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PSYCHOLOGY STUDY GUIDE EXAMQUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
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Which of the following is an example of an empirical question that could be tested using
systematic observation? - Answer-Do teenagers spend more time on their cell phones
in a shopping mall than do adults?
Which notable individual, who was a cousin of evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin, is
credited with inventing the self-report questionnaire that allowed people to offer their
own judgments or opinions on various matters? - Answer-Francis Galton
Oladipo volunteers to be a participant in a research study. When he arrives at the
laboratory, he is given a handout that describes the basic purposes of the research and
explains that they are not obligated to participate in the study. This handout is related to
the ethical consideration of ______ . - Answer-informed consent
When we develop ______ (groups of closely related phenomena or observations) in
science, we must do so in a way that can be tested. Otherwise there is no way to prove
(or disprove) them. - Answer-theories
Which ethical guideline would a scientist be breaking if they talked to police to find out
personal information about individuals without those individuals' consent? - Answer-
privacy
______ methods in psychological research are approaches to data-gathering that are
tied to actual measurement and observation. - Answer-empirical
If a psychology study employs deception as part of its methods, the participants must be
informed of that deception before their contribution is completed. This opportunity to
educate research participants about the true nature of study is called ______. - Answer-
debriefing
To demonstrate the enormous contributions that science has made to social and
technological changes over the past century, your text author cites the work of Dr.
Edward Jenner. Sometimes called the "father of immunology," Jenner's work directly led
to the development of a vaccine that led to the eradication of ______. - Answer-
smallpox
In order to make sure that research is conducted in a way that protects the welfare and
dignity of its participants, psychology has developed a code of ______ that governs all
such exploration. - Answer-ethics
, In what way have scientists Fritz Haber and Norman Borlaug helped to save more than
a billion human lives on our planet? - Answer-They developed medications to vaccinate
people against HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.
______ are professional guidelines that offer researchers a path for making decisions
that protect their participants from potential harm. - Answer-laws
Professor Brown is a psychologist who conducts intelligence research using students
from his own courses as his participants. One day he comes into class and posts the
results of intelligence tests on the board with each student's name. Professor Brown has
forgotten to attend to which ethical obligation in research? - Answer-confidentiality
Which of the following titles of an academic paper best reflects the notion that science is
democratic? - Answer-Look at the Data and Form Your Own Opinion.
Sometimes considered the core of science, ______ refers to the careful monitoring (or
watching) of the natural world with the aim of better understanding it. - Answer-
systematic observation
According to the code of ethics that governs research in psychology, which of the
following statements regarding the use of deception is the most accurate? - Answer-
Deception may be used when necessary, but must be followed by a debriefing after the
research participation is complete.
To demonstrate the vast changes that have taken place in the world around us over the
last century, consider that average human life expectancy in 1900 was ______ years,
and that number has jumped to 79 years in 2010. - Answer-47
Shalva suggests that most people outside of industralized societies do not have
telephones in their home. Loni disagrees, and would most accurately respond in which
of the following ways? - Answer-Actually, about three-quarters of the world's population
now have access to a mobile phone!
These days, researchers find that about ______ percent of homes across the world
have a television, demonstrating the ease with which information can be transmitted to
populations. - Answer-80
Dr. Morabian is conducting research that was inspired by studies published 10 years
before he got his doctorate. He reads those studies, thinks about how they can be
improved, and designs research that will extend their findings. Dr. Morabian's work
demonstrates that science is: - Answer-Cumulative
Dr. Miller-Lewis is conducting research aimed at understanding how elderly people can
best thrive when residing in an assisted-living facility. She has several logical ideas that
can be tested in her research. These ideas, which might be thought of as educated
guesses, are called ______. - Answer-hypothesis
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