PSYC 255 Final Exam (Chap 1-14)
Questions With Complete Solutions
Chapter |1 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Thinking |like |a |scientist |and |the |empirical |basis |for |what |
they |believe
Research |Producers, |Research |Consumers |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Producers |of |research; |
they |develop |the |ability |to |work |in |research |labs |and |make |new |discoveries
- |Consumers |of |research; |to |be |able |to |find |read, |and |evaluate |the |research |behind |important |
policies, |therapies, |and |workplace |decisions
- |Good |consumer-of-research |skills |= |being |able |to |evaluate |the |evidence |behind |the |claims |of
|a |salesperson, |journalist, |or |researcher |by |making |better |decisions |and |asking |the |right |
questions
How |Scientists |Approach |Their |Work |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Scientists |are |empiricists
- |Researchers |propose |theories, |using |hypotheses |and |collect |data
- |A |good |scientific |theory |is |supported |by |data, |is |falsifiable |and |is |parsimonious. |A |researcher |
may |say |that |a |theory |is |well |supported/est. |rather |than |saying |proven |(meaning |very |little |
data |has |disconfirmed |it)
- |Think |critically |about |what |you |read |online, |go |directly |to |the |source- |peer-reviewed |
research
Which |of |the |following |jobs |most |likely |involves |producer-of-research |skills |rather |than |
consumer-of-research |skills |? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Police |officer
***b. |Professor
c. |Physician
d. |Journalist
, To |be |an |empricist, |one |should: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-***a. |Base |one's |conclusions |on |
direct |observations
b. |Strive |for |parsimony
c. |Be |sure |that |one's |research |can |be |applied |in |a |real-world |setting
d. |Discuss |one's |ideas |in |a |public |setting |such |as |on |social |media
A |statement |or |set |of |statements, |that |describes |general |principles |about |how |variables |relate
|to |one |another |is |a(n) |_______ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Prediction
b. |Hypothesis
c. |Empirical |observation
***d. |Theory
Why |is |publication |an |important |part |of |the |empirical |process? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |B/c
|publication |enables |practitioners |to |read |the |research |and |use |it |in |applied |settings
***b. |B/c |publication |contributes |to |making |empirical |observations |independently |verifiable
c. |B/c |journalists |can |make |the |knowledge |available |to |the |general |public
d. |B/c |publication |id |the |first |step |of |the |theory-data |cycle
Which |of |the |following |research |questions |best |illustrates |an |example |of |basic |research? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Has |our |company's |new |marketing |campaign |led |to |an |increase |in |
sales?
b. |How |satisfied |are |our |patients |with |the |sensitivity |of |the |nursing |staff?
c. |Does |wearing |Kinesio-tape |reduce |joint |pain?
***d. |Can |2-month-old |humans |infants |tell |the |difference |between |four |objects |and |six |
objects?
Questions With Complete Solutions
Chapter |1 |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Thinking |like |a |scientist |and |the |empirical |basis |for |what |
they |believe
Research |Producers, |Research |Consumers |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Producers |of |research; |
they |develop |the |ability |to |work |in |research |labs |and |make |new |discoveries
- |Consumers |of |research; |to |be |able |to |find |read, |and |evaluate |the |research |behind |important |
policies, |therapies, |and |workplace |decisions
- |Good |consumer-of-research |skills |= |being |able |to |evaluate |the |evidence |behind |the |claims |of
|a |salesperson, |journalist, |or |researcher |by |making |better |decisions |and |asking |the |right |
questions
How |Scientists |Approach |Their |Work |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-- |Scientists |are |empiricists
- |Researchers |propose |theories, |using |hypotheses |and |collect |data
- |A |good |scientific |theory |is |supported |by |data, |is |falsifiable |and |is |parsimonious. |A |researcher |
may |say |that |a |theory |is |well |supported/est. |rather |than |saying |proven |(meaning |very |little |
data |has |disconfirmed |it)
- |Think |critically |about |what |you |read |online, |go |directly |to |the |source- |peer-reviewed |
research
Which |of |the |following |jobs |most |likely |involves |producer-of-research |skills |rather |than |
consumer-of-research |skills |? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Police |officer
***b. |Professor
c. |Physician
d. |Journalist
, To |be |an |empricist, |one |should: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-***a. |Base |one's |conclusions |on |
direct |observations
b. |Strive |for |parsimony
c. |Be |sure |that |one's |research |can |be |applied |in |a |real-world |setting
d. |Discuss |one's |ideas |in |a |public |setting |such |as |on |social |media
A |statement |or |set |of |statements, |that |describes |general |principles |about |how |variables |relate
|to |one |another |is |a(n) |_______ |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Prediction
b. |Hypothesis
c. |Empirical |observation
***d. |Theory
Why |is |publication |an |important |part |of |the |empirical |process? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |B/c
|publication |enables |practitioners |to |read |the |research |and |use |it |in |applied |settings
***b. |B/c |publication |contributes |to |making |empirical |observations |independently |verifiable
c. |B/c |journalists |can |make |the |knowledge |available |to |the |general |public
d. |B/c |publication |id |the |first |step |of |the |theory-data |cycle
Which |of |the |following |research |questions |best |illustrates |an |example |of |basic |research? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |Has |our |company's |new |marketing |campaign |led |to |an |increase |in |
sales?
b. |How |satisfied |are |our |patients |with |the |sensitivity |of |the |nursing |staff?
c. |Does |wearing |Kinesio-tape |reduce |joint |pain?
***d. |Can |2-month-old |humans |infants |tell |the |difference |between |four |objects |and |six |
objects?
