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Homework answers / question archive / Question 1)   Which of the following is not a literature search tool discussed in your text?       Answers: psychological abstracts   social science citation index   review articles     postings on the World Wide Web       Question 2         Suppose I am selecting people to call for jury duty

Question 1)   Which of the following is not a literature search tool discussed in your text?       Answers: psychological abstracts   social science citation index   review articles     postings on the World Wide Web       Question 2         Suppose I am selecting people to call for jury duty

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Question 1)

 

Which of the following is not a literature search tool discussed in your text?

     

Answers:

psychological abstracts

 

social science citation index

 

review articles

 

 

postings on the World Wide Web

     
  • Question 2

 

   
 

Suppose I am selecting people to call for jury duty.  It is a small county, so I place the names of everyone who is eligible in a large hat. After mixing thoroughly, I draw 40 people to call.  I have chosen a

     

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population

 

 

simple random sample

 

systematic random sample

 

representativive sample

     
  • Question 3

 

   
 

The terms "intelligence," "memory," and "personality"are abstract terms used to summarize and describe common behaviors or procees that share attributes. In other words, there terms are:

     

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operational definitions

 

 

hypothetical constructs

 

variables in a study

 

descriptive hypotheses

     
  • Question 4

 

   
 

Which of the following is the best operational definition of "intelligence?". It is a person's

     

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ability to survive in the real world

 

ability to comprehend complex relationships

 

 

score on an IQ test

 

capacity for knowledge

     
  • Question 5

 

   
 

The question "Do the Y scores change consistently with the X scores?" refers to the _____ of a relationship

     

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direction

 

reliability

 

strength

 

validity

     
  • Question 6

 

   
 

In her experiment, Monica varies the amount of petting her kitten participants receive (none, 15 minutes, 30 minutes ) per day.  In his experiment, Todd rears kittens either in a wire cage or in an enriched environment.  Monidca's independing variable is _____ and Todd's is ____

     

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ethicak; unethical

 

unethical;ethical

 

 

quantitative; qualitative

 

qualitative;quantitative

     
  • Question 7

 

   
 

For her developmental psychology class, Jennifer is comparing the motor performance of two-year-olds and four-year-olds at a daycare center. Of course, the children already qualify for each condition based upon their current age.  Jennifer's study is an example of

     

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a true experiment

 

the use of random assignment

 

the use of representative sampling

 

 

a quasi-experiment

     
  • Question 8

 

   
 

Amy is observing shopping behavior in a local supermarket by measuring several variables, such as the amount of time individuals spend in the store, the number of items purchased, the numer of aisles visited and so forth.  She does not maker her presence known or manipulate any variables. This type of research is called a(n)

     

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experimental design

 

 

descriptive design

 

laboaratory study

 

conceptual replication

     
  • Question 9

 

   
 

In a(n) ______design, the researcher measures, rather than manipulates, variables to determine whether a relationship can be found.

     

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experimental design

 

 

correlational design

 

laboratory

 

causal

     
  • Question 10

 

   
 

Which of the following is true of descriptive designs?

     

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They are often useful for predicting behavior.

 

They can be used for inferring causal relationships between variables

 

They allow for a great deal of control over confounds

 

They tend to be useful only for understanding how variables are related.

     

 

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