,TB_Leary_Chapter 1 v
Key: vAnswer, vType, vLearning vObjective, vLevel
vType
A=Applied
vC=Conceptual
vF=Factual
vLevel
(1)=Easy; v(2)=Moderate; v(3)=Difficult
TB_Leary_Chapter v1
Multiple vChoice vSingle vSelect
M/C vQuestion v1
vWilhelm
vWundt
a) was vthe vfirst vclinical vpsychologist.
b) conducted vthe vfirst vscientific vstudies vof vchildren.
c) was vthe vfather vof vmodern vstatistics.
d) founded vone vof vthe vfirst vpsychological vlaboratories.
ANS: vd
M/C vQuestion v2
The vfirst vpsychological vlaboratory vin vthe vUnited vStates vwas vestablished vby
a) James vMcKeen vCattell.
b) G. vStanley vHall.
c) John vWatson.
d) William vJames.
ANS: vd
M/C vQuestion v3
Research vthat vis vconducted vto venhance vour vunderstanding vof vbehavior vwithout vregard vfor vthe vimmediate
vapplication vof vthis vknowledge vis
a) descriptive vresearch.
b) applied vresearch.
c) basic vresearch.
d) empirical vresearch.
ANS: vc
M/C vQuestion v4
Research vthat vis vdesigned vto vfind vsolutions vto vparticular vproblems vis vcalled
a) applied vresearch.
b) post vhoc vresearch.
c) deductive vresearch.
d) action vresearch.
ANS: va
,M/C vQuestion v5
Research vthat vuses vbehavioral vresearch vmethods vto vinvestigate vthe veffects vof vsocial vand veducational vprograms
vis vcalled
a) evaluation vresearch.
b) prediction vresearch.
c) intervention vresearch.
d) pseudoscientific vresearch.
ANS: va
M/C vQuestion v6
Whether va vparticular vinvestigation vis vconsidered vto vbe vscientific vdepends von vwhether
a) it vanalyzes vthe vdata vwith vstatistics.
b) the vtopics vit vstudies vare vscientific.
c) its vfindings vare vaccurate.
d) its vmethods vare vempirical, vverifiable, vand vdeal vwith vsolvable vquestions.
ANS: vd
M/C vQuestion v7
How vdoes vthe vscientific vobservation vof vevents vdiffer vfrom veveryday vobservation?
a) Scientific vobservations vare valways vcorrect.
b) Scientific vobservations vare vstructured vin va vsystematic vfashion.
c) Scientific vobservations vuse vhighly vspecialized vequipment.
d) Scientific vobservations vmay vbe vinterpreted vin vonly vone vway.
ANS: vb
M/C vQuestion v8
Empiricism vrefers vto vthe vpractice vof vrelying von v to vdraw vconclusions.
a) statistics
b) experts
c) observation
d) deduction
ANS: vc
M/C vQuestion v9
How vdoes vpseudoscience vdiffer vfrom vtrue vscience?
a) Pseudoscientific videas vare vwrong.
b) Pseudoscience vis vconducted vby vpeople vwithout vscientific vdegrees.
c) Pseudoscience vviolates vthe vcentral vcriteria vof vtrue vscience.
d) Pseudoscience vis vnot vempirical.
ANS: vc
M/C vQuestion v10
Concluding vthat valiens vhave vvisited vEarth von vthe vbasis vof vone vperson’s vreport vthat vhe vsaw va vUFO vfails vto
vsupport vwhich vcriterion vof vscience?
a) Empiricism
b) Public vverifiability
c) Solvability
d) Statistical vanalysis
ANS: vb
, M/C vQuestion v11
A vset vof vpropositions vthat vattempts vto vspecify vthe vinterrelationships vamong vconstructs vis va(n)
a) theory.
b) pseudoscientific vproposition.
c) post vhoc vexplanation.
d) operational vdefinition.
ANS: va
M/C vQuestion v12
When vresearchers vderive vresearch vhypotheses vfrom va vtheory, vthey vuse
a) induction.
b) operational vdefinitions.
c) empiricism.
d) deduction.
ANS: vd
M/C vQuestion v13
A vtheory vdiffers vfrom va vmodel vin vthat va vtheory
a) can vbe vtested vby vresearch.
b) is vdeveloped vafter vdata vare vcollected.
c) explains vboth vhow vand vwhy vconcepts vare vrelated vto veach vother.
d) is vmore vstrongly vsupported vby vempirical vevidence.
ANS: vc
M/C vQuestion v14
A vspecific vproposition vthat vlogically vfollows vfrom va vtheory vis va(n)
a) induction.
b) hypothesis.
c) empirical vgeneralization.
d) post vhoc vexplanation.
ANS: vb
M/C vQuestion v15
Deriving va vgeneral vexplanation vfrom vspecific vfacts vinvolves
a) induction.
b) a vpriori vreasoning.
c) post vhoc vanalysis.
d) deduction.
ANS: va
M/C vQuestion v16
Empirical vgeneralizations vare
a) derived vfrom vobserved vresults.
b) deduced vfrom vtheories.
c) inferred vfrom vmodels.
d) generalized vfrom vassumptions.
ANS: va
M/C vQuestion v17
A vscientific vhypothesis vmust vbe vstated vin vsuch va vway vthat vit vis
a) deduced.
Key: vAnswer, vType, vLearning vObjective, vLevel
vType
A=Applied
vC=Conceptual
vF=Factual
vLevel
(1)=Easy; v(2)=Moderate; v(3)=Difficult
TB_Leary_Chapter v1
Multiple vChoice vSingle vSelect
M/C vQuestion v1
vWilhelm
vWundt
a) was vthe vfirst vclinical vpsychologist.
b) conducted vthe vfirst vscientific vstudies vof vchildren.
c) was vthe vfather vof vmodern vstatistics.
d) founded vone vof vthe vfirst vpsychological vlaboratories.
ANS: vd
M/C vQuestion v2
The vfirst vpsychological vlaboratory vin vthe vUnited vStates vwas vestablished vby
a) James vMcKeen vCattell.
b) G. vStanley vHall.
c) John vWatson.
d) William vJames.
ANS: vd
M/C vQuestion v3
Research vthat vis vconducted vto venhance vour vunderstanding vof vbehavior vwithout vregard vfor vthe vimmediate
vapplication vof vthis vknowledge vis
a) descriptive vresearch.
b) applied vresearch.
c) basic vresearch.
d) empirical vresearch.
ANS: vc
M/C vQuestion v4
Research vthat vis vdesigned vto vfind vsolutions vto vparticular vproblems vis vcalled
a) applied vresearch.
b) post vhoc vresearch.
c) deductive vresearch.
d) action vresearch.
ANS: va
,M/C vQuestion v5
Research vthat vuses vbehavioral vresearch vmethods vto vinvestigate vthe veffects vof vsocial vand veducational vprograms
vis vcalled
a) evaluation vresearch.
b) prediction vresearch.
c) intervention vresearch.
d) pseudoscientific vresearch.
ANS: va
M/C vQuestion v6
Whether va vparticular vinvestigation vis vconsidered vto vbe vscientific vdepends von vwhether
a) it vanalyzes vthe vdata vwith vstatistics.
b) the vtopics vit vstudies vare vscientific.
c) its vfindings vare vaccurate.
d) its vmethods vare vempirical, vverifiable, vand vdeal vwith vsolvable vquestions.
ANS: vd
M/C vQuestion v7
How vdoes vthe vscientific vobservation vof vevents vdiffer vfrom veveryday vobservation?
a) Scientific vobservations vare valways vcorrect.
b) Scientific vobservations vare vstructured vin va vsystematic vfashion.
c) Scientific vobservations vuse vhighly vspecialized vequipment.
d) Scientific vobservations vmay vbe vinterpreted vin vonly vone vway.
ANS: vb
M/C vQuestion v8
Empiricism vrefers vto vthe vpractice vof vrelying von v to vdraw vconclusions.
a) statistics
b) experts
c) observation
d) deduction
ANS: vc
M/C vQuestion v9
How vdoes vpseudoscience vdiffer vfrom vtrue vscience?
a) Pseudoscientific videas vare vwrong.
b) Pseudoscience vis vconducted vby vpeople vwithout vscientific vdegrees.
c) Pseudoscience vviolates vthe vcentral vcriteria vof vtrue vscience.
d) Pseudoscience vis vnot vempirical.
ANS: vc
M/C vQuestion v10
Concluding vthat valiens vhave vvisited vEarth von vthe vbasis vof vone vperson’s vreport vthat vhe vsaw va vUFO vfails vto
vsupport vwhich vcriterion vof vscience?
a) Empiricism
b) Public vverifiability
c) Solvability
d) Statistical vanalysis
ANS: vb
, M/C vQuestion v11
A vset vof vpropositions vthat vattempts vto vspecify vthe vinterrelationships vamong vconstructs vis va(n)
a) theory.
b) pseudoscientific vproposition.
c) post vhoc vexplanation.
d) operational vdefinition.
ANS: va
M/C vQuestion v12
When vresearchers vderive vresearch vhypotheses vfrom va vtheory, vthey vuse
a) induction.
b) operational vdefinitions.
c) empiricism.
d) deduction.
ANS: vd
M/C vQuestion v13
A vtheory vdiffers vfrom va vmodel vin vthat va vtheory
a) can vbe vtested vby vresearch.
b) is vdeveloped vafter vdata vare vcollected.
c) explains vboth vhow vand vwhy vconcepts vare vrelated vto veach vother.
d) is vmore vstrongly vsupported vby vempirical vevidence.
ANS: vc
M/C vQuestion v14
A vspecific vproposition vthat vlogically vfollows vfrom va vtheory vis va(n)
a) induction.
b) hypothesis.
c) empirical vgeneralization.
d) post vhoc vexplanation.
ANS: vb
M/C vQuestion v15
Deriving va vgeneral vexplanation vfrom vspecific vfacts vinvolves
a) induction.
b) a vpriori vreasoning.
c) post vhoc vanalysis.
d) deduction.
ANS: va
M/C vQuestion v16
Empirical vgeneralizations vare
a) derived vfrom vobserved vresults.
b) deduced vfrom vtheories.
c) inferred vfrom vmodels.
d) generalized vfrom vassumptions.
ANS: va
M/C vQuestion v17
A vscientific vhypothesis vmust vbe vstated vin vsuch va vway vthat vit vis
a) deduced.
