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1) Choosegthegexamplegthatgusedgscientificgprinciplesgtoganswergquestions.
A) JeffgconcludedgthatghisgdoggMollyglikedghergFrisbeegbest.gHegdefinedglikedgasgchoosinggitgove
rgothergtoysgwhenggivengagchoicegandgrecordedgthegtoygshegbroughtgtoghimgwhenghegarrivedgho
megeachgdaygforgagweek.
B) BeforegJennygboughtghergpopgupgcamper,gshegaskedghergbrother,gwhoghasgownedgagnumberg
ofgcampers,gwhatgbrandsgshegshouldglookgat.
C) Alicegchosegtheghousegshegwasgbuyinggbyghowgshegfeltgwhengshegenteredgitgthegfirstgtime.
D) EddygdecidedgthatghegdisagreesgwithgabortiongbecauseghisgchurchgtellsghimgitgIsgwrong.
Answer:g A
2) Onegday,gaftergtheirgpsychologygclass,gOliviagandgHannahgaregtalkinggaboutgdreaming.gMostgmor
ningsgOliviagdoesn'tgrememberganygofghergdreams,gbutgoccasionallygsheghasgvividgrecollectionsgw
hengshegwakes.gHannahgsaysgsheghasgthegsamegexperiencegandgwondersgwhy.gWhengtheygtalkgtog
friendsgaboutgthegphenomenon,gtheygnoticegagpatterngrelatedgtogthegstressgofgthegpreviousgday.gThe
ygverbalizegthisgpatterngas,g"Whengpeoplegfeelgstressedgoutgovergsomethinggonegday,gtheygaregmo
reglikelygtogremembergtheirgdreamsgthegfollowinggday."gOliviagandgHannahghavegjustgformedga
A) hypothesis. B)gscientificgattitude.
C)g hindsight. D)gvalidgstatement.
Answer:g A
3) Adiragisgdrivinggtogworkgwhengshegseesgagcargfiregatgthegsidegofgagbusyghighway.gShegconsidersgsto
pping,gbutgthengthinksgthatgingthegagegofgcellgphones,gandgwithgsogmanygcarsgpassinggby,gsomeoneg
mustghavegalreadygcalledgthegpolice.gShegpassesgthegfiregby.gThegnextgday,gshegseesgangarticlegingth
egnewspapergaboutgthegpersongwhoghadgthegcargfire.gHegsaysghegwasgastonishedgthatgnobodygstoppe
dgtogtrygtoghelpghim.gThegreactiongAdiragandgthegothergdriversghadgproducedgwasga
A) scientificgprinciple. B)g demandgcharacteristic.
C)gplacebogeffect. D)gdiffusiongofgresponsibility.
Answer:g D
4) Sarahghasgjustgmovedgtogagnewgcity,gwheregshegworksgthegnightgshiftgatgtheglocalghospital.gOnghergw
ayghomegfromgwork,gshegwalksgthroughgagparkghavinggaghighgcrimegrate.gSarahgreasonsgthatgshegisg
safe,gbecausegtheregaregalwaysgaglotgofgpeoplegaround.gAccordinggtogthegresearchgconductedgbygDarl
eygandgLatané,gSarahgis
A) correct;gthegmoregpeoplegshegencounters,gtheglowergtheglikelihoodgthatgSarahgwillgevengb
egnoticed.
B) mistaken;gthegmoregpeoplegshegencounters,gtheglowergtheglikelihoodganygonegofgthemgwouldghel
pghergingangemergency.
C) mistaken;gthegmoregpeoplegshegencountersginganyggivengsituation,gtheghighergtheglikelihoodgon
egofgthemgwillgattackgher.
D) correct;gtheregisgsafetygingnumbers,gandgasglonggasgthegparkgisgcrowded,gshe'sgsafe.
Answer:g B
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Zhuanggisgalwaysgaskinggquestions,gsogmaybeghegshouldgbecomegagscientist.gIfgZhuanggasksgthegsa
megkindsgofgquestionsgthatgsuccessfulgscientistsgask,ghegisgprobablygaskinggthingsglike
A) WheregwillgIgusegthisginformation?gWillgitghelpgmeggetgaheadginglife?
B) Howgdoesgthisgaffectgme?gWhygisgitgimportantgthatgIgknowgthis?
C) Who?gWhat?gWhen?gWhere?gHow?gCangIggetgagquote?
D) Why?gHowgdogyougknow?gWhere'sgyourgevidence?gIsgthereganothergexplanation?
Answer:g D
6) Hailiegisgwritinggagpsychologygresearchgpaper.gSheghasgcollectedgresearchgfromgthegpastgthreeg
decades,gwhichghergprofessorgsaysgisgfine.gWhatgisgconfusinggforgHailiegisgthatghergarticlesgsay
gdifferentgthings.gShegfinallygasksgyougwhygallgofgthegresearchghasgbeengpublishedgifgsomegofgit
gisgobviouslygwrong.gYougtellghergthat
A) scientistsgrarelygworkgtogethergorgreviewgpreviousgresearch,gwhichgcangleavegpublicationsgi
ngdisagreementgwithgeachgother.
B) truthgandgrealitygaregingthegeyegofgthegbeholder.
C) partgofgthegscientificgprocessgisgtestinggandgretestinggagtheory,gtogseegifgeveryonegreachesgt
hegsamegresultsgeachgtime;gifgtheygdon't,gthegresearchgmaygnotgagree.
D) theregisgnogreviewgprocessgingscientificgpublication;gifgsomeonegwritesgwellgenough,gthegarticl
egwillgbegpublished,gregardlessgofgitsgvalidity.
Answer:g C
7) Kathygisguncomfortablegwithgsomegofgthegthingsgshe'sglearningginghergsciencegclasses,gandgshegb
ecomesgconvincedgthatgmanygscientistsgaregjustgbuyinggingtogthegtheoriesgthey'vegbeengtaughtgand
gperpetuatingginaccurateginformationgingtheirgowngresearch.gIngreality,
A) she'sgright.gWeghavegnogideaghowgmuchgofgtheginformationgwegrelygongasgfactgisgaccurate.
B) theoriesgaregmodifiedgonlygifgsomeonegwithgaggreatgdealgofgresearchgexperiencegsuggestsgthe
ygshouldgbe.
C) theoriesgaregtested,gmodified,gandgthengtestedgagaingbygadditionalgresearch;gifgthey'reginaccurat
e,gthey'regdiscarded.
D) she'sgright.gAtgleastg75gpercentgofgtheginformationgpublishedgingjournalsgisgbelievedgtogb
eginaccurate.
Answer:g C
8) Theagisgtakinggagsocialgpsychologygclassgandgisgaskedgtogcomegupgwithgaghypothesis.gShegdecidesgt
ogseegifgoppositesgdogingfactgattract.gOngcampusgthegnextgday,gshegnoticesghowgmanygpeoplegingcou
plesgseemgtogbegopposites.gWhengTheagarrivesgingclassgwithgherghypothesis,gshegmentionsgitgtogMe
laina,gwhogsitsgnextgtogher.gMelainagisgsurprised.gShegsays,g"MygroommategsuggestedgIgseegifg'bird
sgofgagfeather'greallyg'flockgtogether,'gandgtheygsuregseemedgto!"gBothgMelainagandgTheaghavegfoun
dgevidencegforgtheirghypotheses.gWhatgprinciplegisgaffectinggthegreasoninggofgeach?
A) Hindsight B)g Diffusiongofgresponsibility
C)gTheorygofgsocialgimpact D)gBystandergapathy
Answer:g A
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egaregmoregstressedgout.gKristen'sgteachergtellsghergshegneedsgtogusegoperationalgdefinitionsgforgher
gvariables.gThisgmeansgthatgshegneedsgtogdecide
A) thegproceduresgshegwillgusegtogcollectghergdata.
B) whichgtypegofgexperimentalgdesigngshegwillgbegusing.
C) whichgbehavioursgorgqualitiesgdifferentiategonegperson'sgintelligencegandglevelgofgstressgfromgth
egnextgperson's.
D) whichgvariablesgaregindependentgandgwhichgaregdependent.
Answer:g C
10) Nathanielgisgdesigninggangexperiment:gHegwantsgtoglearnghowgmuchgtimegothergstudentsgatghisgun
iversitygspendgstudyinggforgtheirgartghistorygexams.gHegdecidesgtogusegagself-
reportgsurvey,gbutghegknowsgthatgpeoplegmightgover-gorgunder-reportgtheirgstudygtime,gduegto
A) theghindsightgbias. B)gthegsocialgdesirabilitygbias.
C)gplacebogeffects. D)grandomgassignment.
Answer:g B
11) Dr.gChildghasgdevelopedgagstraightforwardgtheorygongemotionalgeatingg(thegtendencygforgpeoplegtoge
atgforgemotionalgreasonsgrathergthanghunger).gDr.gGordionghasgalsogdevelopedgagtheory,gthoughghers
gisgfargmoregcomplicated.gBothgtheoriesggenerategagnumbergofgnewghypotheses.gBothgtheoriesgpredic
tgthegphenomenongwell.gIngthegscientificgcommunity,gDr.g
theorygwillgprobablygbegpreferredgbecauseg .
A) Gordion's;gcomplexitygsuggestsgthatgsheghasgthoughtgthegproblemgthroughgmoregcarefully
B) Gordion's;gcomplexitygisgmoreglikelygtogcapturegthegcomplexitygofgeatinggbehaviour
C) Child's;gitgconformsgtogtheglawgofgparsimony
D) Child's;gitgwillgbegeasiestgtogprovegorgdisprove
Answer:g C
12) Ramongisgstudyinggbullyinggbehaviourgamonggelementarygschoolchildren.gHegarrangesgtogspendgon
egdaygfollowinggaroundgagclassgofgchildren,gmakinggnotesgongtheirgbehaviour.gUnfortunately,gwheng
hegpresentsghisgresearchgtoghisgprofessor,ghisgprofessorgsaysgthatgRamon'sgdatagweregcompromisedgb
ygthegwayghegcollectedgit.gWhatgdidgRamongforgetgtogdo?
A) Hegdidgnotgusegunobtrusivegmeasures,gandghisgpresencegmayghavegaffectedgthegchildren'
sgbehaviour.
B) Hegdidgnotgintroduceghimselfgtogeachgstudent;gthatgis,ghegfailedgtogbuildgrapportgwithgh
isgsubjects.
C) Hegdidgnotgintroduceghimselfgtogthegchildrengasgagpersongingauthority;gasgagresult,gthegchildr
engmaygnotghavegpaidgenoughgattentiongtoghimgthroughoutgthegday.
D) Hegforgotgtogtakegsomegkindgofgrewardgtogthankgthegchildrengforghavingghimgthere.
Answer:g A
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13) AsgWernergandghisgclassmatesgbegingtogobservegbullyinggamonggchildrengforgagclassgpaper,ghegreali
zesgthatgthegchildrenghavegmanygdifferentgreactionsgandghisggroupgneedsgtogfindgagwaygtogmeasuregth
osegresponses.gWhatgwouldgbegthegbestgapproach?
A) Givegeachgchildgagpersonalitygtest.
B) Developgagcodinggsystemgtogclassifygthegchildren'sgbehaviourgingmeaningfulgcategories.
C) Focusgongonlygonegtypegofgreactiongandgignoregthegothers.
D) Askgeachgchildgwhatghegorgshegwouldgcallgthegtypegofgreactionghegorgsheghad.
Answer:g B
14) Priscillagwantsgtogdesigngagstudygthatgwillgletgherglookgatgwhethergpeoplegwithghighgself-
esteemgaregmoreglikelygtogleavegangunsatisfyinggrelationshipgthangthosegwithglowgself-
esteem.gThegonlygproblemgisgthatgshegcan'tglookginsidegpeople'sgheadsgtogseegtheirgdegreegofgself-
esteem.gWhatgshouldgbeghergfirstgstep?
A) Findgangassessmentginstrumentgthatghasgalreadygbeengusedgextensivelygbygothergresearchers.
B) Creategangoperationalgdefinitiongthatgtranslatesgthegabstractgconceptgofgself-
esteemgintogsomethinggobservablegandgmeasurable.
C) Findgsomeonegwhoghasgalreadygstudiedgself-esteemgtogworkgwith.
D) Chooseganothergtopic.
Answer:g B
15) Naheleghasgagreedgtogparticipategingagsurveygsoghegcangreceivegextragcreditginghisgpsychologygclass
.gWhenghegarrives,ghegisggivengagquestionnairegthatgcontainsgquestionsglikeg"Igenjoygplayinggteamgs
ports,"g"Igoftengworrygaboutggettinggthingsgdone,"g"Igprefergtogtrygnewgwaysgofgdoinggthings,"gandg"
Igsometimesgfindgitghardgtogtrustgothergpeople."gHegisgmostglikelygtakingga/ang test.
A) intelligence B)g achievement
C)g neuropsychological D)g personality
Answer:g D
16) HaileygisgdoinggresearchgongthegCanadiangkiller,gRobertg"Willy"gPicktongusinggthegtranscriptsgfromg
agnumbergofginterviews,gandgthegcourtgandgpolicegrecords.gThisgisgidealgforga/an
A) naturalisticgobservation. B)gcorrelationalgstudy.
C)gcasegstudy. D)g operationalization.
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1) Choosegthegexamplegthatgusedgscientificgprinciplesgtoganswergquestions.
A) JeffgconcludedgthatghisgdoggMollyglikedghergFrisbeegbest.gHegdefinedglikedgasgchoosinggitgove
rgothergtoysgwhenggivengagchoicegandgrecordedgthegtoygshegbroughtgtoghimgwhenghegarrivedgho
megeachgdaygforgagweek.
B) BeforegJennygboughtghergpopgupgcamper,gshegaskedghergbrother,gwhoghasgownedgagnumberg
ofgcampers,gwhatgbrandsgshegshouldglookgat.
C) Alicegchosegtheghousegshegwasgbuyinggbyghowgshegfeltgwhengshegenteredgitgthegfirstgtime.
D) EddygdecidedgthatghegdisagreesgwithgabortiongbecauseghisgchurchgtellsghimgitgIsgwrong.
Answer:g A
2) Onegday,gaftergtheirgpsychologygclass,gOliviagandgHannahgaregtalkinggaboutgdreaming.gMostgmor
ningsgOliviagdoesn'tgrememberganygofghergdreams,gbutgoccasionallygsheghasgvividgrecollectionsgw
hengshegwakes.gHannahgsaysgsheghasgthegsamegexperiencegandgwondersgwhy.gWhengtheygtalkgtog
friendsgaboutgthegphenomenon,gtheygnoticegagpatterngrelatedgtogthegstressgofgthegpreviousgday.gThe
ygverbalizegthisgpatterngas,g"Whengpeoplegfeelgstressedgoutgovergsomethinggonegday,gtheygaregmo
reglikelygtogremembergtheirgdreamsgthegfollowinggday."gOliviagandgHannahghavegjustgformedga
A) hypothesis. B)gscientificgattitude.
C)g hindsight. D)gvalidgstatement.
Answer:g A
3) Adiragisgdrivinggtogworkgwhengshegseesgagcargfiregatgthegsidegofgagbusyghighway.gShegconsidersgsto
pping,gbutgthengthinksgthatgingthegagegofgcellgphones,gandgwithgsogmanygcarsgpassinggby,gsomeoneg
mustghavegalreadygcalledgthegpolice.gShegpassesgthegfiregby.gThegnextgday,gshegseesgangarticlegingth
egnewspapergaboutgthegpersongwhoghadgthegcargfire.gHegsaysghegwasgastonishedgthatgnobodygstoppe
dgtogtrygtoghelpghim.gThegreactiongAdiragandgthegothergdriversghadgproducedgwasga
A) scientificgprinciple. B)g demandgcharacteristic.
C)gplacebogeffect. D)gdiffusiongofgresponsibility.
Answer:g D
4) Sarahghasgjustgmovedgtogagnewgcity,gwheregshegworksgthegnightgshiftgatgtheglocalghospital.gOnghergw
ayghomegfromgwork,gshegwalksgthroughgagparkghavinggaghighgcrimegrate.gSarahgreasonsgthatgshegisg
safe,gbecausegtheregaregalwaysgaglotgofgpeoplegaround.gAccordinggtogthegresearchgconductedgbygDarl
eygandgLatané,gSarahgis
A) correct;gthegmoregpeoplegshegencounters,gtheglowergtheglikelihoodgthatgSarahgwillgevengb
egnoticed.
B) mistaken;gthegmoregpeoplegshegencounters,gtheglowergtheglikelihoodganygonegofgthemgwouldghel
pghergingangemergency.
C) mistaken;gthegmoregpeoplegshegencountersginganyggivengsituation,gtheghighergtheglikelihoodgon
egofgthemgwillgattackgher.
D) correct;gtheregisgsafetygingnumbers,gandgasglonggasgthegparkgisgcrowded,gshe'sgsafe.
Answer:g B
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5) Zhuanggisgtryinggtogdecidegwhichgmajorghegshouldgchoosegingcollege.gHisgoldergbrothergnotesgthatg
Zhuanggisgalwaysgaskinggquestions,gsogmaybeghegshouldgbecomegagscientist.gIfgZhuanggasksgthegsa
megkindsgofgquestionsgthatgsuccessfulgscientistsgask,ghegisgprobablygaskinggthingsglike
A) WheregwillgIgusegthisginformation?gWillgitghelpgmeggetgaheadginglife?
B) Howgdoesgthisgaffectgme?gWhygisgitgimportantgthatgIgknowgthis?
C) Who?gWhat?gWhen?gWhere?gHow?gCangIggetgagquote?
D) Why?gHowgdogyougknow?gWhere'sgyourgevidence?gIsgthereganothergexplanation?
Answer:g D
6) Hailiegisgwritinggagpsychologygresearchgpaper.gSheghasgcollectedgresearchgfromgthegpastgthreeg
decades,gwhichghergprofessorgsaysgisgfine.gWhatgisgconfusinggforgHailiegisgthatghergarticlesgsay
gdifferentgthings.gShegfinallygasksgyougwhygallgofgthegresearchghasgbeengpublishedgifgsomegofgit
gisgobviouslygwrong.gYougtellghergthat
A) scientistsgrarelygworkgtogethergorgreviewgpreviousgresearch,gwhichgcangleavegpublicationsgi
ngdisagreementgwithgeachgother.
B) truthgandgrealitygaregingthegeyegofgthegbeholder.
C) partgofgthegscientificgprocessgisgtestinggandgretestinggagtheory,gtogseegifgeveryonegreachesgt
hegsamegresultsgeachgtime;gifgtheygdon't,gthegresearchgmaygnotgagree.
D) theregisgnogreviewgprocessgingscientificgpublication;gifgsomeonegwritesgwellgenough,gthegarticl
egwillgbegpublished,gregardlessgofgitsgvalidity.
Answer:g C
7) Kathygisguncomfortablegwithgsomegofgthegthingsgshe'sglearningginghergsciencegclasses,gandgshegb
ecomesgconvincedgthatgmanygscientistsgaregjustgbuyinggingtogthegtheoriesgthey'vegbeengtaughtgand
gperpetuatingginaccurateginformationgingtheirgowngresearch.gIngreality,
A) she'sgright.gWeghavegnogideaghowgmuchgofgtheginformationgwegrelygongasgfactgisgaccurate.
B) theoriesgaregmodifiedgonlygifgsomeonegwithgaggreatgdealgofgresearchgexperiencegsuggestsgthe
ygshouldgbe.
C) theoriesgaregtested,gmodified,gandgthengtestedgagaingbygadditionalgresearch;gifgthey'reginaccurat
e,gthey'regdiscarded.
D) she'sgright.gAtgleastg75gpercentgofgtheginformationgpublishedgingjournalsgisgbelievedgtogb
eginaccurate.
Answer:g C
8) Theagisgtakinggagsocialgpsychologygclassgandgisgaskedgtogcomegupgwithgaghypothesis.gShegdecidesgt
ogseegifgoppositesgdogingfactgattract.gOngcampusgthegnextgday,gshegnoticesghowgmanygpeoplegingcou
plesgseemgtogbegopposites.gWhengTheagarrivesgingclassgwithgherghypothesis,gshegmentionsgitgtogMe
laina,gwhogsitsgnextgtogher.gMelainagisgsurprised.gShegsays,g"MygroommategsuggestedgIgseegifg'bird
sgofgagfeather'greallyg'flockgtogether,'gandgtheygsuregseemedgto!"gBothgMelainagandgTheaghavegfoun
dgevidencegforgtheirghypotheses.gWhatgprinciplegisgaffectinggthegreasoninggofgeach?
A) Hindsight B)g Diffusiongofgresponsibility
C)gTheorygofgsocialgimpact D)gBystandergapathy
Answer:g A
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9) Forghergexperimentalgpsychologygclass,gKristenghasgdevelopedgtheghypothesisgthatgintelligentgpeopl
egaregmoregstressedgout.gKristen'sgteachergtellsghergshegneedsgtogusegoperationalgdefinitionsgforgher
gvariables.gThisgmeansgthatgshegneedsgtogdecide
A) thegproceduresgshegwillgusegtogcollectghergdata.
B) whichgtypegofgexperimentalgdesigngshegwillgbegusing.
C) whichgbehavioursgorgqualitiesgdifferentiategonegperson'sgintelligencegandglevelgofgstressgfromgth
egnextgperson's.
D) whichgvariablesgaregindependentgandgwhichgaregdependent.
Answer:g C
10) Nathanielgisgdesigninggangexperiment:gHegwantsgtoglearnghowgmuchgtimegothergstudentsgatghisgun
iversitygspendgstudyinggforgtheirgartghistorygexams.gHegdecidesgtogusegagself-
reportgsurvey,gbutghegknowsgthatgpeoplegmightgover-gorgunder-reportgtheirgstudygtime,gduegto
A) theghindsightgbias. B)gthegsocialgdesirabilitygbias.
C)gplacebogeffects. D)grandomgassignment.
Answer:g B
11) Dr.gChildghasgdevelopedgagstraightforwardgtheorygongemotionalgeatingg(thegtendencygforgpeoplegtoge
atgforgemotionalgreasonsgrathergthanghunger).gDr.gGordionghasgalsogdevelopedgagtheory,gthoughghers
gisgfargmoregcomplicated.gBothgtheoriesggenerategagnumbergofgnewghypotheses.gBothgtheoriesgpredic
tgthegphenomenongwell.gIngthegscientificgcommunity,gDr.g
theorygwillgprobablygbegpreferredgbecauseg .
A) Gordion's;gcomplexitygsuggestsgthatgsheghasgthoughtgthegproblemgthroughgmoregcarefully
B) Gordion's;gcomplexitygisgmoreglikelygtogcapturegthegcomplexitygofgeatinggbehaviour
C) Child's;gitgconformsgtogtheglawgofgparsimony
D) Child's;gitgwillgbegeasiestgtogprovegorgdisprove
Answer:g C
12) Ramongisgstudyinggbullyinggbehaviourgamonggelementarygschoolchildren.gHegarrangesgtogspendgon
egdaygfollowinggaroundgagclassgofgchildren,gmakinggnotesgongtheirgbehaviour.gUnfortunately,gwheng
hegpresentsghisgresearchgtoghisgprofessor,ghisgprofessorgsaysgthatgRamon'sgdatagweregcompromisedgb
ygthegwayghegcollectedgit.gWhatgdidgRamongforgetgtogdo?
A) Hegdidgnotgusegunobtrusivegmeasures,gandghisgpresencegmayghavegaffectedgthegchildren'
sgbehaviour.
B) Hegdidgnotgintroduceghimselfgtogeachgstudent;gthatgis,ghegfailedgtogbuildgrapportgwithgh
isgsubjects.
C) Hegdidgnotgintroduceghimselfgtogthegchildrengasgagpersongingauthority;gasgagresult,gthegchildr
engmaygnotghavegpaidgenoughgattentiongtoghimgthroughoutgthegday.
D) Hegforgotgtogtakegsomegkindgofgrewardgtogthankgthegchildrengforghavingghimgthere.
Answer:g A
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13) AsgWernergandghisgclassmatesgbegingtogobservegbullyinggamonggchildrengforgagclassgpaper,ghegreali
zesgthatgthegchildrenghavegmanygdifferentgreactionsgandghisggroupgneedsgtogfindgagwaygtogmeasuregth
osegresponses.gWhatgwouldgbegthegbestgapproach?
A) Givegeachgchildgagpersonalitygtest.
B) Developgagcodinggsystemgtogclassifygthegchildren'sgbehaviourgingmeaningfulgcategories.
C) Focusgongonlygonegtypegofgreactiongandgignoregthegothers.
D) Askgeachgchildgwhatghegorgshegwouldgcallgthegtypegofgreactionghegorgsheghad.
Answer:g B
14) Priscillagwantsgtogdesigngagstudygthatgwillgletgherglookgatgwhethergpeoplegwithghighgself-
esteemgaregmoreglikelygtogleavegangunsatisfyinggrelationshipgthangthosegwithglowgself-
esteem.gThegonlygproblemgisgthatgshegcan'tglookginsidegpeople'sgheadsgtogseegtheirgdegreegofgself-
esteem.gWhatgshouldgbeghergfirstgstep?
A) Findgangassessmentginstrumentgthatghasgalreadygbeengusedgextensivelygbygothergresearchers.
B) Creategangoperationalgdefinitiongthatgtranslatesgthegabstractgconceptgofgself-
esteemgintogsomethinggobservablegandgmeasurable.
C) Findgsomeonegwhoghasgalreadygstudiedgself-esteemgtogworkgwith.
D) Chooseganothergtopic.
Answer:g B
15) Naheleghasgagreedgtogparticipategingagsurveygsoghegcangreceivegextragcreditginghisgpsychologygclass
.gWhenghegarrives,ghegisggivengagquestionnairegthatgcontainsgquestionsglikeg"Igenjoygplayinggteamgs
ports,"g"Igoftengworrygaboutggettinggthingsgdone,"g"Igprefergtogtrygnewgwaysgofgdoinggthings,"gandg"
Igsometimesgfindgitghardgtogtrustgothergpeople."gHegisgmostglikelygtakingga/ang test.
A) intelligence B)g achievement
C)g neuropsychological D)g personality
Answer:g D
16) HaileygisgdoinggresearchgongthegCanadiangkiller,gRobertg"Willy"gPicktongusinggthegtranscriptsgfromg
agnumbergofginterviews,gandgthegcourtgandgpolicegrecords.gThisgisgidealgforga/an
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