TEST BANK m
PSYCHOLOGY THIRTEENTH EDITION
m m
DavidmG.mMyersm&mC.mNathanmDeWall
,Chapterm1:mThinkingmCriticallymwithmPsychologicalmScien
cemMyers:mPsychologym13thmEdition
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
Indicatemthemanswermchoicemthatmbestmcompletesmthemstatementmormanswersmthemquestion.
If mresultsmaremstatisticallymsignificant mbut mhavemamsmallmeffect msize,mthemresultsmmay
lackmpracticalmsignificance.
lackmamcause-effect mrelationship.
represent mamnegativemrelationship.
represent mamneutralmrelationship.
Inmonemstudy,mintroductorympsychologymstudentsmweremfitted mwithmelectronicallymactivated mrecordersmsomthat mr
esearchersmcould msamplemtheirmdailymactivities.mThemresearchersmwerememploying mamscientificm method mknownm
as
naturalisticmobservation.
themdouble-blind mprocedure.
experimentation.
themcasemstudy.
Studiesmconducted minmthemlatem1990sminmwhichmthemresearchermconcluded mthat mchildrenmwhomweremadministere
d mthemMMRmvaccinationmdeveloped mautismmwere
withheld mfrommthempublicmintentionally.
accurate.
nevermpublished mbymacademicmjournals.
discovered mtombemfraudulent.
Sevenmmembersmof mamboys'mclubmreported mthemfollowingmindividualmearningsmfrommtheirmsalemof mcookies:m$2,m$9,
$8,m$10,m$4,m$9,mand m$7.mInmthismdistributionmof mindividualmearnings
themmedianmismgreatermthanmthemmeanmand mgreatermthanmthemmode.
themmedianmismlessmthanmthemmeanmand mlessmthanmthemmode.
themmedianmismgreatermthanmthemmeanmand mlessmthanmthemmode.
themmedianmismlessmthanmthemmeanmand mgreatermthanmthemmode.
ProfessormValettambelievesmthat midenticalmtwinsmhavemsimilarmlevelsmof mintelligencemlargelymbecausemtheymshare
commonmgenes.mHismideamismbest mdescribed masma(n)
m
theory.
replication.
naturalisticmobservation.
operationalmdefinition.
Themideamthat m"people'smemotionsmand mpersonalmbeliefsmoftenmoverridemtheirmacceptancemof mobjectivemfacts"mi
smexpressed minmthemdictionarymdefinitionmof
falsemnews.
, post-truth.
powerfulmexamples.
repetition.
ProfessormTerrancemhasmconducted mamstudymthat mexamined mthemrelationshipmbetweenmlevelmof mphysicalmactivit
yand macademicmperformancemamongmchildren.mHemismmost mlikelymtomuse
tomdeterminemif mamrelationshipmexists.
meta-analysis
preregistration
amcorrelationmcoefficient
experimentalmresearch
Themtendencymtomperceivemorderminmrandommeventsmoftenmleadsmtomoverestimatingmthemvaluemof
commonmsense.
operationalmdefinitions.
informed mconsent.
themdouble-blind mprocedure.
Dr.mCarlsonmwantsmtomconduct mamresearchmstudymthat mwillmexaminemthemsexualmbehaviorsmof mcollegemstudents.
Beforemshemcanmbeginmdatamcollectionmshemmust msubmit mhermresearchmproposalmto
herminstitution'smreview mboard.
themAPA.
themBPS.
hermdepartment mchairmformreview.
Approximatelymwhat mpercentagemof mthemcasesmrepresented mbymthemnormalmcurvemfallmbetween
3mand m+3mstandard mdeviationsmfrommthemmean?
34
68
95
d.m100
Unconsciousmgut mfeelings,mor ,mprovide(s)mamsharpmcontrast mtomexplicit,mconsciousmreasoning.
theory
chance-based mexplanation
commonmsense
naturalisticmobservation
Themexplanatorympowermof mamscientificmtheorymismmost mcloselymlinked mtomitsmcapacitymtomgeneratemtestable
assumptions.
correlations.
predictions.
variables.
Severalmweeksmaftermampoliticalmelection,mvotersmoftenmexaggeratemtheirmabilitymtomhavempredicted mthemelectionm
outcome.mThismbest millustrates
, themplacebomeffect.
randommassignment.
wordingmeffects.
hindsight mbias.
Repeatingmthemessencemof mampreviousmresearchmstudymtomverifymwhethermitsmfindingsmextend mtomamnew mgroupmof m
researchmparticipantsmand mtomdifferent mcircumstancesmismcalled
replication.
randommsampling.
naturalisticmobservation.
themdouble-blind mprocedure.
What mwasmthemOxfordmEnglishmDictionary'smword mof mthemyearminm2017?
falsemnews
preregistration
post-truth
repetition
Neithermthemresearchersmnor mthemparticipantsm inmamstudymof mamweight-
lossmpill mknowmwhichmparticipantsmhavemactuallymreceived mamdrugmdesigned mtomhelpmweight mlossmand mwhichmh
avemreceived mamplacebo.mThisminvestigationminvolvesmthemusemof
naturalisticmobservation.
randommsampling.
themdouble-blind mprocedure.
replication.
Whichmof mthemfollowingmcorrelationsmbetweenmself-
esteemmand mphysicalmappearancemwould menablemyoumtommost maccuratelympredict mphysicalmappearancemfrom mknowl
edgemof mlevelmof mself-esteem?
a.m +.60
b.m+.01
c.m –.10
d.m–.06
Whenmwemask,mformexample,mhow mcloselymrelated maremthemintelligencemscores mof mfraternalmtwins,mwemaremasking m
how mstronglymtwo aremrelated.
experimentalmgroups
controlmgroups
variables
scatterplots
Whenmyoumread mambarmgraph,mit mismmost mimportant mformyoumto
mentallymtransformmthemdatamintomamnormalmcurve.
identifymthemvaluemof mthemstandard mdeviation.
notemthemrangemand msizemof mthemscalemvalues.
PSYCHOLOGY THIRTEENTH EDITION
m m
DavidmG.mMyersm&mC.mNathanmDeWall
,Chapterm1:mThinkingmCriticallymwithmPsychologicalmScien
cemMyers:mPsychologym13thmEdition
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
Indicatemthemanswermchoicemthatmbestmcompletesmthemstatementmormanswersmthemquestion.
If mresultsmaremstatisticallymsignificant mbut mhavemamsmallmeffect msize,mthemresultsmmay
lackmpracticalmsignificance.
lackmamcause-effect mrelationship.
represent mamnegativemrelationship.
represent mamneutralmrelationship.
Inmonemstudy,mintroductorympsychologymstudentsmweremfitted mwithmelectronicallymactivated mrecordersmsomthat mr
esearchersmcould msamplemtheirmdailymactivities.mThemresearchersmwerememploying mamscientificm method mknownm
as
naturalisticmobservation.
themdouble-blind mprocedure.
experimentation.
themcasemstudy.
Studiesmconducted minmthemlatem1990sminmwhichmthemresearchermconcluded mthat mchildrenmwhomweremadministere
d mthemMMRmvaccinationmdeveloped mautismmwere
withheld mfrommthempublicmintentionally.
accurate.
nevermpublished mbymacademicmjournals.
discovered mtombemfraudulent.
Sevenmmembersmof mamboys'mclubmreported mthemfollowingmindividualmearningsmfrommtheirmsalemof mcookies:m$2,m$9,
$8,m$10,m$4,m$9,mand m$7.mInmthismdistributionmof mindividualmearnings
themmedianmismgreatermthanmthemmeanmand mgreatermthanmthemmode.
themmedianmismlessmthanmthemmeanmand mlessmthanmthemmode.
themmedianmismgreatermthanmthemmeanmand mlessmthanmthemmode.
themmedianmismlessmthanmthemmeanmand mgreatermthanmthemmode.
ProfessormValettambelievesmthat midenticalmtwinsmhavemsimilarmlevelsmof mintelligencemlargelymbecausemtheymshare
commonmgenes.mHismideamismbest mdescribed masma(n)
m
theory.
replication.
naturalisticmobservation.
operationalmdefinition.
Themideamthat m"people'smemotionsmand mpersonalmbeliefsmoftenmoverridemtheirmacceptancemof mobjectivemfacts"mi
smexpressed minmthemdictionarymdefinitionmof
falsemnews.
, post-truth.
powerfulmexamples.
repetition.
ProfessormTerrancemhasmconducted mamstudymthat mexamined mthemrelationshipmbetweenmlevelmof mphysicalmactivit
yand macademicmperformancemamongmchildren.mHemismmost mlikelymtomuse
tomdeterminemif mamrelationshipmexists.
meta-analysis
preregistration
amcorrelationmcoefficient
experimentalmresearch
Themtendencymtomperceivemorderminmrandommeventsmoftenmleadsmtomoverestimatingmthemvaluemof
commonmsense.
operationalmdefinitions.
informed mconsent.
themdouble-blind mprocedure.
Dr.mCarlsonmwantsmtomconduct mamresearchmstudymthat mwillmexaminemthemsexualmbehaviorsmof mcollegemstudents.
Beforemshemcanmbeginmdatamcollectionmshemmust msubmit mhermresearchmproposalmto
herminstitution'smreview mboard.
themAPA.
themBPS.
hermdepartment mchairmformreview.
Approximatelymwhat mpercentagemof mthemcasesmrepresented mbymthemnormalmcurvemfallmbetween
3mand m+3mstandard mdeviationsmfrommthemmean?
34
68
95
d.m100
Unconsciousmgut mfeelings,mor ,mprovide(s)mamsharpmcontrast mtomexplicit,mconsciousmreasoning.
theory
chance-based mexplanation
commonmsense
naturalisticmobservation
Themexplanatorympowermof mamscientificmtheorymismmost mcloselymlinked mtomitsmcapacitymtomgeneratemtestable
assumptions.
correlations.
predictions.
variables.
Severalmweeksmaftermampoliticalmelection,mvotersmoftenmexaggeratemtheirmabilitymtomhavempredicted mthemelectionm
outcome.mThismbest millustrates
, themplacebomeffect.
randommassignment.
wordingmeffects.
hindsight mbias.
Repeatingmthemessencemof mampreviousmresearchmstudymtomverifymwhethermitsmfindingsmextend mtomamnew mgroupmof m
researchmparticipantsmand mtomdifferent mcircumstancesmismcalled
replication.
randommsampling.
naturalisticmobservation.
themdouble-blind mprocedure.
What mwasmthemOxfordmEnglishmDictionary'smword mof mthemyearminm2017?
falsemnews
preregistration
post-truth
repetition
Neithermthemresearchersmnor mthemparticipantsm inmamstudymof mamweight-
lossmpill mknowmwhichmparticipantsmhavemactuallymreceived mamdrugmdesigned mtomhelpmweight mlossmand mwhichmh
avemreceived mamplacebo.mThisminvestigationminvolvesmthemusemof
naturalisticmobservation.
randommsampling.
themdouble-blind mprocedure.
replication.
Whichmof mthemfollowingmcorrelationsmbetweenmself-
esteemmand mphysicalmappearancemwould menablemyoumtommost maccuratelympredict mphysicalmappearancemfrom mknowl
edgemof mlevelmof mself-esteem?
a.m +.60
b.m+.01
c.m –.10
d.m–.06
Whenmwemask,mformexample,mhow mcloselymrelated maremthemintelligencemscores mof mfraternalmtwins,mwemaremasking m
how mstronglymtwo aremrelated.
experimentalmgroups
controlmgroups
variables
scatterplots
Whenmyoumread mambarmgraph,mit mismmost mimportant mformyoumto
mentallymtransformmthemdatamintomamnormalmcurve.
identifymthemvaluemof mthemstandard mdeviation.
notemthemrangemand msizemof mthemscalemvalues.
