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Quiz 2Name___________________________________

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1)

Which of the following sets of factors is ALL associated with the indicated perspective?

1)

_______

A)Changes through the lifespan, changes as the result of mental illness, changes as the result of social pressure;

developmental perspective

B)

Neuroscience, evolutionary psychology, genetics; the biological perspective

C)

Memory, personality, environment; the behaviorist perspective

D)

Mental health, mental disorder, mental imagery; the trait perspective

2)

The conditions involving the independent variable could also be thought of as

2)

_______

A)

responses.

B)

stimuli.

C)

experimental biases.

D)

cognitions.

3)Which one of the following is a good method for controlling expectancy bias?

3)

_______

A)

Joining a professional organization

B)

Consulting the "Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct"



C)

Doing a double- blind study

D)

Performing a case study

4)

Which is the only form of research that can demonstrate cause and effect?

4)

_______

A)

A correlational study

B)

A case study

C)Naturalistic observation

D)

An experimental study

5)

Which one of the following correlations shows the strongest relationship between two variables?

5)

_______

A)

0.05

B)

+0.4

C)

+0.38

D)

-0.7



6)

Random assignment of subjects to different experimental conditions is a method for controlling differences between

6)

_______

A)

the dependent variable and the independent variable.

B)empirical data and subjective data.

C)

the experimental group and the control group.

D)

heredity and environment.

7)

Some research questions cannot be answered using human experiments because

7)

_______

A)

researchers know that their results usually will not be published.

B)

double- blind studies are usually dangerous to participants.

C)

randomization is often hard to achieve.

D)

some studies would be impractical or unethical.E)

they are not a very effective way to learn about cause and effect relationships.

8)

Dr. Heineken provides students with different types of beverages and then measures their ability to drive a car. In this

example, beverage type is the

8)

_______

A)

dependent variable.

B)

confounding variable.

C)

hypothesis.

D)

independent variable.



E)

control group.

9)

The term 'hypothesis' literally means

9)

_______

A)

an informed hunch.

B)

little theory.

C)

belief system.

D)

knowledge derived from common sense.

E)prediction.

10)

In which type of research does the scientist have the most control over variables that might affect the outcome of the

study?

10)

______A)

A case study

B)

An experimental study

C)

A correlational study

D)

Naturalistic observation

1)

B



2)

B

3)

C

4)D

5)

D

6)

C

7)

D

8)

D

9)

B

10)

B

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