Scientific Enterprise of behavior

What is the first goal of the scientific enterprise in psychology?

• Understanding and prediction

• Measurement and description

• Application and control

• Theoretical integration

Developing a specific scale to measure anxiety levels precisely addresses which goal?

• Application

• Measurement and description

• Prediction

• Randomization

A tentative statement about the relationship between two or more variables is a:

• Theory

• Conclusion

• Hypothesis

• Operational definition

Any measurable conditions, events, or behaviors controlled or observed in a study are:

• Hypotheses

• Results

• Variables

• Journals

Which goal of science is met when researchers use a 'Theory' to explain observations?

• Measurement

• Description

• Understanding and prediction

• Application and control

A system of interrelated ideas used to explain a set of observations is called a:

• Hypothesis

• Variable

• Theory

• Procedure

What is the first step in a scientific investigation?

• Select the research method

• Formulate a testable hypothesis

• Collect the data

• Analyze the results

A definition that describes the actions used to measure or control a variable is an:

• Abstract definition

• Operational definition

• Experimental definition

• Theoretical definition

The persons or animals whose behavior is systematically observed in a study are:

• Researchers

• Variables

• Participants (subjects)

• Peer reviewers

A periodical that publishes technical scholarly material reviewed by experts is a:

• Newspaper

• Theory

• Journal

• Textbook