For Research Methods For The Behavioral Sciences 6th Edition
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N C ES 6 T H EDITION GRAVETTER TEST
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TRUE/FALSE
1 : A FOOTBALL PLAYER WHO KNOWS THAT HIS PERFORMANCE WILL BE BETTER IF
HE WEARS HIS LUCKY SHIRT IS USING THE METHOD OF FAITH.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
CORRECT ANSWER : B
2 : FINDING INFORMATION IN A TEXTBOOK IS AN EXAMPLE OF USING THE RATIONAL
METHOD OF INQUIRY.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
CORRECT ANSWER : B
3 : DALLAS IS USING THE RATIONAL METHOD WHEN, UPON SEEING THAT BIRDS
EATING CERTAIN BERRIES DO NOT DIE, CONCLUDES THAT THE BERRIES ARE NOT
POISONOUS.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
CORRECT ANSWER : A
4 : CLINTON IS USING THE EMPIRICAL METHOD WHEN HE DECIDES TO EAT A
HANDFUL OF BERRIES TO SEE IF THEY ARE POISONOUS.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
CORRECT ANSWER : A
5 : YOU HAVE A TERRIBLE TOOTHACHE, SO YOU VISIT A DENTIST TO FIND OUT WHAT
IS WRONG WITH YOUR TOOTH. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF USING THE METHOD OF
AUTHORITY.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
CORRECT ANSWER : A
6 : THE METHOD OF INTUITION CAN BE VALUABLE WHEN MAKING ETHICAL OR
MORAL DECISIONS BY DOING WHAT FEELS RIGHT.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
CORRECT ANSWER : A
7 : YOU HAVE DINNER RESERVATIONS AT 7:30 AT A RESTAURANT THAT IS 30 MINUTES
,AWAY AND IT IS ALREADY 7:20, LEADING YOU TO CONCLUDE THAT YOU ARE GOING
TO BE LATE. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF USING THE EMPIRICAL METHOD.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
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CORRECT
ANSWER : B
8 : BASED ON A FEW STUDENTS WHOM YOU KNOW, YOU DECIDE THAT ART MAJORS
WEAR FUNKY CLOTHES AND THAT PHYSICS MAJORS TEND TO BE NERDS. THIS IS AN
EXAMPLE OF INDUCTIVE REASONING.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
CORRECT ANSWER : A
9 : PART OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD INVOLVES USING A HYPOTHESIS TO MAKE
PREDICTIONS.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
CORRECT ANSWER : A
10 : USING A HYPOTHESIS TO PREDICT HOW PEOPLE WILL BEHAVE DEMONSTRATES
THE USE OF INDUCTION.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
CORRECT ANSWER : B
11 : IN THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD, THE PROCESS OF FORMING A HYPOTHESIS
MEANS THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO FIND A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION FOR THE
PHENOMENON THAT YOU HAVE OBSERVED.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
CORRECT ANSWER : A
12 : IF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD IS BEING USED TO EVALUATE A HYPOTHESIS
PREDICTING A SPECIFIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TWO VARIABLES, THEN IT IS
ESSENTIAL THAT BOTH VARIABLES CAN BE MEASURED.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
CORRECT ANSWER : A
13 : AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD IS THAT RESEARCH
RESULTS SHOULD BE MADE PUBLIC.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE
CORRECT ANSWER : A
14 : RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS MUST BE INFORMED OF ALL RELEVANT ASPECTS OF
THE STUDY, INCLUDING ANY RISKS OR DANGERS THAT MAY BE INVOLVED.
A : TRUE
B : FALSE