PSYCHOLOGY-PERSPECTIVES AND CONNECTIONS
Conducting Research in Psychology
Multiple Choice Questions
1. (p. 35)
entails
... [Show More] collecting observations, or data, from the real world and evaluating whether those data support our ideas or not.
A. Speculation
B. Biases
C. Science
D. Hypotheses
APA Outcome: 5.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Remember Difficulty: Basic
Topic: Scientific Method
2. (p. 35) Which of the following is true of human observation?
A. Our brain perceives events as accurately as the best available digital video equipment.
B. Our senses can be fooled with relative ease because of which our observations can lead us astray.
C. Generalizations based on our sensory experiences tend to be always correct.
D. One of the advantages of human observation is that what we witness in one situation can be easily applied to all similar situations.
APA Outcome: 5.2 Develop a working knowledge of the content domains of psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Understand Difficulty: Medium Topic: Scientific Method
3. (p. 36) sciences study the world of stars, light, waves, atoms, the earth, compounds, and molecules.
A. Biological
B. Social
C. Physical
D. Environmental
APA Outcome: 1.1 Use Scientific reasoning to interpret behavior Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Remember Difficulty: Basic
Topic: Scientific Method
4. (p. 36)
Which of the following is a physical science?
A.
Psychokinesis
B.
Astrology
C.
Astronomy
D.
Genetics
APA Outcome: 5.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Remember Difficulty: Basic
Topic: Scientific Method
5. (p. 36) sciences study humans both as individuals and as groups.
A.
Chemical
B. Biological
C. Physical
D. Social
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Bloom's: Remember Difficulty: Basic
Topic: Scientific Method
6. (p. 37) helps draw a line between one's belief of the world and the actual reality.
A. Problem solving
B. Scientific thinking
C. Psychological research
D. Cultural understanding
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Bloom's: Understand Difficulty: Medium Topic: Scientific Method
7. (p. 37) According to the author, the first attitude of science is .
A. practical thinking
B. intellectual honesty
C.
questioning skepticism
D. questioning authority
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Bloom's: Remember Difficulty: Basic
Topic: Scientific Method
8. (p. 37) According to Carl Sagan, is the second attitude of science.
A. questioning authority
B. intellectual honesty
C. practical thinking
D. open skepticism
APA Outcome: 5.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Remember Difficulty: Basic
Topic: Scientific Method
9. (p. 37) When the central tenet of knowing is not what people think and believe, but rather how nature behaves, then we must accept the data and follow them wherever they take us. This attitude is known as .
A. intellectual honesty
B. scientific thinking
C. open skepticism
D. cultural understanding
APA Outcome: 5.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Understand Difficulty: Medium Topic: Scientific Method
10. (p. 37)
When can scientists help ensure accurate and honest presentation of results?
A.
When they protect their methods of inquiry from others
B.
When they announce their findings immediately after a study
C.
When they ignore the data that are contrary to their theory
D.
When they allow their work to be evaluated by other scientists
APA Outcome: 5.2 Develop a working knowledge of the content domains of psychology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Understand Difficulty: Medium Topic: Scientific Method
11. (p. 37)
Intellectual honesty, which is the third scientific attitude, ensures that scientists
A.
remain skeptical of new findings.
B.
do not accept true data as results.
C.
do not represent false data as true.
D.
do not reject false results.
APA Outcome: 1.1 Use Scientific reasoning to interpret behavior Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Understand Difficulty: Medium Topic: Scientific Method
12. (p. 38)
Which of the following is the first basic process of the scientific method?
A. Predict
B. Observe
C. Test
D. Interpret
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Bloom's: Remember Difficulty: Basic
Topic: Scientific Method
13. (p. 38) The last process of the scientific method is to .
A. communicate
B. observe
C. test
D. predict
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Bloom's: Remember Difficulty: Basic
Topic: Scientific Method
14. (p. 38) Which of the following is NOT a basic process of the scientific method?
A. Observing
B.
Creating
C. Interpreting
D. Testing
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Topic: Scientific Method
15. (p. 38) In the and stages of the scientific method, researchers express their expectations as a theory.
A. communication; testing
B. prediction; interpretation
C. observation; prediction
D. communication; prediction
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Bloom's: Remember Difficulty: Medium Topic: Scientific Method [Show Less]