Methods In Behavioural Research 3rd Canadian Edition by Paul C. Cozby Test bank
Chapter 01
Scientific Understanding of Behaviour
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which one of the following journal-article titles most likely represents an applied research study?
A. "Measurement of reaction times to different coloured lights"
B. "The influence of a food reward on maze running behaviour in kittens"
C. "Cognitive factors influencing logical reasoning"
D. "Increasing recycling of fast-food containers: A test at an amusement park"
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 01-04 Compare and contrast basic and applied research.
Topic: 01-14 Applied Research
2. Which one of the following journal-article titles most likely represents an example of basic research?
A. "Teaching youths with autism to offer assistance"
B. "Encouraging recycling: An evaluation of a media campaign"
C. "Effect of situational factors on assessment of blame: A test of attribution theory"
D. "Effect of size and lettering style of signs on wayfinding accuracy in a hospital"
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 01-04 Compare and contrast basic and applied research.
Topic: 01-13 Basic Research
3. Which one of the following journal article titles most likely represents an example of a basic research study?
A. "The effect of self-awareness on a cognitive reasoning task"
B. "Buying behaviour: The influence of item shelf placement in retail grocery stores"
C. "Increasing knowledge of dangers in the home: An online survey"
D. "A peer tutoring program as a method to increase cultural sensitivity"
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 01-04 Compare and contrast basic and applied research.
Topic: 01-13 Basic Research
4. Which statement best illustrates the scientific goal of describing behaviour?
A. A loud noise will gain a person's attention more than a soft noise will because the loud noise startles the person.
B. Puppies who drink milk will grow more than puppies who drink water because milk contains a great amount of nutrients.
C. Alcohol consumption increases the likelihood of an automobile accident because it affects a driver's reaction time to stimuli on the road.
D. Jurors judge attractive defendants more leniently than unattractive defendants.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 01-03 Define and give examples of the four goals of scientific research in psychology.
Topic: 01-07 Goals of Scientific Research in Psychology
5. An important component of the scientific approach is peer review. Which of the following is NOT a reason for employing peer review? It aims to
A. ensure that only the best research is published.
B. ensure that research with major obvious flaws will not be part of scientific literature.
C. allow publication of only those findings with which other researchers agree.
D. ensure that the best ideas are supported by research and allows others to build upon the research thereby further advancing the field of study.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-02 Describe the scientific approach to learning about behaviour and contrast it with pseudoscience.
Topic: 01-05 The Scientific Method
6. When data fails to provide support for some idea that is advanced, we can say that _______ has occurred.
A. skepticism
B. peer review
C. an error
D. falsifiability
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-02 Describe the scientific approach to learning about behaviour and contrast it with pseudoscience.
Topic: 01-06 Science As A Way To Ask And Answer Questions
7. A Ph.D. student is interested in determining the fundamental causes of depression in humans. Her ultimate goal is that her research may one day result in new drugs to treat the disease. This is an example of _____ research.
A. basic
B. applied
C.
Scientific Understanding of Behaviour
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which one of the following journal-article titles most likely represents an applied research study?
A. "Measurement of reaction times to different coloured lights"
B. "The influence of a food reward on maze running behaviour in kittens"
C. "Cognitive factors influencing logical reasoning"
D. "Increasing recycling of fast-food containers: A test at an amusement park"
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 01-04 Compare and contrast basic and applied research.
Topic: 01-14 Applied Research
2. Which one of the following journal-article titles most likely represents an example of basic research?
A. "Teaching youths with autism to offer assistance"
B. "Encouraging recycling: An evaluation of a media campaign"
C. "Effect of situational factors on assessment of blame: A test of attribution theory"
D. "Effect of size and lettering style of signs on wayfinding accuracy in a hospital"
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 01-04 Compare and contrast basic and applied research.
Topic: 01-13 Basic Research
3. Which one of the following journal article titles most likely represents an example of a basic research study?
A. "The effect of self-awareness on a cognitive reasoning task"
B. "Buying behaviour: The influence of item shelf placement in retail grocery stores"
C. "Increasing knowledge of dangers in the home: An online survey"
D. "A peer tutoring program as a method to increase cultural sensitivity"
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 01-04 Compare and contrast basic and applied research.
Topic: 01-13 Basic Research
4. Which statement best illustrates the scientific goal of describing behaviour?
A. A loud noise will gain a person's attention more than a soft noise will because the loud noise startles the person.
B. Puppies who drink milk will grow more than puppies who drink water because milk contains a great amount of nutrients.
C. Alcohol consumption increases the likelihood of an automobile accident because it affects a driver's reaction time to stimuli on the road.
D. Jurors judge attractive defendants more leniently than unattractive defendants.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 01-03 Define and give examples of the four goals of scientific research in psychology.
Topic: 01-07 Goals of Scientific Research in Psychology
5. An important component of the scientific approach is peer review. Which of the following is NOT a reason for employing peer review? It aims to
A. ensure that only the best research is published.
B. ensure that research with major obvious flaws will not be part of scientific literature.
C. allow publication of only those findings with which other researchers agree.
D. ensure that the best ideas are supported by research and allows others to build upon the research thereby further advancing the field of study.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-02 Describe the scientific approach to learning about behaviour and contrast it with pseudoscience.
Topic: 01-05 The Scientific Method
6. When data fails to provide support for some idea that is advanced, we can say that _______ has occurred.
A. skepticism
B. peer review
C. an error
D. falsifiability
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-02 Describe the scientific approach to learning about behaviour and contrast it with pseudoscience.
Topic: 01-06 Science As A Way To Ask And Answer Questions
7. A Ph.D. student is interested in determining the fundamental causes of depression in humans. Her ultimate goal is that her research may one day result in new drugs to treat the disease. This is an example of _____ research.
A. basic
B. applied
C.