered .necessary .and .completely .acceptable .in .all .research.
, b. not .considered .acceptable.
c. generally .acceptable .when .shown .to .be .absolutely .necessary .for .the .research.
d. acceptable .only .in .nonhuman .research.
Answer: .c
Page .Reference: .55
Objective: .Module .2.3
8) Under .which .of .the .following .circumstances .would .the .mean .be .the .best .measure
.of .central .tendency .to .use?
a. The .data .have .a .normal .distribution.
b. The .data .are .positively .skewed.
c. The .data .are .negatively .skewed.
d. The .mean .is .robust .and .always .considered .the .best .measure .of .central .tendency.
Answer: .a
Page .Reference: .63
Objective: .Module .2.4
9) A .teacher .notices .that, .on .the .last .science .test, .some .students .did .very .well .while
.other .students .performed .poorly .or .had .grades .somewhere .in .the .middle. .If .she
.wanted .to .measure .how ."spread .out" .the .scores .were, .which .descriptive .statistic .could
.she .use?
a. median
b. mode
c. standard .deviation
d. mean
Answer: .c
Page .Reference: .65
Objective: .Module .2.4
10) Keisha .performs .an .experiment .with .two .randomly .assigned .groups .of .school
.children. .The .first .group .is .allowed .15 .minutes .of .recess .play .before .a .math .test,
.while .the .second .group .watches .a .video .before .the .test. .When .she .analyzes .the .test
.scores, .she .finds .that .there .is .a .statistical .difference .between .the .groups, .with .the
.recess .group .scoring .higher, .on .average, .on .the .test. .Which .conclusion .can .be .drawn
.from .this .result?
a. The .difference .between .the .scores .for .the .two .groups .is .not .likely .due .to .their
.differing .pre-test .activities .and .it .is .probably .due .to .random .chance.
