RS1 Lock 1 - Exam 1

Your friend says, “I don’t need research, my cousin told me meditation cures depression.” What method of knowing is this?

• Intuition

• Authority

• Scientific

• Rationalism

“A researcher examines whether caffeine improves reaction time. A group of 100 college students is randomly assigned to either a caffeine pill group or a placebo group. Reaction time is measured in milliseconds.”

What is the independent variable (IV)?

“A researcher examines whether caffeine improves reaction time. A group of 100 college students is randomly assigned to either a caffeine pill group or a placebo group. Reaction time is measured in milliseconds.”

What is the dependent variable (DV)?

“A researcher examines whether caffeine improves reaction time. A group of 100 college students is randomly assigned to either a caffeine pill group or a placebo group. Reaction time is measured in milliseconds.”

What is the sample?

“A researcher examines whether caffeine improves reaction time. A group of 100 college students is randomly assigned to either a caffeine pill group or a placebo group. Reaction time is measured in milliseconds.”

What is the population?

If a researcher predicts outcomes based on a theory, this is ______ reasoning.

• Deductive

• Inductive

If a researcher generalizes from observed data, this is ______ reasoning.

• Deductive

• Inductive

Answer explanation

You cracked the lock! Your keyword is KNOWLEDGE