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1 : Which goal of science is most closely associated with determining how to measure fear or T T T T T T T T T
identify lying? T
A : understanding and prediction
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B : measurement and description
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C : application and control
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D : testing and reporting
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Correct Answer : B T T T
2 : What do we call any measurable conditions, events, characteristics, or behaviours that are
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controlled or observed in a study? T T T T T
A : confounds
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B : variables
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C : correlations
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D : hypotheses
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Correct Answer : B T T T
3 : Forensic profilers use information about known serial killers to make statements about the
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likely next steps of a new killer and to anticipate a pattern of behaviour. Which goal of the
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scientific enterprise does this reflect? T T T T
A : application and control
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B : measurement and description
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C : testing and reporting
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D : understanding and prediction
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Correct Answer : D T T T
4 : Which goals of science are reflected in the use of reinforcement principles to modify a
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child’s unruly behaviour? T T
A : understanding and prediction
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B : application and control
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C : measurement and description
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D : testing and reporting
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Correct Answer : B T T T T
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A : a system of interrelated ideas used to explain a set of observations
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B : from control to description
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A : Psychologists should not participate in torture.
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C : Researchers should only cause harm if deemed scientifically necessary.
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D : Researchers should present their findings accurately.
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Correct Answer : C T T T
8 : Which of the following is NOT a case of scientific misconduct reported within the profession of
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psychology?
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C : using unwitting participants in experiments
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9 : In the United States, from 1932 to 1972, a group of black men who had syphilis were
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This was a case of ethical abuse in the history of clinical research. What was the name of the
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A : Georgia STD Experiment
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B : Tulsa Syphilis Investigation
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C : Tuskegee Syphilis Study
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D : New York Longitudinal STD Study
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Correct Answer : C T T T
10 : If Dr. Patry has tested a hypothesis and the findings have failed to support the hypothesis,
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what influence will this have on Dr. Patry’s theory?
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A : It will support the theory because hypotheses attempt to disprove theories.
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B : It will have little effect on the theory because hypotheses are merely predictions based on the theory.
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C : It will require that the theory be reconsidered because hypotheses allow the theory to be tested.
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Correct Answer : C T T T
11 : What is an underlying goal typical of theory construction?
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A : to guide future research by generating new hypotheses
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