Chapter 2
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| 892035481 | When scientists study people in the "field," what method of observation are they using? | naturalistic | 0 | |
| 892035482 | When setting up experimental and control groups, how do researchers decide which participants should be in which group? | Researchers assign people randomly to one group or the other. | 1 | |
| 892035483 | Under what circumstances, according to the American Psychological Association, are psychologists allowed to deceive participants in an experiment? | when the benefits of the study outweigh the harm | 2 | |
| 892035484 | What do scientists need in order to support a theory? | evidence | 3 | |
| 892035485 | Why is taking a placebo sometimes as effective as taking a medication? | The participant's expectations affected the results. | 4 | |
| 892035486 | Which one of the following methods do scientists use to analyze the data they gather from their studies? | correlation | 5 | |
| 892035487 | True or false: In an experiment, the dependent variable is the factor that researchers manipulate so that they can determine its effect. | False | 6 | |
| 892035488 | the measure of how closely one thing is related to another | correlation | 7 | |
| 892035489 | the whole group that is the subject of a study | target population | 8 | |
| 892035490 | the research method in which participants are observed over a long period of time | longitudinal observation | 9 | |
| 892035491 | an in-depth investigation of an individual or small group | case study | 10 | |
| 892035492 | a group of individuals selected by chance from the target population | random sample | 11 | |
| 892035493 | True or False: The first step of the scientific process is to form a hypothesis. | False | 12 | |
| 892035494 | How is standard deviation determined? | by measuring the distance of every score to the mean. | 13 | |
| 892035495 | To accurately predict the outcome of a national election, what group should researchers survey? | random sample of voters | 14 | |
| 892035496 | True or False: The conclusions researchers draw based on their observations are useful in the validation of psychological theories. | True | 15 | |
| 892035497 | The longitudinal method is concerned with observing how participants... | ...change over time | 16 | |
| 892035498 | What is one reason that survey interviews and questionnaires may not be completely accurate? | Respondents may not give honest answers. | 17 | |
| 892035499 | Which of the following is a problem associated with volunteer bias? | Volunteers are more willing than other people to disclose information. | 18 | |
| 892035500 | Which is one way that researchers ensure that a sample represents a target population? | selecting people at random from the target population | 19 | |
| 892035501 | A Skinner box and a maze are examples of what? | laboratories | 20 | |
| 892035502 | In what type of sample are subgroups in the population represented proportionally? | stratified | 21 | |
| 892035503 | Observing the way people behave at a zoo is an example of... | naturalistic observation. | 22 | |
| 892035504 | In the experimental method, how is the control group different than the experimental group? | The control group does not receive the treatment. | 23 | |
| 892035505 | What is one of the major drawbacks of the longitudinal method? | Participants in the study may drop out. | 24 | |
| 892035506 | In an experiment, what factor do researchers manipulate in order to determine its effect? | independent variable | 25 | |
| 892035507 | True or false: People who volunteer to participate in studies may skew the results of a study. | True | 26 | |
| 892035508 | Why is it sometimes useful to conduct double-blind studies? | Researchers may have biases that affect their observations. | 27 | |
| 892035509 | Why are scientists cautious about making generalizations from case studies? | Case studies cannot always be replicated. | 28 | |
| 892035510 | Why might scientists repeat a study under slightly different circumstances than the original? | to form a research question | 29 | |
| 892035511 | What do psychologists do after they analyze their research observations? | draw conclusions | 30 | |
| 892035512 | True or false: The testing method of observation investigates human behavior through personality, aptitude, and intelligence tests? | True | 31 | |
| 892035513 | True of false: One common method of observation is the testing method. | True | 32 | |
| 892035514 | What is an example of a negative correlation? | The greater the stress, the poorer the health. | 33 | |
| 892035515 | What is one disadvantage of the cross-sectional method of observation? | Researchers cannot be sure what factors account for differences among participants. | 34 | |
| 892035516 | Which of the following best describes a hypothesis? | educated guess | 35 | |
| 892035517 | What is a method researchers use to gather information from many people about a particular subject? | survey (either questionnaires or interviews) | 36 | |
| 892035518 | Why do psychologists sometimes study animals or people in laboratory settings? | to control the environment | 37 | |
| 892035519 | Which is the best description of the cross-sectional method of observation? | comparing participants in different age groups | 38 | |
| 892035520 | Why is it important for scientists to be able to replicate the results of a study? | to confirm the findings of the original study. | 39 |
