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Module 1 Quiz

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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:

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