PSY 240 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED 100% PASS
In the theory-data cycle, theories first lead to _____. - Answers questions
Susan's hypothesis was not completely supported by her data. What does this mean? - Answers The
theory may need to be amended
Susan's prediction that students who have three needs met will experience greater satisfaction with
their psychology class is an example of which of the following? - Answers A hypothesis
Research that is done specifically to add to our general understanding of psychology, like distinguishing
the components of extraversion or predicting the time it takes a person to determine whether an object
is a face or another object, is know as: - Answers Basic research
Which of the following is the reason that scientific journals use peer review? - Answers It ensures that
studies published are of the highest quality.
Salma conducts a study and finds that her data do not completely support her theory. Which of the
following statements should she avoid saying? - Answers "My data disproves my theory."
Your friend Gaby loves reading articles about psychology studies in her monthly woman's magazine.
Which of the following would you tell her? - Answers Be careful about reading those articles because
they may not present accurate findings.
Which of the following is true of the distinction between scientific journals and popular magazines? -
Answers Scientific journal articles are peer-reviewed; popular magazine articles are not.
A psychiatrist is testing a drug that treats depression. He has given the drug to all his patients and all of
them have experienced a decrease in depressive symptoms. Although this is interesting, his experiment
is limited because he does not have a: - Answers Comparison group that did not receive the drug.
Research studies are superior to personal experience because - Answers They include at least one
comparison group
Edward believes that there are a lot of differences between men and women on a variety of different
dimensions. He believes this because when he thinks about books that have been written on men and
women, he can recall only books that say men and women are different (e.g. Men are from Mars,
Women Are from Venus) and cannot recall any that say men and women are the same. His reliance on
what comes to mind is an example of which of the following? - Answers The availability heuristic
Diego is interested in examining the relationship between a person's attachment style and his or her
relationship satisfaction. He finds 65 studies that have examined this topic. He combines the results of
these studies and calculates an effect size. His research is most accurately described as: - Answers A
meta analysis
, Looking for which of the following in a trade book will give you a hint as to its scientific rigor? - Answers
The number of references
After reading the chapter, Cyril says to himself, "I am sure other people might engage in faulty thinking
but I never would." What is Cyril experiencing? - Answers Bias blind spot
Dr. Ellison finds a relation between the amount of sleep and problem solving. Specifically, having a
higher amount of sleep the night before an exam is associated with higher scores on two measures of
problem solving. This is an example of which type of association? - Answers Positive association
Dr. Ramon makes the following claim: "Watching television leads people to spend less time
communicating with their spouses, study says." Which claim is Dr. Ramon making? - Answers Causal
claim
Dr. LaSalle makes the claim: "Research shows that making more money correlates with spending less
time talking with your spouse."
Which type of claim is Dr. LaSalle making? - Answers Association claim
In a study, the researcher made the claim that a majority of middle school students who are bullied have
low self-esteem. Quinn questions the study, saying, "Which middle school students did they study? I am
curious if they included both private and public school students." - Answers External validity
A common finding in the study of aggression is that exposure to television is associated with increased
aggressive behavior in children. You are curious as to whether peer pressure is really to blame (peer
pressure encourages you to watch television and peer pressure encourages you to be aggressive). You
are questioning which of the following rules of causation? - Answers The third-variable rule
forher research methods class, Serena plans to interview several teachers about their attitude toward
teaching children who have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This is an example of what
type of measurement? - Answers self report
Hosea is studying the relationship between caffeine consumption and problem-solving ability. Which of
the following is a quantitative way to operationalize problem-solving ability? - Answers The time spent
solving a math problem
Todd is studying the effect of popularity on academic success for his research methods project. He
decides to measure popularity by asking each elementary school student to tell him how many friends
he or she has. He assumes that more friends mean the student is more popular. Which of the following
describes this variable? - Answers A ratio scale of measurment
self report - Answers providing details about themselves
third variable rule - Answers A type of confounding in which a third variable leads to a mistaken causal
relationship between two others. For instance, cities with a greater number of churches have a higher
crime rate.
In the theory-data cycle, theories first lead to _____. - Answers questions
Susan's hypothesis was not completely supported by her data. What does this mean? - Answers The
theory may need to be amended
Susan's prediction that students who have three needs met will experience greater satisfaction with
their psychology class is an example of which of the following? - Answers A hypothesis
Research that is done specifically to add to our general understanding of psychology, like distinguishing
the components of extraversion or predicting the time it takes a person to determine whether an object
is a face or another object, is know as: - Answers Basic research
Which of the following is the reason that scientific journals use peer review? - Answers It ensures that
studies published are of the highest quality.
Salma conducts a study and finds that her data do not completely support her theory. Which of the
following statements should she avoid saying? - Answers "My data disproves my theory."
Your friend Gaby loves reading articles about psychology studies in her monthly woman's magazine.
Which of the following would you tell her? - Answers Be careful about reading those articles because
they may not present accurate findings.
Which of the following is true of the distinction between scientific journals and popular magazines? -
Answers Scientific journal articles are peer-reviewed; popular magazine articles are not.
A psychiatrist is testing a drug that treats depression. He has given the drug to all his patients and all of
them have experienced a decrease in depressive symptoms. Although this is interesting, his experiment
is limited because he does not have a: - Answers Comparison group that did not receive the drug.
Research studies are superior to personal experience because - Answers They include at least one
comparison group
Edward believes that there are a lot of differences between men and women on a variety of different
dimensions. He believes this because when he thinks about books that have been written on men and
women, he can recall only books that say men and women are different (e.g. Men are from Mars,
Women Are from Venus) and cannot recall any that say men and women are the same. His reliance on
what comes to mind is an example of which of the following? - Answers The availability heuristic
Diego is interested in examining the relationship between a person's attachment style and his or her
relationship satisfaction. He finds 65 studies that have examined this topic. He combines the results of
these studies and calculates an effect size. His research is most accurately described as: - Answers A
meta analysis
, Looking for which of the following in a trade book will give you a hint as to its scientific rigor? - Answers
The number of references
After reading the chapter, Cyril says to himself, "I am sure other people might engage in faulty thinking
but I never would." What is Cyril experiencing? - Answers Bias blind spot
Dr. Ellison finds a relation between the amount of sleep and problem solving. Specifically, having a
higher amount of sleep the night before an exam is associated with higher scores on two measures of
problem solving. This is an example of which type of association? - Answers Positive association
Dr. Ramon makes the following claim: "Watching television leads people to spend less time
communicating with their spouses, study says." Which claim is Dr. Ramon making? - Answers Causal
claim
Dr. LaSalle makes the claim: "Research shows that making more money correlates with spending less
time talking with your spouse."
Which type of claim is Dr. LaSalle making? - Answers Association claim
In a study, the researcher made the claim that a majority of middle school students who are bullied have
low self-esteem. Quinn questions the study, saying, "Which middle school students did they study? I am
curious if they included both private and public school students." - Answers External validity
A common finding in the study of aggression is that exposure to television is associated with increased
aggressive behavior in children. You are curious as to whether peer pressure is really to blame (peer
pressure encourages you to watch television and peer pressure encourages you to be aggressive). You
are questioning which of the following rules of causation? - Answers The third-variable rule
forher research methods class, Serena plans to interview several teachers about their attitude toward
teaching children who have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This is an example of what
type of measurement? - Answers self report
Hosea is studying the relationship between caffeine consumption and problem-solving ability. Which of
the following is a quantitative way to operationalize problem-solving ability? - Answers The time spent
solving a math problem
Todd is studying the effect of popularity on academic success for his research methods project. He
decides to measure popularity by asking each elementary school student to tell him how many friends
he or she has. He assumes that more friends mean the student is more popular. Which of the following
describes this variable? - Answers A ratio scale of measurment
self report - Answers providing details about themselves
third variable rule - Answers A type of confounding in which a third variable leads to a mistaken causal
relationship between two others. For instance, cities with a greater number of churches have a higher
crime rate.
