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Complete Test Bank for The Process of Research in Psychology, 4th Edition by Dawn M. McBride ; ISBN13: 9781544323497. (Full Chapters included Ch 1 to 15).....Chapter 1: Psychological research: the whys and hows of the scientific method. Chapter 2: Hypothesis development: where research questions c...

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The Process of Research in Psychology
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CHAPTER 1: PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH: THE WHYS AND HOWS OF THE
SCIENTIFIC METHOD

Multiple Choice
1. The empiricism canon of the scientific method states that new knowledge is gained
from ______.
a. authority figures
b. observations
c. intuition
d. logic
Ans: B
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.2: Understand what it means to learn about behavior
through observation
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Empiricism
Difficulty Level: Easy

2. The parsimony canon of the scientific method states that ______.
a. the simplest explanation of a phenomenon is most likely to be correct
b. observation is the best way of gaining new knowledge
c. phenomena have observable causes
d. explanations of phenomena should be able to be falsified if they are incorrect
Ans: A
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.2: Understand what it means to learn about behavior
through observation
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Parsimony
Difficulty Level: Easy

3. The determinism canon of the scientific method states that ______.
a. the simplest explanation of a phenomenon is most likely to be correct
b. observation is the best way of gaining new knowledge
c. phenomena have observable causes
d. explanations of phenomena should be able to be falsified if they are incorrect
Ans: C
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.2: Understand what it means to learn about behavior
through observation
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Determinism
Difficulty Level: Easy

, 4. The testability canon of the scientific method states that ______.
a. the simplest explanation of a phenomenon is most likely to be correct
b. observation is the best way of gaining new knowledge
c. phenomena have observable causes
d. explanations of phenomena should be able to be falsified if they are incorrect
Ans: D
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.2: Understand what it means to learn about behavior
through observation
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Testability
Difficulty Level: Easy

5. External validity is typically more important for ______ research than for ______
research.
a. scientific; non-scientific
b. non-scientific; scientific
c. basic; applied
d. applied; basic
Ans: D
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.2: Understand what it means to learn about behavior
through observation
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Basic and Applied Research
Difficulty Level: Easy

6. External validity is ______.
a. a type of research conducted in psychology
b. the degree to which a study’s results can be generalized to individuals and situations
outside of the study
c. the degree to which a study provides a good test of a causal prediction
d. the degree to which the study accurately predicts results
Ans: B
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.2: Understand what it means to learn about behavior
through observation
REF: Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Basic and Applied Research
Difficulty Level: Easy

7. The scientific method involves gaining new knowledge through ______.
a. deduction
B intuition
c. authority
d. observation
Ans: D
KEY: Learning Objective: 1.2: Understand what it means to learn about behavior
through observation

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