PSY 3213 Oftenly Tested Questions with 100% Verified
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If participants are likely to fake responses, a scale type you want to avoid is... - ✔✔Likely
rating scale
A study involves watching sharing behaviors among kindergarteners. Researchers are
concerned that the children will behave differently dues to having new people in the class. This
concern is about... - ✔✔reactivity
One advantage of a projective measure over a survey scale is... - ✔✔Participants are less
likely to guess the purpose
A researcher coding walking speed in an observational study is fully aware of the hypotheses
related to age and walking speed. This might subtly influence the pace at which older vs
younger participants walk. This is a problem of... - ✔✔observer effects
20 infants are randomly assigned to 1 of 2 different light conditions, because I am interested in
studying the effects of light on infant monitor. The IV is ___ and the DV is ___ - ✔✔light,
motor activity
Cronbach's alpha is .85. This suggests - ✔✔
Cronbach's alpha - ✔✔-the closer to 1.0, the better the scale's reliability
if cronbach's alpha is less than .70, then internal reliability is... - ✔✔poor
Blood type is an example of a _____ variable - ✔✔Nominal
Number of days old is an example of a _____ variable - ✔✔Ratio
,-days is a scale
-meaningful 0 point
Self-selection - ✔✔a form of sampling bias that occurs when a sample contains only people
who volunteer to participate
ex: people stay at a hotel and are sent a survey at check-in
The student government at a college is interested in determining how important intercollegiate
sports are to the students there. Because all students have e-mail accounts, the student
government can send a survey to all the students. About 50% of the students respond.
snowball sampling - ✔✔you ask someone to ask someone
A statement, or set of statements, that describes general principles about how variables relate
to one another is a ________________. - ✔✔theory
After reading about Harlow's contact comfort theory, Dr. Borden wonders if these findings
would apply to premature babies in the neonatal intensive care unit. He designs a study to test
whether touch and cuddling could speed up weight gain in premature babies. What type of
research is Dr. Borden's study? - ✔✔translational research
Daniel's teacher tells him that his theory about dating is not strong because it is not falsifiable.
What does she mean by this? - ✔✔Daniel's theory cannot be disproven
Franchesca read about Mrazek et al.'s (2013) study in which students scored higher on the GRE
after completing a 2-week mindfulness training course. Franchesca is interested in the idea that
practicing mindfulness improves the ability to control one's mind from wondering. She decides
to conduct a similar study in which she has students practice either mindfulness or read and
then take a test of attention. Franchesca predicts that, in line with the original study, students
who had practiced mindfulness would perform better on the attention test. She runs the study
, and finds that the results match her prediction. Which of the following is the data in this study?
- ✔✔the students' performance on the attention task
Psychological scientists base their conclusions on evidence. They collect and use data to
develop, support, or challenge a theory. This approach is known as ____________. -
✔✔empiricism
Research done specifically to add to our general understanding of psychology is known as
______________. - ✔✔basic research
When the data from a study do not support the theory behind the study's hypothesis, what
does that mean for the theory? - ✔✔the theory should be revised
Which of the following characteristics sets scientific journals apart from magazines? -
✔✔scientific journals are peer reviewed
Which of the following is a common way journalists misrepresent science when they write
about it for a popular audience? - ✔✔exaggerating the strength of the findings
Which of the following outlines the correct order of steps in the theory-data cycle? -
✔✔theory, research questions, research design, hypothesis, data
After two students from his school commit suicide, Marcelino thinks that the most likely cause
of death in teenagers is suicide. What type of bias is affecting his thinking? - ✔✔the
availability heuristic
As part of an assignment for his Introduction to Psychology class, Gilbert has to read a journal
article, summarize it, and compare it to what is reported in his textbook. Gilbert selects the
article "Effects of Severe Daily Events on Mood," Stone and Neale (1984). If Gilbert wanted to
read about the study's contributions and significance, he should look at which section of the
article? - ✔✔discussion
Answers
If participants are likely to fake responses, a scale type you want to avoid is... - ✔✔Likely
rating scale
A study involves watching sharing behaviors among kindergarteners. Researchers are
concerned that the children will behave differently dues to having new people in the class. This
concern is about... - ✔✔reactivity
One advantage of a projective measure over a survey scale is... - ✔✔Participants are less
likely to guess the purpose
A researcher coding walking speed in an observational study is fully aware of the hypotheses
related to age and walking speed. This might subtly influence the pace at which older vs
younger participants walk. This is a problem of... - ✔✔observer effects
20 infants are randomly assigned to 1 of 2 different light conditions, because I am interested in
studying the effects of light on infant monitor. The IV is ___ and the DV is ___ - ✔✔light,
motor activity
Cronbach's alpha is .85. This suggests - ✔✔
Cronbach's alpha - ✔✔-the closer to 1.0, the better the scale's reliability
if cronbach's alpha is less than .70, then internal reliability is... - ✔✔poor
Blood type is an example of a _____ variable - ✔✔Nominal
Number of days old is an example of a _____ variable - ✔✔Ratio
,-days is a scale
-meaningful 0 point
Self-selection - ✔✔a form of sampling bias that occurs when a sample contains only people
who volunteer to participate
ex: people stay at a hotel and are sent a survey at check-in
The student government at a college is interested in determining how important intercollegiate
sports are to the students there. Because all students have e-mail accounts, the student
government can send a survey to all the students. About 50% of the students respond.
snowball sampling - ✔✔you ask someone to ask someone
A statement, or set of statements, that describes general principles about how variables relate
to one another is a ________________. - ✔✔theory
After reading about Harlow's contact comfort theory, Dr. Borden wonders if these findings
would apply to premature babies in the neonatal intensive care unit. He designs a study to test
whether touch and cuddling could speed up weight gain in premature babies. What type of
research is Dr. Borden's study? - ✔✔translational research
Daniel's teacher tells him that his theory about dating is not strong because it is not falsifiable.
What does she mean by this? - ✔✔Daniel's theory cannot be disproven
Franchesca read about Mrazek et al.'s (2013) study in which students scored higher on the GRE
after completing a 2-week mindfulness training course. Franchesca is interested in the idea that
practicing mindfulness improves the ability to control one's mind from wondering. She decides
to conduct a similar study in which she has students practice either mindfulness or read and
then take a test of attention. Franchesca predicts that, in line with the original study, students
who had practiced mindfulness would perform better on the attention test. She runs the study
, and finds that the results match her prediction. Which of the following is the data in this study?
- ✔✔the students' performance on the attention task
Psychological scientists base their conclusions on evidence. They collect and use data to
develop, support, or challenge a theory. This approach is known as ____________. -
✔✔empiricism
Research done specifically to add to our general understanding of psychology is known as
______________. - ✔✔basic research
When the data from a study do not support the theory behind the study's hypothesis, what
does that mean for the theory? - ✔✔the theory should be revised
Which of the following characteristics sets scientific journals apart from magazines? -
✔✔scientific journals are peer reviewed
Which of the following is a common way journalists misrepresent science when they write
about it for a popular audience? - ✔✔exaggerating the strength of the findings
Which of the following outlines the correct order of steps in the theory-data cycle? -
✔✔theory, research questions, research design, hypothesis, data
After two students from his school commit suicide, Marcelino thinks that the most likely cause
of death in teenagers is suicide. What type of bias is affecting his thinking? - ✔✔the
availability heuristic
As part of an assignment for his Introduction to Psychology class, Gilbert has to read a journal
article, summarize it, and compare it to what is reported in his textbook. Gilbert selects the
article "Effects of Severe Daily Events on Mood," Stone and Neale (1984). If Gilbert wanted to
read about the study's contributions and significance, he should look at which section of the
article? - ✔✔discussion
