Sample Test Questions

Front 1

1. (lecture) Which of the following is NOT an example of hindsight bias?

Back 1

(a) a business owner saying that he knew his business was going to fail, since everyone else had predicted success
(b) a historian writing that an invasion’s outcome was inevitable, in contrast to his earlier writings
(c) a politician making a speech about how certain she was that she would win the election, although the polls had predicted a very tight race
(d) a scientist saying that an experiment came out exactly as she predicted, although she had expressed reservations earlier








answer:A

Front 2

Which approach to knowledge relies upon our senses?

Back 2

empiricism

Front 3

Rationalists claim that most human knowledge comes through _____.

Back 3

reason

Front 4

Sometimes more than one theoretical explanation can be given for the same event. In this case, one should apply “Occam’s razor” and choose the most ______ theory.

Back 4

parsimonious

Front 5

Considerable amounts of research show that children of parents who let them watch violent TV shows grew up to be much more likely to behave aggressively than did children whose parents did not allow them to watch violent TV shows. This means that _____.

Back 5

(a) violent TV shows teach children aggressive ways of behaving.
(b) viewing violent TV shows in childhood is not a cause of adult aggression.
(c) some other variable besides TV viewing is a cause of adult aggression.
(d) none of the above can be concluded from such research.

Front 6

2. (lecture) Considerable amounts of research show that children of parents who let them watch violent TV shows grew up to be much more likely to behave aggressively than did children whose parents did not allow them to watch violent TV shows. This means that _____.

Back 6

(a) A smaller group of participants are used in a quasi-experiment.
(b) Cumulative effects can be studied in a quasi-experiment.
(c) No attempt is made to systematically manipulate one or more factors in a quasi-experiment.
(d) No attempt is made to randomly assign participants to groups in a quasi-experiment.





answer D

Front 7

(lecture) Which of the following distinguishes an experiment from a quasi-experiment?

Back 7

(lecture) Which of the following distinguishes an experiment from a quasi-experiment?
(a) A smaller group of participants are used in a quasi-experiment.
(b) Cumulative effects can be studied in a quasi-experiment.
(c) No attempt is made to systematically manipulate one or more factors in a quasi-experiment.
(d) No attempt is made to randomly assign participants to groups in a quasi-experiment.





answer: D

Front 8

(lecture) If two variables are measured at different times, correlations between the variables across time can be examined in a _____ study.

Back 8

cross-lagged panel correlation

Front 9

what is a major find in the National television violence study

Back 9

The consequences of violence are rarely portrayed

Front 10

lecture) In order to be 95% confident that a random sample of people will produce an error rate of 3% or less in a survey, a sample of about _____ people are needed if the population is between 5,000 and 10,000. If the population is considerably over 1,000,000, a sample of about _____ people are needed to achieve the 3% or less error rate.

Back 10

600; 60,000 (c) 1,200; 12,000
1,200; 1,200 (d) 4,000; 4,000















answer: B

Front 11

1. (lecture) A second grade student loses 1 minute of recess every time she breaks a classroom rule.  Eventually, the student stops breaking the classroom rules.  This is an example of _____.

Back 11

example of _____.
negative punishment

Front 12

What type of variable is the “Black Box” in the Stimulus-Response model?

Back 12

mediator

Front 13

a

Back 13

a