PSY 300 -EXAM 1QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
d. falsifiable - ✔✔Hypotheses must be stated in such a way that they are
A. induced
B. proven
C. post hoc
D. falsifiable
E. definable
e. all of the above are operational definitions of anxiety - ✔✔Which of the following would be
an operational definition of "anxiety"?
A. a participant's score on an anxiety scale
B. a researcher's rating of how anxious a participant appears
C. a physiological measure of anxious arousal
D. the frequency of "nervous" behaviors, such as fidgeting
E. all of the above are operational definitions of anxiety
F. none of these are operational definitions
B. public verifiability - ✔✔Concluding that aliens have visited Earth on the basis of one person's
report fails to support
which criterion of science?
A. empiricism
B. public verifiability
C. solvability
D. statistical analysis
E. none of the above
C. on the basis of accumulated evidence over many studies - ✔✔Given that theories cannot be
proved nor disproved by the results of a research study, how
does scientific knowledge advance?
A. it doesn't
B. on the basis of null findings
C. on the basis of accumulated evidence over many studies
D. through logic
E. through experimentation
C. basic research - ✔✔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
E. translational research
A. independent - ✔✔In an experiment, the variable that is manipulated by the researcher is the
________ variable.
A. independent
B. control
C. empirical
D. dependent
E. operational
B. Correlational - ✔✔7. Which type of research makes claims about how two measured variables
are associated?
A. Descriptive
B. Correlational
C. Experimental
D. Both A and B
E. Both A and C
D. descriptive - ✔✔A researcher measured the public's attitudes toward nuclear power after a
nuclear accident.
This is an example of ___________ research.
A. correlational
B. post hoc
C. experimental
D. descriptive
E. none of the above
E. Both A and C - ✔✔Glenn conducts research with one measured variable. Which kind of
research did he probably
conduct?
A. Descriptive
B. Correlational
C. Experimental
D. Both A and B
E. Both A and C
B. introduction - ✔✔In which section of a research article should the hypothesis appear?
A. discussion
B. introduction
C. results
D. method
A. We do not examine all of the evidence, only what we can quickly think of. - ✔✔Which of the
following is a problem presented by the availability heuristic?
A. We do not examine all of the evidence, only what we can quickly think of.
ANSWERS
d. falsifiable - ✔✔Hypotheses must be stated in such a way that they are
A. induced
B. proven
C. post hoc
D. falsifiable
E. definable
e. all of the above are operational definitions of anxiety - ✔✔Which of the following would be
an operational definition of "anxiety"?
A. a participant's score on an anxiety scale
B. a researcher's rating of how anxious a participant appears
C. a physiological measure of anxious arousal
D. the frequency of "nervous" behaviors, such as fidgeting
E. all of the above are operational definitions of anxiety
F. none of these are operational definitions
B. public verifiability - ✔✔Concluding that aliens have visited Earth on the basis of one person's
report fails to support
which criterion of science?
A. empiricism
B. public verifiability
C. solvability
D. statistical analysis
E. none of the above
C. on the basis of accumulated evidence over many studies - ✔✔Given that theories cannot be
proved nor disproved by the results of a research study, how
does scientific knowledge advance?
A. it doesn't
B. on the basis of null findings
C. on the basis of accumulated evidence over many studies
D. through logic
E. through experimentation
C. basic research - ✔✔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
E. translational research
A. independent - ✔✔In an experiment, the variable that is manipulated by the researcher is the
________ variable.
A. independent
B. control
C. empirical
D. dependent
E. operational
B. Correlational - ✔✔7. Which type of research makes claims about how two measured variables
are associated?
A. Descriptive
B. Correlational
C. Experimental
D. Both A and B
E. Both A and C
D. descriptive - ✔✔A researcher measured the public's attitudes toward nuclear power after a
nuclear accident.
This is an example of ___________ research.
A. correlational
B. post hoc
C. experimental
D. descriptive
E. none of the above
E. Both A and C - ✔✔Glenn conducts research with one measured variable. Which kind of
research did he probably
conduct?
A. Descriptive
B. Correlational
C. Experimental
D. Both A and B
E. Both A and C
B. introduction - ✔✔In which section of a research article should the hypothesis appear?
A. discussion
B. introduction
C. results
D. method
A. We do not examine all of the evidence, only what we can quickly think of. - ✔✔Which of the
following is a problem presented by the availability heuristic?
A. We do not examine all of the evidence, only what we can quickly think of.
