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Psychology
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Experiment
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Reasoning
Psychology as a
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Correlation
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Experiment
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A) psychodynamic
B) neurological
C) evolutionary
D) socio-cultural
A) neuro-developmental.
B) biopsychosocial.
C) bio-mental-behavioral.
D) cognitive-behavioral.
8. A hypothesis is a(n):
A) testable prediction that gives
direction to research.
B) way to organize facts.
C) process of linking facts to
deeper principles.
D) set of principles that explains
newly discovered facts.
A) unbiased reporting.
B) a survey.
C) a random sample.
D) reliability.
A) +.10
B) -.64
C) +.35
D) -.10
A) naturalistic observation.
B) the experimental method.
C) human subjects.
D) correlation coefficients.
A) control condition.
B) independent condition.
C) placebo condition.
D) experimental condition.
A) expectancy effects.
B) placebo effects.
C) a double-blind study.
D) nothing. It would be ridiculous.
19. The best way to assure the posttreatment differences found between the
experimental and control groups is due
to the treatment is by:
A) random assignment.
B) training your subjects well.
C) letting your subjects know which
group they are in.
D) using a placebo.
A) violent videos.
B) aggressive behavior.
C) a placebo.
D) the control condition.
A) mean
B) median
C) mode
D) coefficient
A) mean
B) scatterplot
C) standard deviation
D) normal distribution
A) an illusory correlation.
B) descriptive.
C) valid.
D) statistically significant.
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A) psychodynamic
B) neurological
C) evolutionary
D) socio-cultural
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A) neuro-developmental.
B) biopsychosocial.
C) bio-mental-behavioral.
D) cognitive-behavioral.
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8. A hypothesis is a(n):
A) testable prediction that gives
direction to research.
B) way to organize facts.
C) process of linking facts to
deeper principles.
D) set of principles that explains
newly discovered facts.
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A) unbiased reporting.
B) a survey.
C) a random sample.
D) reliability.
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A) +.10
B) -.64
C) +.35
D) -.10
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A) naturalistic observation.
B) the experimental method.
C) human subjects.
D) correlation coefficients.
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A) control condition.
B) independent condition.
C) placebo condition.
D) experimental condition.
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A) expectancy effects.
B) placebo effects.
C) a double-blind study.
D) nothing. It would be ridiculous.
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19. The best way to assure the posttreatment differences found between the
experimental and control groups is due
to the treatment is by:
A) random assignment.
B) training your subjects well.
C) letting your subjects know
which group they are in.
D) using a placebo.
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A) violent videos.
B) aggressive behavior.
C) a placebo.
D) the control condition.
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A) mean
B) median
C) mode
D) coefficient
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A) mean
B) scatterplot
C) standard deviation
D) normal distribution
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A) an illusory correlation.
B) descriptive.
C) valid.
D) statistically significant.
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Acknowledgements
Step Up Created by:
John J. Schulte, Psy.D.
Based on Psychology,
Eighth Edition
By David G. Myers
Published by
Worth Publishers
(2007)
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