PSY 205 - EXAM 1; QUIZ QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
In observational studies, participants sometimes show reactivity. A related phenomenon
in self-report studies is called: - Answers - socially desirable responding
If a researcher wants to be able to generalize about a population using data pulled from
a sample, it is best to use: - Answers - a random sample
Which of the following types of studies allows the researcher to establish causality
between an independent variable and a dependent variable? - Answers - experiment
Operational definitions make it possible for researchers to do what? - Answers - identify
variables and record their quantity
With _____, one repeats a study to determine whether the same results are obtained. -
Answers - replication
Which of the following statements is true of theories in science? - Answers - Good
theories lead to a number of testable hypotheses.
Relative to cross-sectional research studies, longitudinal studies are: - Answers - more
expensive and take more time
When people are aware of being observed, they might change their behaviors. This
phenomenon illustrates: - Answers - reactivity
The variable that a researcher measures in an experiment to see if it has changed after
a treatment is called the - Answers - dependent variable
In scientific research, a researcher's expectations about a study can lead to systematic
errors in observation. This phenomenon is called: - Answers - observer bias
Which of the following is NOT correct? - Answers - The temporal lobe plays a significant
role in the integration of movement and sight.
The extensions of a neuron that receive messages from other neurons are the: -
Answers - dendrites
You might think of the pituitary gland as the master gland because it: - Answers -
controls the release of hormones throughout the system
ANSWERS
In observational studies, participants sometimes show reactivity. A related phenomenon
in self-report studies is called: - Answers - socially desirable responding
If a researcher wants to be able to generalize about a population using data pulled from
a sample, it is best to use: - Answers - a random sample
Which of the following types of studies allows the researcher to establish causality
between an independent variable and a dependent variable? - Answers - experiment
Operational definitions make it possible for researchers to do what? - Answers - identify
variables and record their quantity
With _____, one repeats a study to determine whether the same results are obtained. -
Answers - replication
Which of the following statements is true of theories in science? - Answers - Good
theories lead to a number of testable hypotheses.
Relative to cross-sectional research studies, longitudinal studies are: - Answers - more
expensive and take more time
When people are aware of being observed, they might change their behaviors. This
phenomenon illustrates: - Answers - reactivity
The variable that a researcher measures in an experiment to see if it has changed after
a treatment is called the - Answers - dependent variable
In scientific research, a researcher's expectations about a study can lead to systematic
errors in observation. This phenomenon is called: - Answers - observer bias
Which of the following is NOT correct? - Answers - The temporal lobe plays a significant
role in the integration of movement and sight.
The extensions of a neuron that receive messages from other neurons are the: -
Answers - dendrites
You might think of the pituitary gland as the master gland because it: - Answers -
controls the release of hormones throughout the system
