Deck 2: Goals and Methods of Psychology

Question 1

When you ask yourself the question, "Why is this happening" you are conducting research for which goal of psychology?

A)describe
B)explain
C)predict
D)influence

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following is not a goal of psychological research?

A)to describe behavior
B)to provide therapy
C)to predict future behaviors
D)to influence behaviors

Answer 2

B

Question 3

When you ask yourself the question, "What is going on here?" you are conducting research for which goal of psychology?

A)describe
B)explain
C)predict
D)influence

Answer 3

A

Question 4

When research is conducted to determine the number of characters within a typical text messages, the goal of the research is to __________.

A)explain behavior.
B)describe behavior.
C)predict behavior.
D)influence behavior

Question 5

When a researcher examines how commercials can increase or decrease text messaging usage, which goal of psychology is her or she using?

A)predict
B)explain
C)influence
D)describe

Question 6

Which of the following is the third goal of psychological research?

A)predict
B)explain
C)influence
D)describe

Question 7

Which of the following is an underlying goal for all research?

A)describe
B)explain
C)predict
D)influence

Question 8

Which of the following is the first goal of psychological research?

A)describe
B)explain
C)predict
D)influence

Question 9

When you ask yourself the question, "What are the socio-emotional aspects of text messaging" you are conducting research for which goal of psychology?

A)describe
B)explain
C)predict
D)influence

Question 10

When you ask yourself, "How can I enhance or reduce the exhibited behavior?" you are conducting research for which goal of psychology?

A)describe
B)predict
C)explain
D)influence
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Question 11

Which of the following is a goal of psychological research?

A)describe
B)explain
C)predict
D)all of the above

Question 12

Which of the following is a goal of psychological research?

A)explain
B)predict
C)influence
D)all of the above

Question 13

Chapter 2 begins with an Are You Equipped? exercise describing research in which a movie theater owner flashed "Eat Popcorn" and "Drink Coca-Cola" at an exposure rate of 1/3,000 per second on the screen during the presentation of a movie.The owner originally reported an increase in popcorn and sodas sales for this method of advertisement.However, later the owner admitted to falsifying the data.Which statement below best describes why he admitted to falsifying the data?

A)because through the process of reporting and replication other researchers called the results into question
B)because the owner was ready to close his advertising business and did not want people to bother him
C)because through the process of hypothesis formation and collection of data other researchers called the results into question
D)because he did not use the scientific method

Question 14

Which of the following is not a goal of psychological research?

A)explain
B)predict
C)cure
D)influence

Question 15

What is the fourth goal of psychological research?

A)influence
B)describe
C)predict
D)explain

Question 16

Which of the following is the second goal of psychological research?

A)describe
B)explain
C)predict
D)influence

Question 17

Chapter 2 begins with an Are You Equipped? exercise describing research in which a movie theater owner flashed "Eat Popcorn" and "Drink Coca-Cola" at an exposure rate of 1/3,000 per second on the screen during the presentation of a movie.Which statement below summarizes the owner's original findings that he shared with others?

A)There was no change in popcorn and soda sales.
B)There was a 50% increase in soda sales and a smaller increase in popcorn sales.
C)There was a 50% increase in popcorn sales and a smaller increase in soda sales.
D)There was a 50% increase in popcorn sales and 20% in soda sales.

Question 18

Chapter 2 begins with an Are You Equipped? exercise describing research in which a movie theater owner flashed "Eat Popcorn" and "Drink Coca-Cola" at an exposure rate of 1/3,000 per second on the screen during the presentation of a movie.This study sparked interest in which topic area in psychology?

A)subliminal perception
B)monocular perception
C)personal introspection
D)personal perception

Question 19

When a researcher examines how text messaging is used to terminate romantic relationships, which goal of psychology is her or she using?

A)influence
B)describe
C)predict
D)explain

Question 20

When you ask yourself the question, "Where will this behavior or event be exhibited" you are conducting research for which goal of psychology?

A)predict
B)explain
C)influence
D)describe

Question 21

The __________ step in the scientific method involves an initial review of the literature.

A)first
B)second
C)third
D)fourth

Question 22

__________ occurs when a research experiment or study is reproduced using the exact same methodology and procedure.

A)Imitation
B)Duplication
C)Replication
D)None of the above

Question 23

The term question identification is equivalent to __________.

A)hypothesis identification.
B)problem identification.
C)hypothesis formation.
D)problem formation.

Question 24

At which step do researchers sometimes reevaluate the hypothesis and research design?

A)data collection
B)analysis of data
C)conclusions
D)reporting of findings

Question 25

The first step in the scientific method is known as __________.

A)hypothesis formation.
B)problem identification.
C)problem formation.
D)hypothesis identification.

Question 26

The definition of a hypothesis as an educated guess is ___________.

A)not sufficient.
B)a good working definition.
C)not a popular definition.
D)none of the above.

Question 27

Think about how researchers would investigate the topic of depression.For the second goal, what would be the research question?

A)What is depression?
B)Why do people get depressed?
C)When or where will people get depressed?
D)How can I reduce depression?

Question 28

Think about how researchers would investigate the topic of depression.For the first goal, what would be the research question?

A)What is depression?
B)Why do people get depressed?
C)When or where will people get depressed?
D)How can I reduce depression?

Question 29

There are _____ steps in the scientific method that psychologists use when conducting research.

A)four
B)five
C)six
D)seven

Question 30

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

A)Researchers prefer to publish in specialty journals.
B)Researchers prefer to publish in administratively reviewed journals.
C)Researchers prefer to publish in journals with a speedy turnaround.
D)Researchers prefer to publish in peer-reviewed journals.

Question 31

__________ research is conducted to solve a practical problem within a field of study.

A)Basic
B)Psychological
C)Applied
D)Behavioral

Question 32

The second step in the scientific method is to __________.

A)conceptualize a problem.
B)identify a problem.
C)formulate a hypothesis.
D)collect data.

Question 33

Think about how researchers would investigate the topic of depression.For the third goal, what would be the research question?

A)What is depression?
B)Why do people get depressed?
C)When or where will people get depressed?
D)How can I reduce depression?

Question 34

The hypothesis is used to guide the next step in the scientific method, __________.

A)collection of datb.analysis of datc.drawing conclusions.
D)reporting of findings.

Question 35

__________ research is conducted to further the collective knowledge about a topic within a field of study.

A)Basic
B)Psychological
C)Applied
D)Behavioral

Question 36

Think about how researchers would investigate the topic of depression.For the fourth goal, what would be the research question?

A)What is depression?
B)Why do people get depressed?
C)When or where will people get depressed?
D)How can I reduce depression?

Question 37

The first three goals of psychological research can be categorized as __________ research.

A)basic
B)psychological
C)applied
D)behavioral

Question 38

Which of the following steps is often overlooked but is very important to the scientific method?

A)data collection
B)analysis of data
C)conclusions
D)reporting of findings

Question 39

__________ is a statement about the relationship between variables.

A)Categorization
B)Association
C)Correlation
D)Hypothesis

Question 40

The last goal of psychological research can be categorized as __________ research.

A)basic
B)psychological
C)applied
D)behavioral
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Question 41

Which of the following examples from the chapter illustrates how Goal 4 was covered in the chapter?

A)creation of police lineups
B)subliminal advertising
C)both A and B
D)none of the above

Question 42

The goals of psychological research are to: describe, explain, predict, and influence behavior.

Question 43

A researcher is interested in determining if the racial makeup of an audience influences perceptions of humor.The researcher has conducted a review of previous research and has developed a hypothesis that audience racial makeup will influences perceptions of humor.Using the scientific method, what is the next step that needs to be taken by the researcher?

A)step number three
B)step number four
C)step number five
D)step number six

Question 44

Which of the following is an example of a testable research hypothesis?

A)Religious groups are moral.
B)Religious groups are immoral.
C)Members of religious groups consider themselves to be moral.
D)Both A and B

Question 45

The first goal of psychological research is to explain behavior.

Question 46

Which of the following statements is true?

A)non-significant results are likely to be published
B)significant results are likely to be published
C)significant results are due to chance
D)non-significant results are due to poor methodology

Question 47

Applied research is conducted to solve a practical problem within a field of study.

Question 48

A group of undergraduate students are investigating whether the skills acquired when playing a real-world game are helpful when a simulated version of it is played as a videogame.The undergraduate students have designed a study and collected their data.Using the scientific method, what is the next step that needs to be taken by the researcher?

A)step number three
B)step number four
C)step number five
D)step number six

Question 49

The first three goals of psychological research can be categorized as applied research.

Question 50

A __________ is an overarching principle that explains separate research findings in an area.premise
B)thesis
C)supposition
D)theory

Question 51

The last goal of psychological research can be categorized as basic research.

Question 52

Which of the following goals was not covered in this chapter?

A)Goal b.Goal 2
C)Goal 3
D)Goal 5

Question 53

exercise describing research in which a movie theater owner flashed "Eat Popcorn" and "Drink Coca-Cola" during the presentation of a movie.

Question 54

Personal introspection allowed the movie owner to increase soda and popcorn sales.

Question 55

The steps of the scientific method allowed the scientific community to question the movie owner's research.

Question 56

Cox et al.2010) developed a hypothesis that graphical representation of risk statistics regarding HPV and cervical cancer in young women would increase mothers' intentions to have their daughters vaccinated.What step in the scientific method is this?

A)step number b.step number 2
C)step number 3
D)step number 4

Question 57

The second goal of psychological research is to describe behavior.

Question 58

Cox et al.2010) developed a hypothesis that graphical representation of risk statistics regarding HPV and cervical cancer in young women would increase mothers' intentions to have their daughters vaccinated.What step in the scientific method would come next?

A)step number b.step number 2
C)step number 3
D)step number 4

Question 59

Basic research is conducted to further the collective knowledge about a topic within a field of study.

Question 60

Which of the following statements is an example of using intuition in everyday life?

A) cholesterol is bad
B) the number one killer of women is breast cancer
C) the country of Iceland is covered in ice
D) all of the above

Question 61

The last goal of psychological research asks the question, "How can I enhance or reduce the exhibited behavior or process?"

Question 62

The first step in the scientific method is question identification.

Question 63

During data analysis, researchers frequently revisit the hypothesis formation stage.

Question 64

There are six steps in the scientific method.

Question 65

A hypothesis has to be worded in such a way that it can be tested.

Question 66

Research investigating the linguistic advantages of text messaging is conducted with the second goal of psychological research in mind.

Question 67

A hypothesis is an educated guess.

Question 68

There are four steps in the scientific method.

Question 69

Researchers prefer to publish in peer-reviewed journals.

Question 70

The second goal of psychological research asks the question, "Where will this behavior be exhibited?"

Question 71

The hypothesis is derived from the second step.

Question 72

The hypothesis is derived from the first step.

Question 73

Replication is not a required component of the scientific method.

Question 74

This statement, "Members of a religious group consider themselves to be moral" is a testable hypothesis.

Question 75

The first step in the scientific method is hypothesis formation.

Question 76

Researchers are likely to have non-significant results published.

Question 77

This statement, "Religious groups are moral" is an example of a testable hypothesis.

Question 78

The first step in the scientific method is problem identification.

Question 79

Psychologists conduct research to influence behavior of others.

Question 80

The first goal of psychological research asks the question, "What is going on here?"