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RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
6TH EDITION GRAVETTER/ ALL
CHAPTERS 1 - 16 /COMPLETE ANSWERS
,RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES 6TH EDITION GRAVETTER
TRUE/FALSE
1 : A FOOTBALL PLAYER WHO KNOWS THAT HIS PERFORMANCE WILL BE BETTER IF HE WEARS HIS
LUCKY SHIRT IS USING THE METHOD OF FAITH.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
ANSWER>> B
2 : FINDING INFORMATION IN A TEXTBOOK IS AN EXAMPLE OF USING THE RATIONAL METHOD OF
INQUIRY.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
ANSWER>> B
3 : DALLAS IS USING THE RATIONAL METHOD WHEN, UPON SEEING THAT BIRDS EATING CERTAIN
BERRIES DO NOT DIE, CONCLUDES THAT THE BERRIES ARE NOT POISONOUS.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
ANSWER>> A
4 : CLINTON IS USING THE EMPIRICAL METHOD WHEN HE DECIDES TO EAT A HANDFUL OF
BERRIES TO SEE IF THEY ARE POISONOUS.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
ANSWER>> A
,5 : YOU HAVE A TERRIBLE TOOTHACHE, SO YOU VISIT A DENTIST TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG
WITH YOUR TOOTH. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF USING THE METHOD OF AUTHORITY.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
ANSWER>> A
6 : THE METHOD OF INTUITION CAN BE VALUABLE WHEN MAKING ETHICAL OR MORAL DECISIONS
BY DOING WHAT FEELS RIGHT.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
ANSWER>> A
7 : YOU HAVE DINNER RESERVATIONS AT 7:30 AT A RESTAURANT THAT IS 30 MINUTES AWAY AND
IT IS ALREADY 7:20, LEADING YOU TO CONCLUDE THAT YOU ARE GOING TO BE LATE. THIS IS AN
EXAMPLE OF USING THE EMPIRICAL METHOD.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
ANSWER>> B
8 : BASED ON A FEW STUDENTS WHOM YOU KNOW, YOU DECIDE THAT ART MAJORS WEAR
FUNKY CLOTHES AND THAT PHYSICS MAJORS TEND TO BE NERDS. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF INDUCTIVE
REASONING.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
, ANSWER>> A
9 : PART OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD INVOLVES USING A HYPOTHESIS TO MAKE PREDICTIONS.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
ANSWER>> A
10 : USING A HYPOTHESIS TO PREDICT HOW PEOPLE WILL BEHAVE DEMONSTRATES THE USE OF
INDUCTION.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
ANSWER>> B
11 : IN THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD, THE PROCESS OF FORMING A HYPOTHESIS MEANS THAT YOU ARE
TRYING TO FIND A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION FOR THE PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
ANSWER>> A
12 : IF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD IS BEING USED TO EVALUATE A HYPOTHESIS PREDICTING A
SPECIFIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO VARIABLES, THEN IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT BOTH VARIABLES CAN
BE MEASURED.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
ANSWER>> A
RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
6TH EDITION GRAVETTER/ ALL
CHAPTERS 1 - 16 /COMPLETE ANSWERS
,RESEARCH METHODS FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES 6TH EDITION GRAVETTER
TRUE/FALSE
1 : A FOOTBALL PLAYER WHO KNOWS THAT HIS PERFORMANCE WILL BE BETTER IF HE WEARS HIS
LUCKY SHIRT IS USING THE METHOD OF FAITH.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
ANSWER>> B
2 : FINDING INFORMATION IN A TEXTBOOK IS AN EXAMPLE OF USING THE RATIONAL METHOD OF
INQUIRY.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
ANSWER>> B
3 : DALLAS IS USING THE RATIONAL METHOD WHEN, UPON SEEING THAT BIRDS EATING CERTAIN
BERRIES DO NOT DIE, CONCLUDES THAT THE BERRIES ARE NOT POISONOUS.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
ANSWER>> A
4 : CLINTON IS USING THE EMPIRICAL METHOD WHEN HE DECIDES TO EAT A HANDFUL OF
BERRIES TO SEE IF THEY ARE POISONOUS.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
ANSWER>> A
,5 : YOU HAVE A TERRIBLE TOOTHACHE, SO YOU VISIT A DENTIST TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG
WITH YOUR TOOTH. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF USING THE METHOD OF AUTHORITY.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
ANSWER>> A
6 : THE METHOD OF INTUITION CAN BE VALUABLE WHEN MAKING ETHICAL OR MORAL DECISIONS
BY DOING WHAT FEELS RIGHT.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
ANSWER>> A
7 : YOU HAVE DINNER RESERVATIONS AT 7:30 AT A RESTAURANT THAT IS 30 MINUTES AWAY AND
IT IS ALREADY 7:20, LEADING YOU TO CONCLUDE THAT YOU ARE GOING TO BE LATE. THIS IS AN
EXAMPLE OF USING THE EMPIRICAL METHOD.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
ANSWER>> B
8 : BASED ON A FEW STUDENTS WHOM YOU KNOW, YOU DECIDE THAT ART MAJORS WEAR
FUNKY CLOTHES AND THAT PHYSICS MAJORS TEND TO BE NERDS. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF INDUCTIVE
REASONING.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
, ANSWER>> A
9 : PART OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD INVOLVES USING A HYPOTHESIS TO MAKE PREDICTIONS.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
ANSWER>> A
10 : USING A HYPOTHESIS TO PREDICT HOW PEOPLE WILL BEHAVE DEMONSTRATES THE USE OF
INDUCTION.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
ANSWER>> B
11 : IN THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD, THE PROCESS OF FORMING A HYPOTHESIS MEANS THAT YOU ARE
TRYING TO FIND A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION FOR THE PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
ANSWER>> A
12 : IF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD IS BEING USED TO EVALUATE A HYPOTHESIS PREDICTING A
SPECIFIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO VARIABLES, THEN IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT BOTH VARIABLES CAN
BE MEASURED.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
ANSWER>> A
