TEST BANK
PSYCHOLOGY THIRTEENTH EDITION
David G. Myers & C. Nathan DeWall
3
, Chapter 1: Thinking Critically with Psychological Science
Myers: Psychology 13th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
If results are statistically significant but have a small effect size, the results may
lack practical significance.
lack a cause-effect relationship.
represent a negative relationship.
represent a neutral relationship.
In one study, introductory psychology students were fitted with electronically activated recorders so that
researchers could sample their daily activities. The researchers were employing a scientific method known as
naturalistic observation.
the double-blind procedure.
experimentation.
the case study.
Studies conducted in the late 1990s in which the researcher concluded that children who were administered
the MMR vaccination developed autism were
withheld from the public intentionally.
accurate.
never published by academic journals.
discovered to be fraudulent.
Seven members of a boys' club reported the following individual earnings from their sale of cookies: $2, $9,
$8, $10, $4, $9, and $7. In this distribution of individual earnings
the median is greater than the mean and greater than the mode.
the median is less than the mean and less than the mode.
the median is greater than the mean and less than the mode.
the median is less than the mean and greater than the mode.
Professor Valetta believes that identical twins have similar levels of intelligence largely because they share
common genes. His idea is best described as a(n)
theory.
replication.
naturalistic observation.
operational definition.
The idea that "people's emotions and personal beliefs often override their acceptance of objective facts" is
expressed in the dictionary definition of
false news.
4
, post-truth.
powerful examples.
repetition.
Professor Terrance has conducted a study that examined the relationship between level of physical
activityand academic performance among children. He is most likely to use to determine if a relationship
exists.
meta-analysis
preregistration
a correlation coefficient
experimental research
The tendency to perceive order in random events often leads to overestimating the value of
common sense.
operational definitions.
informed consent.
the double-blind procedure.
Dr. Carlson wants to conduct a research study that will examine the sexual behaviors of college students.
Before she can begin data collection she must submit her research proposal to
her institution's review board.
the APA.
the BPS.
her department chair for review.
Approximately what percentage of the cases represented by the normal curve fall between 3 and +3
standard deviations from the mean?
34
68
95
d. 100
Unconscious gut feelings, or , provide(s) a sharp contrast to explicit, conscious reasoning.
theory
chance-based explanation
common sense
naturalistic observation
The zexplanatory zpower zof za zscientific ztheory zis zmost zclosely zlinked zto zits zcapacity zto zgenerate ztestable
assumptions.
correlations.
predictions.
variables.
Several zweeks zafter za zpolitical zelection, zvoters zoften zexaggerate ztheir zability zto zhave zpredicted zthe
zelectionzoutcome. zThis zbest zillustrates
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, the zplacebo zeffect.
random zassignment.
wording zeffects.
hindsight zbias.
Repeating zthe zessence zof za zprevious zresearch zstudy zto zverify zwhether zits zfindings zextend zto za znew
zgroup zofzresearch zparticipants zand zto zdifferent zcircumstances zis zcalled
replication.
random zsampling.
naturalistic zobservation.
the zdouble-blind zprocedure.
What zwas zthe zOxford zEnglish zDictionary's zword zof zthe zyear zin z2017?
false znews
preregistration
post-truth
repetition
Neither zthe zresearchers znor zthe zparticipants zin za zstudy zof za zweight-loss zpill zknow zwhich zparticipants
zhave zactually zreceived za zdrug zdesigned zto zhelp zweight zloss zand zwhich zhave zreceived za zplacebo. zThis
zinvestigationzinvolves zthe zuse zof
naturalistic zobservation.
random zsampling.
the zdouble-blind zprocedure.
replication.
Which zof zthe zfollowing zcorrelations zbetween zself-esteem zand zphysical zappearance zwould zenable zyou zto
zmostzaccurately zpredict zphysical zappearance zfrom zknowledge zof zlevel zof zself-esteem?
a. z +.60
b. z+.01
c. z –.10
d. z–.06
When zwe zask, zfor zexample, zhow zclosely zrelated zare zthe zintelligence zscores zof zfraternal ztwins, zwe zare
zaskingzhow zstrongly ztwo are zrelated.
experimental zgroups
control zgroups
variables
scatterplots
When zyou zread za zbar zgraph, zit zis zmost zimportant zfor zyou zto
mentally ztransform zthe zdata zinto za znormal zcurve.
identify zthe zvalue zof zthe zstandard zdeviation.
note zthe zrange zand zsize zof zthe zscale zvalues.
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PSYCHOLOGY THIRTEENTH EDITION
David G. Myers & C. Nathan DeWall
3
, Chapter 1: Thinking Critically with Psychological Science
Myers: Psychology 13th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
If results are statistically significant but have a small effect size, the results may
lack practical significance.
lack a cause-effect relationship.
represent a negative relationship.
represent a neutral relationship.
In one study, introductory psychology students were fitted with electronically activated recorders so that
researchers could sample their daily activities. The researchers were employing a scientific method known as
naturalistic observation.
the double-blind procedure.
experimentation.
the case study.
Studies conducted in the late 1990s in which the researcher concluded that children who were administered
the MMR vaccination developed autism were
withheld from the public intentionally.
accurate.
never published by academic journals.
discovered to be fraudulent.
Seven members of a boys' club reported the following individual earnings from their sale of cookies: $2, $9,
$8, $10, $4, $9, and $7. In this distribution of individual earnings
the median is greater than the mean and greater than the mode.
the median is less than the mean and less than the mode.
the median is greater than the mean and less than the mode.
the median is less than the mean and greater than the mode.
Professor Valetta believes that identical twins have similar levels of intelligence largely because they share
common genes. His idea is best described as a(n)
theory.
replication.
naturalistic observation.
operational definition.
The idea that "people's emotions and personal beliefs often override their acceptance of objective facts" is
expressed in the dictionary definition of
false news.
4
, post-truth.
powerful examples.
repetition.
Professor Terrance has conducted a study that examined the relationship between level of physical
activityand academic performance among children. He is most likely to use to determine if a relationship
exists.
meta-analysis
preregistration
a correlation coefficient
experimental research
The tendency to perceive order in random events often leads to overestimating the value of
common sense.
operational definitions.
informed consent.
the double-blind procedure.
Dr. Carlson wants to conduct a research study that will examine the sexual behaviors of college students.
Before she can begin data collection she must submit her research proposal to
her institution's review board.
the APA.
the BPS.
her department chair for review.
Approximately what percentage of the cases represented by the normal curve fall between 3 and +3
standard deviations from the mean?
34
68
95
d. 100
Unconscious gut feelings, or , provide(s) a sharp contrast to explicit, conscious reasoning.
theory
chance-based explanation
common sense
naturalistic observation
The zexplanatory zpower zof za zscientific ztheory zis zmost zclosely zlinked zto zits zcapacity zto zgenerate ztestable
assumptions.
correlations.
predictions.
variables.
Several zweeks zafter za zpolitical zelection, zvoters zoften zexaggerate ztheir zability zto zhave zpredicted zthe
zelectionzoutcome. zThis zbest zillustrates
5
, the zplacebo zeffect.
random zassignment.
wording zeffects.
hindsight zbias.
Repeating zthe zessence zof za zprevious zresearch zstudy zto zverify zwhether zits zfindings zextend zto za znew
zgroup zofzresearch zparticipants zand zto zdifferent zcircumstances zis zcalled
replication.
random zsampling.
naturalistic zobservation.
the zdouble-blind zprocedure.
What zwas zthe zOxford zEnglish zDictionary's zword zof zthe zyear zin z2017?
false znews
preregistration
post-truth
repetition
Neither zthe zresearchers znor zthe zparticipants zin za zstudy zof za zweight-loss zpill zknow zwhich zparticipants
zhave zactually zreceived za zdrug zdesigned zto zhelp zweight zloss zand zwhich zhave zreceived za zplacebo. zThis
zinvestigationzinvolves zthe zuse zof
naturalistic zobservation.
random zsampling.
the zdouble-blind zprocedure.
replication.
Which zof zthe zfollowing zcorrelations zbetween zself-esteem zand zphysical zappearance zwould zenable zyou zto
zmostzaccurately zpredict zphysical zappearance zfrom zknowledge zof zlevel zof zself-esteem?
a. z +.60
b. z+.01
c. z –.10
d. z–.06
When zwe zask, zfor zexample, zhow zclosely zrelated zare zthe zintelligence zscores zof zfraternal ztwins, zwe zare
zaskingzhow zstrongly ztwo are zrelated.
experimental zgroups
control zgroups
variables
scatterplots
When zyou zread za zbar zgraph, zit zis zmost zimportant zfor zyou zto
mentally ztransform zthe zdata zinto za znormal zcurve.
identify zthe zvalue zof zthe zstandard zdeviation.
note zthe zrange zand zsize zof zthe zscale zvalues.
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