Psychological Research

Psychology is an experimental science, therefore assumptions do not have to be supported by evidence.

• True

• False

Psychologists use a variety of research methods when studying behavior and mental processes.

• True

• False

Psychologists use the scientific method.

• True

• False

There are ______ steps in the scientific method.

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

"What effect does television violence have on viewers?" would be an example of.....

• hypothesis

• data

• evidence

• research question

Which of the following are the two additional steps psychologists and scientists must take when studying animals or humans?

• replication

• drawing conclusions

• collecting data

• additional research questions

For a study to be replicated it must be

• conducted on plants

• an experiment that lasts longer than 6 months

• repeated and produce the same results

• rejected by the original experiment

Which of these are methods that psychologists might use to test their hypothesis

• samples

• surveys

• observation

• all of the above

When people are asked to respond to a series of questions about a particular subject, they are taking part in a

• sample

• target population

• experiment

• survey

Surveys can be done orally or through written questionnaires.

• True

• False