Exam 1 Review

A Pearson Correlation Coefficient can be negative

• True

• False

What is the difference between a hypothesis and a theory

• A theory cannot be proven, but a hypothesis can

• A hypothesis is a theory that can be supported and explained with documented evidence and data

• A theory is a hypothesis that can be supported and explained with documented evidence and data

• A hypothesis cannot be proven, but a theory can

Anyone, even students can produce research

• True

• False

Regarding intuition, which of these is not a bias discussed in class

• Availability Heuristic

• Present/Present Bias

• Conformity Bias

• Confirmation Bias

• Bias Blind Spot

There has been an increase in smoking in the last 5 years

• Association

• Frequency

• Causal

Smoking causes lung disease

• Association

• Causal

• Frequency

What is empirical research

• Research that is rooted in faith and religion

• Research that is rooted in the understanding of scientific professionals

• Research that is rooted in observations and measured phenomena

• Research that is rooted in intuition

Score on the SAT

• Nominal

• Ordinal

• Interval

• Ratio

Which is not a requirement to make a causal claim

• Internal Validity

• External Validity

• Temporal Precedence

• Covariance

Which of the following is not a necessary characteristic of a good scientific theory as

• The theory is falsifiable

• The theory is parsimonious

• The theory can be extended to human subjects

• The theory is supported by data