• 01

    Which of the following is not one of the questions that a researcher should ask themselves before conducting a research study

  • 02

    “Oh MAN,” you complain! “I knew that I should have sold my stock in Google when it was over $600 a share! Now it is under $400 a share and I lost all of my profits.” This kind of statement that suggests that we knew the right path to take after it is too late is what researchers call __________ bias.

  • 03

    The false consensus effect occurs when a person overestimates ___________.

  • 04

    The belief that people should accept the word of an authority figure without questioning or debating that word is called __________.

  • 05

    In an experimental research design, the variable or condition that is manipulated by the researcher is called the __________ variable.

  • 06

    Dr. Martinez is doing a research study examining the effects of a new headache medication on migraine pain. He decides to divide his participants up into four subject groups, each one of which will receive a different amount of medication to take when they have a migraine. He will ask them to write down their assessment of how much the pain has dropped on a ten-point scale an hour after taking the medication. What is the dependent variable in this study?

  • 07

    A study in which each participant is exposed to several different independent variables is referred to as a __________-group experiment.

  • 08

    What is a technique that a researcher can use to avoid the observer bias effect when engaging in naturalistic observation?

  • 09

    Which of the following is one of the two types of statistics that researchers use to analyze the data that they collect?

  • 10

    Lakisha’s 5th grade class is having an election to decide who will be the new “class president.” There are five students running for the office. Out of 25 students, 9 vote for Lakisha, 6 vote for Mary, 6 vote for Michael, 2 vote for Allison, and 2 vote for Barry. In statistical terms, which student received the “mode” votes?

  • 11

    The measure of __________ refers to the degree to which the numbers in a data set differ from one another and from the overall average (or mean) of that data set.

  • 12

    In a normal distribution, which of the following statements is true with regard to the mean, median, and mode of the data set?

  • 13

    Why is it impossible to completely eliminate error from psychological research

  • 14

    What basic research technique can be used to avoid biased samples?

  • 15

    Which of the following words is the best synonym for the term validity?

  • 16

    Keeping a participant unaware of the purpose of the study in which they are participating is one way to help reduce the ___________ effect in research.

  • 17

    To give research participants a verbal description of the true nature and purpose of a study after the study has occurred is called __________.

  • 18

    Dr. Lafferman conducts a research experiment that explores the use of different classroom techniques for helping students earn better grades. After the research is fully complete, he posts a list of all of the students’ grades on his office door, along with a description of which of the subject groups each student was in. Which rule of ethical behavior has Dr. Lafferman forgotten to consider?

  • 19

    Which of the following statements is true with regard to the ethical consideration that addresses causing harm or discomfort to research participants?

  • 20

    A(n) _____________ is an ethics review panel established by a publicly funded institution to evaluate all proposed research by that institution.

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