A hypothesis is a(n):

When everybody has an equal chance of being included in a study, this process is called

A mistaken belief that two factors or events are related when they are not is called

Consistently, we find low self-esteem is often related with high levels of depression.  This means

In order to prove a cause-and-effect relationship, we must use

Neither the researcher nor the subjects knew whether or not they received the drug studied or a placebo.  This is an example of

The best way to assure the post-treatment differences found between the experimental and control groups is due to the treatment is by

Dr. Schulte wants to investigate if aggressive behavior in children is increased if they view violent videos.  In this instance, the dependent variable is

The ____ is a measure of the degree of variation among a set of scores from each other.

Which of the following describes an independent variable within an experiment?

Which of the following correctly describes a confounding variable within an experiment

Which of the following correctly describes a dependent variable within an experiment

Estimate the correlation coefficient

Describe the relationship between the variables.

In order to replicate an experiment one must:

In an experiment, one group, the treatment or experimental group, is exposed to the treatment variable being studied; and the other, the control group, is not.

A client whose improvement during therapy is the result of his or her expectation of improvement rather than the result of the therapy itself is showing

An experiment is performed to see if background music improves learning.  Two groups study the same material, one while listening to music and another without music. The independent variable is

In an experiment to test the effects of hunger on aggressive behavior, aggressive behavior would be the

Operational definitions are used for which of the following reasons?

We wish to test the hypothesis that music improves learning.  We compare test scores of students who study to music with those who study in silence.  Which of the following might be an extraneous variable?

In an experiment to find out if taking ginseng increases IQ scores, the IQ scores would be

In a study of effects of alcohol on driving ability, the control group should be given

An experiment is performed to test the effects of sleep deprivation on rote memory. Here the dependent variable might be

A person displays a set of rare behaviors that psychologists had not known about previously, because nobody had ever shown them before. The best strategy to investigate the nature of those behaviors is

Of the following, which research method would be most appropriate for investigating  the relationship between political party membership and attitude toward the death penalty?

Which is considered a disadvantage of naturalistic observation?

John studies the effects of alcohol on the behavior of college students.  For his study, he spends 5 hours  every night for 2 weeks at a bar near a college watching how the patrons  act before and after drinking alcoholic beverages.   John is employing 

Drawing a random sample of people for an interview study of social attitudes ensures that

Of the following, the strongest positive correlation would most likely be shown between

Students who do better in high school tend to do better in college.  This is an example of

A major disadvantage of the experimental method is

A correlation coefficient of 0 means that there is

Experimental research differs from correlational research in that experimental research

A research psychologist generalizes from a particular sample to an entire population. This is an example of 

In experimental psychology, a significant difference refers to a

To prevent the ethical abuse in psychological research, the APA has suggested that

Julie appeared not to be surprised when the couple broke up.  “I could have predicted that,” she said.  Julie is demonstrating:

To have a scientific attitude, we should not just believe something we have been told, we should examine the evidence, ask questions and come to our own conclusions.  This process is called

The following is an example of an operational definition

When everybody has an equal chance of being included in a study, this process is called

A mistaken belief that two factors or events are related when they are not is called

Consistently, we find low self-esteem is often related with high levels of depression.  This means

The best way to assure the post-treatment differences found between the experimental and control groups is due to the treatment is by

Dr. Schulte wants to investigate if aggressive behavior in children is increased if they view violent videos.  In this instance, the dependent variable is

Which measure of central tendency is the exact middle score of a distribution of scores?

The ____ is a measure of the degree of variation among a set of scores from each other.

The tendency to search for information that confirms a preconception is called:

The tendency for research participants to behave in certain ways because they know what the researcher is looking for is called:
 
 
 

Professor Ober carefully monitors and records the behaviors of children on school playgrounds to track the development of their physical skills. Professor Ober is engaged in:

Researchers who study single individuals in depth in order to uncover general principles of thinking and behavior are using which research method?

Correlational studies differ from experiments in that correlational studies:

Which research design is focused on gathering information about self-reported perceptions or attitudes through questionnaires?

If psychologists discovered that wealthy people are less satisfied with their marriages than poor people are, this would indicate that wealth and marital satisfaction are:

To assess reactions to a proposed tuition hike at her college, Susan sent a questionnaire to every 15th person in the college registrar's alphabetical listing of all currently enrolled students. Susan employed the technique of:

The difference between the experimental group and the control group is defined by the presence of the:

A confounding variable:

A nonactive substance or condition used to see if the actual drug or condition has any effect beyond expectations is called:

Researchers use the double-blind procedure to avoid:

Researchers and members of the research team are not allowed to gossip or spread information about research participants. Which ethical guideline protects this right?

Which of the following methods is most helpful for revealing whether a person's personality is caused by the types of games he or she played as a child?

Which of the following correctly describes a confounding variable within an experiment

Consistently, we find low self-esteem is often related with high levels of depression.  This means

In order to prove a cause-and-effect relationship, we must use

Julie appeared not to be surprised when the couple broke up.  “I could have predicted that,” she said.  Julie is demonstrating:

When everybody has an equal chance of being included in a study, this process is called

A client whose improvement during therapy is the result of his or her expectation of improvement rather than the result of the therapy itself is showing

In an experiment, one group, the treatment or experimental group, is exposed to the treatment variable being studied; and the other, the control group, is not.

In order to replicate an experiment one must:

We wish to test the hypothesis that music improves learning.  We compare test scores of students who study to music with those who study in silence.  Which of the following might be an extraneous variable?

Of the following, which research method would be most appropriate for investigating  the relationship between political party membership and attitude toward the death penalty?