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