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Nova Southeastern University PSYC 3000 Chapter 2 Psy ResearchMet Practice Quiz 1)A tentative idea or question that is waiting for evidence to support or refute it is called a         

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Chapter 2 Psy ResearchMet Practice Quiz

1)A tentative idea or question that is waiting for evidence to support or refute it is called a          .

A. proposal

B. guestimate

C. hypothesis

D. prediction

2. Which of the following is considered an informal hypothesis?

A. How much television does a child usually watch

B. Preschool children are more aggressive after vie behavior.

C. Students have higher exam scores when the exam the same place that the students studied for the te

D. Employees that bring their pets to work with are than those that leave their pets at home.

3. Hypotheses that are formulated on the basis of past research findings and theoretical considerations are called

A. scientific predictions

B. formal hypotheses

C. research questions

D. theoretical suppositions

4. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Results of a study can prove the hypothesis and s prediction.

B. Results of a study can confirm the prediction and hypothesis.

C. Results of a study can support the hypothesis and prediction.

D. Results of a study can confirm the prediction and hypothesis.

5. Marsha took part in a student survey being conducted on her campus. Which of the following is the BEST term a use to refer to Marsha and others that participated in the survey?

A. subjects

B. participants

C. informants

D. respondents

6. is a term used to refer to individuals that help researchers understand the dynamics of particular cul organizational settings.

A. Investigators

B. Respondents

C. Informants

 

D. Participants

7. Does the "squeaking wheel get the grease" or does the "quacking duck get shot"? These questions are examples sources of research ideas called                .

A. observation

B. common sense

C. theories

D. practical problems

8. Jose conducted a new research project and accidentally made an amazing discovery. His discovery is the result o

A. serendipity

B. common sense

C. conditioning

D. fiction

 

 

 

 

 

9. Which of the following is not one of the five sources of research ideas discussed in the text?

A. past research

B. hypotheses

C. theories

D. common sense

10. Before conducting a research project, an investigator will conduct a thorough             search to review past topic.

A. book

B. literature

C. college

D. psychology

11. The American Psychological Association has a computer database that contains abstracts called          .

A. EBSCO-host

B. APAInfo

C. AbstractFIRST

D. PsycINFO

12. An investigator should use the           if he/she wants to use a "key article" and then search for subsequent this key article.

A. Annual Review of Psychology

B. PsycINFO

C. Social Sciences Citation Index

 

D. PsycLIT

13. What are the five major sections in a research article?

A. abstract, background, method, findings, discussio

B. abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion

C. abstract, introduction, procedure, results, conclus

D. abstract, background, procedure, findings, concl