Question 1

Describe survey research,highlighting not only its advantages,but also several issues that researchers must consider when designing survey research.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe survey research,highlighting not only its advantages,but...

Question 2

The text opens the research methods chapter by recounting Kitty Genovese's rape and murder,in which not a single neighbor came to her aid.Describe how each step of the scientific method might be applied to better understand such a phenomenon.

Accepted Answer

1. Identifying a question of interest: How could it be that absolutely no one in a crowded city would help a women being raped and killed? That's disturbing; let's use the scientific method to find an answer.
2. Formulating an  Psychologists Latane and Darley developed an explanation, or theory, based on the notion of diffusion of responsibility. The more bystanders there are, the more the responsibility for helping is perceived to be spread among them. Thus, the more bystanders, the smaller the share of responsibility felt by any one bystander, and the less likely he or she is to help.
3. Carrying out research: The answer should describe an experimental scenario in which the number of bystanders to a staged emergency is varied and the helping behavior of the participant is measured.
4. Sharing the findings: The results of the experiment should be published as a journal article or presented at a conference.

Question 3

At the conclusion of an experimental session,Nia tells her participants the purpose of the study and explains the procedures she used.Nia is _____ her participants.

Accepted Answer

The answer of At the conclusion of an experimental session,Nia...

Question 4

Select two of the following aphorisms: (1)Birds of a feather flock together; (2)Opposites attract; (3)The more the merrier; (4)Two heads are better the one; (5)Two's company; three's a crowd.Translate each aphorism that you select into a testable hypothesis.Provide operational definitions of each of the variables in each hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Select two of the following aphorisms: (1)Birds...

Question 5

_____refers to factors that distort the way the independent variable affects the dependent variable.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____refers to factors that distort the way...

Question 6

A pharmaceutical company has developed a new ADHD medication and wishes to test its effectiveness.Identify the threats that validity researchers might face in an experimental test of the medication's efficacy and suggest how these threats may be overcome.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A pharmaceutical company has developed a new...

Question 7

Define the terms replicated research and meta-analysis.Identify the role of replicated research and meta-analysis in hypothesis testing and theory building.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Define the terms replicated research and meta-analysis.Identify...

Question 8

Suggest one variable other than the presence and number of bystanders that you think might influence the likelihood that an individual will come to someone's aid.State a hypothesis and explain how you might test it experimentally.Specify the independent and dependent variables,making sure to provide an operational definition of each.Describe the experimental and control groups and briefly outline the procedure.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Suggest one variable other than the presence...

Question 9

Describe what a case study is,including both the advantages and disadvantages of this method.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe what a case study is,including both...

Question 10

List and briefly describe three descriptive research methods.Provide an original example of each.Identify one advantage and one disadvantage of each of the methods you describe.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List and briefly describe three descriptive research...

Question 11

Imagine that you must read several research articles for a term paper assignment in a psychology course.Identify the critical thinking questions you should keep in mind as you read each article.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Imagine that you must read several research...

Question 12

Before the outset of a study,participants must give _____,indicating that they know the potential risks of the study and are aware that their participation is voluntary.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Before the outset of a study,participants must...

Question 13

Select and describe a behavioral or mental phenomenon of particular interest to you.Describe how one might use descriptive,correlational,and experimental techniques to shed light on the phenomenon.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Select and describe a behavioral or mental...

Question 14

A researcher finds a correlation of -.45 between the amount of stress participants report having experienced recently and participants' scores on an index of physical health.What does this mean? Provide a one-sentence interpretation of this correlation coefficient.Provide three distinct cause-and-effect mechanisms that might explain this correlation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A researcher finds a correlation of -.45...

Question 15

Distinguish between a hypothesis and a theory.Provide an example of a hypothesis,along with operational definitions of the variables included in your hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Distinguish between a hypothesis and a theory.Provide...

Question 16

In a test of a new antianxiety medication,participants are given either the medication or a placebo; the personnel administering the study,moreover,do not know which participants receive the medication and which receive the placebo.This experiment may be described as a(n)_____study.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In a test of a new antianxiety...

Question 17

How is it that the experimental method allows researchers to draw cause-and-effect conclusions? Identify the critical elements of the experimental method and explain how each helps enable the development of valid causal conclusions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of How is it that the experimental method...

Question 18

Suggest (a)two variables that are most likely positively correlated; two variables that are most likely negatively correlated; and (c)two variables that are probably uncorrelated.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Suggest (a)two variables that are most likely...

Question 19

Occasionally,psychology has been described as the science of the behavior of college sophomores.Discuss some of the specific criticisms of psychology implied by this charge.How might these shortcomings be rectified?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Occasionally,psychology has been described as the science...

Quiz 2: Psychology Research