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MULTIPLE CHOICE Edition Weiten
1 : Which goal of science is most closely/ associated/ with/ determining/ how/ to/ measure/ fear/ or/
identify/ lying?
A/ :/ understanding/ and/ prediction
B/ :/ measurement/ and/ description
C/ :/ application/ and/ control
D/ :/ testing/ and/ reporting
Correct/ Answer/ :/ B
2 :/ What/ do/ we/ call/ any/ measurable/ conditions,/ events,/ characteristics,/ or/ behaviours/ that/ are/
controlled/ or/ observed/ in/ a/ study?
A/ :/ confounds
B/ :/ variables
C/ :/ correlations
D/ :/ hypotheses
Correct/ Answer/ :/ B
3 :/ Forensic/ profilers/ use/ information/ about/ known/ serial/ killers/ to/ make/ statements/ about/ the/
likely/ next/ steps/ of/ a/ new/ killer/ and/ to/ anticipate/ a/ pattern/ of/ behaviour./ Which/ goal/ of/ the/
scientific/ enterprise/ does/ this/ reflect?
A/ :/ application/ and/ control
B/ :/ measurement/ and/ description
C/ :/ testing/ and/ reporting
D/ :/ understanding/ and/ prediction
Correct/ Answer/ :/ D
4 :/ Which/ goals/ of/ science/ are/ reflected/ in/ the/ use/ of/ reinforcement/ principles/ to/ modify/ a/
child’s/ unruly/ behaviour?
A/ :/ understanding/ and/ prediction
B/ :/ application/ and/ control
C/ :/ measurement/ and/ description
D/ :/ testing/ and/ reporting
Correct/ Answer/ :/ B/
5/ :/ What/ is/ a/ theory?
A/ :/ a/ system/ of/ interrelated/ ideas/ used/ to/ explain/ a/ set/ of/ observations
B/ :/ a/ preliminary/ proposal/ that/ has/ yet/ to/ be/ tested
C/ :/ a/ statement/ of/ research/ results/ that/ have/ been/ proven/ correct
D/ :/ a/ tentative/ statement/ about/ the/ relationship/ between/ two/ or/ more/ variables
Correct/ Answer/ :/ A
6 :/ There/ are/ multiple/ goals/ in/ science,/ and/ researchers/ move/ between/ goals/ at/ various/ points/
in/ their/ research./ If/ a/ researcher/ has/ a/ lot/ of/ data/ about/ the/ measurement/ of/ fear/ reactions/ and/
uses/ those/ data/ to/ generate/ a/ theory/ about/ fear,/ how/ have/ the/ researcher’s/ goals/ changed?
A/ :/ from/ application/ to/ control
B/ :/ from/ control/ to/ description
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D/ :/ from/ understanding/ to/ application Edition/ Weiten
Correct/ Answer/ :/ C
7 :/ Which/ of/ the/ following/ is/ NOT/ a/ primary/ ethical/ consideration/ for/ psychologists?
A/ :/ Psychologists/ should/ not/ participate/ in/ torture.
B/ :/ Researchers/ should/ tell/ the/ truth
C/ :/ Researchers/ should/ only/ cause/ harm/ if/ deemed/ scientifically/ necessary.
D/ :/ Researchers/ should/ present/ their/ findings/ accurately.
Correct/ Answer/ :/ C
8 :/ Which/ of/ the/ following/ is/ NOT/ a/ case/ of/ scientific/ misconduct/ reported/ within/ the/ profession/
of/ psychology?
A/ :/ falsifying/ and/or/ fabricating/ data
B/ :/ fraud/ in/ the/ reporting/ of/ research,/ procedures/ or/ methodology
C/ :/ using/ unwitting/ participants/ in/ experiments
D/ :/ striving/ for/ a/ representative/ sample
Correct/ Answer/ :/ D
9 :/ In/ the/ United/ States,/ from/ 1932/ to/ 1972,/ a/ group/ of/ black/ men/ who/ had/ syphilis/ were/
enrolled/ in/ a/ study/ but/ were/ never/ told/ they/ had/ the/ disease,/ nor/ were/ they/ ever/ treated/ for/ it./
This/ was/ a/ case/ of/ ethical/ abuse/ in/ the/ history/ of/ clinical/ research./ What/ was/ the/ name/ of/ the/
study?
A/ :/ Georgia/ STD/ Experiment
B/ :/ Tulsa/ Syphilis/ Investigation
C/ :/ Tuskegee/ Syphilis/ Study
D/ :/ New/ York/ Longitudinal/ STD/ Study
Correct/ Answer/ :/ C
10 :/ If/ Dr./ Patry/ has/ tested/ a/ hypothesis/ and/ the/ findings/ have/ failed/ to/ support/ the/ hypothesis,/
what/ influence/ will/ this/ have/ on/ Dr./ Patry’s/ theory?
A/ :/ It/ will/ support/ the/ theory/ because/ hypotheses/ attempt/ to/ disprove/ theories.
B/ :/ It/ will/ have/ little/ effect/ on/ the/ theory/ because/ hypotheses/ are/ merely/ predictions/ based/ on/ the/ theory.
C/ :/ It/ will/ require/ that/ the/ theory/ be/ reconsidered/ because/ hypotheses/ allow/ the/ theory/ to/ be/ tested.
D/ :/ It/ will/ cause/ the/ theory/ to/ be/ rejected/ because/ the/ hypothesis,/ and/ therefore/ the/ theory,/ is/ unsupported.
Correct/ Answer/ :/ C
11 :/ What/ is/ an/ underlying/ goal/ typical/ of/ theory/ construction?
A/ :/ to/ guide/ future/ research/ by/ generating/ new/ hypotheses
B/ :/ to/ obtain/ concrete/ findings/ that/ are/ accepted/ by/ other/ scientists
C/ :/ to/ initiate/ a/ standard/ step-like/ process/ that/ quickly/ moves/ toward/ the/ truth
D/ :/ to/ complete/ a/ circular/ process/ that/ is/ self-fulfilling
Correct/ Answer/ :/ A
12 :/ Dr./ Marqueta/ predicts/ that/ people/ who/ have/ received/ bad/ news/ will/ seek/ out/ other/ people/
because/ “misery/ loves/ company.”/ Which/ term/ characterizes/ Dr./ Marqueta’s/ prediction/ about/
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B/ :/ hypothesis Edition/ Weiten
C/ :/ analysis
D/ :/ application
Correct/ Answer/ :/ B
13 :/ What/ is/ a/ hypothesis?
A/ :/ a/ conclusion/ drawn/ from/ an/ experiment
B/ :/ a/ system/ by/ which/ an/ experiment/ is/ designed
C/ :/ a/ system/ of/ interrelated/ ideas/ used/ to/ explain/ a/ set/ of/ observations
D/ :/ a/ tentative/ statement/ about/ the/ relationship/ between/ two/ or/ more/ variables
Correct/ Answer/ :/ D
14 :/ Which/ of/ the/ following/ is/ a/ testable/ hypothesis?
A/ :/ Fear/ is/ defined/ as/ an/ emotional/ reaction/ to/ a/ change/ in/ stimuli.
B/ :/ Fear/ is/ an/ adaptive/ response/ that/ keeps/ us/ safe.
C/ :/ Fearful/ children/ are/ less/ likely/ to/ be/ injured/ when/ playing/ at/ school.
D/ :/ There/ are/ likely/ differences/ in/ how/ people/ experience/ fear.
Correct/ Answer/ :/ C
15 :/ Dr./ Licciardi/ predicts/ that/ if/ people/ are/ observed/ while/ they/ perform/ a/ complex/ task,/ they/
will/ make/ more/ errors./ Which/ term/ is/ Dr./ Licciardi’s/ prediction/ an/ example/ of?
A/ :/ theory
B/ :/ inferential/ statistics
C/ :/ hypothesis
D/ :/ operational/ definition
Correct/ Answer/ :/ C
16 :/ Dr./ Malm/ predicts/ that/ if/ teachers/ ignore/ students/ who/ act/ up/ in/ class,/ fewer/ students/ will/
act/ up/ in/ class./ What/ is/ the/ scientific/ term/ for/ Dr./ Malm’s/ prediction?
A/ :/ operational/ definition
B/ :/ inferential/ statistics
C/ :/ hypothesis
D/ :/ theory
Correct/ Answer/ :/ C
17 :/ A/ researcher/ is/ measuring/ the/ heart/ rate/ of/ subjects/ in/ a/ study/ about/ anxiety,/ because/
heart/ rate/ changes/ in/ a/ predictable/ way/ when/ people/ are/ anxious./ In/ this/ study,/ what/ is/ heart/
rate?
A/ :/ negatively/ correlated/ with/ anxiety
B/ :/ independent/ variable
C/ :/ confounded/ variable
D/ :/ operational/ definition/ of/ anxiety
Correct/ Answer/ :/ D
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/ are changed over
/ on time./ experiments
/ different They want to/ that
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are/ designed their/ whether
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MULTIPLE CHOICE Edition Weiten
1 : Which goal of science is most closely/ associated/ with/ determining/ how/ to/ measure/ fear/ or/
identify/ lying?
A/ :/ understanding/ and/ prediction
B/ :/ measurement/ and/ description
C/ :/ application/ and/ control
D/ :/ testing/ and/ reporting
Correct/ Answer/ :/ B
2 :/ What/ do/ we/ call/ any/ measurable/ conditions,/ events,/ characteristics,/ or/ behaviours/ that/ are/
controlled/ or/ observed/ in/ a/ study?
A/ :/ confounds
B/ :/ variables
C/ :/ correlations
D/ :/ hypotheses
Correct/ Answer/ :/ B
3 :/ Forensic/ profilers/ use/ information/ about/ known/ serial/ killers/ to/ make/ statements/ about/ the/
likely/ next/ steps/ of/ a/ new/ killer/ and/ to/ anticipate/ a/ pattern/ of/ behaviour./ Which/ goal/ of/ the/
scientific/ enterprise/ does/ this/ reflect?
A/ :/ application/ and/ control
B/ :/ measurement/ and/ description
C/ :/ testing/ and/ reporting
D/ :/ understanding/ and/ prediction
Correct/ Answer/ :/ D
4 :/ Which/ goals/ of/ science/ are/ reflected/ in/ the/ use/ of/ reinforcement/ principles/ to/ modify/ a/
child’s/ unruly/ behaviour?
A/ :/ understanding/ and/ prediction
B/ :/ application/ and/ control
C/ :/ measurement/ and/ description
D/ :/ testing/ and/ reporting
Correct/ Answer/ :/ B/
5/ :/ What/ is/ a/ theory?
A/ :/ a/ system/ of/ interrelated/ ideas/ used/ to/ explain/ a/ set/ of/ observations
B/ :/ a/ preliminary/ proposal/ that/ has/ yet/ to/ be/ tested
C/ :/ a/ statement/ of/ research/ results/ that/ have/ been/ proven/ correct
D/ :/ a/ tentative/ statement/ about/ the/ relationship/ between/ two/ or/ more/ variables
Correct/ Answer/ :/ A
6 :/ There/ are/ multiple/ goals/ in/ science,/ and/ researchers/ move/ between/ goals/ at/ various/ points/
in/ their/ research./ If/ a/ researcher/ has/ a/ lot/ of/ data/ about/ the/ measurement/ of/ fear/ reactions/ and/
uses/ those/ data/ to/ generate/ a/ theory/ about/ fear,/ how/ have/ the/ researcher’s/ goals/ changed?
A/ :/ from/ application/ to/ control
B/ :/ from/ control/ to/ description
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ripHtiEonT est Bank for/ Psychology/ Themes/ and/ Variations/ 5th
/to understanding/
D/ :/ from/ understanding/ to/ application Edition/ Weiten
Correct/ Answer/ :/ C
7 :/ Which/ of/ the/ following/ is/ NOT/ a/ primary/ ethical/ consideration/ for/ psychologists?
A/ :/ Psychologists/ should/ not/ participate/ in/ torture.
B/ :/ Researchers/ should/ tell/ the/ truth
C/ :/ Researchers/ should/ only/ cause/ harm/ if/ deemed/ scientifically/ necessary.
D/ :/ Researchers/ should/ present/ their/ findings/ accurately.
Correct/ Answer/ :/ C
8 :/ Which/ of/ the/ following/ is/ NOT/ a/ case/ of/ scientific/ misconduct/ reported/ within/ the/ profession/
of/ psychology?
A/ :/ falsifying/ and/or/ fabricating/ data
B/ :/ fraud/ in/ the/ reporting/ of/ research,/ procedures/ or/ methodology
C/ :/ using/ unwitting/ participants/ in/ experiments
D/ :/ striving/ for/ a/ representative/ sample
Correct/ Answer/ :/ D
9 :/ In/ the/ United/ States,/ from/ 1932/ to/ 1972,/ a/ group/ of/ black/ men/ who/ had/ syphilis/ were/
enrolled/ in/ a/ study/ but/ were/ never/ told/ they/ had/ the/ disease,/ nor/ were/ they/ ever/ treated/ for/ it./
This/ was/ a/ case/ of/ ethical/ abuse/ in/ the/ history/ of/ clinical/ research./ What/ was/ the/ name/ of/ the/
study?
A/ :/ Georgia/ STD/ Experiment
B/ :/ Tulsa/ Syphilis/ Investigation
C/ :/ Tuskegee/ Syphilis/ Study
D/ :/ New/ York/ Longitudinal/ STD/ Study
Correct/ Answer/ :/ C
10 :/ If/ Dr./ Patry/ has/ tested/ a/ hypothesis/ and/ the/ findings/ have/ failed/ to/ support/ the/ hypothesis,/
what/ influence/ will/ this/ have/ on/ Dr./ Patry’s/ theory?
A/ :/ It/ will/ support/ the/ theory/ because/ hypotheses/ attempt/ to/ disprove/ theories.
B/ :/ It/ will/ have/ little/ effect/ on/ the/ theory/ because/ hypotheses/ are/ merely/ predictions/ based/ on/ the/ theory.
C/ :/ It/ will/ require/ that/ the/ theory/ be/ reconsidered/ because/ hypotheses/ allow/ the/ theory/ to/ be/ tested.
D/ :/ It/ will/ cause/ the/ theory/ to/ be/ rejected/ because/ the/ hypothesis,/ and/ therefore/ the/ theory,/ is/ unsupported.
Correct/ Answer/ :/ C
11 :/ What/ is/ an/ underlying/ goal/ typical/ of/ theory/ construction?
A/ :/ to/ guide/ future/ research/ by/ generating/ new/ hypotheses
B/ :/ to/ obtain/ concrete/ findings/ that/ are/ accepted/ by/ other/ scientists
C/ :/ to/ initiate/ a/ standard/ step-like/ process/ that/ quickly/ moves/ toward/ the/ truth
D/ :/ to/ complete/ a/ circular/ process/ that/ is/ self-fulfilling
Correct/ Answer/ :/ A
12 :/ Dr./ Marqueta/ predicts/ that/ people/ who/ have/ received/ bad/ news/ will/ seek/ out/ other/ people/
because/ “misery/ loves/ company.”/ Which/ term/ characterizes/ Dr./ Marqueta’s/ prediction/ about/
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,the/ behaviour/ of/ people?
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/ theory
B/ :/ hypothesis Edition/ Weiten
C/ :/ analysis
D/ :/ application
Correct/ Answer/ :/ B
13 :/ What/ is/ a/ hypothesis?
A/ :/ a/ conclusion/ drawn/ from/ an/ experiment
B/ :/ a/ system/ by/ which/ an/ experiment/ is/ designed
C/ :/ a/ system/ of/ interrelated/ ideas/ used/ to/ explain/ a/ set/ of/ observations
D/ :/ a/ tentative/ statement/ about/ the/ relationship/ between/ two/ or/ more/ variables
Correct/ Answer/ :/ D
14 :/ Which/ of/ the/ following/ is/ a/ testable/ hypothesis?
A/ :/ Fear/ is/ defined/ as/ an/ emotional/ reaction/ to/ a/ change/ in/ stimuli.
B/ :/ Fear/ is/ an/ adaptive/ response/ that/ keeps/ us/ safe.
C/ :/ Fearful/ children/ are/ less/ likely/ to/ be/ injured/ when/ playing/ at/ school.
D/ :/ There/ are/ likely/ differences/ in/ how/ people/ experience/ fear.
Correct/ Answer/ :/ C
15 :/ Dr./ Licciardi/ predicts/ that/ if/ people/ are/ observed/ while/ they/ perform/ a/ complex/ task,/ they/
will/ make/ more/ errors./ Which/ term/ is/ Dr./ Licciardi’s/ prediction/ an/ example/ of?
A/ :/ theory
B/ :/ inferential/ statistics
C/ :/ hypothesis
D/ :/ operational/ definition
Correct/ Answer/ :/ C
16 :/ Dr./ Malm/ predicts/ that/ if/ teachers/ ignore/ students/ who/ act/ up/ in/ class,/ fewer/ students/ will/
act/ up/ in/ class./ What/ is/ the/ scientific/ term/ for/ Dr./ Malm’s/ prediction?
A/ :/ operational/ definition
B/ :/ inferential/ statistics
C/ :/ hypothesis
D/ :/ theory
Correct/ Answer/ :/ C
17 :/ A/ researcher/ is/ measuring/ the/ heart/ rate/ of/ subjects/ in/ a/ study/ about/ anxiety,/ because/
heart/ rate/ changes/ in/ a/ predictable/ way/ when/ people/ are/ anxious./ In/ this/ study,/ what/ is/ heart/
rate?
A/ :/ negatively/ correlated/ with/ anxiety
B/ :/ independent/ variable
C/ :/ confounded/ variable
D/ :/ operational/ definition/ of/ anxiety
Correct/ Answer/ :/ D
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a :/ Severalconfidence can
/ researchers be/ working
/ are changed over
/ on time./ experiments
/ different They want to/ that
be /able to compare
are/ designed their/ whether
/ to/ test results
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