Psych A 2.1 Review

Which of the following is not a goal of psychology?

• Measurement

• Prediction

• Control

• Intellectualism

Psychologists need to decide how they will ________ the phenomenon they are interested in so that they can describe that phenomenon.

• Control

• Measure

• Explain

• Predict

Which form of research is most commonly used when observing animals in the wild?

• Casual observation

• Evaluating existing theories

• Evaluating current research

• Animal dissection

What makes psychological research scientific?

• The way that researchers collect data

• Using a scientific design

• Following all of the steps of the scientific method

• People with advanced degrees perform the research

You learned that researchers often, if not always, follow up the five steps of the scientific method by reporting their findings. Which of the following is the best explanation of the importance of this sixth step?

• It’s important to report scientific findings so that the original researchers get credit for their work

• It’s important to report and publish scientific findings so that researchers in can maintain their accreditation

• It’s import to report scientific findings simply so that there is documentation of interesting natural phenomenon

• It’s important to report scientific findings so that the scientific method can begin again

What is the first step in the scientific method?

• formulate a hypothesis

• designing the experiment

• collecting data

• publishing findings

Psychologists often conduct research to _________ an existing theory.

• publish

• test

• announce

• print

Which of the following research methods would best suit the following hypothesis?

Children under the age of five are more likely to exhibit aggressive behavior when placed in groups of ten or more.

• Survey

• Interview

• Observation

• Statistical analysis

When collecting data, it is important that it be collected according to:

• the design of the study

• what’s readily available

• what’s least expensive

• current technological advancements

In psychology, and in everyday life, people research to explain, ________, and change behavior.

• Understand

• Mirror

• Mimic

• Copy