PSYCH 1100 MIDTERM 1-- MULTIPLE CHOICE| WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION| RATED A+ | NEW
c. empiricism
The belief that accurate knowledge can be acquired through observa on is:
a. parsimony
b. dogma sm
c. empiricism
d. scien fic research
c. a falsifiable predic on
Which of the following is the best defini on of a hypothesis?
a. empirical evidence
b. a scien fic observa on
c. a falsifiable predic on
d. a theore cal data
a. reac vity
The methods of psychological inves ga on take _____ into account because when people know
they are being studied, they don't always behave as they otherwise would.
a. reac vity
b. complexity
c. variability
d. sophis ca on
b. reliability
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
d. demand characteris cs
, Aspects of an observa onal se%ng that cause people to behave as they think they should are
called
a. observer bias
b. reac ve condi ons
c. natural habitats
d. demand characteris cs
c. the purpose is hidden from both the observer and the person being observed
In a double blind observa on
a. the par cipants 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 objec ve, sta s cal measures are recorded
a. mean
Which of the following describes the average value of all the measurements in a par cular
distribu on?
a. mean
b. median
c. mode
d. range
b. the direc on and strength of a correla on
What does a correla on coefficient show?
a. the value of one specific variable
b. the direc on and strength of a correla on
c. the efficiency of the relevant research method
d. the degree of natural correla on
a. the possibility of third-variable correla on
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 correla on
b. random assignment of control groups
c. the existence of false posi ve correla on
d. correla on strength is impossible to measure accurately
c. a%tudes toward global warming
COMPLETE SOLUTION| RATED A+ | NEW
c. empiricism
The belief that accurate knowledge can be acquired through observa on is:
a. parsimony
b. dogma sm
c. empiricism
d. scien fic research
c. a falsifiable predic on
Which of the following is the best defini on of a hypothesis?
a. empirical evidence
b. a scien fic observa on
c. a falsifiable predic on
d. a theore cal data
a. reac vity
The methods of psychological inves ga on take _____ into account because when people know
they are being studied, they don't always behave as they otherwise would.
a. reac vity
b. complexity
c. variability
d. sophis ca on
b. reliability
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
d. demand characteris cs
, Aspects of an observa onal se%ng that cause people to behave as they think they should are
called
a. observer bias
b. reac ve condi ons
c. natural habitats
d. demand characteris cs
c. the purpose is hidden from both the observer and the person being observed
In a double blind observa on
a. the par cipants 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 objec ve, sta s cal measures are recorded
a. mean
Which of the following describes the average value of all the measurements in a par cular
distribu on?
a. mean
b. median
c. mode
d. range
b. the direc on and strength of a correla on
What does a correla on coefficient show?
a. the value of one specific variable
b. the direc on and strength of a correla on
c. the efficiency of the relevant research method
d. the degree of natural correla on
a. the possibility of third-variable correla on
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 correla on
b. random assignment of control groups
c. the existence of false posi ve correla on
d. correla on strength is impossible to measure accurately
c. a%tudes toward global warming
