psy hw

 3.

Question :

In the _______ review process, research is screened and critiqued by scientists in the field before it is published.

Student Answer:

 panel

 scientific

 expert

 peer

 6.

Question :

Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of a good theory?

Student Answer:

 A good theory is general.

 A good theory is complex.

 A good theory can be falsified.

 A good theory inspires future research.

 12.

Question :

Case studies, naturalistic observation, and surveys are all examples of ___________ research methods.

Student Answer:

 observational

 descriptive

 experimental

 correlational

 14.

Question :

Fidelma is undertaking survey research. Which of the following is she probably doing?

Student Answer:

 Recording the behaviors of sea lions in their natural habitat

 Observing the problem solving strategies of an extremely gifted middle-school girl

 Comparing students’ performance on abstract and concrete versions of problems

 Asking a sample of students a series of questions about their sexual attitudes and behaviors

 15.

Question :

Which alternative correctly pairs a threat to the validity of research with a definition?

Student Answer:

 construct validity; the measured variables do not relate to the conceptual variables

 external validity; the dependent variable reflects the influence of a confounding variable

 statistical conclusion validity; the results do not generalize to other conditions or participant groups

 internal validity; the results do not generalize to other conditions or participant groups

 16.

Question :

A measure is considered reliable if:

Student Answer:

 it relates to the conceptual variable of interest

 it yields consistent scores

 it yields statistically significant results

 it is objective

 18.

Question :

The extent to which a measure reflects the conceptual variable of interest is termed its _______.

Student Answer:

 statistical significance

 external validity

 reliability

 construct validity

 19.

Question :

Dr. Ellis performs an experiment to test the hypothesis that alcohol consumption increases verbal aggression. However, the alcohol group contained mostly men, whereas the no-alcohol group contained mostly women. In this experiment, gender is a(n ) _________ variable.

Student Answer:

 spurious

 confounding

 predictor

 independent

 20.

Question :

Which of the following is true in a double-blind experiment?

Student Answer:

 The participant knows what condition he or she is in but the experimenter does not.

 The experimenter knows what condition the participant is in but the participant does not.

 Neither the experimenter nor the participant knows what condition the participant is in.

 The experimenter and the participant know what condition the participant is in but they cannot influence the outcome