,TB_Leary_Chapter 1 |
Key: |Answer, |Type, |Learning |Objective,
|Level|Type
A=Applied
|C=Conceptua
l|F=Factual
|Level
(1) =Easy; |(2)=Moderate; |(3)=Difficult
TB_Leary_Chapter |1
Multiple |Choice |Single |Select
M/C |Question
|1|Wilhelm
|Wundt
a) was |the |first |clinical |psychologist.
b) conducted |the |first |scientific |studies |of |children.
c) was |the |father |of |modern |statistics.
d) founded |one |of |the |first |psychological |laboratories.
ANS: |d
M/C |Question |2
The |first |psychological |laboratory |in |the |United |States |was |established |by
a) James |McKeen |Cattell.
b) G. |Stanley |Hall.
c) John |Watson.
d) William |James.
ANS: |d
M/C |Question |3
Research |that |is |conducted |to |enhance |our |understanding |of |behavior |without |regard |for |the
|immediate|application |of |this |knowledge |is
a) descriptive |research.
b) applied |research.
c) basic |research.
d) empirical |research.
ANS: |c
M/C |Question |4
Research |that |is |designed |to |find |solutions |to |particular |problems |is |called
a) applied |research.
b) post |hoc |research.
c) deductive |research.
d) action |research.
ANS: |a
,M/C |Question |5
Research |that |uses |behavioral |research |methods |to |investigate |the |effects |of |social |and |educational |programs
|is|called
a) evaluation |research.
b) prediction |research.
c) intervention |research.
d) pseudoscientific |research.
ANS: |a
M/C |Question |6
Whether |a |particular |investigation |is |considered |to |be |scientific |depends |on |whether
a) it |analyzes |the |data |with |statistics.
b) the |topics |it |studies |are |scientific.
c) its |findings |are |accurate.
d) its |methods |are |empirical, |verifiable, |and |deal |with |solvable |questions.
ANS: |d
M/C |Question |7
How |does |the |scientific |observation |of |events |differ |from |everyday |observation?
a) Scientific |observations |are |always |correct.
b) Scientific |observations |are |structured |in |a |systematic |fashion.
c) Scientific |observations |use |highly |specialized |equipment.
d) Scientific |observations |may |be |interpreted |in |only |one |way.
ANS: |b
M/C |Question |8
Empiricism |refers |to |the |practice |of |relying |on to |draw |conclusions.
a) statistics
b) experts
c) observation
d) deduction
ANS: |c
M/C |Question |9
How |does |pseudoscience |differ |from |true |science?
a) Pseudoscientific |ideas |are |wrong.
b) Pseudoscience |is |conducted |by |people |without |scientific |degrees.
c) Pseudoscience |violates |the |central |criteria |of |true |science.
d) Pseudoscience |is |not |empirical.
ANS: |c
M/C |Question |10
Concluding |that |aliens |have |visited |Earth |on |the |basis |of |one |person’s |report |that |he |saw |a |UFO |fails |to
|support|which |criterion |of |science?
a) Empiricism
b) Public |verifiability
c) Solvability
d) Statistical |analysis
ANS: |b
, M/C |Question |11
A |set |of |propositions |that |attempts |to |specify |the |interrelationships |among |constructs |is |a(n)
a) theory.
b) pseudoscientific |proposition.
c) post |hoc |explanation.
d) operational |definition.
ANS: |a
M/C |Question |12
When |researchers |derive |research |hypotheses |from |a |theory, |they |use
a) induction.
b) operational |definitions.
c) empiricism.
d) deduction.
ANS: |d
M/C |Question |13
A |theory |differs |from |a |model |in |that |a |theory
a) can |be |tested |by |research.
b) is |developed |after |data |are |collected.
c) explains |both |how |and |why |concepts |are |related |to |each |other.
d) is |more |strongly |supported |by |empirical |evidence.
ANS: |c
M/C |Question |14
A |specific |proposition |that |logically |follows |from |a |theory |is |a(n)
a) induction.
b) hypothesis.
c) empirical |generalization.
d) post |hoc |explanation.
ANS: |b
M/C |Question |15
Deriving |a |general |explanation |from |specific |facts |involves
a) induction.
b) a |priori |reasoning.
c) post |hoc |analysis.
d) deduction.
ANS: |a
M/C |Question |16
Empirical |generalizations |are
a) derived |from |observed |results.
b) deduced |from |theories.
c) inferred |from |models.
d) generalized |from |assumptions.
ANS: |a
M/C |Question |17
A |scientific |hypothesis |must |be |stated |in |such |a |way |that |it |is
a) deduced.
Key: |Answer, |Type, |Learning |Objective,
|Level|Type
A=Applied
|C=Conceptua
l|F=Factual
|Level
(1) =Easy; |(2)=Moderate; |(3)=Difficult
TB_Leary_Chapter |1
Multiple |Choice |Single |Select
M/C |Question
|1|Wilhelm
|Wundt
a) was |the |first |clinical |psychologist.
b) conducted |the |first |scientific |studies |of |children.
c) was |the |father |of |modern |statistics.
d) founded |one |of |the |first |psychological |laboratories.
ANS: |d
M/C |Question |2
The |first |psychological |laboratory |in |the |United |States |was |established |by
a) James |McKeen |Cattell.
b) G. |Stanley |Hall.
c) John |Watson.
d) William |James.
ANS: |d
M/C |Question |3
Research |that |is |conducted |to |enhance |our |understanding |of |behavior |without |regard |for |the
|immediate|application |of |this |knowledge |is
a) descriptive |research.
b) applied |research.
c) basic |research.
d) empirical |research.
ANS: |c
M/C |Question |4
Research |that |is |designed |to |find |solutions |to |particular |problems |is |called
a) applied |research.
b) post |hoc |research.
c) deductive |research.
d) action |research.
ANS: |a
,M/C |Question |5
Research |that |uses |behavioral |research |methods |to |investigate |the |effects |of |social |and |educational |programs
|is|called
a) evaluation |research.
b) prediction |research.
c) intervention |research.
d) pseudoscientific |research.
ANS: |a
M/C |Question |6
Whether |a |particular |investigation |is |considered |to |be |scientific |depends |on |whether
a) it |analyzes |the |data |with |statistics.
b) the |topics |it |studies |are |scientific.
c) its |findings |are |accurate.
d) its |methods |are |empirical, |verifiable, |and |deal |with |solvable |questions.
ANS: |d
M/C |Question |7
How |does |the |scientific |observation |of |events |differ |from |everyday |observation?
a) Scientific |observations |are |always |correct.
b) Scientific |observations |are |structured |in |a |systematic |fashion.
c) Scientific |observations |use |highly |specialized |equipment.
d) Scientific |observations |may |be |interpreted |in |only |one |way.
ANS: |b
M/C |Question |8
Empiricism |refers |to |the |practice |of |relying |on to |draw |conclusions.
a) statistics
b) experts
c) observation
d) deduction
ANS: |c
M/C |Question |9
How |does |pseudoscience |differ |from |true |science?
a) Pseudoscientific |ideas |are |wrong.
b) Pseudoscience |is |conducted |by |people |without |scientific |degrees.
c) Pseudoscience |violates |the |central |criteria |of |true |science.
d) Pseudoscience |is |not |empirical.
ANS: |c
M/C |Question |10
Concluding |that |aliens |have |visited |Earth |on |the |basis |of |one |person’s |report |that |he |saw |a |UFO |fails |to
|support|which |criterion |of |science?
a) Empiricism
b) Public |verifiability
c) Solvability
d) Statistical |analysis
ANS: |b
, M/C |Question |11
A |set |of |propositions |that |attempts |to |specify |the |interrelationships |among |constructs |is |a(n)
a) theory.
b) pseudoscientific |proposition.
c) post |hoc |explanation.
d) operational |definition.
ANS: |a
M/C |Question |12
When |researchers |derive |research |hypotheses |from |a |theory, |they |use
a) induction.
b) operational |definitions.
c) empiricism.
d) deduction.
ANS: |d
M/C |Question |13
A |theory |differs |from |a |model |in |that |a |theory
a) can |be |tested |by |research.
b) is |developed |after |data |are |collected.
c) explains |both |how |and |why |concepts |are |related |to |each |other.
d) is |more |strongly |supported |by |empirical |evidence.
ANS: |c
M/C |Question |14
A |specific |proposition |that |logically |follows |from |a |theory |is |a(n)
a) induction.
b) hypothesis.
c) empirical |generalization.
d) post |hoc |explanation.
ANS: |b
M/C |Question |15
Deriving |a |general |explanation |from |specific |facts |involves
a) induction.
b) a |priori |reasoning.
c) post |hoc |analysis.
d) deduction.
ANS: |a
M/C |Question |16
Empirical |generalizations |are
a) derived |from |observed |results.
b) deduced |from |theories.
c) inferred |from |models.
d) generalized |from |assumptions.
ANS: |a
M/C |Question |17
A |scientific |hypothesis |must |be |stated |in |such |a |way |that |it |is
a) deduced.
