Retrieved January 14, 2014. Powell, Mike (July 12, 2011). "Megadeth, Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? (25th Anniversary Edition)". Spin. Retrieved August 28, 2013. Stagno, Mike (October
18, 2006). "Megadeth – Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved October 11, 2012. Paoletta, Michael (August 14, 2004). "Vital Reissues". Billboard. p. 45.
Retrieved November 24, 2013. Treppel, Jeff (July 14, 2011). "The AnswerisStill "Nobody:" Megadeth's Peace Sells… But Who's Buying? At 25". Decibel. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
Dimery, Robert, ed. (2011). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Cassell Illustrated. p. 551. OL 26138487M. Popoff, Martin (2004). theTop 500 Heavy Metal AlbumsofAll Time.
ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-600-2. Bowar, Chad. "Essential Thrash Metal Albums". About.com. Retrieved January 3, 2013. Grow, Kory (June 21, 2017). "100 Greatest Metal AlbumsofAll
Time". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved June 22, 2017. "Megadeth: Complete Reissue Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. July 5, 2004. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
"Megadeth: Detailsof25th Anniversary Editionof'Peace Sells…But Who's Buying?' Announced". Revolver. April 19, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011. "Megadeth Bassist Talks About Lars Ulrich's
Liner Notes to'Peace Sells' Reissue". Blabbermouth.net. May 5, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2011. "Megadeth's 'Peace' 25th-Anniversary Reissue Sells Less Than 2K Copies First Week".
Blabbermouth.net. July 20, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2011. "Megadeth's 'Peace' Expanded 25th-Anniversary Reissue Rocks Times Square". Blabbermouth.net. April 28, 2011. Retrieved
December 12, 2013. Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (Reissue liner notes). Capitol Records. 2004. pp. 4–12. Scorpion, The. "SCORPION Q+A". Megadeth.com. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
"Megadeth Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2023. "ピース・セルズ…バット・フーズ・バイイング? 25thアニヴァーサリー・スペシャル・エディシ
ョン メガデス" [Peace Sells... But Who's Buying 25th Anniversary Special Edition] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 8, 2023. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40".
Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Archived from theoriginalonJanuary 24, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
"Canadian album certifications – Megadeth – Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?". Music Canada. "British album certifications – Megadeth – Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?". British
Phonographic Industry. "American album certifications – Megadeth – Peace Sells ... but
Test Bank For
Applied Communication Research Methods Getting Started as a Researcher, 3E By Michael
Boyle, Mike Schmierbach
Chapter 1-15
Chapter 1
1 Which principle of research is met by directly observing and measuring phenomena?
(A) Empirical
(B) Systematic
(C) Intersubjective
(D) Cyclical
Answer: (A) Empirical
Feedback: By using empirical measurement, we ensure our results actually describe reality.
2 Which principle of research is met by carefully planning studies and consistently
following those plans?
(A) Empirical
(B) Systematic
(C) Intersubjective
(D) Cyclical
Answer: (B) Systematic
Feedback: Being systematic helps reduce bias, because researchers won't be tempted to
change their measures to fit their expectations.
3 Which principle of research refers to the idea that the community of scholars should share
definitions for important ideas in communication?
(A) Empirical
(B) Systematic
(C) Intersubjective
(D) Cyclical
Answer: (C) Intersubjective
Feedback: We use the term "intersubjective" because while the definition is shared between
researchers, it isn't necessarily a fixed quality governed by the laws of nature.
, 4 Research gains strength over time because of this principle of research, in which scholars
constantly test and expand prior studies.
(A) Empirical
(B) Systematic
(C) Intersubjective
(D) Cyclical
Answer: (D) Cyclical
Feedback: By following a cycle of developing research designs, collecting empirical data,
and carefully reporting results, researchers can identify mistakes made in earlier studies and
correct our understanding of the world.
A describes a situation where the value of one variable can be used to more accurately
predict the value of another.
(A) Relationship
(B) Explanation
(C) Description
(D) Interaction
Answer: (A) Relationship
Feedback: A relationship reflects a recognizable pattern where the values of two variables
are predictably linked. Explanation and description are two potential goals of research that might
identify relationships, and an interaction describes a specific, more complex type of relationship.
Retrieved January 14, 2014. Powell, Mike (July 12, 2011). "Megadeth, Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? (25th Anniversary Editio n)". Spin. Retrieved August 28, 2013. Stagno, Mike (October 18, 2006).
"Megadeth – Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved October 11, 2012. Paoletta, Michael (August 14, 2004). "Vital Reissues". Billboard. p. 45. Retrieved November 24,
2013. Treppel, Jeff (July 14, 2011). "The AnswerisStill "Nobody:" Megadeth's Peace Sells… But Who's Buying? At 25". Decibel. Retrieved November 25, 2013. Dimery, Robert, ed. (2011). 1001 Albums You
Must Hear Before You Die. Cassell Illustrated. p. 551. OL 26138487M. Popoff, Martin (2004). theTop 500 Heavy Metal AlbumsofAll Time. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-600-2. Bowar, Chad. "Essential Thrash
Metal Albums". About.com. Retrieved January 3, 2013. Grow, Kory (June 21, 2017). "100 Greatest Metal AlbumsofAll Time". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved June 22, 2017. "Megadeth:
Complete Reissue Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. July 5, 2004. Retrieved December 13, 2014. "Megadeth: Detailsof25th Anniversary Editionof'Peace Sells…But Who's Buying?' Announced". Revolver.
April 19, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011. "Megadeth Bassist Talks About Lars Ulrich's Liner Notes to'Peace Sells' Reissue". Blabbermouth.net. May 5, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2011. "Megadeth's 'Peace' 25th-
Anniversary Reissue Sells Less Than 2K Copies First Week". Blabbermouth.net. July 20, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2011. "Megadeth's 'Peace' Expanded 25th-Anniversary Reissue Rocks Times Square".
Blabbermouth.net. April 28, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2013. Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (Reissue liner notes). Capitol Records. 2004. pp. 4–12. Scorpion, The. "SCORPION Q+A". Megadeth.com.
Retrieved August 30, 2022. "Megadeth Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2023. "ピース・セルズ…バット・フーズ・バイイング? 25thアニヴァーサリー・スペシャル
・エディション メガデス" [Peace Sells... But Who's Buying 25th Anniversary Special Edition] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 8, 2023. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official
Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Archived from theoriginalonJanuary 24, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2021. "Canadian album
certifications – Megadeth – Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?". Music Canada. "British album certifications – Megadeth – Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?". British Phonographic Industry. "American album
certifications – Megadeth – Peace Sells ... but
What term describes a parsimonious model that makes falsifiable predictions about how
variables are related?
(A) Hypothesis
(B) Abstract
(C) Theory
(D) Meta-analysis
Answer: (C) Theory
Feedback: A theory provides a broad description of how variables are related, making
specific predictions, or hypotheses, that can be tested and shown to be supported or not
supported. An abstract is a part of a research article that summarizes the overall paper, and a
meta-analysis combines many studies on a topic to see how broadly supported a specific
hypothesis or set of hypotheses is within the literature.
The process of showing that a prediction generated by a theory is not supported by empirical
, evidence is known as what?
(A) Parsimony
(B) Falsification
(C) Scope
(D) Questioning
Answer: (B) Falsification
Feedback: Falsification is critical to theory; a theory that does not offer specific testable
predictions doesn't tell us anything new, since every possible outcome is included, we can never
make an accurate prediction. Parsimony reflects how compact or simple a theory is; scope
reflects how broad a set of circumstances it addresses. All theories potentially address applicable
research questions.
Retrieved January 14, 2014. Powell, Mike (July 12, 2011). "Megadeth, Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? (25th Anniversary Editio n)". Spin. Retrieved August 28, 2013. Stagno, Mike (October 18, 2006).
"Megadeth – Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved October 11, 2012. Paoletta, Michael (August 14, 2004). "Vital Reissues". Billboard. p. 45. Retrieved November 24,
2013. Treppel, Jeff (July 14, 2011). "The AnswerisStill "Nobody:" Megadeth's Peace Sells… But Who's Buying? At 25". Decibel. Retrieved November 25, 2013. Dimery, Robert, ed. (2011). 1001 Albums You
Must Hear Before You Die. Cassell Illustrated. p. 551. OL 26138487M. Popoff, Martin (2004). theTop 500 Heavy Metal AlbumsofAll Time. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-600-2. Bowar, Chad. "Essential Thrash
Metal Albums". About.com. Retrieved January 3, 2013. Grow, Kory (June 21, 2017). "100 Greatest Metal AlbumsofAll Time". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved June 22, 2017. "Megadeth:
Complete Reissue Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. July 5, 2004. Retrieved December 13, 2014. "Megadeth: Detailsof25th Anniversary Editionof'Peace Sells…But Who's Buying?' Announced". Revolver.
April 19, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011. "Megadeth Bassist Talks About Lars Ulrich's Liner Notes to'Peace Sells' Reissue". Blabbermouth.net. May 5, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2011. "Megadeth's 'Peace' 25th-
Anniversary Reissue Sells Less Than 2K Copies First Week". Blabbermouth.net. July 20, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2011. "Megadeth's 'Peace' Expanded 25th-Anniversary Reissue Rocks Times Square".
Blabbermouth.net. April 28, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2013. Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (Reissue liner notes). Capitol Records. 2004. pp. 4–12. Scorpion, The. "SCORPION Q+A". Megadeth.com.
Retrieved August 30, 2022. "Megadeth Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2023. "ピース・セルズ…バット・フーズ・バイイング? 25thアニヴァーサリー・スペシャル
・エディション メガデス" [Peace Sells... But Who's Buying 25th Anniversary Special Edition] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 8, 2023. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official
Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Archived from theoriginalonJanuary 24, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2021. "Canadian album
certifications – Megadeth – Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?". Music Canada. "British album certifications – Megadeth – Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?". British Phonographic Industry. "American album
certifications – Megadeth – Peace Sells ... but
All else being equal, researchers prefer a simpler theory that involves less variables, a principle
known as what?
(A) Parsimony
(B) Falsification
(C) Scope
(D) Questioning
Answer: (A) Parsimony
Feedback: A good theory will explain a wide range, or scope, of phenomena, and will offer
clearly testable predictions that can be falsified. But given two theories with the same scope and
ability to generate predictions, the simpler theory that involves fewer variables is preferred.
Another word for the breadth or diversity of topics covered by a theory is .
(A) Parsimony
(B) Falsification
(C) Scope
(D) Questioning
Answer: (C) Scope
Feedback: A good theory has a wide scope, applying to a variety of types of people, forms of
communication, or both. So long as the theory generates predictions that can be falsified, or
shown to be wrong, across that range of situations, it remains useful. However, if too many
additional variables are required to make the theory apply to those situations, then it will suffer
from a lack of parsimony.
, What do researchers define as a specific, falsifiable prediction generated from a theory?
(A) Research question
(B) Causality
(C) Literature review
(D) Hypothesis
Answer: (D) Hypothesis
Feedback: Good theories can generate specific predictions, known as hypotheses. These
predictions drive the research process. While some predicted relationships may be causal, such
that one variable necessarily influences the other, it is not required. The literature review will
explain how prior research, relevant to the overall research question or questions, leads to
specific hypotheses.
Retrieved January 14, 2014. Powell, Mike (July 12, 2011). "Megadeth, Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? (25th Anniversary Editio n)". Spin. Retrieved August 28, 2013. Stagno, Mike (October 18, 2006).
"Megadeth – Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved October 11, 2012. Paoletta, Michael (August 14, 2004). "Vital Reissues". Billboard. p. 45. Retrieved November 24,
2013. Treppel, Jeff (July 14, 2011). "The AnswerisStill "Nobody:" Megadeth's Peace Sells… But Who's Buying? At 25". Decibel. Retrieved November 25, 2013. Dimery, Robert, ed. (2011). 1001 Albums You
Must Hear Before You Die. Cassell Illustrated. p. 551. OL 26138487M. Popoff, Martin (2004). theTop 500 Heavy Metal AlbumsofAll Time. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-600-2. Bowar, Chad. "Essential Thrash
Metal Albums". About.com. Retrieved January 3, 2013. Grow, Kory (June 21, 2017). "100 Greatest Metal AlbumsofAll Time". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved June 22, 2017. "Megadeth:
Complete Reissue Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. July 5, 2004. Retrieved December 13, 2014. "Megadeth: Detailsof25th Anniversary Editionof'Peace Sells…But Who's Buying?' Announced". Revolver.
April 19, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011. "Megadeth Bassist Talks About Lars Ulrich's Liner Notes to'Peace Sells' Reissue". Blabbermouth.net. May 5, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2011. "Megadeth's 'Peace' 25th-
Anniversary Reissue Sells Less Than 2K Copies First Week". Blabbermouth.net. July 20, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2011. "Megadeth's 'Peace' Expanded 25th-Anniversary Reissue Rocks Times Square".
Blabbermouth.net. April 28, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2013. Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (Reissue liner notes). Capitol Records. 2004. pp. 4–12. Scorpion, The. "SCORPION Q+A". Megadeth.com.
Retrieved August 30, 2022. "Megadeth Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2023. "ピース・セルズ…バット・フーズ・バイイング? 25thアニヴァーサリー・スペシャル
・エディション メガデス" [Peace Sells... But Who's Buying 25th Anniversary Special Edition] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 8, 2023. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official
Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Archived from theoriginalonJanuary 24, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2021. "Canadian album
certifications – Megadeth – Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?". Music Canada. "British album certifications – Megadeth – Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?". British Phonographic Industry. "American album
certifications – Megadeth – Peace Sells ... but
If a researcher found that the more money a candidate spent on political advertising, the more
votes they received, this would be an example of a relationship.
(A) Positive
(B) Negative
(C) Mediated
(D) Moderated
Answer: (A) Positive
Feedback: Because an increase in one variable is associated with an increase in the other
variable, this is a positive relationship. If advertising led to a backlash and fewer people voted for
the candidate the more money spent, this would be a negative relationship. Mediation and
moderation both involve relationships among three or more variables.
What is the term for a relationship in which the independent variable influences a third variable,
and changes in that third variable then influence the dependent variable?
(A) Positive
(B) Negative
(C) Mediated
(D) Moderated
Answer: (C) Mediated
Feedback: Mediated relationships are called that because the third variable falls in the middle
of the process. Both positive and negative relationships could be mediated, but don't have to be.
Moderation is another type of relationship involving a third variable, but the moderating variable
is not affected by either the independent or dependent variables.
18, 2006). "Megadeth – Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved October 11, 2012. Paoletta, Michael (August 14, 2004). "Vital Reissues". Billboard. p. 45.
Retrieved November 24, 2013. Treppel, Jeff (July 14, 2011). "The AnswerisStill "Nobody:" Megadeth's Peace Sells… But Who's Buying? At 25". Decibel. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
Dimery, Robert, ed. (2011). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Cassell Illustrated. p. 551. OL 26138487M. Popoff, Martin (2004). theTop 500 Heavy Metal AlbumsofAll Time.
ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-600-2. Bowar, Chad. "Essential Thrash Metal Albums". About.com. Retrieved January 3, 2013. Grow, Kory (June 21, 2017). "100 Greatest Metal AlbumsofAll
Time". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved June 22, 2017. "Megadeth: Complete Reissue Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. July 5, 2004. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
"Megadeth: Detailsof25th Anniversary Editionof'Peace Sells…But Who's Buying?' Announced". Revolver. April 19, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011. "Megadeth Bassist Talks About Lars Ulrich's
Liner Notes to'Peace Sells' Reissue". Blabbermouth.net. May 5, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2011. "Megadeth's 'Peace' 25th-Anniversary Reissue Sells Less Than 2K Copies First Week".
Blabbermouth.net. July 20, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2011. "Megadeth's 'Peace' Expanded 25th-Anniversary Reissue Rocks Times Square". Blabbermouth.net. April 28, 2011. Retrieved
December 12, 2013. Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (Reissue liner notes). Capitol Records. 2004. pp. 4–12. Scorpion, The. "SCORPION Q+A". Megadeth.com. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
"Megadeth Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2023. "ピース・セルズ…バット・フーズ・バイイング? 25thアニヴァーサリー・スペシャル・エディシ
ョン メガデス" [Peace Sells... But Who's Buying 25th Anniversary Special Edition] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 8, 2023. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40".
Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Archived from theoriginalonJanuary 24, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
"Canadian album certifications – Megadeth – Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?". Music Canada. "British album certifications – Megadeth – Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?". British
Phonographic Industry. "American album certifications – Megadeth – Peace Sells ... but
Test Bank For
Applied Communication Research Methods Getting Started as a Researcher, 3E By Michael
Boyle, Mike Schmierbach
Chapter 1-15
Chapter 1
1 Which principle of research is met by directly observing and measuring phenomena?
(A) Empirical
(B) Systematic
(C) Intersubjective
(D) Cyclical
Answer: (A) Empirical
Feedback: By using empirical measurement, we ensure our results actually describe reality.
2 Which principle of research is met by carefully planning studies and consistently
following those plans?
(A) Empirical
(B) Systematic
(C) Intersubjective
(D) Cyclical
Answer: (B) Systematic
Feedback: Being systematic helps reduce bias, because researchers won't be tempted to
change their measures to fit their expectations.
3 Which principle of research refers to the idea that the community of scholars should share
definitions for important ideas in communication?
(A) Empirical
(B) Systematic
(C) Intersubjective
(D) Cyclical
Answer: (C) Intersubjective
Feedback: We use the term "intersubjective" because while the definition is shared between
researchers, it isn't necessarily a fixed quality governed by the laws of nature.
, 4 Research gains strength over time because of this principle of research, in which scholars
constantly test and expand prior studies.
(A) Empirical
(B) Systematic
(C) Intersubjective
(D) Cyclical
Answer: (D) Cyclical
Feedback: By following a cycle of developing research designs, collecting empirical data,
and carefully reporting results, researchers can identify mistakes made in earlier studies and
correct our understanding of the world.
A describes a situation where the value of one variable can be used to more accurately
predict the value of another.
(A) Relationship
(B) Explanation
(C) Description
(D) Interaction
Answer: (A) Relationship
Feedback: A relationship reflects a recognizable pattern where the values of two variables
are predictably linked. Explanation and description are two potential goals of research that might
identify relationships, and an interaction describes a specific, more complex type of relationship.
Retrieved January 14, 2014. Powell, Mike (July 12, 2011). "Megadeth, Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? (25th Anniversary Editio n)". Spin. Retrieved August 28, 2013. Stagno, Mike (October 18, 2006).
"Megadeth – Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved October 11, 2012. Paoletta, Michael (August 14, 2004). "Vital Reissues". Billboard. p. 45. Retrieved November 24,
2013. Treppel, Jeff (July 14, 2011). "The AnswerisStill "Nobody:" Megadeth's Peace Sells… But Who's Buying? At 25". Decibel. Retrieved November 25, 2013. Dimery, Robert, ed. (2011). 1001 Albums You
Must Hear Before You Die. Cassell Illustrated. p. 551. OL 26138487M. Popoff, Martin (2004). theTop 500 Heavy Metal AlbumsofAll Time. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-600-2. Bowar, Chad. "Essential Thrash
Metal Albums". About.com. Retrieved January 3, 2013. Grow, Kory (June 21, 2017). "100 Greatest Metal AlbumsofAll Time". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved June 22, 2017. "Megadeth:
Complete Reissue Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. July 5, 2004. Retrieved December 13, 2014. "Megadeth: Detailsof25th Anniversary Editionof'Peace Sells…But Who's Buying?' Announced". Revolver.
April 19, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011. "Megadeth Bassist Talks About Lars Ulrich's Liner Notes to'Peace Sells' Reissue". Blabbermouth.net. May 5, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2011. "Megadeth's 'Peace' 25th-
Anniversary Reissue Sells Less Than 2K Copies First Week". Blabbermouth.net. July 20, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2011. "Megadeth's 'Peace' Expanded 25th-Anniversary Reissue Rocks Times Square".
Blabbermouth.net. April 28, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2013. Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (Reissue liner notes). Capitol Records. 2004. pp. 4–12. Scorpion, The. "SCORPION Q+A". Megadeth.com.
Retrieved August 30, 2022. "Megadeth Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2023. "ピース・セルズ…バット・フーズ・バイイング? 25thアニヴァーサリー・スペシャル
・エディション メガデス" [Peace Sells... But Who's Buying 25th Anniversary Special Edition] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 8, 2023. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official
Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Archived from theoriginalonJanuary 24, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2021. "Canadian album
certifications – Megadeth – Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?". Music Canada. "British album certifications – Megadeth – Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?". British Phonographic Industry. "American album
certifications – Megadeth – Peace Sells ... but
What term describes a parsimonious model that makes falsifiable predictions about how
variables are related?
(A) Hypothesis
(B) Abstract
(C) Theory
(D) Meta-analysis
Answer: (C) Theory
Feedback: A theory provides a broad description of how variables are related, making
specific predictions, or hypotheses, that can be tested and shown to be supported or not
supported. An abstract is a part of a research article that summarizes the overall paper, and a
meta-analysis combines many studies on a topic to see how broadly supported a specific
hypothesis or set of hypotheses is within the literature.
The process of showing that a prediction generated by a theory is not supported by empirical
, evidence is known as what?
(A) Parsimony
(B) Falsification
(C) Scope
(D) Questioning
Answer: (B) Falsification
Feedback: Falsification is critical to theory; a theory that does not offer specific testable
predictions doesn't tell us anything new, since every possible outcome is included, we can never
make an accurate prediction. Parsimony reflects how compact or simple a theory is; scope
reflects how broad a set of circumstances it addresses. All theories potentially address applicable
research questions.
Retrieved January 14, 2014. Powell, Mike (July 12, 2011). "Megadeth, Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? (25th Anniversary Editio n)". Spin. Retrieved August 28, 2013. Stagno, Mike (October 18, 2006).
"Megadeth – Peace Sells... but Who's Buying? (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved October 11, 2012. Paoletta, Michael (August 14, 2004). "Vital Reissues". Billboard. p. 45. Retrieved November 24,
2013. Treppel, Jeff (July 14, 2011). "The AnswerisStill "Nobody:" Megadeth's Peace Sells… But Who's Buying? At 25". Decibel. Retrieved November 25, 2013. Dimery, Robert, ed. (2011). 1001 Albums You
Must Hear Before You Die. Cassell Illustrated. p. 551. OL 26138487M. Popoff, Martin (2004). theTop 500 Heavy Metal AlbumsofAll Time. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-600-2. Bowar, Chad. "Essential Thrash
Metal Albums". About.com. Retrieved January 3, 2013. Grow, Kory (June 21, 2017). "100 Greatest Metal AlbumsofAll Time". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved June 22, 2017. "Megadeth:
Complete Reissue Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. July 5, 2004. Retrieved December 13, 2014. "Megadeth: Detailsof25th Anniversary Editionof'Peace Sells…But Who's Buying?' Announced". Revolver.
April 19, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011. "Megadeth Bassist Talks About Lars Ulrich's Liner Notes to'Peace Sells' Reissue". Blabbermouth.net. May 5, 2011. Retrieved June 4, 2011. "Megadeth's 'Peace' 25th-
Anniversary Reissue Sells Less Than 2K Copies First Week". Blabbermouth.net. July 20, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2011. "Megadeth's 'Peace' Expanded 25th-Anniversary Reissue Rocks Times Square".
Blabbermouth.net. April 28, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2013. Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (Reissue liner notes). Capitol Records. 2004. pp. 4–12. Scorpion, The. "SCORPION Q+A". Megadeth.com.
Retrieved August 30, 2022. "Megadeth Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2023. "ピース・セルズ…バット・フーズ・バイイング? 25thアニヴァーサリー・スペシャル
・エディション メガデス" [Peace Sells... But Who's Buying 25th Anniversary Special Edition] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 8, 2023. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official
Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1987". Billboard. Archived from theoriginalonJanuary 24, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2021. "Canadian album
certifications – Megadeth – Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?". Music Canada. "British album certifications – Megadeth – Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?". British Phonographic Industry. "American album
certifications – Megadeth – Peace Sells ... but
All else being equal, researchers prefer a simpler theory that involves less variables, a principle
known as what?
(A) Parsimony
(B) Falsification
(C) Scope
(D) Questioning
Answer: (A) Parsimony
Feedback: A good theory will explain a wide range, or scope, of phenomena, and will offer
clearly testable predictions that can be falsified. But given two theories with the same scope and
ability to generate predictions, the simpler theory that involves fewer variables is preferred.
Another word for the breadth or diversity of topics covered by a theory is .
(A) Parsimony
(B) Falsification
(C) Scope
(D) Questioning
Answer: (C) Scope
Feedback: A good theory has a wide scope, applying to a variety of types of people, forms of
communication, or both. So long as the theory generates predictions that can be falsified, or
shown to be wrong, across that range of situations, it remains useful. However, if too many
additional variables are required to make the theory apply to those situations, then it will suffer
from a lack of parsimony.
, What do researchers define as a specific, falsifiable prediction generated from a theory?
(A) Research question
(B) Causality
(C) Literature review
(D) Hypothesis
Answer: (D) Hypothesis
Feedback: Good theories can generate specific predictions, known as hypotheses. These
predictions drive the research process. While some predicted relationships may be causal, such
that one variable necessarily influences the other, it is not required. The literature review will
explain how prior research, relevant to the overall research question or questions, leads to
specific hypotheses.
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If a researcher found that the more money a candidate spent on political advertising, the more
votes they received, this would be an example of a relationship.
(A) Positive
(B) Negative
(C) Mediated
(D) Moderated
Answer: (A) Positive
Feedback: Because an increase in one variable is associated with an increase in the other
variable, this is a positive relationship. If advertising led to a backlash and fewer people voted for
the candidate the more money spent, this would be a negative relationship. Mediation and
moderation both involve relationships among three or more variables.
What is the term for a relationship in which the independent variable influences a third variable,
and changes in that third variable then influence the dependent variable?
(A) Positive
(B) Negative
(C) Mediated
(D) Moderated
Answer: (C) Mediated
Feedback: Mediated relationships are called that because the third variable falls in the middle
of the process. Both positive and negative relationships could be mediated, but don't have to be.
Moderation is another type of relationship involving a third variable, but the moderating variable
is not affected by either the independent or dependent variables.
