CHAPTER 02: Research Methodology

MULTIPLE CHOICE

	1.	Based on your text’s discussion of scientific inquiry, the goals of psychological science include each of the following EXCEPT ________ behavior and mental processes.
A.	explaining	C.	synthesizing	
B.	controlling the causes of	D.	predicting	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Easy	REF:	2.1 Science Has Four Primary Goals
OBJ:	2.1A	NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology
MSC:	Remembering		

	2.	A researcher studying attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is gathering information on how many children receive an attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder diagnosis each year. Which of the four primary goals of science is she addressing?
A.	description	C.	prediction	
B.	control	D.	explanation	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Moderate	REF:	2.1 Science Has Four Primary Goals
OBJ:	2.1A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Applying

	3.	Dr. Meyers is investigating the relationship between stress and obesity. In his latest study, he found that stress often leads to obesity because it causes overeating and has slowing effects on metabolism. Which of the four primary goals of science is he addressing with his most recent work?
A.	description	C.	prediction	
B.	control	D.	explanation	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Moderate	REF:	2.1 Science Has Four Primary Goals
OBJ:	2.1A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Applying

	4.	A group of policymakers are working to address issues of public safety in a residential neighborhood by increasing police presence. Which of the four primary goals of science are they addressing?
A.	description	C.	prediction	
B.	control	D.	explanation	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Moderate	REF:	2.1 Science Has Four Primary Goals
OBJ:	2.1A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Applying

	5.	Dr. Sherman is studying marital relationships and wants to be able to determine which types of couples are at the highest risk for divorce. Which of the four primary goals of science is he addressing?
A.	description	C.	prediction	
B.	control	D.	explanation	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Moderate	REF:	2.1 Science Has Four Primary Goals
OBJ:	2.1A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Applying

	6.	One of the four main goals of science is prediction. The main goal of scientists addressing this goal is to predict:
A.	what might control a behavior.	
B.	how many scientific studies are needed to study a phenomenon.	
C.	when a phenomenon will occur.	
D.	which type of researchers will investigate a phenomenon.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Moderate	REF:	2.1 Science Has Four Primary Goals
OBJ:	2.1A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Understanding		

	7.	One of the four main goals of science is description. The main goal of scientists addressing this goal is to describe:
A.	what laws are needed to reduce dangerous behaviors.	
B.	what measures to use to assess a phenomenon.	
C.	which types of research studies would best address the phenomenon.	
D.	what a phenomenon is.	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Moderate	REF:	2.1 Science Has Four Primary Goals
OBJ:	2.1A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Understanding		

	8.	One of the four main goals of science is control. The main goal of scientists addressing this goal is to control:
A.	the causes of a phenomenon.	
B.	access to publications about a phenomenon.	
C.	the institutions that research a phenomenon.	
D.	the literature on a certain phenomenon.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Difficult	REF:	2.1 Science Has Four Primary Goals
OBJ:	2.1A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Understanding		

	9.	One of the four main goals of science is explanation. The main goal of scientists addressing this goal is to explain:
A.	why a behavior occurs.	
B.	the steps of the scientific method.	
C.	how data collection works.	
D.	why a researcher wants to study a behavior.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Difficult	REF:	2.1 Science Has Four Primary Goals
OBJ:	2.1A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Understanding		

	10.	How are the scientific goals of description and explanation different?
A.	Description aims to identify the state of a research field; explanation aims to discuss the future of a research field.	
B.	Description aims to characterize what a phenomenon is; explanation aims to illustrate why a phenomenon occurs.	
C.	Explanation aims to identify the state of a research field; description aims to discuss the future of a research field.	
D.	Explanation aims to characterize what a phenomenon is; description aims to illustrate why a phenomenon occurs.	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Difficult	REF:	2.1 Science Has Four Primary Goals
OBJ:	2.1A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Analyzing

	11.	Clara is working on a study to examine shy children’s behavior with peers they have not met before. She is developing theories, forming hypotheses, and conducting research to determine if her theory is supported by the data. In what process is she engaged?
A.	random selection	C.	directionality	
B.	correlational studies	D.	the scientific method	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Moderate	REF:	2.1 The Scientific Method Aids Critical Thinking
OBJ:	2.1B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	12.	According to your textbook, which of the following lists the steps of the scientific method in the correct order?
A.	conduct literature review, design study, conduct study, analyze data, form hypothesis, report results	
B.	form hypothesis, conduct literature review, design study, conduct study, analyze data, report results	
C.	design study, conduct study, conduct literature review, form hypothesis, report results, analyze data	
D.	conduct study, analyze data, form hypothesis, report results, design study, conduct literature review	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Moderate	REF:	2.1 The Scientific Method Aids Critical Thinking
OBJ:	2.1B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Understanding

	13.	According to the text, how do hypotheses relate to theories?
A.	Hypotheses are specific predictions used to test a theory’s prediction.	
B.	Hypotheses are formulated after a research study and later made into theories.	
C.	Theories are specific predictions used to test a theory’s prediction.	
D.	Hypotheses always become theories after a study is complete.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Difficult	REF:	2.1 The Scientific Method Aids Critical Thinking
OBJ:	2.1B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Analyzing

	14.	Which of the following statements is true of theories in science?
A.	Good theories lead to a number of testable hypotheses.	
B.	A good hypothesis will support a number of different theories.	
C.	Good theories are likely to be supported by research findings.	
D.	Both A and C are true.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Moderate	REF:	2.1 The Scientific Method Aids Critical Thinking
OBJ:	2.1B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	15.	How do theories reflect the law of parsimony?
A.	Good theories should be based on the smallest amount of data possible.	
B.	Theories should be supported by several researchers.	
C.	Theories usually do not need to be tested if they are concise.	
D.	Good theories tend to be the simplest explanations that fit the data.	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Difficult	REF:	2.1 The Scientific Method Aids Critical Thinking
OBJ:	2.1B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Analyzing

	16.	Another word for a theory is a/an:
A.	explanation or model.	C.	prediction or guess.	
B.	experiment or study.	D.	data point or finding.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Moderate	REF:	2.1 The Scientific Method Aids Critical Thinking
OBJ:	2.1C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Analyzing

	17.	How are a theory and a hypothesis different?
A.	A hypothesis is more specific than a theory.	
B.	A hypothesis and a theory are the same thing.	
C.	A theory can only be used for one study while a hypothesis can be used for several.	
D.	A theory is unchanging while a hypothesis can be altered.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Difficult	REF:	2.1 The Scientific Method Aids Critical Thinking
OBJ:	2.1C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Analyzing

	18.	Which of the following formal elements of the scientific method consists of a set of interconnected ideas or concepts?
A.	a theory	C.	an experiment	
B.	a hypothesis	D.	none of the above	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Easy	REF:	2.1 The Scientific Method Aids Critical Thinking
OBJ:	2.1C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	19.	Psychologist Jean Piaget observed children to see how they solved problems. Over the course of many studies, he was able to spot general patterns of behavior. This led him to connect different concepts and behaviors within a single:
A.	theory.	C.	experiment.	
B.	hypothesis.	D.	sample.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Moderate	REF:	2.1 The Scientific Method Aids Critical Thinking
OBJ:	2.1C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Applying

	20.	Another word for a hypothesis is a/an:
A.	theory.	C.	outcome.	
B.	prediction.	D.	naturalistic observation.	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Easy	REF:	2.1 The Scientific Method Aids Critical Thinking
OBJ:	2.1C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Analyzing

	21.	A researcher believes that presenting possible suspects in a lineup one at a time instead of in a group would lead to more accurate identification of the true suspect. This belief represents a(n):
A.	hypothesis.	C.	response performance.	
B.	independent variable.	D.	theory.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Moderate	REF:	2.1 The Scientific Method Aids Critical Thinking
OBJ:	2.1C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Applying

	22.	What does it mean for a theory to be falsifiable?
A.	It should not be necessary to collect data to address the theory.	
B.	It should be based on an extensive literature review.	
C.	It should be the simplest of competing theories.	
D.	It should be possible to prove the theory incorrect.	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Difficult	REF:	2.1 The Scientific Method Aids Critical Thinking
OBJ:	2.1C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Understanding		

	23.	According to some psychologists, Sigmund Freud’s theory of the meaning of dreams was not a successful theory because:
A.	it was too socially controversial.	
B.	he developed the theory from previous ideas.	
C.	it did not lead to many testable hypotheses.	
D.	it was based on research later shown to be invalid.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Easy	REF:	2.1 The Scientific Method Aids Critical Thinking
OBJ:	2.1C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	24.	A(n) ________ is a specific, testable prediction about the result that, if the theory is correct, will support the theory.
A.	replication	C.	experiment	
B.	hypothesis	D.	all of the above	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Easy	REF:	2.1 The Scientific Method Aids Critical Thinking
OBJ:	2.1C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	25.	George is looking for a research project. He could make use of theory because:
A.	theories are shown to be true, so subsequent research is successful.	
B.	one of the benefits of theories is that they lead to testable hypotheses.	
C.	a theory can be successfully replicated by researchers.	
D.	theories are likely to result in serendipity, which leads to successful research.	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Difficult	REF:	2.1 The Scientific Method Aids Critical Thinking
OBJ:	2.1C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Applying

	26.	Dr. Henderson wants to conduct research to test her theory that there is an association between sleep patterns and depressive thoughts. What must she do to test this theory?
A.	conduct naturalistic observation	
B.	use self-report methods	
C.	collect data systematically	
D.	rely on positive correlations rather than negative correlations	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Moderate	REF:	2.1 The Scientific Method Aids Critical Thinking
OBJ:	2.1C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	27.	Scientists conduct ________, which involves the careful and systematic collection of data.
A.	hypotheses	C.	research	
B.	replication	D.	reliability	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Easy	REF:	2.1 The Scientific Method Aids Critical Thinking
OBJ:	2.1C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Remembering

	28.	Another word for replication is:
A.	reviewing.	C.	repeating.	
B.	generalizing.	D.	analyzing.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Easy	REF:	2.1 The Scientific Method Aids Critical Thinking
OBJ:	2.1B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Analyzing

	29.	Dr. Smith reads about a research study investigating whether a reading intervention has a positive effect on children’s performances in school. She decides to repeat the same study to see if she obtains similar results. She is engaging in:
A.	meta-analysis.	C.	replication.	
B.	experience sampling.	D.	correlational research.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Moderate	REF:	2.1 The Scientific Method Aids Critical Thinking
OBJ:	2.1B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	30.	Psychologists have greater confidence in research results when:
A.	the data involve stimulus judgments.	
B.	the research has used participant observation.	
C.	the results are replicated.	
D.	there is an experimenter expectancy effect.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Moderate	REF:	2.1 The Scientific Method Aids Critical Thinking
OBJ:	2.1B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Remembering

	31.	According to your text, physiologists David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel’s Nobel Prize–winning research on the function of visual cells in cats’ brains illustrates the value of ________ in scientific research.
A.	serendipity	C.	objectivity	
B.	replication	D.	abstraction	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Easy	REF:	2.1 Unexpected Findings Can Be Valuable
OBJ:	2.1C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Applying

	32.	Which of the following statements is true of serendipity in science?
A.	Serendipity plays no important role in science because unexpected findings have always been unimportant.	
B.	Serendipity has led to groundbreaking discoveries that immediately resulted in the Nobel Prize for researchers.	
C.	Serendipitous findings in science illustrate that research does not always proceed in an orderly fashion.	
D.	None of the above are true.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Moderate	REF:	2.1 Unexpected Findings Can Be Valuable
OBJ:	2.1C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	33.	Which of the following alternatives is the closest meaning to the term serendipitous?
A.	erratic	C.	significant	
B.	unexpected	D.	systematic	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Moderate	REF:	2.1 Unexpected Findings Can Be Valuable
OBJ:	2.1C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Applying

	34.	According to your text, variables, by definition, can:
A.	have no operational definition.	C.	involve random assignment.	
B.	be changed or evaluated.	D.	be constants.	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.2 What Types of Studies Are Used in Psychological Research?	
OBJ:	2.2A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Understanding		

	35.	Something that can be measured or manipulated by an experimenter is considered:
A.	a descriptive statistic.	C.	a confound.	
B.	data.	D.	a variable.	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 What Types of Studies Are Used in Psychological Research?	
OBJ:	2.2A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	36.	The precise way a researcher measures and defines a variable is known as the:
A.	operational definition.	C.	stimulus judgment.	
B.	response accuracy.	D.	central tendency.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 What Types of Studies Are Used in Psychological Research?	
OBJ:	2.2A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	37.	Which of the following statements is true of variables in studies?
A.	A variable is something that can change but is not measured in a study.	
B.	A variable is something that can be measured but rarely changes.	
C.	A variable is that aspect of a study that is unchanging.	
D.	A variable is something that can change and be measured.	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 What Types of Studies Are Used in Psychological Research?	
OBJ:	2.2A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	38.	Operational definitions make it possible for researchers to:
A.	think about abstract qualities of their measures.	
B.	randomly assign participants to different conditions.	
C.	identify variables and record their quantities.	
D.	none of the above.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 What Types of Studies Are Used in Psychological Research?	
OBJ:	2.2A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	39.	If a researcher defined happiness based on the number of times a person smiled in a 15-minute period, the number of smiles would be:
A.	an open-ended measurement.	
B.	the operational definition of happiness.	
C.	a meta-analysis of the variable.	
D.	a measure of reaction time.	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.2 What Types of Studies Are Used in Psychological Research?	
OBJ:	2.2A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Understanding		

	40.	It would NOT be possible for a researcher to study creativity in an experiment if the researcher:
A.	had to rely on inferential statistics.	
B.	did not account for the directionality problem.	
C.	did not create an operational definition to measure creativity.	
D.	did not measure event-related potential.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.2 What Types of Studies Are Used in Psychological Research?	
OBJ:	2.2A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Understanding		

	41.	Which of the following activities would NOT be considered a descriptive study?
A.	taking notes on the behavior of members in a cult	
B.	measuring the selection of food items in a cafeteria	
C.	examining the effects of a new medication in alleviating depression	
D.	counting the number of mating behaviors in baboons in the natural habitat	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.2 Descriptive Research Consists of Case Studies, Observation, and Self-Report Methods
OBJ:	2.2A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Understanding

	42.	If a psychologist’s goal is to describe behavior or mental processes, he or she might conduct a(n) ________ study.
A.	experimental	C.	inferential	
B.	descriptive	D.	correlational	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.2 Descriptive Research Consists of Case Studies, Observation, and Self-Report Methods
OBJ:	2.2A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	43.	In which of the following types of descriptive studies does a researcher remain separated from the situation and make no attempt to change it?
A.	naturalistic observation	C.	longitudinal study	
B.	participant observation	D.	cross-sectional study	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 Descriptive Research Consists of Case Studies, Observation, and Self-Report Methods
OBJ:	2.2A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Remembering

	44.	If a researcher wanted to study the behavior of protesters who were in a closed group and did not easily admit new people, the researcher would probably use which of the following approaches to study them?
A.	naturalistic observation	C.	meta-analysis	
B.	participant observation	D.	closed-ended questions	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 Descriptive Research Consists of Case Studies, Observation, and Self-Report Methods
OBJ:	2.2A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Understanding

	45.	When a researcher joins a social group and talks to the members in order to study that group, the approach is referred to as:
A.	a self-report method.	C.	experience sampling.	
B.	participant observation.	D.	response performance.	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 Descriptive Research Consists of Case Studies, Observation, and Self-Report Methods
OBJ:	2.2A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Remembering

	46.	In which of the following types of descriptive studies do researchers involve themselves in the situation of interest?
A.	naturalistic observation	C.	longitudinal study	
B.	participant observation	D.	cross-sectional study	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 Descriptive Research Consists of Case Studies, Observation, and Self-Report Methods
OBJ:	2.2A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Remembering

	47.	Data collection is particularly problematic when a researcher uses participant observation because:
A.	the researcher is able to make use of only closed-ended questions.	
B.	the researcher fails to recognize the third variable problem.	
C.	random error occurs in the initial stages of observation.	
D.	the researcher loses objectivity in participating with a group.	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Difficult	
REF:	2.2 Descriptive Research Consists of Case Studies, Observation, and Self-Report Methods
OBJ:	2.2B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	48.	When researchers collect data in a study, if they unconsciously code a person’s behavior to match their expectations, we say there is:
A.	a directionality problem.	C.	a sampling error.	
B.	an observer bias.	D.	reactivity.	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 Descriptive Research Consists of Case Studies, Observation, and Self-Report Methods
OBJ:	2.2B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Remembering

	49.	If a researcher does not have a clear operational definition of the behavior he or she is studying, he or she might experience:
A.	observer bias.	C.	confounds.	
B.	reactivity.	D.	a directionality problem.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 Descriptive Research Consists of Case Studies, Observation, and Self-Report Methods
OBJ:	2.2B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Remembering

	50.	When a researcher’s bias affects the coding of data, there is a problem with:
A.	the Hawthorne effect.	C.	a third variable.	
B.	experimenter expectancy.	D.	confounds.	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 Descriptive Research Consists of Case Studies, Observation, and Self-Report Methods
OBJ:	2.2B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Remembering

	51.	When a researcher collecting data does NOT know a study’s hypothesis, the study is a ________ study.
A.	blind	C.	meta-analytic	
B.	confounded	D.	reactivity	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 Descriptive Research Consists of Case Studies, Observation, and Self-Report Methods
OBJ:	2.2B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Remembering

	52.	In scientific research, a researcher’s expectations about a study can lead to systematic errors in observation. This phenomenon is called:
A.	observer bias.	C.	the third variable problem.	
B.	critical thinking skills.	D.	the directionality problem.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 Descriptive Research Consists of Case Studies, Observation, and Self-Report Methods
OBJ:	2.2B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Remembering

	53.	The psychologist Robert Rosenthal told student researchers that some rats in a study would learn a task quickly and others would learn the task slowly. In reality, there was no difference in the rats’ abilities to learn the task. When the students tested the rats, the animals’ learning matched what the students were told. These results reflect the:
A.	Hawthorne effect.	C.	directionality problem.	
B.	experimenter expectancy effect.	D.	third variable problem.	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.2 Descriptive Research Consists of Case Studies, Observation, and Self-Report Methods
OBJ:	2.2B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Understanding		

	54.	Which of the following is likely to be associated with observer bias?
A.	reactivity	C.	experimenter expectancy	
B.	experience sampling	D.	the Hawthorne effect	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Difficult	
REF:	2.2 Descriptive Research Consists of Case Studies, Observation, and Self-Report Methods
OBJ:	2.2B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Understanding		

	55.	Gwen is studying the effects of comedic film on depressed participants. She is concerned that the data collectors will produce biased observations if they know the purpose of the study. She addresses this problem by using a(n) ________ study.
A.	blind	C.	experimental	
B.	correlational	D.	descriptive	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.2 Descriptive Research Consists of Case Studies, Observation, and Self-Report Methods
OBJ:	2.2B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	56.	In which of the following types of study do researchers examine the extent to which variables are naturally related in the real world (that is, there is NO attempt by the researcher to influence the relation among the variables)?
A.	descriptive	C.	experimental	
B.	case	D.	correlational	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 Correlational Studies Describe and Predict How Variables Are Related
OBJ:	2.2A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Remembering

	57.	Researchers are likely to choose a correlational design when:
A.	they are concerned that there will be a third variable problem.	
B.	the directionality problem is likely.	
C.	it is impossible to control the variables being studied.	
D.	they are using psychophysiological assessments.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.2 Correlational Studies Describe and Predict How Variables Are Related
OBJ:	2.2A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	58.	When two variables are correlated, it is not clear which one is a causal variable and which is an effect. This ambiguity reflects:
A.	the third variable problem.	C.	selection bias.	
B.	random error.	D.	the directionality problem.	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 Correlational Studies Describe and Predict How Variables Are Related
OBJ:	2.2B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	59.	In correlational studies, we cannot interpret which variable may be the cause and which variable may be the effect. This phenomenon is known as:
A.	observer bias.	C.	the directionality problem.	
B.	experimenter expectancy effects.	D.	the third variable problem.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 Correlational Studies Describe and Predict How Variables Are Related
OBJ:	2.2B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	60.	Using correlational studies, psychologists have studied whether exposure to violence in the media leads to violent behavior. They have found that participants who have been exposed to more violence in the media are, in general, more violent. It is not clear from such research which one causes the other. The problem in interpreting these results involves:
A.	directionality.	C.	sampling error.	
B.	selection bias.	D.	confounds.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Difficult	
REF:	2.2 Correlational Studies Describe and Predict How Variables Are Related
OBJ:	2.2B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Understanding

	61.	In correlational studies, it is always possible that an unmeasured variable is responsible for the relation of interest. This complication is known as:
A.	observer bias.	C.	the directionality problem.	
B.	experimenter expectancy effects.	D.	the third variable problem.	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 Correlational Studies Describe and Predict How Variables Are Related
OBJ:	2.2B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	62.	Samir is conducting a correlational study, and he cannot determine whether one variable causes another. One reason for this indetermination is that the additional variables that he did not study could influence the variables he did study. This result reflects the problem with:
A.	selection bias.	C.	the third variable problem.	
B.	response accuracy.	D.	the occurrence of random error.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.2 Correlational Studies Describe and Predict How Variables Are Related
OBJ:	2.2B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Understanding

	63.	There is a correlation between depression and memory: When people suffer from depression frequently, they often display worse memory than people who suffer from depression less frequently. Genetics, however, may have an effect on a study participant’s depression and memory. This combination of factors is known as:
A.	selection bias.	C.	the directionality problem.	
B.	the experimenter expectancy effect.	D.	the third variable problem.	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.2 Correlational Studies Describe and Predict How Variables Are Related
OBJ:	2.2B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Understanding		

	64.	When a researcher manipulates a variable to see what effect the manipulation has on a study participant’s behavior, the research design involves:
A.	a correlational study.	C.	naturalistic observation.	
B.	an experiment.	D.	participant observation.	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 The Experimental Method Controls and Explains	OBJ:	2.2A
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	65.	The variable that a researcher manipulates in an experiment is called the:
A.	independent variable.	C.	confounding variable.	
B.	dependent variable.	D.	stimulus.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 The Experimental Method Controls and Explains	OBJ:	2.2A
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	66.	The variable that a researcher measures in an experiment to see if it has changed after a treatment is called the:
A.	independent variable.	C.	confounding variable.	
B.	dependent variable.	D.	stimulus.	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 The Experimental Method Controls and Explains	OBJ:	2.2A
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	67.	Which of the following types of studies allows the researcher to establish causality between an independent variable and a dependent variable?
A.	descriptive studies	C.	experiments	
B.	correlational studies	D.	none of the above	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 The Experimental Method Controls and Explains	OBJ:	2.2A
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Remembering

	68.	Researchers assess people’s performances with respect to a given behavior at the beginning of a study before manipulating a variable so they can identify what happens to behavior when they manipulate a variable. The use of control groups and groups that experience a manipulation of a variable is characteristic of:
A.	correlational studies.	C.	naturalistic observation.	
B.	longitudinal research.	D.	experimental research.	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 The Experimental Method Controls and Explains	OBJ:	2.2A
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	69.	A research team told one group of people it would hear a set of jokes that were funny and a second group that it would hear jokes that were not funny. A third group was not told anything about the jokes. The jokes in all conditions were the same. Research with this design is:
A.	observational.	C.	experimental.	
B.	correlational.	D.	psychophysiological.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.2 The Experimental Method Controls and Explains	OBJ:	2.2A
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	70.	Wilhelm randomly assigns participants to two groups and compares the group that receives a treatment with the group that receives no treatment. The group that gets the treatment is the ________ group.
A.	variable	C.	experimental	
B.	confounded	D.	control	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 The Experimental Method Controls and Explains	OBJ:	2.2A
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	71.	Researchers investigated whether mood affects participants’ ratings of jokes. Participants in the first mood group read sad statements. In the second group, participants read neutral statements. In this study, the participants who read the sad statements constituted the:
A.	control group.	C.	experimental condition.	
B.	population.	D.	observational group.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.2 The Experimental Method Controls and Explains	OBJ:	2.2A
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	72.	Paloma randomly assigns participants to two groups. She wants to compare a group that receives a treatment with a group that receives no treatment. The group that gets no treatment is the ________ group.
A.	variable	C.	experimental	
B.	confounded	D.	control	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 The Experimental Method Controls and Explains	OBJ:	2.2A
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Understanding

	73.	When confounds are present in an experiment, they result in:
A.	an increase in the possibility of selection bias.	
B.	a decrease in the reactivity of the experimental participants.	
C.	possible alternative explanations for the results of the experiment.	
D.	the same treatment for experimental and control groups in the experiment.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 The Experimental Method Controls and Explains	OBJ:	2.2B
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	74.	When an experiment lacks the proper control, which of the following unintended variables can influence the outcome of a study?
A.	confound	C.	dependent variable	
B.	independent variable	D.	all of the above	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 The Experimental Method Controls and Explains	OBJ:	2.2B
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	75.	Bai is conducting a study on learning. When she manipulates an independent variable, it is possible that some other factor, such as noise in the hall, can affect learning in one of the groups but not in the other. This possibility reflects the presence of:
A.	a confound.	C.	selection bias.	
B.	a dependent variable.	D.	random assignment.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 The Experimental Method Controls and Explains	OBJ:	2.2B
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	76.	When identifying the pool of participants who will be in a research project, psychologists most often use ________ even though it is not preferred.
A.	random assignment.	C.	convenience sampling.	
B.	random sampling.	D.	control participants.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 Participants Need to Be Carefully Selected and Randomly Assigned to Conditions
OBJ:	2.2C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Remembering

	77.	If a researcher wants to be able to generalize about a population using data pulled from a sample, it is best to use:
A.	a convenience sample.	C.	a descriptive study.	
B.	experience sampling.	D.	a random sample.	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 Participants Need to Be Carefully Selected and Randomly Assigned to Conditions
OBJ:	2.2C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Remembering

	78.	Which of the following sampling techniques gives each member of the population an equal and independent chance of being selected to participate?
A.	random sampling	C.	random assignment	
B.	convenience sampling	D.	selection bias	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.2 Participants Need to Be Carefully Selected and Randomly Assigned to Conditions
OBJ:	2.2C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Remembering

	79.	Because psychologists regularly use college students as research participants, the research does NOT involve:
A.	random sampling.	C.	selection bias.	
B.	convenience sampling.	D.	populations.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.2 Participants Need to Be Carefully Selected and Randomly Assigned to Conditions
OBJ:	2.2C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	80.	One criticism that is made of many experimental studies in psychology is that:
A.	human behavior is almost impossible to study scientifically.	
B.	human behavior is seldom related to animal behavior.	
C.	experimental studies are conducted in artificial laboratory settings.	
D.	it is very difficult to separate the effects of independent and dependent variables.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 Participants Need to Be Carefully Selected and Randomly Assigned to Conditions
OBJ:	2.2B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Remembering

	81.	Jafar conducted an experiment with student participants enrolled in his PSY 101 class. He investigated their reactions to advertisements that used humor. When analyzing his results, he should take into account that:
A.	there are likely to be many confounds in his methodology, so his results may not be reliable.	
B.	by using random assignment of participants to groups, it is likely that he avoided selection bias.	
C.	he has a convenience sample and may not be able to generalize his findings to the larger population of adults.	
D.	self-report methods are not an accurate way to get authentic reactions to the advertisements.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Difficult	
REF:	2.2 Participants Need to Be Carefully Selected and Randomly Assigned to Conditions
OBJ:	2.2C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	82.	A college is planning on turning a grassy area into a parking lot. A researcher wants to investigate the response of students about this change. She plans to give a questionnaire to a random sample of students. It is likely that:
A.	her results will generalize to the population of interest to her.	
B.	she will not be able to generalize her results because she is using a convenience sample.	
C.	if she repeated the study with another random sample, she would get very different results.	
D.	her findings are not representative of the attitudes of students on the campus.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Difficult	
REF:	2.2 Participants Need to Be Carefully Selected and Randomly Assigned to Conditions
OBJ:	2.2C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	83.	Unintended differences between the groups in an experiment may introduce confounds; these differences reflect a condition known as ________ bias.
A.	selection	C.	directionality	
B.	assignment	D.	sampling	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 Participants Need to Be Carefully Selected and Randomly Assigned to Conditions
OBJ:	2.2C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Applying

	84.	Unintended differences between the groups in an experiment reflect ________ bias; these differences stem from a failure to follow the principle of random ________.
A.	sampling; selection	C.	selection; sampling	
B.	sampling; assignment	D.	selection; assignment	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Difficult	
REF:	2.2 Participants Need to Be Carefully Selected and Randomly Assigned to Conditions
OBJ:	2.2C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Applying

	85.	In order to maximize the likelihood that experimental and control groups are similar before any treatment is begun, researchers typically use:
A.	naturalistic observation.	C.	sampling.	
B.	random assignment.	D.	participant observation.	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 Participants Need to Be Carefully Selected and Randomly Assigned to Conditions
OBJ:	2.2C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Remembering

	86.	A psychologist wants to create two groups that are as similar as possible at the beginning of an experiment. To do this, he or she should use:
A.	random sampling.	C.	self-report methods.	
B.	random assignment.	D.	participant observation.	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 Participants Need to Be Carefully Selected and Randomly Assigned to Conditions
OBJ:	2.2C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	87.	If a researcher created two groups by assigning the first 30 people to the experimental group and the last 30 to the control group, the process would violate the principle of:
A.	variability.	C.	random assignment.	
B.	generalization.	D.	correlational research.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 Participants Need to Be Carefully Selected and Randomly Assigned to Conditions
OBJ:	2.2C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Understanding

	88.	The systematic recording of overt behavior of human and nonhuman animals in their natural environment involves what research strategy?
A.	observational techniques	
B.	case studies	
C.	psychophysiological assessments	
D.	response performance strategies	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 Descriptive Research Consists of Case Studies, Observation, and Self-Report Methods
OBJ:	2.2A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Remembering

	89.	Pablo is conducting research and trying to determine whether he should monitor the presence versus the absence of a behavior or how long a behavior occurs. What approach to research is he most likely using?
A.	psychophysiological assessment	C.	self-report method	
B.	observational research	D.	experience sampling	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Difficult	
REF:	2.2 Descriptive Research Consists of Case Studies, Observation, and Self-Report Methods
OBJ:	2.2A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	90.	Philippe wants to study the number of times that close friends touch each other in their interactions. His interpretations of this behavior would need to take into consideration:
A.	cultural differences in the meaning of touches.	
B.	whether participants were randomly assigned to groups.	
C.	whether the directionality problem is an issue in the study.	
D.	that participant observation generally results in reactivity.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.2 Participants Need to Be Carefully Selected and Randomly Assigned to Conditions
OBJ:	2.2C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 3, Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	91.	When people are aware of being observed, they might change their behaviors. This phenomenon illustrates:
A.	variability.	C.	random assignment.	
B.	experimenter expectancy.	D.	reactivity.	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 Descriptive Research Consists of Case Studies, Observation, and Self-Report Methods
OBJ:	2.2B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	92.	The Hawthorne effect refers to changes in behavior associated with:
A.	reactivity.	C.	experimenter expectancy.	
B.	observer bias.	D.	informed consent.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 Descriptive Research Consists of Case Studies, Observation, and Self-Report Methods
OBJ:	2.2B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	93.	In which of the following studies would the concept of reactivity be most relevant?
A.	a blind study	C.	an observational study	
B.	a case study	D.	an electrophysiological study	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 Descriptive Research Consists of Case Studies, Observation, and Self-Report Methods
OBJ:	2.2B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	94.	According to your textbook, if you wanted to conduct observational research but were concerned that the people you observed would change their behaviors due to reactivity, you could:
A.	avoid debriefing them.	
B.	use a blinded study.	
C.	conduct culturally sensitive research.	
D.	rule out alternative explanations.	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.2 Descriptive Research Consists of Case Studies, Observation, and Self-Report Methods
OBJ:	2.2B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Understanding

	95.	What is the main characteristic that sets case studies apart from other types of studies?
A.	the types of measures used	
B.	the number of people studied	
C.	the types of psychological phenomenon studied	
D.	the observational techniques used	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.2 Case Studies Examine Individual Lives and Organizations	
OBJ:	2.2A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Understanding		

	96.	A study of the experiences of a synesthete—for example, a person who experiences a visual sensation when hearing a sound—is likely to make use of:
A.	random selection.	C.	cross-sectional research.	
B.	a case study.	D.	participant observation.	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Difficult	
REF:	2.2 Case Studies Examine Individual Lives and Organizations	
OBJ:	2.2A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	97.	Investigators who are interested in gaining a lot of information about group attitudes quickly are likely to use what kind of research approach?
A.	case study	C.	participant observation	
B.	psychophysical assessment	D.	self-report	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.2 Descriptive Research Consists of Case Studies, Observation, and Self-Report Methods
OBJ:	2.2A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Understanding

	98.	Jamal wants to find out whether the customers of his coffee shop prefer that he add booths or keep his tables and chairs. A researcher would be likely to use what kind of study to help him?
A.	participant observation	C.	correlational	
B.	self-report	D.	experimental	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.2 Descriptive Research Consists of Case Studies, Observation, and Self-Report Methods
OBJ:	2.2A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Understanding

	99.	Socially desirable responding is a potential problem in research because it may:
A.	clue participants in to researchers’ hypotheses.	
B.	interfere with the integrity of data.	
C.	cause researchers to fabricate data.	
D.	indicate a zero correlation.	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Difficult	
REF:	2.2 Descriptive Research Consists of Case Studies, Observation, and Self-Report Methods
OBJ:	2.2B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Analyzing

	100.	In observational studies, participants sometimes show reactivity. A related phenomenon in self-report studies is called:
A.	participant observation.	C.	socially desirable responding.	
B.	experimenter expectancy.	D.	the third variable problem.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Difficult	
REF:	2.2 Descriptive Research Consists of Case Studies, Observation, and Self-Report Methods
OBJ:	2.2B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Applying

	101.	Your text suggests that during psychology’s history, animal models have been especially important in the area of:
A.	learning.	C.	memory.	
B.	development.	D.	personality.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.3 There Are Ethical Issues to Consider in Research with Animals
OBJ:	2.3B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	102.	In which of the following ways are conducting research with humans versus animals different?
A.	There are limits to the procedures researchers can use with humans, but no limits with animals.	
B.	Certain research procedures are acceptable in animals, but not in humans.	
C.	There is a committee reviewing human research, but no oversight for animal research.	
D.	Observation is a common research procedure for animals, but is not permitted on humans.	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Difficult	
REF:	2.3 There Are Ethical Issues to Consider in Research with Animals
OBJ:	2.3B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 3, Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Analyzing

	103.	In which of the following ways are conducting research with humans versus animals similar?
A.	Consent is necessary for both.	
B.	Animals are used as research models for humans, and humans are used as research models for animals.	
C.	Both require approval by an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).	
D.	Ethics are an important consideration for both.	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Difficult	
REF:	2.3 There Are Ethical Issues to Consider in Research with Animals
OBJ:	2.3B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 3, Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Analyzing

	104.	Why would researchers choose to use animal models for research?
A.	Animals’ brains and humans’ brains are practically indistinguishable in research.	
B.	They want to study a condition that exists in animals but not in humans.	
C.	They want to study important brain or genetic changes that would be unethical to induce in humans.	
D.	Animals often have the same disorders and diseases that humans have.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.3 There Are Ethical Issues to Consider in Research with Animals
OBJ:	2.3B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 3, Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Understanding		

	105.	The ethical treatment of animals is important to consider for:
A.	any study using vertebrates.	
B.	only studies using mice.	
C.	any study conducted by an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).	
D.	only studies using more than 100 animals.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.3 There Are Ethical Issues to Consider in Research with Animals
OBJ:	2.3B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 3, Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Understanding		

	106.	According to the text, animal models may be considered ethical for psychological research if:
A.	genetic research is involved in at least part of the research.	
B.	no injury is inflicted on the animals.	
C.	an equal number of human subjects are included in the research.	
D.	concern for animals’ lives is balanced with concern for humanity’s future.	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.3 There Are Ethical Issues to Consider in Research with Animals
OBJ:	2.3B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 3, Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Understanding		

	107.	The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) is similar to an institutional review board because both organizations:
A.	enforce ethical mandates about different types of research.	
B.	oversee research using animals to ensure safety.	
C.	have the same types of members.	
D.	conduct research on animals and humans.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.3 There Are Ethical Issues to Consider in Research with Animals
OBJ:	2.3B	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 3, Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World
MSC:	Analyzing

	108.	Before psychologists can begin a research project with human participants, they must receive approval from the:
A.	American Psychological Association.	
B.	Association of Psychological Science.	
C.	National Science Foundation.	
D.	institutional review board.	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.3 There Are Ethical Issues to Consider in Research with Human Participants
OBJ:	2.3A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 3, Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World
MSC:	Remembering		

	109.	Dr. Rodriguez is talking with a colleague about the students and staff that are granted access to data collected in his experiment. With which ethical issue is he concerned?
A.	deception	C.	anonymity	
B.	informed consent	D.	confidentiality	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.3 There Are Ethical Issues to Consider in Research with Human Participants
OBJ:	2.3A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 3, Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	110.	The process by which any deception used in a study is explained to a participant is called:
A.	debriefing.	C.	relief of confidentiality.	
B.	informed consent.	D.	relief from relative risk.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.3 There Are Ethical Issues to Consider in Research with Human Participants
OBJ:	2.3A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 3, Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World
MSC:	Remembering		

	111.	If a researcher was denied permission to conduct a study because participants might suffer harm, that decision would have been made by the:
A.	American Psychological Association.	
B.	institutional review board.	
C.	National Science Foundation.	
D.	Association of Psychological Science.	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.3 There Are Ethical Issues to Consider in Research with Human Participants
OBJ:	2.3A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 3, Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World
MSC:	Understanding		

	112.	If a researcher publicly discussed a participant’s responses and named the participant, that researcher would be guilty of violating what specific ethical principle?
A.	confidentiality	C.	privacy	
B.	anonymity	D.	deception	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.3 There Are Ethical Issues to Consider in Research with Human Participants
OBJ:	2.3A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 3, Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	113.	One issue that an institutional review board is likely to concern itself with is:
A.	systematic error.	C.	relative risk.	
B.	directionality problems.	D.	experimenter expectancy.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.3 There Are Ethical Issues to Consider in Research with Human Participants
OBJ:	2.3A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 3, Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Understanding		

	114.	Which of the following sequences best reflects the order of events in a typical experimental session?
A.	experiment à informed consent à debriefing	
B.	debriefing à informed consent à experiment	
C.	informed consent à debriefing à experiment	
D.	informed consent à experiment à debriefing	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.3 There Are Ethical Issues to Consider in Research with Human Participants
OBJ:	2.3A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 3, Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	115.	If a seriously brain-damaged patient cannot give informed consent to participate in medical research, then researchers can:
A.	include the person in research only if they provide a complete debriefing at the conclusion of the study.	
B.	relax the requirements regarding the relative risk of participation in the study.	
C.	apply to the American Medical Association to waive the requirement for informed consent.	
D.	obtain consent for the patient to take part in the research by getting permission from a legal guardian.	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.3 There Are Ethical Issues to Consider in Research with Human Participants
OBJ:	2.3A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 3, Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	116.	When a researcher debriefs his or her participants, he or she:
A.	removes their undergarments.	
B.	provides a detailed explanation of the study’s goals.	
C.	describes the factors that might affect their willingness to participate.	
D.	outlines the general procedure of the study.	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.3 There Are Ethical Issues to Consider in Research with Human Participants
OBJ:	2.3A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 3, Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Remembering		

	117.	Which of the following statements is true regarding the use of deception in psychological research?
A.	It is integral to the conduct of scientifically valid research.	
B.	It generally decreases the scientific validity of psychological research.	
C.	It is occasionally necessary to safeguard the validity of the research.	
D.	It is no longer permissible in psychological research.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.3 There Are Ethical Issues to Consider in Research with Human Participants
OBJ:	2.3A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 3, Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Understanding		

	118.	An institutional review board is likely to conclude that there are no troublesome ethical issues associated with which of the following studies?
A.	research in a controlled study in a laboratory	
B.	surveys on topics such as experiences of sexual abuse	
C.	naturalistic observation of the conditions in which people are likely to litter in public	
D.	experiments on learning simple lists of words when the experimenter has deceived participants about the purpose of the study	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.3 There Are Ethical Issues to Consider in Research with Human Participants
OBJ:	2.3A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 3, Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Understanding		

	119.	As Dr. O’Malley begins an experiment, he reviews the factors that might affect participants’ willingness to take part. Dr. Quick is providing a detailed explanation to participants who have just completed a study. Which of the following statements is true?
A.	Dr. O’Malley is obtaining informed consent from his participants; Dr. Quick is debriefing her participants.	
B.	Dr. O’Malley is debriefing his participants; Dr. Quick is obtaining informed consent from her participants.	
C.	Both Dr. O’Malley and Dr. Quick are obtaining informed consent from their participants.	
D.	Both Dr. O’Malley and Dr. Quick are debriefing their participants.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.3 There Are Ethical Issues to Consider in Research with Human Participants
OBJ:	2.3A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 3, Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	120.	When data collected in research are not useful in addressing the issue that the investigator is studying, we say that the data are NOT:
A.	reliable.	C.	systematic.	
B.	valid.	D.	statistically significant.	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.4 Good Research Requires Valid, Reliable, and Accurate Data	
OBJ:	2.4A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	121.	Suppose a researcher intended to study people’s levels of happiness by monitoring how often they smile or laugh when watching a movie. If this measurement does not really indicate level of happiness, psychologists would say that the data are NOT:
A.	systematic.	C.	valid.	
B.	reliable.	D.	event related.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.4 Good Research Requires Valid, Reliable, and Accurate Data	
OBJ:	2.4A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	122.	If a researcher’s data are reliable:
A.	they still might involve a high level of systematic error.	
B.	they are definitely also valid.	
C.	there will be little chance of participant reactivity.	
D.	measurements were definitely culturally sensitive.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.4 Good Research Requires Valid, Reliable, and Accurate Data	
OBJ:	2.4A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	123.	Suppose a researcher studying social anxiety in children uses a measure of “fidgeting” that indexes hyperactivity instead of social anxiety. What type of validity is this measure lacking?
A.	construct	C.	internal	
B.	external	D.	operational	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.4 Good Research Requires Valid, Reliable, and Accurate Data	
OBJ:	2.4A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	124.	Suppose a researcher studying the effect of having a pet on elderly people’s subjective well-being does NOT use a control group in his study. What type of validity is this measure lacking?
A.	construct	C.	internal	
B.	external	D.	operational	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.4 Good Research Requires Valid, Reliable, and Accurate Data	
OBJ:	2.4A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	125.	In what way are internal validity and external validity different?
A.	External validity relates to experimental control; internal validity relates to generalization.	
B.	External validity relates to accuracy; internal validity relates to systematic error.	
C.	External validity relates to generalization; internal validity relates to experimental control.	
D.	External validity relates to systematic error; internal validity relates to accuracy.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Difficult	
REF:	2.4 Good Research Requires Valid, Reliable, and Accurate Data	
OBJ:	2.4A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Analyzing

	126.	Suppose a research study does a good job at making sure the results generalize to the real world, but does not do a good job preventing confounds. This research study:
A.	has external validity but not internal validity.	
B.	has internal validity but not external validity.	
C.	has construct validity but not external validity.	
D.	has external validity but not inferential validity.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Difficult	
REF:	2.4 Good Research Requires Valid, Reliable, and Accurate Data	
OBJ:	2.4A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Analyzing

	127.	Ashley is an undergraduate research assistant in a lab investigating preschool children’s science knowledge. She is examining the items on the science knowledge assessments to ensure that they actually measure science, and not some other concept. What type of validity is she addressing?
A.	external	C.	construct	
B.	internal	D.	reliable	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.4 Good Research Requires Valid, Reliable, and Accurate Data	
OBJ:	2.4A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	128.	If a participant always shows fast reaction times on a visual task not because she is good at the task but because she can hear the experimenter start the presentation and can get ready for the stimulus, her data will show a high level of:
A.	validity.	C.	selection bias.	
B.	reactivity.	D.	systematic error.	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.4 Good Research Requires Valid, Reliable, and Accurate Data	
OBJ:	2.4A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	129.	If a researcher finds that a participant produces different scores on a task each time the participant engages in that task, a researcher can conclude that:
A.	the measurements are valid and reliable.	
B.	the measurements are not reliable.	
C.	the data will show no central tendency.	
D.	there will be a need to use inferential statistics.	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.4 Good Research Requires Valid, Reliable, and Accurate Data	
OBJ:	2.4A	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	130.	When researchers study multiple groups and report the means for each group, they are reporting:
A.	descriptive statistics.	C.	variability.	
B.	median values.	D.	standard deviations.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.4 Descriptive Statistics Provide a Summary of the Data	OBJ:	2.4B
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	131.	The statistic that involves the basic arithmetic average of a set of scores is known as the:
A.	mode.	C.	mean.	
B.	range.	D.	median.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.4 Descriptive Statistics Provide a Summary of the Data	OBJ:	2.4B
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	132.	The mean, median, and mode are all examples of:
A.	inferential statistics.	C.	types of variability.	
B.	measures of central tendency.	D.	correlational measures.	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.4 Descriptive Statistics Provide a Summary of the Data	OBJ:	2.4B
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	133.	Carlos reads an article looking for a measure of central tendency. Which of the following might he find?
A.	the standard deviation	C.	inferential statistics	
B.	the median	D.	the correlation coefficient	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.4 Descriptive Statistics Provide a Summary of the Data	OBJ:	2.4B
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Applying

	134.	If you list a set of scores from the lowest value to the highest, then take the middle value to indicate what a typical score is, you are using the:
A.	mean.	C.	median.	
B.	mode.	D.	range.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.4 Descriptive Statistics Provide a Summary of the Data	OBJ:	2.4B
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	135.	The most frequently occurring score in a data set is known as the:
A.	mean.	C.	range.	
B.	mode.	D.	standard deviation.	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.4 Descriptive Statistics Provide a Summary of the Data	OBJ:	2.4B
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	136.	A store owner wants to make sure she has enough shirts in the right sizes in her inventory, so she buys a lot of shirts in the most popular size. In order to make this purchase, what type of statistic would she want to know?
A.	mode	C.	standard deviation	
B.	mean	D.	range	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.4 Descriptive Statistics Provide a Summary of the Data	OBJ:	2.4B
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Applying

	137.	The range and standard deviation are examples of:
A.	inferential statistics.	C.	types of variability.	
B.	measures of central tendency.	D.	correlational measures.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.4 Descriptive Statistics Provide a Summary of the Data	OBJ:	2.4B
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	138.	The values in a data set span from 60 to 90. If a researcher knows this, then the researcher is aware of the:
A.	standard deviation.	C.	mode.	
B.	median.	D.	range.	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.4 Descriptive Statistics Provide a Summary of the Data	OBJ:	2.4B
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Applying

	139.	Why is the range often the LEAST useful measure of central tendency?
A.	It only provides information on two scores.	
B.	It is not always able to be calculated.	
C.	It is dependent on the mean.	
D.	It is a type of inferential statistic.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Difficult	
REF:	2.4 Descriptive Statistics Provide a Summary of the Data	OBJ:	2.4B
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Analyzing

	140.	If you want to know how far apart scores in a data set tend to be, you could use the:
A.	mean.	C.	mode.	
B.	median.	D.	standard deviation.	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.4 Descriptive Statistics Provide a Summary of the Data	OBJ:	2.4B
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	141.	If a researcher believes that participants in a single group will score differently from one another on a task, the researcher can find out if that is true by looking at the:
A.	mean.	C.	correlation coefficient.	
B.	median.	D.	standard deviation.	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.4 Descriptive Statistics Provide a Summary of the Data	OBJ:	2.4B
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Understanding

	142.	Researchers have found that taller people tend to have higher levels of self-esteem than shorter people. This pattern of data reflects:
A.	an inferential statistic.	C.	measures of central tendency.	
B.	a positive correlation.	D.	measures of variability.	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.4 Correlations Describe the Relationships between Variables	
OBJ:	2.4C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Applying

	143.	If you created a scatterplot of your data, what type of statistic would you have computed?
A.	correlation	C.	median	
B.	range	D.	inferential	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.4 Correlations Describe the Relationships between Variables	
OBJ:	2.4C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Understanding		

	144.	When you pair two variables, and as one increases so does the other, your data will show:
A.	a standardized range.	C.	inferential statistics.	
B.	a positive correlation.	D.	validity.	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.4 Correlations Describe the Relationships between Variables	
OBJ:	2.4C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	145.	When a researcher cannot manipulate variables in a project, he or she is forced to collect naturally occurring data. The data analysis would probably involve:
A.	a correlational analysis.	
B.	descriptive, but not inferential, statistics.	
C.	naturalistic observation.	
D.	selection bias.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.4 Correlations Describe the Relationships between Variables	
OBJ:	2.4C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	146.	When you pair two variables, and as one increases the other decreases, your data will show:
A.	a standardized range.	C.	inferential statistics.	
B.	a negative correlation.	D.	validity.	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Easy	
REF:	2.4 Correlations Describe the Relationships between Variables	
OBJ:	2.4C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	147.	Research has shown that some types of behavioral or psychiatric disorders are more prevalent among people with low levels of education. This pattern of data is best represented by:
A.	validity.	C.	negative correlations.	
B.	descriptive statistics.	D.	standard deviations.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.4 Correlations Describe the Relationships between Variables	
OBJ:	2.4C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Applying

	148.	Students who study little for tests tend to make more errors on tests; students who study a lot tend to make fewer errors. If a researcher collected data on both amount of studying and test scores, he or she would likely spot a(n):
A.	inferential statistic.	C.	positive correlation.	
B.	variable standard deviation.	D.	negative correlation.	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Moderate	
REF:	2.4 Correlations Describe the Relationships between Variables	
OBJ:	2.4C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Applying

	149.	Jana conducts a study and finds a positive relationship between sensitive parenting and children’s academic achievement. If she wants to make a judgment as to whether the same pattern would be found in the population, she would use:
A.	correlation coefficients.	C.	inferential statistics.	
B.	measures of central tendency.	D.	meta-analysis.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Moderate	REF:	2.4 Inferential Statistics Permit Generalizations
OBJ:	2.4D	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Analyzing

	150.	Which of the following best represents a medium negative correlation?
A.	0.49	C.	-0.97	
B.	-0.53	D.	0.22	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Moderate	REF:	2.4 Inferential Statistics Permit Generalizations
OBJ:	2.4C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Understanding		

	151.	Which of the following is closest to a perfect positive correlation?
A.	0.49	C.	-0.049	
B.	0.98	D.	-0.98	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Moderate	REF:	2.4 Inferential Statistics Permit Generalizations
OBJ:	2.4C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Understanding		

	152.	In what way are a scatterplot and a correlation coefficient similar?
A.	Both provide numerical descriptions for an association between two variables.	
B.	Both represent the association between two variables.	
C.	Both provide pictures of an association between two variables.	
D.	Both describe all associations between two variables as positive.	

ANS:	B	DIF:	Difficult	REF:	2.4 Inferential Statistics Permit Generalizations
OBJ:	2.4C	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Analyzing

	153.	Casey is using statistical techniques to examine whether children with autism differ in the amount of self-esteem they report as compared to children without autism. She finds a significant difference, which suggests that the results of her analysis:
A.	would occur by chance less than 5 percent of the time.	
B.	provide stronger evidence than a meta-analysis.	
C.	would be replicable 5 percent of the time in a new study.	
D.	are probably not valid.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Difficult	REF:	2.4 Inferential Statistics Permit Generalizations
OBJ:	2.4D	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Applying

	154.	Why do scientists and researchers use statistical methods to determine whether their results are statistically significant?
A.	They want to find out whether their findings would be likely to occur by chance.	
B.	They want to report the mean, median, and mode of their data.	
C.	They want to collect information on the reliability of the measures they used.	
D.	They want to interrogate the external validity of their research.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Difficult	REF:	2.4 Inferential Statistics Permit Generalizations
OBJ:	2.4D	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Understanding

	155.	What do we mean when we say that inferential statistics allow researchers to make generalizations?
A.	Measures of central tendency like the mean, median, and mode are generalizations about data.	
B.	Inferential statistics remove error/bias, so generalizations are easier to make.	
C.	Knowing how likely findings are to occur indicates whether results reflect true differences in a population.	
D.	Meta-analyses allow researchers to generalize findings from one study to many.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Difficult	REF:	2.4 Inferential Statistics Permit Generalizations
OBJ:	2.4D	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking | APA Goal 5, Professional Development		MSC:	Analyzing

	156.	If the difference between two groups is statistically significant, it suggests that:
A.	there is a positive correlation among the data.	
B.	the data show low levels of systematic error.	
C.	the researcher has to use descriptive statistics to test for the validity of the results.	
D.	if the experiment were repeated, the same results would likely occur.	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Difficult	REF:	2.4 Inferential Statistics Permit Generalizations
OBJ:	2.4D	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Understanding		

	157.	What type of study can be described as a “study of studies”?
A.	correlational	C.	experiment	
B.	case	D.	meta-analysis	

ANS:	D	DIF:	Easy	REF:	2.4 Inferential Statistics Permit Generalizations
OBJ:	2.4D	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Remembering		

	158.	How is a meta-analysis different from other types of studies?
A.	Replication is important for meta-analyses, but not for separate studies.	
B.	Meta-analyses cannot detect significant differences, but separate studies can.	
C.	A meta-analysis combines many studies into one analysis.	
D.	A meta-analysis does not use effect sizes, but separate studies do.	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Difficult	REF:	2.4 Inferential Statistics Permit Generalizations
OBJ:	2.4D	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Analyzing

	159.	Miranda is statistically combining the results of all the published studies on the effects of the presence of a weapon on eyewitness accuracy. Miranda is performing a(n):
A.	meta-analysis.	C.	inferential analysis.	
B.	replication.	D.	significance test.	

ANS:	A	DIF:	Moderate	REF:	2.4 Inferential Statistics Permit Generalizations
OBJ:	2.4D	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Understanding		

	160.	Jamal is performing statistical analyses to determine whether the effects of the treatment in his experiment might actually have reflected chance; Kendra is performing an analysis to combine the results of a number of experiments to yield an overall conclusion. Jamal is performing a ________; Kendra is performing a ________.
A.	replication; meta-analysis	C.	significance test; meta-analysis	
B.	significance test; replication	D.	meta-analysis; significance test	

ANS:	C	DIF:	Moderate	REF:	2.4 Inferential Statistics Permit Generalizations
OBJ:	2.4D	
NAT:	APA Goal 1, Knowledge Base in Psychology | APA Goal 2, Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking	MSC:	Understanding