Psychology Chap. 2

Scientific hypotheses are ________ and falsifiable.

• observable

• original

• provable

• testable

________ are defined as observable realities.

• behaviors

• facts

• opinions

• theories

Scientific knowledge is ________.

• intuitive

• emperical

• permanent

• subjective

A major criticism of Freud’s early theories involves the fact that his theories ________.

• were too limited in scope

• were too outrageous

• were too broad

• were not testable

Sigmund Freud developed his theory of human personality by conducting in-depth interviews over an extended period of time with a few clients. This type of research approach is known as a(n): ________.

• archival research

• case study

• naturalistic observation

• survey

________ involves observing behavior in individuals in their natural environments.

• archival research

• case study

• naturalistic observation

• survey

The major limitation of case studies is ________.

• the superficial nature of the information collected in this approach

• the lack of control that the researcher has in this approach

• the inability to generalize the findings from this approach to the larger population

• the absence of inter-rater reliability

The benefit of naturalistic observation studies is ________.

• the honesty of the data that is collected in a realistic setting

• how quick and easy these studies are to perform

• the researcher’s capacity to make sure that data is collected as efficiently as possible

• the ability to determine cause and effect in this particular approach

Using existing records to try to answer a research question is known as ________.

• naturalistic observation

• survey research

• longitudinal research

• archival research

________ involves following a group of research participants for an extended period of time.

• archival research

• longitudinal research

• naturalistic observation

• cross-sectional research