PSYCH 1100 MIDTERM 1-- MULTIPLE
CHOICE UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
c. empiricism - CORRECT ANSWER The belief that accurate knowledge can be acquired through
observation is:
a. parsimony
b. dogmatism
c. empiricism
d. scientific research
c. a falsifiable prediction - CORRECT ANSWER 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
a. reactivity - CORRECT ANSWER 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
b. reliability - CORRECT ANSWER 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 characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER 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
c. the purpose is hidden from both the observer and the person being observed - CORRECT
ANSWER 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
a. mean - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following describes the average value of all the
measurements in a particular distribution?
a. mean
b. median
c. mode
d. range
b. the direction and strength of a correlation - CORRECT ANSWER 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
a. the possibility of third-variable correlation - CORRECT ANSWER 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
c. attitudes toward global warming - CORRECT ANSWER 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
A: - CORRECT ANSWER 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
b. controlled - CORRECT ANSWER An experiment that operationally defines variables in a
realistic way is said to be
a. externally valid
b. controlled
c. operationally defined
d. statistically significant
CHOICE UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
c. empiricism - CORRECT ANSWER The belief that accurate knowledge can be acquired through
observation is:
a. parsimony
b. dogmatism
c. empiricism
d. scientific research
c. a falsifiable prediction - CORRECT ANSWER 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
a. reactivity - CORRECT ANSWER 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
b. reliability - CORRECT ANSWER 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 characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER 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
c. the purpose is hidden from both the observer and the person being observed - CORRECT
ANSWER 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
a. mean - CORRECT ANSWER Which of the following describes the average value of all the
measurements in a particular distribution?
a. mean
b. median
c. mode
d. range
b. the direction and strength of a correlation - CORRECT ANSWER 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
a. the possibility of third-variable correlation - CORRECT ANSWER 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
c. attitudes toward global warming - CORRECT ANSWER 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
A: - CORRECT ANSWER 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
b. controlled - CORRECT ANSWER An experiment that operationally defines variables in a
realistic way is said to be
a. externally valid
b. controlled
c. operationally defined
d. statistically significant
