1. The American Psychological Association computer database that stores the contents of Psychological Abstracts is
2. Martha observes which food item is purchased the most in the student cafeteria. Martha’s behavior best illustrates which goal of science?
3. A hypothesis is
4. Which one of the following is NOT true of the scientific approach?
5. When you accept unquestionably that your own personal judgment tells you about the world, you are relying on __.
6. In which section of the research report would you describe the practical application of the experiments results?
7. A (n) ___ is a statement about the expected relationship between variables. A (n) ___ is a statement about the outcome of a particular experiment
8. A major problem with using Internet search engines such as Google as a method of obtaining research information is
9. Claims that are made on the basis of evidence that is designed to appear scientific is referred to as
10. Which section of a research article includes the interpretation of a study’s findings?
11. The statement participants in quiet environments score consistently higher on math achievement tests than participants in noisy environments is an example of __ behavior; while statement, the difference between participants in quiet versus noisy rooms on math achievement scores occurs because there is less distraction in quiet rooms is an example of __ behavior
12. John has decided to purchase several copies of a new children’s book because he has a feeling that the availability of this book will be scarce in the future
13. When you read information on the internet you should be especially critically when
14. Using the Boolean operator OR in Psych INFO will
15. A general rule to help detect pseudoscience is to be highly ___ when scientific assertions are made by evidence that is __.
16. The statement People eat more when they are alone than when they are with friends is an example of ___ behavior
17. Knowledge of research methods may be useful in:
18. When evaluating the claims of a scientist we should do all of the following except __?
19. John has decided to purchase several copies of a new children’s book because he has a feeling that the availability of this book will be scarce in the future
20. Which of the following statements best represents a hypothesis?
21. An advantage of using past research as a source of ideas for research is that
22. Determining the cause of behavior is an important goal of science because
23. Accepting the information in a professor’s lecture without question is a reliance on
24. Which one of the following is a source of ides for research projects?
25. In determining the cause of behavior which principle considers the order in which two events occur together?
26. Dr Pentel conducts research to determine whether or not an after-school program improves school performance in fifth-grade children. Dr Pentel is most likely engaged in
27. The scientific meaning of the tem theory is
28. When conducting a search for previous literature using Psych INFO you
29. You have just read an article in a popular magazine that stated “People who jog live longer than people who don’t jog” As a scientist you should probably
30. Which of the following best describes an applied research study? Relocation of children after divorce and children’s best interests
31. When the results of an experiment are consistent with a prediction developed from a theory, we conclude that the theory is
32. Scientists use intuition and their positions of authority
33. The advantage of employing the scientific approach over other ways of knowing about the world is that it
34. One reason for why the use of intuition results in erroneous conclusions is
35. If the prediction participants who consume alcohol will score lower on a reaction time test than participants who do not consume alcohol is conformed we can say the hypothesis is
36. Google Scholar is a specialized search engine that lets you
37. Which of the following journal-article titles most likely represents an applied research study?
38. Which is not characteristic of scientific inquiry as described by Goodstein’s evolved theory of science?
39. Using the Boolean operator AND in Psych INFO will:
40. One advantage of using Psych INFO over the Social Science Citation Index as a method for obtaining past research is
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