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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A your intuition is better than research.
B research is probabilistic.
C you have fallen prey to your blind spot bias.
D you have cherry-picked information to support your conclusion.
Question #2
A to know what evidence people like best
B to be able to sway people with a good story
C to avoid falling into the pitfalls of personal biases
D to identify the most intuitive explanations
Question #3
A How well did the experiments manipulate the variables?
B Are the groups large enough to find a significant difference?
C Did the researcher randomly assign participants?
D To what populations can we generalize this claim?
Question #4
A “is at higher risk of”
B “curbs”
C “seems to decrease”
D “suggests a change”
Question #5
A Multiple theories are needed to test whether a hypothesis is accurate.
B Theories are used to determine if a hypothesis is accurate.
C Hypotheses are used to determine if a theory is accurate.
D Hypotheses and theories are synonymous terms.
Question #6
A Some psychological concepts cannot be operationally defined.
B Conceptual definition and operational definition mean the same thing.
C Operational definitions answer the question, “Why did the researchers measure this variable?”
D Some psychological concepts are more difficult to operationally define than others.
Question #7
A a cognitive psychologist who examines people’s ability to distinguish between colors based on light exposure
B an industrial-organizational psychologist who is interested in the components of job satisfaction
C a sports psychologist who uses information on how we emotionally process victory to design an intervention for improving mental stamina during athletic performance
D a clinical psychologist who examines the effectiveness of art therapy in decreasing symptoms of ADHD
Question #8
A an experimental psychologist who examines people’s ability to perceive a “sweet” taste
B a clinical psychologist who examines the effectiveness of drama therapy in helping children who have been abused
C an industrial-organizational psychologist who is interested in the components of job commitment
D an educational psychologist who examines how mindset (“intelligence is innate” or “intelligence can be achieved”) affects academic performance
Question #9
A to gain attention by journalists
B to get money from the journals where their work appears
C to have their results reviewed by other psychologists
D to share their findings with the general public
Question #10
A one that is manipulated
B one that has one level
C one that is kept constant
D one that is measured
Question #11
A Texting interferes with a driver’s ability to pay attention.
B Teens spend too much time texting and driving.
C Most drivers have reported texting while driving.
D Texting while driving is associated with poor impulse control.
Question #12
A evidence-based treatment
B hypotheses
C translational research
D empiricism
Question #13
A both strong positive associations and strong negative associations
B neither strong positive associations nor strong negative associations
C strong positive associations
D strong negative associations
Question #14
A A good story may not be supported by data.
B Scientific findings never have commonsense explanations.
C Good stories are not falsifiable.
D A good story is never the true explanation for a scientific finding.
Question #15
A Vanessa may be sleeping better because she is less distracted by studying and goes to bed sooner.
B There is no problem with Vanessa’s reasoning.
C Vanessa is biased because she sleeps in the same bed every night.
D Vanessa’s belief that she sleeps better with music is not falsifiable.
Question #16
A decreases internal validity.
B strengthens your ability to make a frequency claim.
C strengthens your ability to make a causal claim.
D increases internal validity.
Question #17
A Yes, because all of the data are consistent with the hypothesis.
B No, because you do not have a theory to support your hypothesis.
C Yes, because there is no alternative explanation for these findings.
D No, because you have not confirmed the presence of an imaginary friend for all children.
Question #18
A operational
B causal
C association
D frequency
Question #19
A applied research.
B basic research.
C empirical research.
D translational research.
Question #20
A the external validity of the study
B the temporal precedence of the study
C the covariance of the study
D the internal validity of the study
Question #21
A the length of the distractor task
B the number of words on the list
C the number of words remembered
D the content of the words
Question #22
A because the author of the study already did
B because he has not taken statistics yet
C because the study’s claim is an association claim
D because he is a student, not a researcher
Question #23
A Dr. LaSalle’s claim is the same as Dr. Ramon’s claim.
B Dr. LaSalle’s claim makes a stronger statement than Dr. Ramon’s claim.
C Dr. Ramon’s claim involves more variables than Dr. LaSalle’s claim.
D Dr. Ramon’s claim makes a stronger statement than Dr. LaSalle’s claim.
Question #24
A five
B two
C four
D one
Question #25
A the number of researchers
B the type of game
C effort put into playing the game
D the gender of the participant
Question #26
A journalists
B depressed patients
C clinical researchers
D social workers
Question #27
A Nadia, the author of the article
B the publisher of the journal
C a panel of experts
D the editor of the journal
Question #28
A “autism treatment” and “behavioral” and enter an age range of interest.
B using the “or” function for all thesaurus synonyms for autism.
C “autism spectrum disorder” or “treatment” or “symptom improvement.”
D “autis*treatment.”
Question #29
A when they based their opinions on their intuition
B when they present all the evidence on a topic
C when they have conducted scientific research on the topic
D when they have a scientific degree
Question #30
A research.
B questions.
C answers.
D data.
Question #31
A method section of a journal article.
B discussion section of a journal article.
C introduction of a journal article.
D results section of a journal article.
Question #32
A popular magazines
B an expert’s dissertation
C scientific journals
D edited books
Question #33
A empiricism
B falsifiability
C skepticism
D replication
Question #34
A finding evidence that confirms your hypotheses
B reminding yourself that because you know about potential biases, you cannot fall prey to them
C remaining objective as you interpret scientific data
D using common sense to understand scientific data
Question #35
A find and read the original scientific article
B check that the popular media article includes the statistical significance of the results
C research the credentials of the author of the popular media article
D determine whether the results fit within the theories you learned in your psychology classes
Question #36
A a trade book
B a chapter in an edited book
C a review journal article
D a meta-analysis
Question #37
A disinterestedness
B universality
C communality
D organized skepticism
Question #38
A It is provable.
B It is not translational research.
C It is not falsifiable.
D It does not have a hypothesis.
Question #39
A positive association
B zero association
C causal association
D negative association
Question #40
A predictions.
B biases.
C confounds.
D hypotheses.
Question #41
A a meta-analysis.
B a PsycWiki.
C a chapter in an edited book.
D a review journal article.
Question #42
A “My theory is generalizable.”
B “The data prove my theory.”
C “The data provide support for my theory.”
D “The data complicate my theory.”
Question #43
A a present/present bias.
B a confirmation bias.
C the availability heuristic.
D overconfidence.
Question #44
A are typically written by scientists.
B are hard to access.
C do not require specialized education to read.
D are typically written for scientists.
Question #45
A observation.
B prediction.
C outcome.
D theory.
Question #46
A faulty intuition
B bias blind spot
C motivated thinking
D confirmation bias
Question #47
A compound research.
B practical research.
C translational research.
D empirical research.
Question #48
A As study time increased, exam grades increased at first and then decreased.
B As study time increases, exam grades decreased.
C As study time increased, exam grades increased.
D As study time increased, exam grades decreased at first and then increased.
Question #49
A the third-variable criterion
B the criterion of external validity
C the criterion of temporal precedence
D the criterion of covariance
Question #50
A Empiricism
B Falsifiability
C Theorizing
D Application