PSY 290 Quiz 1 and 2 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Correlation - CORRECT ANSWER -An approach that studies the strength of the relation between
two variables is a(n)
testable - CORRECT ANSWER -A good hypothesis is
research design - CORRECT ANSWER -The general plan for conducting research and gathering
data is the
systematic sources - CORRECT ANSWER -Past research, classroom lectures, and theories are
examples of ______ for research ideas.
vulnerable populations - CORRECT ANSWER -You propose a research project in which you
randomize mentally ill kindergarten children to either receive a behavioral intervention, medication, or no
treatment. Given the nature of your targeted sample, you must consider the issue of
fabrication of data - CORRECT ANSWER -As a researcher, you have spent several months
conducting literature reviews and composing your research project. At last, your data do not support your
hypothesis. You decide to go back to the raw data to correct any deficiencies. You are most likely
committing
results section reporting statistical significance of the findings. - CORRECT ANSWER -A
qualitative research report may lack a(n)
the Hawthorne Effect - CORRECT ANSWER -A clinical psychologist gains permission from his
clients for a student-in-training to sit in on the therapy sessions, observe the therapist's and the clients'
behaviors, and take minimal notes. However, the therapist realizes that the clients' behaviors often differ
from previous sessions, now that there is an observer in the room. This is an example of
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Correlation - CORRECT ANSWER -An approach that studies the strength of the relation between
two variables is a(n)
testable - CORRECT ANSWER -A good hypothesis is
research design - CORRECT ANSWER -The general plan for conducting research and gathering
data is the
systematic sources - CORRECT ANSWER -Past research, classroom lectures, and theories are
examples of ______ for research ideas.
vulnerable populations - CORRECT ANSWER -You propose a research project in which you
randomize mentally ill kindergarten children to either receive a behavioral intervention, medication, or no
treatment. Given the nature of your targeted sample, you must consider the issue of
fabrication of data - CORRECT ANSWER -As a researcher, you have spent several months
conducting literature reviews and composing your research project. At last, your data do not support your
hypothesis. You decide to go back to the raw data to correct any deficiencies. You are most likely
committing
results section reporting statistical significance of the findings. - CORRECT ANSWER -A
qualitative research report may lack a(n)
the Hawthorne Effect - CORRECT ANSWER -A clinical psychologist gains permission from his
clients for a student-in-training to sit in on the therapy sessions, observe the therapist's and the clients'
behaviors, and take minimal notes. However, the therapist realizes that the clients' behaviors often differ
from previous sessions, now that there is an observer in the room. This is an example of
