PSY 2250 Quizzes 1-8 Exam Questions With
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Who is using a cross-sectional research design? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Addison, who is simultaneously testing the study habits of | | | | | | | | |
fifth, eighth, and eleventh graders
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The major goal behind random sampling is to ensure that the - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-sample is representative of the population
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Which research technique would be most useful in studying people with
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rare conditions or disorders when it is not possible to assemble a large
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sample of people to study? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Case study
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Mara finds that the correlation between variables A and B is +.43, while
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the correlation between variables A and C is -.78. These results indicate
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that - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The correlation between A and C is
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stronger than the correlation between A and B
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Development is best defined as - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-systematic
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changes and continuities from conception to death
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, Manuel had hoped to graduate from college by age 22 but enrolled for
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the first time at age 52. The anxiety Manuel feels because of this
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situation may be best explained by the concept of - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-a social clock | |
The key element of the scientific method is the belief that the merits of
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an idea should be determined by - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-systematic
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observation
In order to study the effects of television on children's behavior, a
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researcher synthesizes the results from 150 studies looking at the
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influence of cartoons on children's moral development. Given this
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description, the researcher appears to be using which research | | | | | | | | |
technique? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Meta-analysis | | |
A psychologist measures the IQs of 20 students who ingested a "smart
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pill" and 20 students who ingested a "sugar pill" in order to determine if
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the pill had an effect on intelligence. To ensure peak performance, she
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tests all of the students on Wednesdays. In this experiment, the
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dependent variable is the - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-IQ score | | | | | | |
Research is conducted to examine whether rewarding students for good
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|behavior increases the amount of time these students spend studying.
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In this research project, the amount of time spent studying would be
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the - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-dependent variable
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Correct Answers
Who is using a cross-sectional research design? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Addison, who is simultaneously testing the study habits of | | | | | | | | |
fifth, eighth, and eleventh graders
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The major goal behind random sampling is to ensure that the - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-sample is representative of the population
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Which research technique would be most useful in studying people with
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rare conditions or disorders when it is not possible to assemble a large
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sample of people to study? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Case study
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Mara finds that the correlation between variables A and B is +.43, while
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
the correlation between variables A and C is -.78. These results indicate
| | | | | | | | | | | |
that - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The correlation between A and C is
| | | | | | | | | |
stronger than the correlation between A and B
| | | | | | |
Development is best defined as - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-systematic
| | | | | | | |
changes and continuities from conception to death
| | | | | |
, Manuel had hoped to graduate from college by age 22 but enrolled for
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
the first time at age 52. The anxiety Manuel feels because of this
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
situation may be best explained by the concept of - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-a social clock | |
The key element of the scientific method is the belief that the merits of
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
an idea should be determined by - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-systematic
| | | | | | | | |
observation
In order to study the effects of television on children's behavior, a
| | | | | | | | | | | |
researcher synthesizes the results from 150 studies looking at the
| | | | | | | | | |
influence of cartoons on children's moral development. Given this
| | | | | | | | |
description, the researcher appears to be using which research | | | | | | | | |
technique? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Meta-analysis | | |
A psychologist measures the IQs of 20 students who ingested a "smart
| | | | | | | | | | | |
pill" and 20 students who ingested a "sugar pill" in order to determine if
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
the pill had an effect on intelligence. To ensure peak performance, she
| | | | | | | | | | | |
tests all of the students on Wednesdays. In this experiment, the
| | | | | | | | | | |
dependent variable is the - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-IQ score | | | | | | |
Research is conducted to examine whether rewarding students for good
| | | | | | | | |
|behavior increases the amount of time these students spend studying.
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In this research project, the amount of time spent studying would be
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the - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-dependent variable
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