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2.1 ThecScientificcProcess
1) WhichcofcthecfollowingciscNOTctruecaboutcthecbasiccassumptionscofcscience?
A) Wecoftencdocnotcknowcifcthecassumptionscwecmakecarectrue.
B) Thecscientistctreatscthecassumptioncascifcitcwerectruecincorderctocproceedcwithcfurthercinvestigation.
C) Somecassumptionscarecsharedcbycallcscientistscregardlesscofctheircdiscipline.
D) Thereciscnowcevidencectocprovecthectruthcofcthesecassumptions.c
Answer:cD
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2) Acscientificcideacorcstatementcthatcisctentativelycacceptedcascbeingctruecisccalled
A) ancassumption.
B) accorollary.
C) ancaxiom.
D) acparadigm.
cAnswer:cAcTy
pe:cMC
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Skill:cFactual
3) Researchciscscientificcif
A) itcisccarriedcoutcbycacwell-trainedcresearchcscientist.
B) itcinvolvescbothcempiricalcandcrationalcprocesses.
C) itcusescmodelscandcconstructsctocgeneratecideas.
D) thecpurposecisctocunderstandcthecuniversecaroundcus.c
Answer:cB
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4) Incscientificcresearch,cfactscare
A) thecknowledgecgainedcthroughcempiricalcobservation.
B) thecbehaviorcofcthecresearcher.
C) thecopinioncofcthecresearcher.
D) nonexistent;ceverythingciscopenctocinterpretation.c
Answer:cA
Type:cMC
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Skill:cInterpretive
5) Thecempiricalcprocesscofcusingcsensecdatactocrecognizecandcnotecfactualceventscisctermed
A) hypothesisctesting.
B) sensorycperception.
C) observation.
D) cognition.c
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,6) Thecmostcbasiccunitcincpsychologicalcresearchcis
A) computerchardware.
B) computercsoftware.
C) observedcfacts.
D) statisticalcanalysis.
cAnswer:cC
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gecRef:c32
Skill:cInterpretive
7) Beforec1974,csystematiccdesensitizationcwascusedcincworkcwith
A) childrenconly.
B) adultsconly.
C) prisoncinmatesconly.
D) Allcofcthecabove
cAnswer:cB
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kill:cFactual
8) Ancinference
A) oftencassumescthatcancobservedcbehaviorciscthecresultcofcsomecunseencprocess.
B) willcbecaccuratecifcthecbehavioralcobservationsconcwhichcthecinferenceciscbasedcarecaccurate.
C) followscdirectlycfromcacgivencsetcofcobservations.
D) iscindistinguishablecfromcthecfactsconcwhichcthecinferenceciscbased.c
Answer:cA
Type:cMC
PagecRef:c32c(SG)c
Skill:cInterpretive
9) Inferencescare
A) onecofcmanyctypescofcfacts.
B) scientificallyc valid.
C) largelycdrawncfromcempiricalcobservations.
D) anythingcthatccannotcbecreplicated.c
Answer:cC
Type:cMCcPa
gecRef:c32
Skill:cInterpretive
10) Mostcfactscincpsychologycare
A) gainedcfromcnonverbalccommunication.
B) associatedcwithcsmallcandclargecmusclecactivity.
C) behaviors.
D) testedconlycincstrictclaboratorycconditions.c
Answer:cC
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11) Whichcofcthecfollowingcrepresentscthecmajorccategorycofcfactscincpsychology?
A) behaviorcofcorganisms
B) humancbehavior
C) motivescandclearnedcresponses
D) psychologicalctheories
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12) WhichcofcthecfollowingcwouldcNOTcbecacfact?
A) acperson'scscoreconcactest
B) thecresponsecofcacparticipantctocancanxietycproducingcsituation
C) acperson'scmemory
D) thectimecitctakescacparticipantctoccompletecacdifficultctaskc
Answer:cC
Type:cMC
PagecRef:c32c(SG)c
Skill:cApplied
13) Thecmajorccategorycofcfactcthatciscobservedcincpsychologycis
A) thecbehaviorcofcgroups.
B) thecbehaviorcofcorganisms.
C) abnormalcbehavior.
D) perceptualcbehavior.
Answer:cB
Type:cMCcPa
gecRef:c32
Skill:cInterpretive
14) SincecinternalcconditionscarecNOTcobservable,ctheycmustcbe
A) invented.
B) madecexternal.
C) inferred.
D) nonexistent.
cAnswer:cCcTy
pe:cMC
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Skill:cInterpretive
15) Thecmaincfactscobservedcincpsychologycare
A) organismiccfacts.
B) inferredcfacts.
C) universalcfacts.
D) behavioralcfacts.
cAnswer:cD
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kill:cFactual
16) Inferencescareclargelycdrawncfrom
A) experience.
B) empiricalcobservations.
C) hypotheses.
D) textbooks.
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ype:cMC
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Skill:cInterpretive
17) Constructscarectocinferencecascfactscarecto
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2.1 ThecScientificcProcess
1) WhichcofcthecfollowingciscNOTctruecaboutcthecbasiccassumptionscofcscience?
A) Wecoftencdocnotcknowcifcthecassumptionscwecmakecarectrue.
B) Thecscientistctreatscthecassumptioncascifcitcwerectruecincorderctocproceedcwithcfurthercinvestigation.
C) Somecassumptionscarecsharedcbycallcscientistscregardlesscofctheircdiscipline.
D) Thereciscnowcevidencectocprovecthectruthcofcthesecassumptions.c
Answer:cD
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Skill:cInterpretive
2) Acscientificcideacorcstatementcthatcisctentativelycacceptedcascbeingctruecisccalled
A) ancassumption.
B) accorollary.
C) ancaxiom.
D) acparadigm.
cAnswer:cAcTy
pe:cMC
PagecRef:c31c(PQ)c
Skill:cFactual
3) Researchciscscientificcif
A) itcisccarriedcoutcbycacwell-trainedcresearchcscientist.
B) itcinvolvescbothcempiricalcandcrationalcprocesses.
C) itcusescmodelscandcconstructsctocgeneratecideas.
D) thecpurposecisctocunderstandcthecuniversecaroundcus.c
Answer:cB
Type:cMC
PagecRef:c31c(SG)c
Skill:cInterpretive
4) Incscientificcresearch,cfactscare
A) thecknowledgecgainedcthroughcempiricalcobservation.
B) thecbehaviorcofcthecresearcher.
C) thecopinioncofcthecresearcher.
D) nonexistent;ceverythingciscopenctocinterpretation.c
Answer:cA
Type:cMC
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Skill:cInterpretive
5) Thecempiricalcprocesscofcusingcsensecdatactocrecognizecandcnotecfactualceventscisctermed
A) hypothesisctesting.
B) sensorycperception.
C) observation.
D) cognition.c
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,6) Thecmostcbasiccunitcincpsychologicalcresearchcis
A) computerchardware.
B) computercsoftware.
C) observedcfacts.
D) statisticalcanalysis.
cAnswer:cC
Type:cMCcPa
gecRef:c32
Skill:cInterpretive
7) Beforec1974,csystematiccdesensitizationcwascusedcincworkcwith
A) childrenconly.
B) adultsconly.
C) prisoncinmatesconly.
D) Allcofcthecabove
cAnswer:cB
Type:cMCcPa
gecRef:c32cS
kill:cFactual
8) Ancinference
A) oftencassumescthatcancobservedcbehaviorciscthecresultcofcsomecunseencprocess.
B) willcbecaccuratecifcthecbehavioralcobservationsconcwhichcthecinferenceciscbasedcarecaccurate.
C) followscdirectlycfromcacgivencsetcofcobservations.
D) iscindistinguishablecfromcthecfactsconcwhichcthecinferenceciscbased.c
Answer:cA
Type:cMC
PagecRef:c32c(SG)c
Skill:cInterpretive
9) Inferencescare
A) onecofcmanyctypescofcfacts.
B) scientificallyc valid.
C) largelycdrawncfromcempiricalcobservations.
D) anythingcthatccannotcbecreplicated.c
Answer:cC
Type:cMCcPa
gecRef:c32
Skill:cInterpretive
10) Mostcfactscincpsychologycare
A) gainedcfromcnonverbalccommunication.
B) associatedcwithcsmallcandclargecmusclecactivity.
C) behaviors.
D) testedconlycincstrictclaboratorycconditions.c
Answer:cC
Type:cMCcPa
gecRef:c32
Skill:cInterpretive
11) Whichcofcthecfollowingcrepresentscthecmajorccategorycofcfactscincpsychology?
A) behaviorcofcorganisms
B) humancbehavior
C) motivescandclearnedcresponses
D) psychologicalctheories
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cType:cMC
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12) WhichcofcthecfollowingcwouldcNOTcbecacfact?
A) acperson'scscoreconcactest
B) thecresponsecofcacparticipantctocancanxietycproducingcsituation
C) acperson'scmemory
D) thectimecitctakescacparticipantctoccompletecacdifficultctaskc
Answer:cC
Type:cMC
PagecRef:c32c(SG)c
Skill:cApplied
13) Thecmajorccategorycofcfactcthatciscobservedcincpsychologycis
A) thecbehaviorcofcgroups.
B) thecbehaviorcofcorganisms.
C) abnormalcbehavior.
D) perceptualcbehavior.
Answer:cB
Type:cMCcPa
gecRef:c32
Skill:cInterpretive
14) SincecinternalcconditionscarecNOTcobservable,ctheycmustcbe
A) invented.
B) madecexternal.
C) inferred.
D) nonexistent.
cAnswer:cCcTy
pe:cMC
PagecRef:c32c(PQ)c
Skill:cInterpretive
15) Thecmaincfactscobservedcincpsychologycare
A) organismiccfacts.
B) inferredcfacts.
C) universalcfacts.
D) behavioralcfacts.
cAnswer:cD
Type:cMCcPa
gecRef:c32cS
kill:cFactual
16) Inferencescareclargelycdrawncfrom
A) experience.
B) empiricalcobservations.
C) hypotheses.
D) textbooks.
cAnswer:cBcT
ype:cMC
PagecRef:c33c(PQ)c
Skill:cInterpretive
17) Constructscarectocinferencecascfactscarecto
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