Pennsylvania State University, World Campus - LER 312/LER501/LER485Y Exam 1, Part 1: Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

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Question 1 Scientific research is empirical. This means that it is based on rational reflection. Logical reasoning. systematic collection and analysis of data. prior theorizing. Question 2... The scientific method is designed to help produce changes in social policy. The accumulation of knowledge. A research project that can be easily replicated. The exclusion of all values from the scientific process. Question 3 In which of the following sections of the research report are the values of the scientists most likely to be expressed? Introdcution and Results Results and Discussion Methods and Results Introduction and Discussion Question 4 A research design is a type of correlational study. A specific method used to collect, analyze, and interpret data. A method of applied research. An approach to thinking about casual relationships. Question 5 Because the ability to play golf differs from person to person, it can be considered a predictor. A relationship. A manipulation. A variable. Question 6 Good theories are general, tautological, and provable. Deductive, falsifiable, and tautological. General, falsifiable, and parsimonious. deductive, falsifiable, and provable. Question 7 Which of the following is the best example of a research hypothesis? Smoking cigarettes increases the incidence of heart disease. The earth has one moon. Boys and girls differ in athletic ability. There are not gray polar bears. Question 8 In a correlational research design, the term predictor variable is used to refer to the manipulated variable. Dependent variable. Independent variable. Research hypothesis. Question 9 In an experimental research design, the term manipulation refers to the manipulated variable. Independent variable. Research hypothesis. Dependent variable. Question 10 Why are ethics a concern in behavioural research? Behavioural scientists do not normally need to consider ethical issues when conducting research. Because the participants are human and researchers are obligated to protect them from harm. Because researchers can be fined by the American Psychological Association if they do not follow ethical guidelines. Because animals are not given equal rights during an experiment. Question 11 Characteristics of an ethical research project include which of the following? The experimenter fully explains to the participants every detail of the research, and the exact outcomes intended before starting. The rights of the participants are considered before the rights of the experimenter, but the relationship between them should be more beneficial to the researcher. The experimenter explains the underlying research hypothesis and purpose of the experimental procedure before the research begins. After the experiment is over, any deception that has been used is made public, and the necessity for it is explained. Question 12 A study in which participants are fully informed about the nature of the research and asked to behave "as if" they were in social setting of interest is known as a(n) simulated realism experiment. Simulation study. Acting experiment. Deceptive study. Question 13 There must be at least _______ individuals on the panel of the IRB, including at least one individual whose primary interest is in a nonscientific domain. seven six four five Question 14 Which of the following is an important APA guideline that must be followed when conducting research with human participants? Providing informed consent. Having one or more control groups. Using either random sampling or random assignment. Providing adequate significance testing. Question 15 William decides to study differences in student’s interest in their psychology class. He figures that people who are more interested in the class will come to class more often and so he keeps track of class attendance. In William’s research project, interest in the class is which of the following? An operational definition. A nominal variable. A measured variable. A conceptual variable. Question 16 Steve want to measure attraction by measuring individual's heart rates. In this case heart rate is the _______ variable and attraction is the _______ variable. Conceptual; measured outcome; predictor Predictor; outcome Measured; conceptual Question 17 A nominal variable is a measured variable that is used to indicate the extent to which a person possesses a characteristic has an absolute zero point and is known to represent the complete lack of the conceptual variable. Measures any changes in responding that may occur as a result of measurement. Names or identifies a particular characteristic. Question 18 The difference between an interval scale and a ratio scale is that the interval scale has an absolute zero. The interval scale is more reliable. The ratio scale has an absolute zero. Both scales are nomial variables. Question 19 An ordinal scale could be used to measure which of the following? Genre Religion Ethnicity Attractiveness Question 20 A Likert scale is a free-format self-report measure. Projective measure. Nonreactive measure. Fixed-format self-report measure. Question 21 0 / 2 pts When the response rate on a questionnaire is low, the data are easier to analyze. Fewer questions should be placed on the questionnaire. Correct Answer the conclusion drawn about the population may be incorrect. More questions should be placed on the questionnaire. Question 22 A university needs to create a sample of students to interview about their perceptions of the campus climate. They find a computerized list of all of the currently registered students and choose every fiftieth name on the list. What sampling method has been used? Convenience sampling Simple random sampling Systematic random sampling Stratified sampling Question 23 0 / 2 pts Imagine a visual chart that uses bars to represent the frequency of occurrence of individuals in the following categories of height: under 60 inches; 60 to 66 inches; 66 to 72 inches; over 72 inches. This chart would represent a(n) bar chart. grouped frequency distribution. ungrouped frequency distribution. Correct Answer histogram. Question 24 In terms of age, a twelve-year-old college student can probably be considered to be which of the following? Close to the median A skewed value An outlier A modal value Question 25 A report indicates that a survey is accurate within "plus or minus 1 percent." This statement refers to which of the following? The sampling plan The standard deviation The margin of error The response rate [Show More]

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