PSY 101 - MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS FOR
MIDTERM WITH SCORED A+ SOLUTIONS.
Based on your text's discussion of scientific inquiry, the goals of psychological
science include each of the following except _____ behavior and mental
processes. Answer - Controlling the causes of
* Synthesizing
Explaining
Predicting
What is the scientific method in the correct order? Answer - Form hypothesis,
conduct literature review, design study, conduct study, analyze data, report
results.
According to the text, how do hypothesis relate to theories? Answer -
Hypothesis are specific predictions used to test a theory's prediction
In which of the following types of descriptive studies does a researcher remain
separated from the situation and make no attempt to change it? Answer -
naturalistic observation
The psychologist Robert Rosenthal told student researchers that some rats in a
study would learn a task quickly and others would learn the task slowly. In
reality, there was no difference in the tested rats' abilities to learn the task.
When the students tested the rats, the animals' learning matched what the
students were told. These results reflect the: Answer - Experimenter
expectancy effect
, Researchers are likely to choose a correlational design when: Answer - It is
impossible too control variables being studied.
There is a correlation between depression and memory: When people suffer
from depression frequently, they often display worse memory than people who
suffer from depression less frequently. Genetics, however, may have an effect
on a study participant's depression and memory. This combination of factors is
known as: Answer - the third variable problem
Before psychologists can begin a research project with human participants,
they must receive approval from the: Answer - institutional review board
When you pair two variables, and as one increases the other decreases, your
data will show Answer - a negative correlation
Miranda is statistically combining the results of all the published studies on the
effects of the presence of a weapon on eyewitness accuracy. Miranda is
performing a(n): Answer - meta-analysis
In the nervous system, cells called ________ receive, integrate, and transmit
information. Answer - Neurons
The brain and the spinal cord make up the ________ nervous system. Answer -
Central
Which of the following is NOT a basic type of neuron? Answer - Myelin
neurons
MIDTERM WITH SCORED A+ SOLUTIONS.
Based on your text's discussion of scientific inquiry, the goals of psychological
science include each of the following except _____ behavior and mental
processes. Answer - Controlling the causes of
* Synthesizing
Explaining
Predicting
What is the scientific method in the correct order? Answer - Form hypothesis,
conduct literature review, design study, conduct study, analyze data, report
results.
According to the text, how do hypothesis relate to theories? Answer -
Hypothesis are specific predictions used to test a theory's prediction
In which of the following types of descriptive studies does a researcher remain
separated from the situation and make no attempt to change it? Answer -
naturalistic observation
The psychologist Robert Rosenthal told student researchers that some rats in a
study would learn a task quickly and others would learn the task slowly. In
reality, there was no difference in the tested rats' abilities to learn the task.
When the students tested the rats, the animals' learning matched what the
students were told. These results reflect the: Answer - Experimenter
expectancy effect
, Researchers are likely to choose a correlational design when: Answer - It is
impossible too control variables being studied.
There is a correlation between depression and memory: When people suffer
from depression frequently, they often display worse memory than people who
suffer from depression less frequently. Genetics, however, may have an effect
on a study participant's depression and memory. This combination of factors is
known as: Answer - the third variable problem
Before psychologists can begin a research project with human participants,
they must receive approval from the: Answer - institutional review board
When you pair two variables, and as one increases the other decreases, your
data will show Answer - a negative correlation
Miranda is statistically combining the results of all the published studies on the
effects of the presence of a weapon on eyewitness accuracy. Miranda is
performing a(n): Answer - meta-analysis
In the nervous system, cells called ________ receive, integrate, and transmit
information. Answer - Neurons
The brain and the spinal cord make up the ________ nervous system. Answer -
Central
Which of the following is NOT a basic type of neuron? Answer - Myelin
neurons
