Exam 1 Review: Ch. 1-4

Which of the following individuals would be considered a producer of research?

• A student who is reading a scientific article about the relationship between parenting styles and emotional development in infants

• A journalist who has written an article based on a scientific study on the effects of omega-3 fatty acids on health

• A professor who is conducting a study on the relationship between sleep and exam performance

• A restaurant owner who is administering surveys to determine customer satisfaction with the food

Which of the following individuals would be considered a consumer of research?

• A student who is writing a persuasive paper on why phones should not be allowed in classrooms

• A researcher who is conducting a study on the relationship between mindfulness and test anxiety

• A doctor reading a published study to guide the treatment of his patients

• A professor who is administering a questionnaire to his students to determine if assigning homework is beneficial

A professor is interested in researching depression. The professor wants to understand the relationship between serotonin imbalance and depression in adults. What type of research would this be?

• Translational Research

• Applied Research

• Basic Research

Research that considers real-world issues and attempts to solve these issues is called …

• Applied Research

• Translational Research

• Basic Research

What does parsimonious mean?

• The simplest explanations are best

• Freedom from bias

• Not certain or fixed

• Based on logical reasoning

What is an example of a good theory?

• The majority of Aggies graduate in 4 years

• The reason apples are red is because of a pigment called anthocyanin

• Stranger Things is the best show on Netflix

• Everyone in your life is connected to you because of destiny

Which of the following is a hypothesis?

• Country is the worst genre of music to listen to

• Reading is beneficial

• Students should be allowed to eat in class

• If students regularly read the class textbook, then they will perform better on exams

Which of the following sources is the most credible?

• An article summarizing a recent study written by a journalist

• A social media post about current events

• A peer-reviewed scholarly article

• A news reporter who talks about a recent discovery about the health benefits of coffee

A researcher believes that a new antidepressant is significantly more effective than any other antidepressants. To demonstrate support for this, the researcher presents data from patients who have significantly improved after taking the new antidepressant. The researcher ignores data from patients who did not benefit from the new antidepressant. This is an example of …

• Availability Heuristic

• Present-Present Bias

• Confirmation bias

• HARKing

A health researcher is testing a new herbal tea that supposedly reduces stress. She interviews only people who drink the tea regularly and reports that most of them say they feel calmer. She does not collect data from people who never drink the tea. This is an example of…

• Availability Heuristic

• Present-Present Bias

• Confirmation bias

• HARKing