Research Methods

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Which of the following is NOT an objective of scientific research?

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Power

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"Good" candidates for becoming scientists are those who have all of the characteristics EXCEPT

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Obstinacy

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Many people make use of hand-writing analysis or astrology to assess personality. Others believe that extrasensory phenomenon exist and that they may even possess such ability. Such beliefs and the knowledge imparted by individuals possessing such beliefs.

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Pseudoscientific beliefs

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If scientific studies are to be of general use, they should be readily reproducible by others in a procedure known as

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replication

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If extraneous variables are not controlled in an experiment, what major problem will the researcher face?

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It cannot be known which variable(s) produced the observed results

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Theory plays an important role in science. Which of the following is NOT generally seen as a function of theory?

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Stating a scientist's philosophy about the world

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In order to have a science of behavior, we have to accept the basic assumption that

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There are lawful, deterministic relations between behavior and its causes.

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The reason scientific knowledge seems to be better than nonscientific knowledge is because

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The knowledge acquired is based on objectively observed evidence.

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The persistence of Freud's psychoanalytic theory probably reflects the effects of

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Tenacity

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Put the objectives of science in the correct logical order:

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Describe, explain, predict, control

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After every trip Pete takes to the automatic carwash he finds a new ding in his car. He concludes that this automatic carwash damages cars. He is relying on what source of knowledge?

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Empiricism

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In order to isolate the cause of a behavior, research psychologists rely primarily on being able to

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control the environment

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Commercials that tell us "Seven out of ten dentists recommend Brand X" are relying on _____ as a source of knowledge.

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authority

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Most psychologists rely on knowledge gained from

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keen observations of everyday behavior

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According to the textbook, what is considered to be the most important element od the scientific method?

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Control

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Jackie's friend tells her what to do in her personal life based on her "gut instincts." A more formal name from this source of knowledge is

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Intuition

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Which of the following is an example of an operationalization of the contrast of "hunger"?

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A child asking his mother whether supper is ready more than 5 times in a 15-minute period

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Which of the following is NOT an objective of science?

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proving a theory is true

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Suzy was working on her doctoral dissertation and in her social psychology class she learned that social facilitation, or the presence of others, influences performance. Based on this information she hypothesized that a person would run faster when running in a group of people than when running alone. In forming this hypothesis, Suzy used what type of reasoning process.

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Deduction

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Science is

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knowledge that is better than that acquired in nonscientific ways.