Question 1

A researcher wants to study the mood differences in people when they are given different types of ice creams to eat,different songs to listen to,and different images of cartoons to look at.Which of the following is the dependent variable in this research study?

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A)  the ice creams
B)  the differences in mood
C)  the different types of music
D)  the different types of cartoon imagesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

A psychiatrist tells you that she is interested in determining whether the condition of individuals who are clinically depressed improves with 20 or with 40 milligrams of Prozac.She decides to administer 20 milligrams to a random half of her clients and 40 milligrams to the other half.She finds that after 6 months,the clients who took 40 milligrams of Prozac are significantly less depressed than those clients who took 20 milligrams of Prozac.Which type of study did the psychiatrist conduct?

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A)  correlational research
B)  experimental research
C)  controlled research
D)  hypothetical researchE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Putting participants in one of two conditions by flipping a coin illustrates

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A)  random sampling.
B)  sampling bias.
C)  random assignment.
D)  representative sampling.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Which of the following was the independent variable in Boyatzis' (1995) research study on the effects of television viewing on children?

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A)  aggressive behavior
B)  poor academic performance
C)  television viewing
D)  early sexual promiscuityE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Douglas Carroll and his colleagues (1994) found that the height of graveyard markers in a Glasgow cemetery was positively correlated with

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A)  gender.
B)  race.
C)  affluence.
D)  longevity.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D) D

Question 6

You have just participated in a research study that required you to choose a picture you prefer among several pairs.At the end of the study,the researcher explained that she was trying to identify correlations between age,gender,and racial groups when making preferences.The researcher's disclosure of the true purpose of the study is part of the _____ process.

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A)  debriefing
B)  deception
C)  informed consent
D)  experimental honestyE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Which of the following was the dependent variable in Boyatzis' (1995) research study on the effects of television viewing on children?

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A)  lying to parents
B)  aggressive behavior
C)  poor academic performance
D)  early sexual promiscuityE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of a laboratory research?

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A)  noting behaviors of random people in a park
B)  discussing different ways of making a vaccine in a science lab
C)  conducting experiments on a group of teenagers at a facility
D)  observing the movement of traffic in different parts of a cityE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 9

_____ is an ethical principle requiring that research participants be told enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate.

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A)  A demand characteristic
B)  Deception
C)  Mundane realism
D)  Informed consentE) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Rudolph wants his experiment to accurately simulate real-life situations that people encounter in their everyday lives.He believes an exact simulation is necessary for an experiment to be valid.In this case,Rudolph is most likely interested in maintaining _____ in his experiments.

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A)  Platonic realism
B)  metaphysical realism
C)  mundane realism
D)  experimental realismE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

According to the text,which of the following is one of the purposes of a hypothesis?

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A)  Hypotheses allow us to test a theory.
B)  Hypotheses provide explanations for research results.
C)  Hypotheses prove theories.
D)  Hypotheses communicate the results of research studies.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above A

Question 12

Which of the following best defines informed consent in an experiment?

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A)  informing the research participants about the results of the experiment
B)  telling the research participants about the content of the experiment so as to help them choose whether they wish to participate in the experiment
C)  communicating to the research participants about the deception used in the experiment
D)  informing the research participants about the feedback received from other participants about the effectiveness of the experimentE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 13

The process of assigning participants to the conditions of an experiment such that all persons have the same chance of being in a given condition is referred to as

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A)  random sampling.
B)  random assignment.
C)  random surveying.
D)  representativeness.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

A serious shortcoming of a correlational study is that it cannot

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A)  predict one variable from another.
B)  determine when there is a lack of a relationship between two variables.
C)  identify which variable causes the other variable.
D)  None of the answers is correct.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 15

In order to determine whether or not changing one variable (such as education) will produce changes in another variable (such as income) ,one needs to conduct a(n) _____ research.

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A)  survey
B)  correlational
C)  experimental
D)  statisticalE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true about correlational research?

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A)  It allows researchers to predict changes in a variable that is related to another variable.
B)  It enables researchers to establish a cause and effect relationship between two variables.
C)  It is mandatory for researchers to debrief participants when conducting a correlational research.
D)  It enables researchers to determine why a particular change in one variable causes a change in another variable.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

A sample in which every person in the population being studied has an equal chance of inclusion is called a _____ assignment.

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A)  mixed
B)  diverse
C)  fair
D)  randomE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

According to the text,social psychology is defined as the scientific study of how people

Accepted Answer

A)  motivate,persuade,and hurt one another.
B)  think about,influence,and relate to one another.
C)  manipulate,use,and betray one another.
D)  conform,help,and form attitudes about one another.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D) B

Question 19

As a result of random assignment,the people in both groups of an experiment

Accepted Answer

A)  differ in important ways.
B)  do not know which group they are in.
C)  are less likely to be alike.
D)  are more likely to average about the same in every way.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

The study of naturally occurring relationships among variables is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  correlational research.
B)  experimental research.
C)  laboratory research.
D)  field research.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Putting participants in one of two conditions by flipping a coin illustrates

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Which of the following was the independent variable in Boyatzis' (1995) research study on the effects of television viewing on children?

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Douglas Carroll and his colleagues (1994) found that the height of graveyard markers in a Glasgow cemetery was positively correlated with

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Which of the following was the dependent variable in Boyatzis' (1995) research study on the effects of television viewing on children?

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_____ is an ethical principle requiring that research participants be told enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate.

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Rudolph wants his experiment to accurately simulate real-life situations that people encounter in their everyday lives.He believes an exact simulation is necessary for an experiment to be valid.In this case,Rudolph is most likely interested in maintaining _____ in his experiments.

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A serious shortcoming of a correlational study is that it cannot

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In order to determine whether or not changing one variable (such as education) will produce changes in another variable (such as income) ,one needs to conduct a(n) _____ research.

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A sample in which every person in the population being studied has an equal chance of inclusion is called a _____ assignment.

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