California State University, Sacramento ENG 101 Week 1: Introduction to Scientific Thinking 1) Which of the following is not a step of the scientific method? True or False

California State University, Sacramento ENG 101

Week 1: Introduction to Scientific Thinking

1) Which of the following is not a step of the scientific method?

2. True or False. Samples can be larger than the population from which they were selected. Explain your response.
3. Identify the sample and the population in this statement: A research methods class has 25 students enrolled, but only 23 students attend the class.
4. State which is an example of basic research and which is an example of applied research.
5. State whether each of the following is an example of quantitative or qualitative research.
   1. A researcher interviews a group of participants and asks them to explain how they feel when they are in love. Each participant is allowed to respond in their own words.
   2. A researcher records the blood pressure of participants during a task meant to induce stress.
   3. A psychologist interested in attention injects rats with a drug that enhances attention and then measures the rate at which the rat presses a lever.
   4. A witness to a crime describes the suspect to police.
6. Identify the six steps of the scientific method.

6. Describe the basic requirements for a variable to be regarded as scientific. Why are these requirements important?