| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Scientific hypotheses are ________ and falsifiable. | testable observable original provable |
| ________ are defined as observable realities. | facts behaviors opinions theories |
| Scientific knowledge is ________. | empirical intuitive permanent subjective |
| A major criticism of Freud’s early theories involves the fact that his theories ________. | were not testable were too limited in scope were too outrageous were too broad |
| Sigmund Freud developed his theory of human personality by conducting in-depth interviews over an extended period of time with a few clients. This type of research approach is known as a(n): ________. | case study archival research naturalistic observation survey |
| ________ involves observing behavior in individuals in their natural environments. | naturalistic observation archival research case study survey |
| The major limitation of case studies is ________. | the inability to generalize the findings from this approach to the larger population the superficial nature of the information collected in this approach the lack of control that the researcher has in this approach the absence of inter-rater reliability |
| The benefit of naturalistic observation studies is ________. | the honesty of the data that is collected in a realistic setting how quick and easy these studies are to perform the researcher’s capacity to make sure that data is collected as efficiently as possible the ability to determine cause and effect in this particular approach |
| Using existing records to try to answer a research question is known as ________. | archival research naturalistic observation survey research longitudinal research |
| ________ involves following a group of research participants for an extended period of time. | longitudinal research archival research naturalistic observation cross-sectional research |
| A(n) ________ is a list of questions developed by a researcher that can be administered in paper form. | survey archive case Study naturalistic observation |
| Longitudinal research is complicated by high rates of ________. | attrition deception observation generalization |
| Height and weight are positively correlated. This means that: | As height increases, typically weight increases. There is no relationship between height and weight. Usually, the taller someone is, the thinner they are. Usually, the shorter someone is, the heavier they are. |
| Which of the following correlation coefficients indicates the strongest relationship between two variables? | –.90 –.50 +.80 +.25 |
| Which statement best illustrates a negative correlation between the number of hours spent watching TV the week before an exam and the grade on that exam? | Students who watch more television perform more poorly on their exams. Watching too much television leads to poor exam performance. Smart students watch less television. Viewing television interferes with a student’s ability to prepare for the upcoming exam. |
| The correlation coefficient indicates the weakest relationship when ________. | it is closest to 0 it is closest to -1 it is positive it is negative |
| ________ means that everyone in the population has the same likelihood of being asked to participate in the study. | random sampling operationalizing placebo effect random assignment |
| The ________ is controlled by the experimenter, while the ________ represents the information collected and statistically analyzed by the experimenter. | independent variable; dependent variable dependent variable; independent variable placebo effect; experimenter bias experiment bias; placebo effect |
| Researchers must ________ important concepts in their studies so others would have a clear understanding of exactly how those concepts were defined. | operationalize randomly assign randomly select generalize |
| Sometimes, researchers will administer a(n) ________ to participants in the control group to control for the effects that participant expectation might have on the experiment. | placebo dependent variable independent variable statistical analysis |
| ________ is to animal research as ________ is to human research. | IACUC; IRB informed consent; deception IRB; IACUC deception; debriefing |
| Researchers might use ________ when providing participants with the full details of the experiment could skew their responses. | deception informed consent ethics debriefing |
| A person’s participation in a research project must be ________. | voluntary random rewarded public |
| Before participating in an experiment, individuals should read and sign the ________ form. | informed consent debriefing IRB ethics |
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