Psychology 111/Psychology 111 Test Bank for Psychology Themes and Variations 9th Edition by Wayne Weiten latest update 2022.

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Chapter 2 The Research Enterprise in Psychology MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The scientific approach assumes that a. events are governed by some lawful order. b. each event is completely unique. c. there a... re no general laws or principles that apply to human behavior. d. the search for absolute truth is the ultimate goal. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Correct = 87% REF: Looking for Laws: The Scientific Approach to Behavior OBJ: 2.1 KEY: Factual 2. Answering the question of "how" something works is most closely associated with which goal of science? a. the search for truth b. application and control c. measurement and description d. understanding and prediction ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Correct = 56% REF: Looking for Laws: The Scientific Approach to Behavior OBJ: 2.1 KEY: Concept/Applied 3. Which is NOT among the goals of scientific psychology? a. the development of measurement techniques for describing behavior precisely and accurately b. understanding why certain behaviors occur c. applications of research findings to solve everyday problems d. searching for absolute truths about behavior ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Correct = 86% REF: Looking for Laws: The Scientific Approach to Behavior OBJ: 2.1 KEY: Factual 4. Answering the question of "why" something happens is most closely associated with which goal of science? a. the search for truth b. application and control c. measurement and description d. understanding and prediction ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Looking for Laws: The Scientific Approach to Behavior OBJ: 2.1 KEY: Concept/Applied 5. IQ score, age, weight, grade point average, and income are all examples of a. constants. b. variables. c. correlations. d. statistics. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Looking for Laws: The Scientific Approach to Behavior OBJ: 2.1 TOP: WWW KEY: Concept/Applied 6. Any measurable conditions, events, characteristics, or behaviors that are controlled or observed in a study are called a. hypotheses. b. correlations. c. variables. d. confounds. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Correct = 98% REF: Looking for Laws: The Scientific Approach to Behavior OBJ: 2.1 KEY: Factual 7. The use of reinforcement principles to modify a child's unruly behavior reflects the goal of science that deals with a. understanding and prediction. b. measurement and description. c. deterministic and teleological. d. application and control. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Correct = 86% REF: Looking for Laws: The Scientific Approach to Behavior OBJ: 2.1 KEY: Concept/Applied 8. The ____ approach assumes that events are governed by some lawful order. a. philosophical b. mechanical c. scientific d. cognitive ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: Looking for Laws: The Scientific Approach to Behavior OBJ: 2.1 TOP: WWW KEY: Factual 9. If a psychologist hopes that his research will help to solve some practical problem, his hope reflects which goal of science? a. application and control b. construction and revision c. understanding and prediction d. measurement and description ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: Looking for Laws: The Scientific Approach to Behavior OBJ: 2.1 KEY: Concept/Applied 10. A tentative statement about the relationship between two or more variables is a(n) a. variable. b. hypothesis. c. theory. d. operational definition. ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: Looking for Laws: The Scientific Approach to Behavior OBJ: 2.2 KEY: Factual 11. Theories permit researchers to move from a. understanding to application. b. concept to description. c. application to control. d. description to understanding. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Correct = 66% REF: Looking for Laws: The Scientific Approach to Behavior OBJ: 2.2 KEY: Concept/Applied 12. A scientific theory has to be a. true. b. accepted by others. c. testable. d. well established and not disp [Show More]

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