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A tentative idea or question that is waiting for evidence to support or refute it is called a _________. |
| | A) | proposal |
| | B) | guestimate |
| | C) | hypothesis |
| | D) | prediction |
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Which of the following is considered an informal hypothesis? |
| | A) | How much television does a child usually watch in a day? |
| | B) | Preschool children are more aggressive after viewing aggressive behavior. |
| | C) | Students have higher exam scores when the exam is administered in the same place that the students studied for the test. |
| | D) | Employees that bring their pets to work with are more productive than those that leave their pets at home. |
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Hypotheses that are formulated on the basis of past research findings and theoretical considerations are called __________. |
| | A) | scientific predictions |
| | B) | formal hypotheses |
| | C) | research questions |
| | D) | theoretical suppositions |
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Which of the following statements is true? |
| | A) | Results of a study can prove the hypothesis and support the prediction. |
| | B) | Results of a study can confirm the prediction and prove the hypothesis. |
| | C) | Results of a study can support the hypothesis and reject the prediction. |
| | D) | Results of a study can confirm the prediction and support the hypothesis. |
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Marsha took part in a student survey being conducted on her campus. Which of the following is the BEST term a researcher should use to refer to Marsha and others that participated in the survey? |
| | A) | subjects |
| | B) | participants |
| | C) | informants |
| | D) | respondents |
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__________ is a term used to refer to individuals that help researchers understand the dynamics of particular cultural or organizational settings. |
| | A) | Investigators |
| | B) | Respondents |
| | C) | Informants |
| | D) | Participants |
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Does the "squeaking wheel get the grease" or does the "quacking duck get shot"? These questions are examples of one of the sources of research ideas called __________. |
| | A) | observation |
| | B) | common sense |
| | C) | theories |
| | D) | practical problems |
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Jose conducted a new research project and accidentally made an amazing discovery. His discovery is the result of __________. |
| | A) | serendipity |
| | B) | common sense |
| | C) | conditioning |
| | D) | fiction |
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One of the important functions of theories is to provide a framework that __________ and __________ a variety of specific facts or descriptions of behavior. |
| | A) | explains; proves |
| | B) | proves; disproves |
| | C) | arranges; organizes |
| | D) | organizes; explains |
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Which of the following statements is false? |
| | A) | Theories generate new knowledge. |
| | B) | Research can reveal weaknesses in a theory. |
| | C) | Hypotheses about behavior generate theories. |
| | D) | Theories can be modified with new research findings. |
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Which of the following is not one of the five sources of research ideas discussed in the text? |
| | A) | past research |
| | B) | hypotheses |
| | C) | theories |
| | D) | common sense |
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Before conducting a research project, an investigator will conduct a thorough __________ search to review past studies on the topic. |
| | A) | book |
| | B) | literature |
| | C) | college |
| | D) | psychology |
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The American Psychological Association has a computer database that contains abstracts called ___________. |
| | A) | EBSCO-host |
| | B) | APAInfo |
| | C) | AbstractFIRST |
| | D) | PsycINFO |
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An investigator should use the __________ if he/she wants to use a "key article" and then search for subsequent articles that cited this key article. |
| | A) | Annual Review of Psychology |
| | B) | PsycINFO |
| | C) | Social Sciences Citation Index |
| | D) | PsycLIT |
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What are the five major sections in a research article? |
| | A) | abstract, background, method, findings, discussion |
| | B) | abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion |
| | C) | abstract, introduction, procedure, results, conclusion |
| | D) | abstract, background, procedure, findings, conclusion |
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