TEST BANK
PSYCHOLOGY THIRTEENTH EDITION
David G. Myers & C. Nathan DeWall
,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.
, 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
100
Unconscious gut feelings, or , provide(s) a sharp contrast to explicit, conscious reasoning.
theory
chance-based explanation
common sense
naturalistic observation
The explanatory power of a scientific theory is most closely linked to its capacity to generate testable
assumptions.
correlations.
predictions.
variables.
Several weeks after a political election, voters often exaggerate their ability to have predicted the election
outcome. This best illustrates
, the dplacebo deffect.
random dassignment.
wording deffects.
hindsight dbias.
Repeating dthe dessence dof da dprevious dresearch dstudy dto dverify dwhether dits dfindings dextend dto da dnew
dgroup dof dresearch dparticipants dand dto ddifferent dcircumstances dis dcalled
replication.
random dsampling.
naturalistic dobservation.
the ddouble-blind dprocedure.
What dwas dthe dOxford dEnglish dDictionary's dword dof dthe dyear din d2017?
false dnews
preregistration
post-truth
repetition
Neither dthe dresearchers dnor dthe dparticipants din da dstudy dof da dweight-loss dpill dknow dwhich dparticipants
dhave dactually dreceived da ddrug ddesigned dto dhelp dweight dloss dand dwhich dhave dreceived da dplacebo.
dThis dinvestigation dinvolves dthe duse dof
naturalistic dobservation.
random dsampling.
the ddouble-blind dprocedure.
replication.
Which dof dthe dfollowing dcorrelations dbetween dself-esteem dand dphysical dappearance dwould denable dyou dto
dmost daccurately dpredict dphysical dappearance dfrom dknowledge dof dlevel dof dself-esteem?
a. d +.60
b. d+.01
c. d –.10
d. d–.06
When dwe dask, dfor dexample, dhow dclosely drelated dare dthe dintelligence dscores dof dfraternal dtwins, dwe dare
dasking dhow dstrongly dtwo are drelated.
experimental dgroups
control dgroups
variables
scatterplots
When dyou dread da dbar dgraph, dit dis dmost dimportant dfor dyou dto
mentally dtransform dthe ddata dinto da dnormal dcurve.
identify dthe dvalue dof dthe dstandard ddeviation.
note dthe drange dand dsize dof dthe dscale dvalues.
PSYCHOLOGY THIRTEENTH EDITION
David G. Myers & C. Nathan DeWall
,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.
, 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
100
Unconscious gut feelings, or , provide(s) a sharp contrast to explicit, conscious reasoning.
theory
chance-based explanation
common sense
naturalistic observation
The explanatory power of a scientific theory is most closely linked to its capacity to generate testable
assumptions.
correlations.
predictions.
variables.
Several weeks after a political election, voters often exaggerate their ability to have predicted the election
outcome. This best illustrates
, the dplacebo deffect.
random dassignment.
wording deffects.
hindsight dbias.
Repeating dthe dessence dof da dprevious dresearch dstudy dto dverify dwhether dits dfindings dextend dto da dnew
dgroup dof dresearch dparticipants dand dto ddifferent dcircumstances dis dcalled
replication.
random dsampling.
naturalistic dobservation.
the ddouble-blind dprocedure.
What dwas dthe dOxford dEnglish dDictionary's dword dof dthe dyear din d2017?
false dnews
preregistration
post-truth
repetition
Neither dthe dresearchers dnor dthe dparticipants din da dstudy dof da dweight-loss dpill dknow dwhich dparticipants
dhave dactually dreceived da ddrug ddesigned dto dhelp dweight dloss dand dwhich dhave dreceived da dplacebo.
dThis dinvestigation dinvolves dthe duse dof
naturalistic dobservation.
random dsampling.
the ddouble-blind dprocedure.
replication.
Which dof dthe dfollowing dcorrelations dbetween dself-esteem dand dphysical dappearance dwould denable dyou dto
dmost daccurately dpredict dphysical dappearance dfrom dknowledge dof dlevel dof dself-esteem?
a. d +.60
b. d+.01
c. d –.10
d. d–.06
When dwe dask, dfor dexample, dhow dclosely drelated dare dthe dintelligence dscores dof dfraternal dtwins, dwe dare
dasking dhow dstrongly dtwo are drelated.
experimental dgroups
control dgroups
variables
scatterplots
When dyou dread da dbar dgraph, dit dis dmost dimportant dfor dyou dto
mentally dtransform dthe ddata dinto da dnormal dcurve.
identify dthe dvalue dof dthe dstandard ddeviation.
note dthe drange dand dsize dof dthe dscale dvalues.
