TEST BANK
All Chapters Included
, TABLE OF CONTENT
1. Evaluating Numerical Information
2. Basic Research Concepts
3. Frequency Distribution Tables
4. Descriptive Statistics
5. Graphs: Bar Charts, Histograms, and Boxplots
6. The Normal Distribution and z Scores
7. Sampling Error and Confidence Intervals
8. The One-Sample t Test
9. Issues in Significance Tests
10. Bivariate Pearson Correlation
11. Bivariate Regression
12. The Independent-Samples t Test
13. One-Way Between-Subjects Analysis of Variance
14. Paired Samples t Test
15. One-Way Repeated-Measures Analysis of Variance
16. Factorial Analysis of Variance
17. Chi-Square Analysis of Contingency Tables
18. Selection of Bivariate Analyses and Review of Key Concepts
Chapter 1: Evaluating Numerical Information
Multiple Choice
1. Science journals often require researchers to .
,a. guarantee significant results
b. provide names of participants
c. identify possible conflicts of interest
d. subscribe to the journal
ANSWER: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 1.3.1 Self-Interest or Bias
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. Communicator self-interest can produce concerns about .
a. cost of the product
b. credibility of the message
c. future research
d. methodology
ANSWER: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 1.3.1 Self-Interest or Bias
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. Confirmation bias is informally known as .
a. cherry picking
b. natural selection
c. favoritism
d. preferential
treatment ANSWER: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 1.3.2 Bias and “Cherry Picking”
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. Research written by the person with first-hand knowledge of the events of the study is
known as .
a. a literature review
b. questionable
c. a secondary source
d. a primary source
ANSWER: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 1.3.3 Primary, Secondary, and Third Party Sources
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. Much of the content on websites for news entities is considered .
a. primary source content
b. secondary source content
c. third party content
d. unreliable
ANSWER: C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.3.3 Primary, Secondary, and Third-Party Sources
Difficulty Level: Medium
, 6. News reports and websites .
a. always identify self interest
b. consistently identify their credentials
c. faithfully confess to bias
d. may not include source information
ANSWER: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.3.4 Communicator Credentials and Skills
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. Fraud in science is .
a. rare but has occurred
b. acceptable in certain circumstances
c. never reported
d. rarely punished
ANSWER: A
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.3.5 Track Record for Truth-Telling
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. Although anecdotal evidence may be accurate, it is difficult to .
a. replicate in future studies
b. analyze
c. generalize to a larger population
d. gain permission to publish
ANSWER: C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.4.1 Anecdotal Versus Numerical Information Difficulty
Level: Medium
9. The purpose of citation in science is to .
a. determine validity
All Chapters Included
, TABLE OF CONTENT
1. Evaluating Numerical Information
2. Basic Research Concepts
3. Frequency Distribution Tables
4. Descriptive Statistics
5. Graphs: Bar Charts, Histograms, and Boxplots
6. The Normal Distribution and z Scores
7. Sampling Error and Confidence Intervals
8. The One-Sample t Test
9. Issues in Significance Tests
10. Bivariate Pearson Correlation
11. Bivariate Regression
12. The Independent-Samples t Test
13. One-Way Between-Subjects Analysis of Variance
14. Paired Samples t Test
15. One-Way Repeated-Measures Analysis of Variance
16. Factorial Analysis of Variance
17. Chi-Square Analysis of Contingency Tables
18. Selection of Bivariate Analyses and Review of Key Concepts
Chapter 1: Evaluating Numerical Information
Multiple Choice
1. Science journals often require researchers to .
,a. guarantee significant results
b. provide names of participants
c. identify possible conflicts of interest
d. subscribe to the journal
ANSWER: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 1.3.1 Self-Interest or Bias
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. Communicator self-interest can produce concerns about .
a. cost of the product
b. credibility of the message
c. future research
d. methodology
ANSWER: B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 1.3.1 Self-Interest or Bias
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. Confirmation bias is informally known as .
a. cherry picking
b. natural selection
c. favoritism
d. preferential
treatment ANSWER: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 1.3.2 Bias and “Cherry Picking”
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. Research written by the person with first-hand knowledge of the events of the study is
known as .
a. a literature review
b. questionable
c. a secondary source
d. a primary source
ANSWER: D
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: 1.3.3 Primary, Secondary, and Third Party Sources
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. Much of the content on websites for news entities is considered .
a. primary source content
b. secondary source content
c. third party content
d. unreliable
ANSWER: C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.3.3 Primary, Secondary, and Third-Party Sources
Difficulty Level: Medium
, 6. News reports and websites .
a. always identify self interest
b. consistently identify their credentials
c. faithfully confess to bias
d. may not include source information
ANSWER: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.3.4 Communicator Credentials and Skills
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. Fraud in science is .
a. rare but has occurred
b. acceptable in certain circumstances
c. never reported
d. rarely punished
ANSWER: A
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.3.5 Track Record for Truth-Telling
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. Although anecdotal evidence may be accurate, it is difficult to .
a. replicate in future studies
b. analyze
c. generalize to a larger population
d. gain permission to publish
ANSWER: C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: 1.4.1 Anecdotal Versus Numerical Information Difficulty
Level: Medium
9. The purpose of citation in science is to .
a. determine validity
