PSYCH 1100 MIDTERM 1 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
The |belief |that |accurate |knowledge |can |be |acquired |through |observation |is:
a. |parsimony
b. |dogmatism
c. |empiricism
d. |scientific |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |empiricism
Which |of |the |following |is |the |best |definition |of |a |hypothesis?
a. |empirical |evidence
b. |a |scientific |observation
c. |a |falsifiable |prediction
d. |a |theoretical |data |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |a |falsifiable |prediction
The |methods |of |psychological |investigation |take |_____ |into |account |because |when |people |
know |they |are |being |studied, |they |don't |always |behave |as |they |otherwise |would.
a. |reactivity
b. |complexity
c. |variability
d. |sophistication |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |reactivity
When |a |measure |produces |the |same |measurement |whenever |it |is |used |to |measure |the |same |
thing, |it |is |said |to |have |
a. |variability
,b. |reliability
c. |power
d. |concreteness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |reliability
Aspects |of |an |observational |setting |that |cause |people |to |behave |as |they |think |they |should |are
|called
a. |observer |bias
b. |reactive |conditions
c. |natural |habitats
d. |demand |characteristics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |demand |characteristics
In |a |double |blind |observation
a. |the |participants |know |what |is |being |measured
b. |people |are |observed |in |their |natural |environments
c. |the |purpose |is |hidden |from |both |the |observer |and |the |person |being |observed
d. |only |objective, |statistical |measures |are |recorded |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |the |purpose |is |
hidden |from |both |the |observer |and |the |person |being |observed
Which |of |the |following |describes |the |average |value |of |all |the |measurements |in |a |particular |
distribution?
a. |mean
b. |median
c. |mode
d. |range |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |mean
What |does |a |correlation |coefficient |show?
a. |the |value |of |one |specific |variable
, b. |the |direction |and |strength |of |a |correlation
c. |the |efficiency |of |the |relevant |research |method
d. |the |degree |of |natural |correlation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |the |direction |and |strength |of |a
|correlation
When |two |variables |are |correlated, |what |keeps |us |from |concluding |that |one |is |the |cause |and |
the |other |is |the |effect?
a. |the |possibility |of |third-variable |correlation
b. |random |assignment |of |control |groups
c. |the |existence |of |false |positive |correlation
d. |correlation |strength |is |impossible |to |measure |accurately |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |the |
possibility |of |third-variable |correlation
A |researcher |administers |a |questionnaire |concerning |attitudes |toward |global |warming |to |
people |of |both |genders |and |of |all |ages |who |live |all |across |the |country. |The |dependent |
variable |in |the |study |is |the |___ |of |the |participant.
a. |age
b. |gender
c. |attitudes |toward |global |warming
d. |geographic |location |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |attitudes |toward |global |warming
The |characteristic |of |an |experiment |that |allows |conclusions |about |causal |relationships |to |be |
draw |is |called
a. |external |validity
b. |internal |validity
c. |random |assignment
d. |self-selection |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A:
CORRECT ANSWERS
The |belief |that |accurate |knowledge |can |be |acquired |through |observation |is:
a. |parsimony
b. |dogmatism
c. |empiricism
d. |scientific |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |empiricism
Which |of |the |following |is |the |best |definition |of |a |hypothesis?
a. |empirical |evidence
b. |a |scientific |observation
c. |a |falsifiable |prediction
d. |a |theoretical |data |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |a |falsifiable |prediction
The |methods |of |psychological |investigation |take |_____ |into |account |because |when |people |
know |they |are |being |studied, |they |don't |always |behave |as |they |otherwise |would.
a. |reactivity
b. |complexity
c. |variability
d. |sophistication |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |reactivity
When |a |measure |produces |the |same |measurement |whenever |it |is |used |to |measure |the |same |
thing, |it |is |said |to |have |
a. |variability
,b. |reliability
c. |power
d. |concreteness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |reliability
Aspects |of |an |observational |setting |that |cause |people |to |behave |as |they |think |they |should |are
|called
a. |observer |bias
b. |reactive |conditions
c. |natural |habitats
d. |demand |characteristics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d. |demand |characteristics
In |a |double |blind |observation
a. |the |participants |know |what |is |being |measured
b. |people |are |observed |in |their |natural |environments
c. |the |purpose |is |hidden |from |both |the |observer |and |the |person |being |observed
d. |only |objective, |statistical |measures |are |recorded |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |the |purpose |is |
hidden |from |both |the |observer |and |the |person |being |observed
Which |of |the |following |describes |the |average |value |of |all |the |measurements |in |a |particular |
distribution?
a. |mean
b. |median
c. |mode
d. |range |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |mean
What |does |a |correlation |coefficient |show?
a. |the |value |of |one |specific |variable
, b. |the |direction |and |strength |of |a |correlation
c. |the |efficiency |of |the |relevant |research |method
d. |the |degree |of |natural |correlation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b. |the |direction |and |strength |of |a
|correlation
When |two |variables |are |correlated, |what |keeps |us |from |concluding |that |one |is |the |cause |and |
the |other |is |the |effect?
a. |the |possibility |of |third-variable |correlation
b. |random |assignment |of |control |groups
c. |the |existence |of |false |positive |correlation
d. |correlation |strength |is |impossible |to |measure |accurately |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a. |the |
possibility |of |third-variable |correlation
A |researcher |administers |a |questionnaire |concerning |attitudes |toward |global |warming |to |
people |of |both |genders |and |of |all |ages |who |live |all |across |the |country. |The |dependent |
variable |in |the |study |is |the |___ |of |the |participant.
a. |age
b. |gender
c. |attitudes |toward |global |warming
d. |geographic |location |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c. |attitudes |toward |global |warming
The |characteristic |of |an |experiment |that |allows |conclusions |about |causal |relationships |to |be |
draw |is |called
a. |external |validity
b. |internal |validity
c. |random |assignment
d. |self-selection |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A:
