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MSU PSY 101 Exam One (Mini Quizzes and
Practice Questions and Answers 100% Correct
Answers Already Graded A+
Q: Justice White says that "of course the death penalty will deter murders;
everyone knows that punishment keeps kids in line". How is Justice White
resolving the question of the deterrent effect of the death penalty?
A.By relying on psychology.
B.By relying on chance.
C.By appealing to common sense.
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D.None of the answers above are correct
Ans: C. By appealing to common sense
Q: Why shouldn't we rely upon our common sense to answer empirical
questions?
A.Our common sense is always wrong.
B.Common sense is often contradictory, supporting any statement and its
opposite.
C.Both A and B are correct answers.
D.None of the answers above are correct
Ans: B. Common sense is often contradictory, supporting any statement and its
opposite.
Q: Depression is related to self-esteem (one's feelings of self-worth). This is
an example of a
A.theory.
B.hypothesis.
C.fun fact about life.
D.test of a hypothesis.
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Ans: A.theory
Q: After a masculinity threat, men will place higher bets during a gambling
game. This is an example of a
A.theory.
B.hypothesis.
C.fun fact about life.
D.None of the answers above are correct
Ans: B. Hypothesis.
Q: Why does correlation not equal causation?
A) You do not know the direction of the effect.
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B) It could be due to chance.
C) There could be a third variable that is responsible for the relationship.
D) All of the above are reasons why correlation does not equal causation
Ans: D) All of the above are reasons why correlation does not equal causation
Q: A significant correlation of +0.70 between children's physical height and
popularity among their peers indicates that:
A)higher levels of popularity among peers is associated with greater
physical height in children.
B)there is no statistically significant relationship between children's height
and their popularity.
C)being really short or really tall causes a negative impact on children's
popularity.
D)children's height causes negative popularity
Ans: A) higher levels of popularity among peers is associated with greater
physical height in children.
Q: Random assignment is the great equalizer in terms of extraneous
variables. Well, that's the hope anyways.
A)True
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B)False
Ans: A) True
Q: Some smokers will be given Nicorette for one week; they will be
compared with other smokers not given any Nicorette. The independent
variable in this experiment is
A.whether or not participants are given Nicorette.
B.how many cigarettes each participant smoked during the week before the
experiment began.
C.how many cigarettes each participant smoked the week after the
experiment ended.
D.There is not an independent variable
Ans: A. whether or not participants are given Nicorette.
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Q: Some smokers will be given Nicorette for one week; they will be
compared with other smokers not given any Nicorette. The dependent
variable in this experiment could be
A. whether or not participants are given Nicorette.
B. how many cigarettes each participant smoked during the week before the
experiment began.
C. how many participants quit smoking after the one week trial.
D. Both B and C are correct answers
Ans: C. How many participants quit smoking after the one week trial.
Q: Some smokers will be given Nicorette for one week; they will be
compared with other smokers not given any Nicorette. If random
assignment was used
A.the average number of cigarettes a day each participant smoked before
the study began should be roughly equal across each condition.
B.you wouldn't be able to establish causality.
C.it wouldn't be a true experiment.
D.Both B and C are correct answer
MSU PSY 101 Exam One (Mini Quizzes and
Practice Questions and Answers 100% Correct
Answers Already Graded A+
Q: Justice White says that "of course the death penalty will deter murders;
everyone knows that punishment keeps kids in line". How is Justice White
resolving the question of the deterrent effect of the death penalty?
A.By relying on psychology.
B.By relying on chance.
C.By appealing to common sense.
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D.None of the answers above are correct
Ans: C. By appealing to common sense
Q: Why shouldn't we rely upon our common sense to answer empirical
questions?
A.Our common sense is always wrong.
B.Common sense is often contradictory, supporting any statement and its
opposite.
C.Both A and B are correct answers.
D.None of the answers above are correct
Ans: B. Common sense is often contradictory, supporting any statement and its
opposite.
Q: Depression is related to self-esteem (one's feelings of self-worth). This is
an example of a
A.theory.
B.hypothesis.
C.fun fact about life.
D.test of a hypothesis.
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Ans: A.theory
Q: After a masculinity threat, men will place higher bets during a gambling
game. This is an example of a
A.theory.
B.hypothesis.
C.fun fact about life.
D.None of the answers above are correct
Ans: B. Hypothesis.
Q: Why does correlation not equal causation?
A) You do not know the direction of the effect.
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B) It could be due to chance.
C) There could be a third variable that is responsible for the relationship.
D) All of the above are reasons why correlation does not equal causation
Ans: D) All of the above are reasons why correlation does not equal causation
Q: A significant correlation of +0.70 between children's physical height and
popularity among their peers indicates that:
A)higher levels of popularity among peers is associated with greater
physical height in children.
B)there is no statistically significant relationship between children's height
and their popularity.
C)being really short or really tall causes a negative impact on children's
popularity.
D)children's height causes negative popularity
Ans: A) higher levels of popularity among peers is associated with greater
physical height in children.
Q: Random assignment is the great equalizer in terms of extraneous
variables. Well, that's the hope anyways.
A)True
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B)False
Ans: A) True
Q: Some smokers will be given Nicorette for one week; they will be
compared with other smokers not given any Nicorette. The independent
variable in this experiment is
A.whether or not participants are given Nicorette.
B.how many cigarettes each participant smoked during the week before the
experiment began.
C.how many cigarettes each participant smoked the week after the
experiment ended.
D.There is not an independent variable
Ans: A. whether or not participants are given Nicorette.
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Q: Some smokers will be given Nicorette for one week; they will be
compared with other smokers not given any Nicorette. The dependent
variable in this experiment could be
A. whether or not participants are given Nicorette.
B. how many cigarettes each participant smoked during the week before the
experiment began.
C. how many participants quit smoking after the one week trial.
D. Both B and C are correct answers
Ans: C. How many participants quit smoking after the one week trial.
Q: Some smokers will be given Nicorette for one week; they will be
compared with other smokers not given any Nicorette. If random
assignment was used
A.the average number of cigarettes a day each participant smoked before
the study began should be roughly equal across each condition.
B.you wouldn't be able to establish causality.
C.it wouldn't be a true experiment.
D.Both B and C are correct answer
