What Is Psychology? — Unit test Answers

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23

Descriptive research attempts to explore cause-and-effect relationships by manipulating data.

A
T
B
F
25

Data that consists of numbers and measurements is called __________ data.

A
quality
B
quantitative
C
qualitative
D
quasi-experimental
26

Which of the following statements is an explanation?

A
Aggressive chimpanzees should be monitored during meal times or fed separately from other chimpanzees.
B
Chimpanzees will behave aggressively when they feel threatened by other individuals.
C
A chimpanzee associates food stealing with aggression due to evolutionary pressure.
D
Giving better supplies of food to chimpanzees will decrease their aggressive behavior.
27

Which of the following statements describes integrity?

A
honesty regulated by a governmental regulatory committee
B
honesty as dictated by the school a person attends
C
honesty regulated by a person’s sense of right and wrong
D
honesty as dictated by an authority figure, like the president
28

It is possible to represent most data in both qualitative and quantitative forms.

A
T
B
F
29

Which of the following types of research is conducted on multiple occasions over time?

A
experimental
B
longitudinal
C
representative
D
cross-sectional
30

Which of the following statements describes integrity?

A
honesty regulated by a governmental regulatory committee
B
honesty as dictated by the school a person attends
C
honesty regulated by a person’s sense of right and wrong
D
honesty as dictated by an authority figure, like the president
31

In order to test a nondirectional hypothesis, a researcher would use a __________ test.

A
one-tailed
B
alternative
C
critical
D
two-tailed
32

Which of the following statements concerning correlation analysis is not true?

A
A researcher may claim that one variable influences another if test results are significant.
B
A researcher may claim that variables are related to each other if test results are significant.
C
A researcher may claim that one variable causes another to occur if test results are significant.
D
A researcher may claim that one variable can predict the outcome of another if test results are significant.
35

It is the obligation of researchers to review and comment on the research of other researchers.

A
T
B
F
37

Plagiarism is unethical because it implies that __________.

A
all of the sources used are only helpful for limited purposes
B
the author being plagiarized endorses the plagiarized work
C
the work that one has plagiarized is an original creation
D
one doesn’t care about the confidentiality of the research
39

Determining which type of research method to use in a study is an important part of developing a research question in the scientific method.

A
T
B
F
40

When a psychologist is making a determination regarding whether or not a study is ethical, one should first consider __________ versus the demand or desire for increased knowledge in a particular field of study.

A
time allowed to complete study
B
the money earned
C
an individual’s privacy
D
the amount of recognition

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