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Pregunta 1
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In an experiment to determine the effects of exercise on motivation, exercise is the...
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Control Condition
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Interventing Variable
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Independent Variable
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Dependent Variable
Pregunta 2
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To ensure that other researchers can repeat their work, psychologists use...
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Control Groups
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Random Assignment
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Double-blind Procedures
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Operational Definitions
Pregunta 3
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The scientific attitude of skepticism is based on the belief that...
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People are rarely candid in revealing their thoughts
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Mental processes can’t be studied objectively
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The scientists intuition about behavior is usually correct
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Ideas need to be tested against observable evidence
Pregunta 4
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If shoe size and IQ scores are negatively correlated, which of the following is true?
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People with large feet tend to have high IQ’s
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People with small feet tend to have high IQ’s
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People with small feet tend to have low IQ’s
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IQ is unpredictable based on a person’s shoe size
Pregunta 5
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Which of the following would be best for determining whether alcohol impairs memory?
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Case Study
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Naturalistic Observation
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Survey
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Experiment
Pregunta 6
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Well-done surveys measure attitudes in a representative subset, or ____, of an entire group, or ___.
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population; random sample
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control group; experimental group
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experimental group; control group
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random sample; population
Pregunta 7
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What is the mean of the following distribution of scores:
2,3,7,6,1,4,9,5,8,2?
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5
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4
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4.7
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3.7
Pregunta 8
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What is the median of the following scores:
1,3,7,7,2,8,4
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1
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2
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3
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4
Pregunta 9
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What is the mode of the following distribution of scores:
8,2,1,1,3,7,6,2,0,2
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1
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2
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3
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7
Pregunta 10
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When a difference between two groups is statistically significant, this means that...
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The difference is statistically real but of little practical significance
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The difference is probably the result of sampling variation
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The difference is not likely to be due to chance variation
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All of these statements are true
Pregunta 11
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Which of the following is the measure of central tendency that would be most affected by a few extreme scores in a small sample?
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Mean
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Median
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Mode
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The measures of central tendency will ALL be EQUALLY effected
Pregunta 12
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To prevent the possibility that a placebo effect or researchers’ expectations will influence a study’s results, scientists employ...
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Control Groups
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Experimental Groups
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Random Assignment
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A Double-blind Procedure
Pregunta 13
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In an experiment to determine the effects of attention on memory, memory is the...
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Control Condition
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Intervening Variable
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Independent Variable
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Dependent Variable
Pregunta 14
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The strength of the relationship between two vivid events will most likely be...
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Insignificant
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Causal
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Negative
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Overestimated
Pregunta 15
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Which type of research would allow you to determine whether students’ grades accurately predict later income?
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Case Study
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Double-blind Procedures
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Correlational
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None of the above
Pregunta 16
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To study the effects of lighting on mood, Dr. Cooper had students fill out questionnaires in brightly or dimly lit rooms. In this study, the independent variable consisted of...
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The number of students assigned to each group
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The students’ responses to the questionnaire
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The room lighting
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The subject matter of the questions asked
Pregunta 17
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Which of the following BEST exemplifies the hindsight bias?
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After discovering Iraq did not have the capacity to develop weapons-of-mass destruction, most Americans regretted the decision to invade Iraq
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After discovering Iraq did not have the capacity to develop weapons-of-mass destruction, Americans overestimated the extent to which they “knew-it-all-along”
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Objects that we perceive in mirrors appear closer than they actually are
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Objects that we perceive in mirrors appear farther than they actually are
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