Methods In Behavioural Research 3rd Canadian Edition by Paul C. Cozby Test bank
basic and applied
D. neither basic nor applied
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-04 Compare and contrast basic and applied research.
Topic: 01-13 Basic Research
Topic: 01-14 Applied Research
8. Which one of the following statements is accurate?
A. Basic research is far more important than applied research.
B. Applied research is far more important than basic research.
C. Basic and applied research are both equally important.
D. Basic and applied research are both of less importance than theoretical research.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-04 Compare and contrast basic and applied research.
Topic: 01-15 Integrating Basic and Applied Research
9. A scientist states that "there is evidence for the existence of ghosts because she herself has felt their presence." This claim should
A. be accepted because she is also a scientist.
B. be accepted because she has personally felt their presence.
C. cause you to believe in ghosts.
D. result in you being skeptical about her claim.
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
10. Which of the following characteristics is true of pseudoscience? The
A. hypotheses are testable.
B. claims rigorously consider conflicting evidence.
C. claims are stated using scientific-sounding terminology and ideas.
D. hypotheses are always falsifiable.
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Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
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
11. The distinction between basic research and applied research is that basic research _____, while applied research _____.
A. relies more heavily on the fundamental sciences such as chemistry or biology; relies more heavily on the social sciences such as psychology or sociology
B. relies more heavily on the social sciences such as psychology or sociology; relies more heavily on the fundamental sciences such as chemistry or biology
C. concentrates on fundamental questions often of a theoretical nature; concentrates on identifying and resolving practical problems
D. concentrates on identifying and resolving practical problems; concentrates on fundamental questions often of a theoretical nature
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 01-04 Compare and contrast basic and applied research.
Topic: 01-13 Basic Research
Topic: 01-14 Applied Research
12. Professor White finds that students who read a daily newspaper display more knowledge of current events than students who do not read a daily newspaper. This identification of a cause of behaviour is an example of what type of evidence?
A. Cognitive awareness
B. Temporal precedence
C. Covariation of cause and effect
D. Elimination of alternative explanations
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Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 01-03 Define and give examples of the four goals of scientific research in psychology.
Topic: 01-10 Determining the Causes of Behaviour
13. Understanding research methods can _____.
A. help you become an informed consumer of health care, and related services offered in your community
B. give you a competitive edge for a career in psychology
C. help you be an informed and engaged citizen and participate in debates regarding politics
D. help you evaluate programs in your community that you might want to participate in or even implement
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-01 Explain reasons why understanding research methods is important.
Topic: 01-01 Why Study Research Methods?
14. When students assume that their textbook must be correct, they are relying on _________ as a way of knowing.
A. the a priori method
D. neither basic nor applied
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-04 Compare and contrast basic and applied research.
Topic: 01-13 Basic Research
Topic: 01-14 Applied Research
8. Which one of the following statements is accurate?
A. Basic research is far more important than applied research.
B. Applied research is far more important than basic research.
C. Basic and applied research are both equally important.
D. Basic and applied research are both of less importance than theoretical research.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-04 Compare and contrast basic and applied research.
Topic: 01-15 Integrating Basic and Applied Research
9. A scientist states that "there is evidence for the existence of ghosts because she herself has felt their presence." This claim should
A. be accepted because she is also a scientist.
B. be accepted because she has personally felt their presence.
C. cause you to believe in ghosts.
D. result in you being skeptical about her claim.
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
10. Which of the following characteristics is true of pseudoscience? The
A. hypotheses are testable.
B. claims rigorously consider conflicting evidence.
C. claims are stated using scientific-sounding terminology and ideas.
D. hypotheses are always falsifiable.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
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
11. The distinction between basic research and applied research is that basic research _____, while applied research _____.
A. relies more heavily on the fundamental sciences such as chemistry or biology; relies more heavily on the social sciences such as psychology or sociology
B. relies more heavily on the social sciences such as psychology or sociology; relies more heavily on the fundamental sciences such as chemistry or biology
C. concentrates on fundamental questions often of a theoretical nature; concentrates on identifying and resolving practical problems
D. concentrates on identifying and resolving practical problems; concentrates on fundamental questions often of a theoretical nature
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 01-04 Compare and contrast basic and applied research.
Topic: 01-13 Basic Research
Topic: 01-14 Applied Research
12. Professor White finds that students who read a daily newspaper display more knowledge of current events than students who do not read a daily newspaper. This identification of a cause of behaviour is an example of what type of evidence?
A. Cognitive awareness
B. Temporal precedence
C. Covariation of cause and effect
D. Elimination of alternative explanations
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 01-03 Define and give examples of the four goals of scientific research in psychology.
Topic: 01-10 Determining the Causes of Behaviour
13. Understanding research methods can _____.
A. help you become an informed consumer of health care, and related services offered in your community
B. give you a competitive edge for a career in psychology
C. help you be an informed and engaged citizen and participate in debates regarding politics
D. help you evaluate programs in your community that you might want to participate in or even implement
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-01 Explain reasons why understanding research methods is important.
Topic: 01-01 Why Study Research Methods?
14. When students assume that their textbook must be correct, they are relying on _________ as a way of knowing.
A. the a priori method