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PSYCH 2010 Quizzes with 100% VERIFIED Answers
UPDATED!!!
An intense study of a single individual or small group of
individuals is called a
A. vivid description
B. quasi-experiment
C. case study
D. correlational study - ANSWER c. case study
You are told that 50% of people who are given a new drug for
headaches feel better after just half an hour. You are skeptical
about the effectiveness of this drug because of...
A the vividness problem
B the placebo effect
C over-reliance on case studies - ANSWER B the placebo effect
People tend to believe case studies over statistical evidence
because...
A of the vividness problem
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B of the placebo effect
C case studies provide better empirical evidence than statistics
D most people don't understand numbers - ANSWER A of the
vividness problem
Falsifiability means that
A an operational definition can be shown to be false
B a theory can be shown to be false
C and essentialist definition can be shown to be false - ANSWER
B a theory can be shown to be false
A good theory can explain every possible outcome.
T/F - ANSWER False
a negative feeling characterized by irritation, frustration, or
even rage.
Theoretical or operational definition? - ANSWER Theoretical
PSYCH 2010 Quizzes with 100% VERIFIED Answers
UPDATED!!!
An intense study of a single individual or small group of
individuals is called a
A. vivid description
B. quasi-experiment
C. case study
D. correlational study - ANSWER c. case study
You are told that 50% of people who are given a new drug for
headaches feel better after just half an hour. You are skeptical
about the effectiveness of this drug because of...
A the vividness problem
B the placebo effect
C over-reliance on case studies - ANSWER B the placebo effect
People tend to believe case studies over statistical evidence
because...
A of the vividness problem
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B of the placebo effect
C case studies provide better empirical evidence than statistics
D most people don't understand numbers - ANSWER A of the
vividness problem
Falsifiability means that
A an operational definition can be shown to be false
B a theory can be shown to be false
C and essentialist definition can be shown to be false - ANSWER
B a theory can be shown to be false
A good theory can explain every possible outcome.
T/F - ANSWER False
a negative feeling characterized by irritation, frustration, or
even rage.
Theoretical or operational definition? - ANSWER Theoretical
