Psychological Science, 7th Edition TEST BANK by Michael
Gazzaniga, Elizabeth A. Phelps
Theory is - ANSWER:an explanation that organizes observations and predicts
behaviors or events.
What is the role of theory in research process? - ANSWER:To guide and be able to
come up with many different hypothesis
What are the characteristics of a good theory? - ANSWER:That it is testable & is able
to generate new predictions, organizes known facts, is supported by the findings of
new research, and parsimonious.
A hypothesis is - ANSWER:a testable prediction about the relationship between two
or more variables
The difference between a theory and a hypothesis is that - ANSWER:a theory is an
explanation about why things happen the way they do and hypothesis is a prediction
based on that explanation
"Memory is compromised of three different stores -- a sensory store, short-term
store, and a long-term store." This is an example of .. - ANSWER:a theory
Naturalistic Observation are - ANSWER:individuals do not know that they are being
observed
Laboratory Observation is - ANSWER:a more controlled setting, the individuals know
that they are being observed
Participant Observation - ANSWER:the individual volunteers to participate in a study
to determine what is going inside the walls as an undercover
Survey Research - ANSWER:learn more about the individual motives, attitudes,
interests, etc where someone can not be able to determine by just observing the
individual
Population is - ANSWER:the entire group of people of interest to the researcher
Sample is - ANSWER:a smaller group selected from the population for the study
Representative sample - ANSWER:reflects the true characteristics of the population
Biased sample - ANSWER:does not reflect the true characteristics of the population
Gazzaniga, Elizabeth A. Phelps
Theory is - ANSWER:an explanation that organizes observations and predicts
behaviors or events.
What is the role of theory in research process? - ANSWER:To guide and be able to
come up with many different hypothesis
What are the characteristics of a good theory? - ANSWER:That it is testable & is able
to generate new predictions, organizes known facts, is supported by the findings of
new research, and parsimonious.
A hypothesis is - ANSWER:a testable prediction about the relationship between two
or more variables
The difference between a theory and a hypothesis is that - ANSWER:a theory is an
explanation about why things happen the way they do and hypothesis is a prediction
based on that explanation
"Memory is compromised of three different stores -- a sensory store, short-term
store, and a long-term store." This is an example of .. - ANSWER:a theory
Naturalistic Observation are - ANSWER:individuals do not know that they are being
observed
Laboratory Observation is - ANSWER:a more controlled setting, the individuals know
that they are being observed
Participant Observation - ANSWER:the individual volunteers to participate in a study
to determine what is going inside the walls as an undercover
Survey Research - ANSWER:learn more about the individual motives, attitudes,
interests, etc where someone can not be able to determine by just observing the
individual
Population is - ANSWER:the entire group of people of interest to the researcher
Sample is - ANSWER:a smaller group selected from the population for the study
Representative sample - ANSWER:reflects the true characteristics of the population
Biased sample - ANSWER:does not reflect the true characteristics of the population
