Psychology 101 Chapter 2 EGCC-
Questions & Answers
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a good hypothesis? Correct Ans-it is complex
Dr. X wishes to study how college students interact in the student union. Which research
method should he use? Correct Ans-naturalistic observation
_______ means that there is a relationship between two or more variables. Correct Ans-
correlation
______ research studies the same groups of participants over time. Correct Ans-longitudinal
which of the following is the strongest correlation? Correct Ans--.85
Dr. Mattar is interested in knowing more about brain injury to the occipital cortex, and he
studies patients individually in order to gain in-depth knowledge about their behaviors. These
studies would best be described as ________. Correct Ans-case studies
The _______ group does not get the experimental treatment. Correct Ans-control
The belief that strange behavior is linked to the occurrence of a full moon is an example of a (n)
_________. Correct Ans-illusory correlation
A psychologist wishes to ensure that both his experimental group and control group are as
similar as possible (e.g., having equal numbers of males and females). He can achieve this by
using: Correct Ans-random assignment
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