
PSYC 3600 - Exam 1: Ch. 1-2
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why is it important to understand research methods? Select all that apply.
It will help you become a more skilled consumer of research.
Many occupations require the use of research findings.
Scientific research has become prominent in public policy & judicial decisions.
Satisfy our curiosity about ourselves, our world, & those around us.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is illusory correlation?
people have illusions and it makes their correlations inaccurate
when we focus on two events that stand out occur together
when correlations are mistakenly focused on as the most important thing in research
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
__________ requires knowledge to come from observations.
Empiricism
Research
Facts
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Scientists recognize what about authority, intuition, and anecdotes as a "way of knowing"?
These are the best ways to separate what is true and false.
You should only rely on these methods when you are trying to determine cause and effect.
They can be sources of ideas and all such ideas may be wrong.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Define pseudoscience
the use of seemingly scientific terms and demonstrations to substantiate nonscientific claims
the use of actual scientific terms that attempt to demonstrate claims but are not supported by other researchers
the use of seemingly scientific terms and procedures that must wait to be reviewed
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Scientific research on behavior has four general goals (select all that apply):
Describe behavior
Determine the causes of behavior
To encourage specific behavior
Predict behavior
Understand or explain behavior
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is temporal order in inferring causation?
when the cause is present, the effect occurs & vice versa
the order of events in which the cause precedes the effect
Other explanations must be eliminated
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