Methods In Behavioural Research 3rd Canadian Edition by Paul C. Cozby Test bank
B. intuitions are never correct contrary to what people believe.
C. it rarely leads to meaningful insight.
D. it is more time-consuming than the scientific approach.
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Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-01 Explain reasons why understanding research methods is important.
Topic: 01-03 Intuition
38. The empirical approach to science requires that
A. ideas based on intuition not be examined.
B. only knowledge presented by an authority figure be deemed correct.
C. knowledge be gained from structured, systematic observations of the world.
D. skepticism should be avoided when data are being presented.
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Blooms: Remember
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
39. Administrators at the county's juvenile hall have implemented a reward program to decrease disruptive behaviour during meal times. The scientific approach would dictate that the program
A. address theoretical issues.
B. be evaluated to determine whether or not it is having the intended effect.
C. modify theoretical concepts.
D. integrate intuition in the design of the program.
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Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 01-04 Compare and contrast basic and applied research.
Topic: 01-14 Applied Research
40. Which statement best illustrates the scientific goal of predicting behaviour?
A. People who live in warm climates have different attitudes about the environment than people who live in cold climates.
B. Females have more conservative attitudes towards casual sex than do males.
C. People drink more beer at a football games than at an opera.
D. Plants that are played music will grow more than plants that are not played music.
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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
41. Claims that are made on the basis of evidence that is designed to appear scientific, but which lack underlying scientific data, are referred to as
A. fraud.
B. pseudoscience.
C. plagiarism.
D. illusory correlations.
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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
42. A major area of applied research that evaluates the social reforms and innovations that occur in the government, industry, and mental health settings is _______ research.
A. industrial
B. governmental
C. program evaluation
D. theory-oriented
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Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 01-04 Compare and contrast basic and applied research.
Topic: 01-14 Applied Research
43. The advantage of employing the scientific approach over other ways of knowing about the world is that it
A. allows scientists to show that the explanations we make for the actions we observe are always correct.
B. allows one to rule out intuition and authority as sources of ideas about behaviour.
C. provides an objective set of rules for gathering, evaluating, and reporting information.
D. allows scientists the opportunity to show the public their findings are always correct.
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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
44. People are likely to believe information presented by a speaker who is seen as prestigious, trustworthy, and credible because of a reliance on
A. intuition.
B. authority.
C. pseudoscientific information.
D. informational bias.
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