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PSY 260 Topic 2 Exam 1 – Onground

1. Question: Which of the following is an example of being a producer of research?
2. Question: Smitherman insists that all his research assistants know how to be producers of research. All of the following relate to this requirement EXCEPT:
3. Question: is the approach of collecting data and using it to develop, support, and/or challenge a
4. Question: Benjamin is a social psychologist who studies marriage. He believes that marital satisfaction has two components: the ability to trust one’s partner and a belief that one can be a good spouse. This is known as:
5. Question: Which of the following is true of the relationship between hypotheses and theories?
6. Question: Which of the following is an example of applied research?
7. Question: Research that is done specifically to solve a practical problem, like increasing memory ability or decreasing symptoms of depression, is known as:
8. Question: Nadia submits her article to a scientific journal for Who makes the final decision on whether her article is published in that scientific journal?
9. Question: James is asked about what is the best way to study for an exam. He responds that the best way to study is by making flash cards. He easily thinks of all the times he used flash cards and he made A’s. However, he fails to take into consideration all the times he made A’s and did not use flash cards and the times he used flash cards and did not do His faulty thinking is an example of:
10. Question: After reading the chapter, Cyril says to himself, “I am sure other people might engage in faulty thinking, but I never would.” What is Cyril experiencing?
11. Question: Sasha believes that she is a nice To confirm this, she asks all her friends whether she is a nice person; they all agree that she is. Sasha concludes that she is a nice person and says she has evidence of it. However, she does not ask any of her enemies whether they think she is a nice person. This is an example of which of the following?
12. Question: Edward believes that there are a lot of differences between men and women on a variety of different He believes this because when he thinks about books that have been written on men and women, he can recall only books that say men and women are different (e.g., Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus) and cannot recall any that say men and women are the same. His reliance on what comes to mind is an example of which of the following?
13. Question: Which of the following is true of the distinction between scientific journals and popular magazines?
14. Question: Compared with doing a generic Internet search, why is PsycINFO a superior way to find scientific sources?
15. Question: Matthew is reading an empirical journal article and wants to know whether the authors used the Big Five Inventory (BFI-44) or the NEO-PI to measure extraversion. In which section would he find this information?
16. Question: You read research that found that first-born children tend to have higher IQs than their However, you typically earn higher grades than your older brother. Scientists might explain this discrepancy by saying that:
17. Question: When reading an empirical journal article “with purpose,” why should you read the abstract first?
18. Question: Of the options listed below, which of the following is the last section of an empirical journal article?
19. Question: Tim tells you that the best way to make friends is by opening the conversation with a joke. He can easily recall all the friends he met by telling a joke and also the times he opened with chitchat and didn’t befriend the person. If you were concerned that Tim was making the present/present bias, what would you ask him?
20. Question: Tim tells you that the best way to make friends is by opening the conversation with a joke. He can easily recall all the friends he met by telling a joke and also the times he opened with chitchat and didn’t befriend the If you were concerned that Tim was making the blind spot bias, what would you ask him?
21. Question: How does research overcome the problem of confounds?
22. Question: A psychiatrist is testing a drug that treats depression. He has given the drug to all his patients, and all of them have experienced a decrease in depressive symptoms. Although this is interesting, his experience is limited because he does not have:
23. Question: Ellison finds a relation between the amount of sleep and problem solving. Specifically, having a higher amount of sleep the night before an exam is associated with higher scores on two measures of problem solving. This is an example of which type of association?
24. Question: To evaluate how well a study supports a frequency claim; you need to focus on evaluating which of the following validities?
25. Question: An independent variable is one that:
26. Question: Which of the following is true of operational definitions?
27. Question: Which of the following is the difference between claims based on personal experience (anecdotal claims) and frequency claims?
28. Question: A dependent variable is one that:
29. Question: When examining the statistical validity of a frequency claim, one should look for the:
30. Question: Hadden wants to conduct a study that will allow him to make claims that apply to all college students. Which of the following validities is he prioritizing?
31. Question: Which of the following questions assesses internal validity when evaluating causal claims?
32. Question: When examining the statistical validity of a frequency claim, one should look for the:
33. Question: Which of the following validities is NOT examined in all research claims?
34. Question: Salma conducts a study and finds that her data do not completely support her Which of the following statements should she avoid saying?
35. Question: Which of the following is a variable in this study?
36. Question: Which of the following is a constant in this study?
37. Question: How many variables are included in this study?
38. Question: In this study, the researchers recorded how many errors participants This is an example of which of the following?
39. Question: In this study, the authors were interested in participants’ board game performance. Which of the following would be a reasonable operational definition of performance?
40. Question: Based on these results, White should conclude that:
41. Question: What should White do next?
42. Question: Another depression researcher reads White’s findings. This new researcher is LEAST likely to:
43. Question: In this study, “depressed individuals will have higher estrogen levels” was the .
44. Question: In this study, estrogen levels in participants were the .
45. Question: White publishes her findings in a scientific journal. Who is most likely to read her article?
46. Question: Which type of claim is Ramon making?
47. Question: Which type of claim is LaSalle making?
48. Question: Which of the following statements is true of Ramon’s and Dr. LaSalle’s claims?
49. Question: Why should Anton NOT interrogate the internal validity of the study?
50. Question: Anton is concerned that the researcher made a Type I What does that mean?

Extra Credit

Use the following to answer extra credit questions 51-57. Dr. Kang, a cognitive psychologist, conduct an experiment examining the effect of emotion on memory. He provides lists of 15 words to two groups of participants at his university. He puts the names of all the participants in a hat. The first 20 names he

assigns to Group A and the last 20 he assigns to Group B. Group A is given a list of words that are very emotional in content (e.g., passion, murder). Group B is given a list of words that are neutral in content (e.g., houseplant, desk). He then measures how many words each group is able to remember after being distracted for 5 minutes by watching a video about the history of the university. He finds that Group A remembers 15% more words than Group B.

51. Question: Which of the following makes Kang’s study an experiment?
52. Question: Which of the following is the independent variable in Kang’s study?
53. Question: Which of the following is the dependent variable in Kang’s study?
54. Question: Kang’s decision to assign participants randomly to Group A and Group B increases which of the following?
55. Question: If Kang decided against using random assignment, which of the following would be threatened?
56. Question: Based on this study, Kang can make which of the following claims?
57. Question: Kang sends his study to a journal to be published. One of the peer reviewers questions the way
58. Question: Which of the following statements is an operational definition of “fear of snakes” that could be assessed as a structured question?
59. Question: A common finding in the study of aggression is that exposure to television is associated with increased aggressive behavior in You know this relationship may not be causal because you are not sure which occurred first: watching television or being aggressive. You are questioning which of the following rules of causation?
60. Question: What makes certain constructs harder to operationalize?
    

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PSY 260 Topic 2 Exam 1 – Onground

1. Question: Deci and Ryan’s general statement of how the three needs are related to growth and fulfillment is an example of which of the following?
2. Question: Susan’s prediction that students who have all three needs met will experience greater satisfaction with their psychology class is an example of which of the following?
3. Question: Susan’s hypothesis was not completely supported by her What does this mean?
4. Question: is the approach of collecting data and using it to develop, support, and/or challenge a
5. Question: Which of the following is an example of being a producer of research?
6. Question: Which of the following is a reason why it is important to be a knowledgeable consumer of research?
7. Question: The simplest solution is the best, all things being This speaks to a theory’s…
8. Question: Which of the following is an example of translational research?
9. Question: Research that is done specifically to add to our general understanding of psychology, like distinguishing the components of extraversion or predicting the time it takes a person to determine whether an object is a face or another object, is known as:
10. Question: According to the text, the bridge between basic and applied research is known as:
11. Question: Which of the following statements is an operational definition of “fear of snakes” that could be assessed as a structured question?
12. Question: Stefan wants to make a causal claim in his dissertation. Which of the following is necessary?
13. Question: Salma conducts a study and finds that her data do not completely support her theory. Which of the following statements should she avoid saying?
14. Question: Which of the following is a reason that a journalist may misrepresent a psychology study in a magazine?
15. Question: A psychiatrist is testing a drug that treats depression. He has given the drug to all his patients, and all of them have experienced a decrease in depressive symptoms. Although this is interesting, his experience is limited because he does not have:
16. Question: Charlotte is studying subliminal messages and weight She is curious whether people will lose more weight if they hear subliminal messages that encourage weight loss (“don’t eat that food,” “you want to be thin,” etc.) in the music on their iPods compared to people who do not have subliminal messages in their music. She studies 40 people and finds the following results: A change to which of the following cells will result in a different interpretation of the results of subliminal messages?
17. Question: What does it mean that behavioral research is probabilistic?
18. Question: James is asked about the best way to study for an He responds that the best way to study is by making flash cards. He easily thinks of all the times he used flash cards and he made As. However, he fails to take into consideration all the times he made As and did not use flash cards and the times he used flash cards and did not do well. His faulty thinking is an example of:
19. Question: Edward believes that there are a lot of differences between men and women on a variety of different He believes this because when he thinks about books that have been written on men and women, he can quickly recall only books that say men and women are different (e.g., Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus) and cannot recall any that say men and women are the same. His reliance on what comes to mind is an example of which of the following?
20. Question: Sasha believes that she is a nice person. To confirm this, she asks all her friends whether she is a nice person; they all agree that she is. Sasha concludes that she is a nice person and says she has evidence of Sasha would likely draw a different conclusion if she did which of the following?
21. Question: A common finding in the study of aggression is that exposure to television is associated with increased aggressive behavior in children. You know this relationship may not be causal because you are not sure which occurred first: watching television or being You are questioning which of the following rules of causation?
22. Question: How does research overcome the problem of confounds?
23. Question: Which of the following is true of variables?
24. Question: Which of the following is an association claim?
25. Question: Ellison finds a relation between amount of sleep and problem solving. Specifically, having a higher amount of sleep the night before an exam is associated with higher scores on two measures of problem solving. This is an example of which type of association?
26. Question: Ramon makes the following claim: “Watching television leads people to spend less time communicating with their spouses, study says.” Which type of claim is Dr. Ramon making?
27. Question: LaSalle makes the claim: “Research shows that making more money correlates with spending less time talking with your spouse.” Which type of claim is Dr. LaSalle making?
28. Question: A common finding in the study of aggression is that exposure to television is associated with increased aggressive behavior in children. You are curious as to whether peer pressure is really to blame (peer pressure encourages you to watch television and peer pressure encourages you to be aggressive) or if there is another explanation. You are questioning which of the following criteria of causation?
29. Question: Which of the following makes Kang’s study an experiment?
30. Question: Which of the following is the independent variable in Kang’s study?