Test Bank Research Methods and Statistics by Janie Wilson, Shauna Joye. An Integrated Approach. Isbn: 9781071802717.
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Test Bank For Research Methods and Statistics by Janie Wilson, Shauna Joye. An Integrated Approach. Isbn: 9781071802717.
Research Methods and Statistics An Integrated Approach Test Bank. Janie Wilson Test Bank For Research Methods and Statistics.
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TEST BANK Research Methods and Statistics Janie Wilson
Chapter 1 : The Scientific Method
Multiple Choice
1. True or False: Psychology is a science.
*a. True
b. False
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Scientific Method
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Explain how psychology is a science.
*Ans: Psychology requires rigorous testing of ideas, including carefully designed studies,
observable outcomes, and critical thinking.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Scientific Method
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. What is the scientific method?
a. A detailed definition of one’s variables
b. Anything observable
*c. A step-by-step approach to address a research question
d. When you observe participants in their natural environment
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Scientific Method
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. Another word for empirical is _______.
*a. measurable
b. scientific
c. naive
d. questionable
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Empirical Data
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. Which of the following words does NOT mean the same as the rest?
a. Observable
b. Measurable
c. Empirical
*d. Provable
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
,Answer Location: Empirical Data
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. Which of the following is directly observable?
a. Hunger at lunchtime
b. Depression after a breakup
c. Happiness
*d. Amount of time to take a math quiz
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Empirical Data
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. Operational definitions allow
a. You to avoid bias in a study
b. For variability in how another person might measure variables
c. You to share your findings with others
*d. Replication of a study
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Empirical Data
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. The purpose of creating operational definitions in a study is to
a. Help you refine your research question
*b. Test your construct of interest specifically and consistently
c. Generate research ideas
d. Give you an advantage in the peer-review publication process
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Empirical Data
Difficulty Level: Hard
9. Create an operational definition for the construct of intelligence.
*Ans: Answers will vary but will include something directly measurable.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Empirical Data
Difficulty Level: Hard
10. Create an operational definition for the construct of racism.
*Ans: Answers will vary but will include something directly measurable.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Empirical Data
Difficulty Level: Hard
,11. Create an operational definition for the construct of learning.
*Ans: Answers will vary but will include something directly measurable.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Empirical Data
Difficulty Level: Hard
12. Please list the six steps of the scientific method.
*Ans: Ask a question, read the published literature, create a method for the study, collect and
analyze data, answer the research question, and then share your findings with others.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Empirical Data
Difficulty Level: Easy
13. All of the following are parts of the scientific method EXCEPT this:
a. Ask a research question
b. Read the published literature
*c. Contact the authors of similar previous studies
d. Share your findings with others
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Empirical Data
Difficulty Level: Medium
14. A researcher has a question about behavior, creates a procedure to study that behavior,
collects and analyzes data, answers her research question, and then presents her findings at a
professional conference. Which step of the scientific method did she skip?
*Ans: Reading the published literature
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Empirical Data
Difficulty Level: Hard
15. A researcher has a question about behavior, creates a procedure to study that behavior
based on the previous literature, collects and analyzes data, and then publishes her findings in a
peer-reviewed journal. Which step of the scientific method did she skip?
*Ans: Answering her research question
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Empirical Data
Difficulty Level: Hard
16. A researcher has a question about some aspect of human behavior. He reads the relevant
literature and creates a procedure to study that behavior. He then collects and analyzes data
and uses the results to answer his research question. Which step of the scientific method did he
skip?
, *Ans: Sharing his findings with others
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Empirical Data
Difficulty Level: Hard
17. True or False: The steps of the scientific method are followed in a specific order every time
a study is conducted.
a. True
*b. False
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Empirical Data
Difficulty Level: Hard
18. Discuss the process of choosing a topic to research in a study.
*Ans: Start with a broad topic that you find interesting (or confusing!) and move forward from
there. By starting with a general area of psychology, you can make choices of topics within the
area. Review textbooks, read class notes, or speak with a professor. You might also try talking
with an instructor or student who conducts research.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Choose a Topic
Difficulty Level: Medium
19. List four ways to go about choosing a topic for a research study.
*Ans: Review the notes or book from an enjoyable class, skim an intro textbook, reflect on a
behavior you observed, and talk to an instructor who conducts research.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Choose a Topic
Difficulty Level: Medium
20. Let’s say you need to select a topic for a research study in your psychology class. Which of
the following is the best way to start?
a. Take a nap, and hope the idea comes to you in a dream
b. Ask your roommate for an idea
c. Find a student who took your class last semester, and ask what they studied
*d. Skim the topics covered in a class you enjoyed
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Choose a Topic
Difficulty Level: Medium
21. True or False: It is best to generate complex research questions in order to more fully
capture the complex nature of human behavior.
a. True
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