TEST BANK
PSYCHOLOGY THIRTEENTH EDITION
David G. Myers & C. Nathan DeWall
,Chapter 1: Thinking Critically with Psychological Science a
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
a a a a
lackpractical significance.
lack a cause-effect relationship.
a
represent a negative relationship.
represent a neutral relationship.
In one study, introductory psychology students were fitted with electronically activated recorders so that researc
a a a a
hers could sample their dailyactivities. 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 administeredthe M
MR vaccination developed autism were
withheld from the public intentionally.
accurate.
never published byacademic journals.
discovered to be fraudulent.
Seven members of a boys' club reported the following individual earnings from their sale of cookies: $2, $9,
a
$8, $10, $4, $9, and $7. In this distribution of individual earnings
a
the median is greater than the mean and greater than the mode.
the median is less than the mean and less than the mode.
a
the median is greater than the mean and less than the mode.
a a
the median is less than themean and greater than the mode.
a a
Professor Valetta believes that identical twins have similar levels of intelligence largelybecause theyshare comm
a a a
on 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" isexpre
a a a
ssed in the dictionarydefinition of
false news.
, post-truth.
powerful examples.
repetition.
Professor Terrance has conducted a study that examined the relationship between level of physical activityand
a a
academic performance among children. He is most likelyto use
to determine if a relationshipexists.
meta-analysis
preregistration
acorrelation coefficient
experimentalresearch
The tendencyto perceive order in random events often leads to overestimating the value of
a a a a a
common sense.
operational definitions.
informed consent.
the double-blind procedure.
Dr. Carlson wants to conduct a research studythat will examine the sexual behaviors of college students.
a
Before she can begin data collection she must submit her research proposal to
a a a
her institution's review board.
the APA.
the BPS.
herdepartment chair for review.
a
Approximatelywhat percentage of the cases represented bythe normal curve fall between
3 and +3standard 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 explanatorypower of a scientific theoryis most closelylinked to its capacityto generate testable
a a
assumptions.
correlations.
predictions.
variables.
Several weeks after a political election, voters often exaggerate their ability to have predicted the electionoutcom
a
e. This best illustrates
a
, the placebo effect.
random assignment.
wordingeffects.
hindsight bias.
a
Repeating the essence of a previous research study to verify whether its findings extend to a new group ofresearch
a a a a
participants and to different circumstances is called
replication.
random sampling.
naturalistic observation.
the double-blind procedure.
a
What was the Oxford English Dictionary's word of the year in 2017?
a a
false news
preregistration
post-truth
repetition
Neither the researchers nor the participants in a study of a weight-
loss pill know which participants haveactually received a drug designed to help weight loss and which have rece
a a a a a a
ived a placebo. This investigationinvolves the use of
a a
naturalistic observation.
random sampling.
the double-blind procedure.
replication.
Which of the following correlations between self-
a
esteem and physical appearance would enable you to mostaccuratelypredict physical appearance from knowledge
of level of self-esteem?
a. +.60
b. +.01
c. –.10
d. –.06
When we ask, for example, how closely related are the intelligence scores of fraternal twins, we are askinghow str
a
onglytwo are related.
experimental groups
control groups
variables
scatterplots
When you read a bar graph, it is most important for you to
a a
mentallytransform the data into a normal curve.
identifythe value of the standard deviation.
note the range and size of the scale values.
PSYCHOLOGY THIRTEENTH EDITION
David G. Myers & C. Nathan DeWall
,Chapter 1: Thinking Critically with Psychological Science a
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
a a a a
lackpractical significance.
lack a cause-effect relationship.
a
represent a negative relationship.
represent a neutral relationship.
In one study, introductory psychology students were fitted with electronically activated recorders so that researc
a a a a
hers could sample their dailyactivities. 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 administeredthe M
MR vaccination developed autism were
withheld from the public intentionally.
accurate.
never published byacademic journals.
discovered to be fraudulent.
Seven members of a boys' club reported the following individual earnings from their sale of cookies: $2, $9,
a
$8, $10, $4, $9, and $7. In this distribution of individual earnings
a
the median is greater than the mean and greater than the mode.
the median is less than the mean and less than the mode.
a
the median is greater than the mean and less than the mode.
a a
the median is less than themean and greater than the mode.
a a
Professor Valetta believes that identical twins have similar levels of intelligence largelybecause theyshare comm
a a a
on 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" isexpre
a a a
ssed in the dictionarydefinition of
false news.
, post-truth.
powerful examples.
repetition.
Professor Terrance has conducted a study that examined the relationship between level of physical activityand
a a
academic performance among children. He is most likelyto use
to determine if a relationshipexists.
meta-analysis
preregistration
acorrelation coefficient
experimentalresearch
The tendencyto perceive order in random events often leads to overestimating the value of
a a a a a
common sense.
operational definitions.
informed consent.
the double-blind procedure.
Dr. Carlson wants to conduct a research studythat will examine the sexual behaviors of college students.
a
Before she can begin data collection she must submit her research proposal to
a a a
her institution's review board.
the APA.
the BPS.
herdepartment chair for review.
a
Approximatelywhat percentage of the cases represented bythe normal curve fall between
3 and +3standard 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 explanatorypower of a scientific theoryis most closelylinked to its capacityto generate testable
a a
assumptions.
correlations.
predictions.
variables.
Several weeks after a political election, voters often exaggerate their ability to have predicted the electionoutcom
a
e. This best illustrates
a
, the placebo effect.
random assignment.
wordingeffects.
hindsight bias.
a
Repeating the essence of a previous research study to verify whether its findings extend to a new group ofresearch
a a a a
participants and to different circumstances is called
replication.
random sampling.
naturalistic observation.
the double-blind procedure.
a
What was the Oxford English Dictionary's word of the year in 2017?
a a
false news
preregistration
post-truth
repetition
Neither the researchers nor the participants in a study of a weight-
loss pill know which participants haveactually received a drug designed to help weight loss and which have rece
a a a a a a
ived a placebo. This investigationinvolves the use of
a a
naturalistic observation.
random sampling.
the double-blind procedure.
replication.
Which of the following correlations between self-
a
esteem and physical appearance would enable you to mostaccuratelypredict physical appearance from knowledge
of level of self-esteem?
a. +.60
b. +.01
c. –.10
d. –.06
When we ask, for example, how closely related are the intelligence scores of fraternal twins, we are askinghow str
a
onglytwo are related.
experimental groups
control groups
variables
scatterplots
When you read a bar graph, it is most important for you to
a a
mentallytransform the data into a normal curve.
identifythe value of the standard deviation.
note the range and size of the scale values.
