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

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T
B
F
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When a hypothesis has been supported by observations from numerous experiments, it may be referred to as a __________.

A
principle
B
law
C
observation
D
theory
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It is possible to represent most data in both qualitative and quantitative forms.

A
T
B
F
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All of the following are ways in which sports psychologists help athletes except __________.

A
staying motivated
B
managing fear of failure
C
improving performance
D
enhancing memory
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When a psychologist wants to conduct a research study, the study design will be reviewed for ethical standards before a(n) __________.

A
college exam board
B
institutional review board
C
experiment submission board
D
alimentary consideration board
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A clinical psychologist would least likely __________ on a regular basis.

A
evaluate a criminal’s mental capacity
B
provide individual and group therapy
C
treat and diagnose psychological disorders
D
develop intervention programs
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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
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One of the disadvantages of experimental research is that __________.

A
it isn’t easily replicated
B
it doesn’t often reflect reality
C
the results aren’t generalizable
D
conditions are not controllable
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The __________ perspective emphasizes the human capacity for personal growth.

A
humanistic
B
evolutionary
C
biological
D
cognitive
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Which of the following types of research is conducted on multiple occasions over time?

A
experimental
B
longitudinal
C
representative
D
cross-sectional
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The treatment group in an experiment is also called the control group.

A
T
B
F
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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.
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Psychologists working from the biological perspective are interested in the __________.

A
internal conflicts that affect behavior
B
capacity of people to make positive choices
C
connection between the brain and behavior
D
differences in behavior among cultures
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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
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Research that explores cause and effect relationships by manipulating data is known as __________.

A
descriptive
B
quantitative
C
experimental
D
qualitative
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One of the primary benefits of a survey is that they __________.

A
can generate cause-and-effect conclusions
B
allow efficient gathering of unobservable phenomena
C
allow for researchers to observe one’s natural behavior
D
are able to provide a detailed look at a single subject
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For psychologists, controlling electronic information is important because electronic information is __________.

A
harder to organize than physical copies of information
B
trivially easy to copy and redistribute
C
difficult to share with other researchers and psychologists
D
practically impossible to keep confidential
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Researchers helped further the biological perspective when they demonstrated that electrical stimulation of the brain could evoke emotional responses in animals. This is an example of how __________ can influence perspectives.

A
cultural diversity
B
personal ideology
C
opposition
D
new discoveries
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A __________ psychologist helps children with learning problems and works with teachers and parents to create healthy learning environments.

A
counseling
B
forensic
C
school
D
personality
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A confounding variable can also be considered an extraneous variable.

A
T
B
F

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