Test Bank for Research Methods and Statistics: An Integrated Approach, 1st Edition Wilson (All Chapters included)
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Complete Test Bank for Research Methods and Statistics: An Integrated Approach, 1st Edition by Janie H. Wilson, Shauna W. Joye ; ISBN13: 9781071802717. (Full Chapters included Ch 1 to 14).....Chapter 1 | The Scientific Method.
Chapter 2 | Ethical Research.
Chapter 3 | Research Designs and Variabl...
Research Methods and Statistics:
An Integrated Approach
1st Edition by Janie H. Wilson
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,CHAPTER 1
1. True or False: Psychology is a science.
*a. True
b. False
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Scientific Method
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Explain how psychology is a science.
*Ans: Psychology requires rigorous testing of ideas, including carefully designed studies,
observable outcomes, and critical thinking.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Scientific Method
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. What is the scientific method?
a. A detailed definition of one’s variables
b. Anything observable
*c. A step-by-step approach to address a research question
d. When you observe participants in their natural environment
Ans: C
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Scientific Method
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. Another word for empirical is _______.
*a. measurable
b. scientific
c. naive
d. questionable
Ans: A
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Empirical Data
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. Which of the following words does NOT mean the same as the rest?
a. Observable
b. Measurable
c. Empirical
*d. Provable
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
, Answer Location: Empirical Data
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. Which of the following is directly observable?
a. Hunger at lunchtime
b. Depression after a breakup
c. Happiness
*d. Amount of time to take a math quiz
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Empirical Data
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. Operational definitions allow
a. You to avoid bias in a study
b. For variability in how another person might measure variables
c. You to share your findings with others
*d. Replication of a study
Ans: D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Empirical Data
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. The purpose of creating operational definitions in a study is to
a. Help you refine your research question
*b. Test your construct of interest specifically and consistently
c. Generate research ideas
d. Give you an advantage in the peer-review publication process
Ans: B
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Empirical Data
Difficulty Level: Hard
9. Create an operational definition for the construct of intelligence.
*Ans: Answers will vary but will include something directly measurable.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Empirical Data
Difficulty Level: Hard
10. Create an operational definition for the construct of racism.
*Ans: Answers will vary but will include something directly measurable.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Empirical Data
Difficulty Level: Hard
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