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Psychology, 5/e

Lester M. Sdorow, Arcadia University
Cheryl A. Rickabaugh, University of Redlands

Psychology as a Science

Multiple Choice Quiz


1	The assumption that every event has physical, potentially measurable causes is:
		A)	skepticism
		B)	determinism
		C)	pseudoscience
		D)	explanation


2	The attitude that doubts all claims not supported by solid research evidence is:
		A)	skepticism
		B)	determinism
		C)	pseudoscience
		D)	explanation


3	A testable prediction about the relationship between two or more events or characteristics is known as a:
		A)	replication
		B)	statistic
		C)	hypothesis
		D)	measurement


4	The use of numbers to represent events or characteristics is known as:
		A)	replication
		B)	statistic
		C)	hypothesis
		D)	measurement


5	An integrated set of statements that summarizes and explains research findings, and from which research hypotheses can be derived, is known as a:
		A)	replication
		B)	statistic
		C)	theory
		D)	measurement


6	The recording of the behavior of people or animals in their natural environments, with little or no intervention by the researcher is known as:
		A)	descriptive research
		B)	statistics
		C)	naturalistic observation
		D)	measurement


7	An in-depth study of an individual is known as the _______ method.
		A)	correlational
		B)	experimental
		C)	survey
		D)	case study


8	The degree to which a psychological test yields consistent results from one administration to the next is known as its:
		A)	reliability
		B)	validity
		C)	correlation
		D)	causation


9	The _______ variable is manipulated by the experimenter to determine its effect on subjects' behavior.
		A)	correlational
		B)	confounding
		C)	dependent
		D)	independent


10	An extraneous factor that inhibits the researcher's ability to infer cause and effect relationships is known as the ________ variable.
		A)	correlational
		B)	confounding
		C)	dependent
		D)	independent


11	A procedure that controls experimenter bias and participant bias by preventing experimenters and participants from knowing which participants have been assigned to particular conditions is known as the technique.
		A)	double-blind
		B)	self-fulfilling prophecy
		C)	correlation
		D)	experimental


12	The extent to which the results of a research study can be generalized to other people, animals, or settings is known as:
		A)	variability
		B)	reliability
		C)	external validity
		D)	internal validity


13	The most frequent score in a set of scores is known as the:
		A)	mean
		B)	mode
		C)	median
		D)	standard deviation


14	A technique that combines the results of many similar studies to determine the effect size of a particular kind of independent variable is known as:
		A)	statistical significance
		B)	experimental methods
		C)	correlational methods
		D)	meta-analysis


15	A procedure performed after the completion of a research study that informs participants of the purpose of the study and aims to remove any physical or psychological distress caused by participation is known as:
		A)	double blind
		B)	debriefing
		C)	random assignment
		D)	deception

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