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INTRODUCTION TO BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH METHODS
7TH EDITION BY MARK R. LEARY (2022)||VERIFIED ANSWERS
||LATEST EDITION
7TH EDITION
,TB_LEARY_CHAPTER 1
KEY: ANSWER, TYPE, LEARNING OBJECTIVE,
LEVELTYPE
A=APPLIED
C=CONCEPTU
ALF=FACTUAL
LEVEL
(1) =EASY; (2)=MODERATE; (3)=DIFFICULT
TB_LEARY_CHAPTER 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE SINGLE SELECT
M/C QUESTION
1WILHELM
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.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT ANS>> D…/
M/C QUESTION 3
RESEARCH THAT IS CONDUCTED TO ENHANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF BEHAVIOR WITHOUT
REGARD FOR THE IMMEDIATEAPPLICATION OF THIS KNOWLEDGE IS
a) DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH.
b) APPLIED RESEARCH.
c) BASIC RESEARCH.
d) EMPIRICAL RESEARCH.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT ANS>> A
,M/C QUESTION 5
RESEARCH THAT USES BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH METHODS TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL AND
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ISCALLED
a) EVALUATION RESEARCH.
b) PREDICTION RESEARCH.
c) INTERVENTION RESEARCH.
d) PSEUDOSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT 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
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT 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 SUPPORTWHICH CRITERION OF SCIENCE?
a) EMPIRICISM
b) PUBLIC VERIFIABILITY
c) SOLVABILITY
d) STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT ANS>> A
M/C QUESTION 17
A SCIENTIFIC HYPOTHESIS MUST BE STATED IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT IS
a) DEDUCED.
INTRODUCTION TO BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH METHODS
7TH EDITION BY MARK R. LEARY (2022)||VERIFIED ANSWERS
||LATEST EDITION
7TH EDITION
,TB_LEARY_CHAPTER 1
KEY: ANSWER, TYPE, LEARNING OBJECTIVE,
LEVELTYPE
A=APPLIED
C=CONCEPTU
ALF=FACTUAL
LEVEL
(1) =EASY; (2)=MODERATE; (3)=DIFFICULT
TB_LEARY_CHAPTER 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE SINGLE SELECT
M/C QUESTION
1WILHELM
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.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT ANS>> D…/
M/C QUESTION 3
RESEARCH THAT IS CONDUCTED TO ENHANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF BEHAVIOR WITHOUT
REGARD FOR THE IMMEDIATEAPPLICATION OF THIS KNOWLEDGE IS
a) DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH.
b) APPLIED RESEARCH.
c) BASIC RESEARCH.
d) EMPIRICAL RESEARCH.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT ANS>> A
,M/C QUESTION 5
RESEARCH THAT USES BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH METHODS TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECTS OF SOCIAL AND
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ISCALLED
a) EVALUATION RESEARCH.
b) PREDICTION RESEARCH.
c) INTERVENTION RESEARCH.
d) PSEUDOSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT 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
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT 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 SUPPORTWHICH CRITERION OF SCIENCE?
a) EMPIRICISM
b) PUBLIC VERIFIABILITY
c) SOLVABILITY
d) STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT 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.
CORRECT ANS>> A
M/C QUESTION 17
A SCIENTIFIC HYPOTHESIS MUST BE STATED IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT IS
a) DEDUCED.
