Methods In Behavioural Research 3rd Canadian Edition by Paul C. Cozby Test bank

Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 01-01 Explain reasons why understanding research methods is important.
Topic: 01-04 Authority
 

45. Research studies designed to answer practical problems are referred to as 
A. basic research.
B. applied research.
C. quantitative research.
D. didactic research.
 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Understand
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 01-04 Compare and contrast basic and applied research.
Topic: 01-14 Applied Research
 
46. Determining the cause of a behaviour is difficult because 
A. it is difficult to know the true causes of all behaviour.
B. explanations that are initially satisfying may turn out to be inadequate.
C. satisfactory explanations may be discarded or revised as new evidence is gathered.
D. describing, predicting, explaining, and determining cause are all closely connected.
 

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: 01-11 Explaining Behaviour
 
47. Accepting the information in a professor's lecture without question is a reliance on ______. 
A. intuition
B. authority
C. scientific evidence
D. pseudoscientific information
 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 01-01 Explain reasons why understanding research methods is important.
Topic: 01-04 Authority
 

48. A general rule to help detect pseudoscience is to be highly ______ when scientific assertions are made based on evidence that is _____. 
A. skeptical; vague
B. convinced; vague
C. skeptical; reputable
D. convinced; reputable
 

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
 
49. The process by which scientists with expertise in a particular field judge the scientific merit of another's research within that same field is referred to as _____________. 
A. intuition
B. peer review
C. skepticism
D. falsifiability
 

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: 01-05 The Scientific Method
 
50. Dr. Pentel conducts research to determine whether or not an after-school program improves school performance in fifth-grade children. Dr. Pentel is most likely engaged in _____. 
A. basic research
B. theoretical research
C. topical research
D. a program evaluation
 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 01-04 Compare and contrast basic and applied research.
Topic: 01-14 Applied Research
 

51. Scientists use intuition and their positions of authority 
A. to generate ideas for research.
B. to draw conclusions about behaviour.
C. under no circumstances.
D. whenever they need to replicate another scientist's findings.
 

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
 
52. You have just read an article in a popular magazine that stated, "People who jog live longer than people who don't jog." As a scientist, you would probably 
A. begin jogging.
B. accept the statement as true.
C. want to see the study that lead to this conclusion.
D. assume that the statement is false.
 

Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Blooms: Apply
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 01-03 Define and give examples of the four goals of scientific research in psychology.
Topic: 01-08 Describing Behaviour
 
53. Determining the cause of behaviour is an important goal of science because