Question 1

The difference between a single blind study and a double blind study is that in a double blind study,

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A)   neither experimenter nor participants know of the particular conditions in the study.
B)   correlational approaches are always preferred to more experimental analyses.
C)   it takes twice as many participants to complete an adequate double blind study.
D)   only visually impaired participants are able to fulfill the needs of the study.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 2

The knowledge that science provides is ______ because theories are ______.

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A)   tentative;subject to change
B)   tentative;permanent
C)   permanent;subject to change
D)   permanent;permanentE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

If you are concerned that your researcher might actually influence the outcome of your experiment,you should conduct a

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A)   placebo pre-trial.
B)   manipulation check.
C)   correlational study.
D)   blind experiment.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Researchers are free to publish the identity of research participants who were studied using the clinical method.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The experimenter controls the quantitative value of the dependent variable.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

When making cause and effect conclusions,correlational studies are

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A)   preferred.
B)   used exclusively.
C)   not appropriate.
D)   appropriate for 2 or fewer variables.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

In formal experiments,the experimental group is the ______ group and the control group is the ______ group.

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A)   inactive;inactive
B)   inactive;active
C)   active;active
D)   active;inactiveE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Rather than recording data from a study that is linked to the participant's names,the researchers arranged to give each participant a random number.Only the participant knows his or her random number,and these numbers are not connected to the participant's identity in any way.This procedure of conducting a study helps to ensure

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A)   confidentiality.
B)   informed consent.
C)   limited deception.
D)   adequate debriefing.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Going to the shopping mall and watching people's behavior is an example of

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A)   descriptive research.
B)   inferential research.
C)   experimental research.
D)   variegated research.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

The main difference between a correlational study and a formal experiment is that in a correlational study

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A)   individuals are assigned to conditions randomly.
B)   the researcher begins without any hypothesis.
C)   the researcher does not intentionally influence either variable.
D)   there is an independent variable but no dependent variable.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 11

If a variable is quantitative,this means that numerical values can be assigned to that variable.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following statistics describes the spread of a series of numbers?

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A)   mode
B)   standard deviation
C)   midpoint
D)   meanE) None of the above
F) A) and C) B

Question 13

Naturalistic observation describes a research technique in which careful observation and recording of behavior occurs

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A)   in real-life settings.
B)   through archival research.
C)   in a controlled laboratory.
D)   under legal scrutiny.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

A prediction based on a theory is known as a

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A)   constant.
B)   hypothesis.
C)   law.
D)   variable.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above B

Question 15

The degree of association between variables is expressed statistically as the

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A)   standard deviation.
B)   correlation coefficient.
C)   qualitative mean score.
D)   integer of relativity.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

A researcher using the correlational method is interesting in determining if there is a ______ relationship between two variables.

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A)   philosophical
B)   physical
C)   statistical
D)   empiricalE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 17

In a double blind study,who knows about the details of the study?

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A)   the experimenter
B)   the participant
C)   both the experimenter and the participant
D)   neither the experimenter nor the participantE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

A placebo effect can occur when the

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A)   participant believes they are receiving a beneficial treatment.
B)   random sampling procedure has been conducted inaccurately.
C)   researcher fails to obtain informed consent from the participants.
D)   correlation between two key variables equals zero.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

When you see a coefficient of correlation while reading a scientific research report,what does it indicate to you?

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A)   the strength of a relationship between two variables
B)   a cause-and-effect relationship between many variables
C)   that the research was purely descriptive in nature
D)   the degree to which the research was scientificE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

If you are considering the potential disadvantage of the lack of completely honest answers,particularly about sensitive topics such as sex and drug use,then you are probably considering using the _____ research method.

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A)   forced choice
B)   quasi experimental
C)   naturalistic observation
D)   surveyE) A) and C)
F) C) and D) D

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The knowledge that science provides is because theories are .

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If you are concerned that your researcher might actually influence the outcome of your experiment,you should conduct a

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Researchers are free to publish the identity of research participants who were studied using the clinical method.

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The experimenter controls the quantitative value of the dependent variable.

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