PSY 290 Midterm Exam, Questions with Answers (All 100% Correct)

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• Question 1 2 out of 2 points In a(n) __________ study, researchers hope to confirm previous findings. Selected Answer: replication Answers: empirical replication correl... ational control • Question 2 2 out of 2 points There is relatively little established research investigating your phenomenon of interest, and therefore you are not able to predict with certainty the results of your proposed experiment. Given this scenario, you will likely develop a ____________ hypothesis based on _______ reasoning. Selected Answer: nondirectional; deductive Answers: nondirectional; subjective nondirectional; deductive directional; deductive directional; inductive • Question 3 2 out of 2 points Scientists strive to accurately understand phenomena, and thus, they Selected Answer: are willing to self-correct their hypotheses. Answers: are willing to self-correct their hypotheses. are willing to fabricate data. maintain a narrowly focused view of the phenomena. maintain rigidity in their hypotheses. • Question 4 2 out of 2 points Which of the following statements are correct? Experimental research includes a(n) Selected Answer: independent, dependent and extraneous variables. Answers: independent, dependent and extraneous variables. control of extraneous and dependent variables. control of dependent and extraneous variables. independent and dependent variables. • Question 5 2 out of 2 points A researcher conducts a literature review, but can only find one study investigating his area of research interest. The researcher decides to conduct the experiment again using the exact same methodology as the published study. This is an example of a(n) ________ study. Selected Answer: replication Answers: replication with extension replication correlational observational • Question 6 0 out of 2 points Multiple studies have documented that as one’s amount of time spent in a sedentary state increases, the likelihood of obesity increases. This is an example of a(n) Selected Answer: negative correlation. Answers: ex post facto study. positive correlation. zero correlation. negative correlation. • Question 7 0 out of 2 points Research suggests that as physical activity and exercise level increases, one’s self-report of depressive symptoms decreases. This is an example of a(n) Selected Answer: positive correlation. Answers: negative correlation. reactivity effect. archival data study. positive correlation. • Question 8 2 out of 2 points Data are susceptible to the reactivity effect when using which of the following research methods? Selected Answer: Naturalistic observation Answers: Archival research Experimentation Naturalistic observation Ex post facto research • Question 9 2 out of 2 points When you conduct a test-retest procedure, you would hope to see ________ similarity among items, and thus ________ reliability. Selected Answer: greater; higher Answers: less; less greater; less greater; higher less; higher • Question 10 2 out of 2 points [Show More]

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