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Unit 1 APEX Psychology Test Questions And Complete Solutions A+ Graded
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Unit 1 APEX Psychology Test QuestionsAnd Complete Solutions A+ Graded
Which of the following is one of the strengths of observational research methods?
CORRECT ANSWERS Ability to generalize from conclusions
Which mental health specialist is an M.D. who can prescribe medications? CORRECT
ANSWERS A psychiatrist
Which type of research is most likely to reveal true cause-and-effect relationships?
CORRECT ANSWERS Experimental
What statistic is produced when the difference between a score and the mean is divided
by the standard deviation? CORRECT ANSWERS Z-score
According to _____, observable, measurable actions are more important than inferred
mental processes. CORRECT ANSWERS behaviorism
An independent variable: CORRECT ANSWERS Is changed or controlled by the
researcher
If neither the researcher nor the research participants knows who has received the
treatment, the experiment is said to be _____. CORRECT ANSWERS Double-blind
Proponents of the _____ perspective would be most likely to attribute mental disorders
to structural or functional problems in the brain and nervous system. CORRECT
ANSWERS Biological
_____ is used to help prevent research subjects from knowing who received the
treatment. CORRECT ANSWERS A placebo
If grade point average rises as number of hours watching television falls, the correlation
between GPA and TV viewing is: CORRECT ANSWERS negative
In an experiment studying the effects lack of sleep has on memory, where the subject's
score is recorded on a memory scale, the subject's score serves as the: CORRECT
ANSWERS dependent variable
An operational definition allows the researcher to: CORRECT ANSWERS measure the
dependent variable
A cognitive psychologist would be interested in: CORRECT ANSWERS language,
problem-solving, and other mental processes.
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