Worksheetstypes of journal articles & sources of information!
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Research studies are superior to personal experience because:
they include at least one comparison group.
they avoid constants.
they use confederates.
an authority is involved.
What does it mean that behavioral research is probabilistic?
Conclusions drawn from behavioral research are probably true.
Behavioral research involves probability sampling.
Inferences drawn from behavioral research are not expected to explain all cases.
Behavioral research requires the calculation of probability estimates.
In which of the following scenarios should you be skeptical of an authority?
When they present all the evidence on a topic
When they have a scientific degree
When they based their opinions on their intuition
When they have conducted scientific research on the topic
You and your friends go to see a speaker on campus. The speaker, Dr. Darian, is an “expert” on getting into graduate school. Which of the following should make you less skeptical about his advice?
His recommendations are based on techniques that have worked for his students.
His recommendations are based on the techniques that helped him get into graduate school.
His recommendations are based on research he conducted for his dissertation.
His recommendations are similar to what you knew before you came to the talk.
If you are interested in reading an overview of peer-reviewed scientific research within a specific area, which of the following reading sources would you choose?
Edited books
Popular magazines
Scientific journals
An expert’s dissertation
Which of the following is true of the distinction between scientific journals and popular magazines?
Scientific journals are published quarterly; popular magazines are published monthly.
Scientific journals are published on specific topics; popular magazines are not published on specific topics like psychology.
Scientific journal articles are peer-reviewed; popular magazine articles are not.
Scientific journal article findings explain all cases all of the time; popular magazine articles only explain certain cases.
Diego is interested in examining the relationship between a person’s attachment style and his or her relationship satisfaction. He finds 65 studies that have examined this topic. He combines the results of all these studies and calculates an effect size. His research is most accurately described as:
a meta-analysis.
a review journal article.
a chapter in an edited book.
a PsycWiki.
Compared with doing a generic Internet search, why is PsycINFO a superior way to find scientific sources?
It is free.
It searches only sources in psychology and related fields.
It can be done on any computer.
It searches research scientists’ websites.
Which of the following is the first section of an empirical journal article?
Abstract
Introduction
Results
References
Matthew is reading an empirical journal article and wants to know whether the authors used the Big Five Inventory (BFI-44) or the NEO-PI to measure extraversion. In which section would he find this information?
Introduction
Method
Results
Discussion
Lana is writing her first empirical journal article. Although she thinks she knows why she found the results she did, she also wants to mention some alternative explanations for her findings. In which section will she mention these alternative explanations?
Method
Results
Discussion
References
Which of the following is the correct ordering of the sections of an empirical journal article?
Introduction, Results, Discussion, Method, References
Introduction, Discussion, Method, Results, Abstract
Abstract, References, Introduction, Results, Discussion
Abstract, Method, Results, Discussion, References
What is the difference between advice from an authority and that from a researcher?
Authorities weigh all possible opinions, while researchers rely on their own theories.
Authorities interpret the results for you when providing advice, while researchers only present statistics.
Authorities often base their advice on intuition, while researchers rely on facts.
Authorities always provide advice based on their own research, while researchers base their advice on results from multiple studies.
