Test One part B

Why did Karpicke & Roediger (2008) us li-English word pairs for their experiment?

• The Swahili-English word pair test had better reliability than the French-English word pair test.

• Subjects were less likely to know Swahili than other languages such as French or Spanish and the material had good ecological validity.

• Swahili is the easiest language for English speakers to learn.

• They were very interested in how subjects could apply their learning to the movie 'The Lion King.'

For an exam, Peter is trying to determine which country has the largest number of Muslims living in it. Because middle-eastern countries are the first countries that Peter retrieves from memory he writes down 'Saudi Arabia' as his answer. This is an example of what? (P. S. - The correct answer is 'Indonesia')

• Overconfidence Phenomenon

• Hindsight Bias

• Confirmation Bias

• Availability Heuristic

In which document should the researcher clarify any deception that may have been used during the study?

• Coding Sheet

• Debriefing

• Informed Consent

• Script

How does a researcher measure a hypothetical construct in psychology?

• By using an operational definition

• By using a functional definition

• By using a standardized test

• By introspection

Which of the following jobs requires a medical degree?

• Clinical Psychologist

• Psychiatrist

• Counseling Psychologist

• Licensed Professional Counselor

How many independent variables were there in Karpicke & Roediger (2008) and what were they?

• One (Retention Interval: 5 min or 1 week)

• One (Learning Condition: ST, S,T, STa, or SuTa)

• Two (Learning Condition: Study/Study or Study/Test and Material Type: Sea Otter or The Sun)

A researcher wants to test the effects of age on memory. The researcher recruits 30 older adults (between the ages of 60 and 80) and 30 young adults (between the ages of 18 and 35) to take a memory test. This is an example of which type of research design?

• Experimental

• Correlational

• Quasi-Experimental

• Quasi-Correlational

Which of the following would you not find in the Methods section of an empirical section of an APA style paper?

• Demographic information about the subjects.

• The order of the tasks that the subjects completed for the experiment.

• A literature review of relevant studies conducted in the past.

• Descriptions of all the measures the subjects completed.

Which of the following statements is true about essentialism and essentialists? (Hint: From the Stanovich textbook).

• Essentialism and Operationism are synonyms.

• Essentialists argue about the 'true' meaning of words.

• Essentialists are often found in the sciences.

• Essentialists define hypothetical constructs with operational definitions.

Bill and Flavius are arguing about the death penalty. Bill says that the death penalty is a deterrent of crime. Flavius says Bill is a dummy and that it teaches citizens to respond with violence to problems. You enter the argument and suggest that they look at the data and research studies to see if their arguments are based on evidence. You are demonstrating which virtue of science?

• Empiricism

• Skepticism

• Tentativeness

• Publicness