Research Methods in Psychology: Evaluating a World of Information 3rd Edition Test bank

CHAPTER 1: Psychology Is a Way of Thinking

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Learning Objective 1.1: Articulate how the roles of consumers and producers of psychological research are similar and how they differ.

Learning Objective 1.2: Explain how theories and data interact to form empirical inquiry.

Learning Objective 1.3: Identify examples of basic and applied research and describe the interactions between the two kinds of research.

Learning Objective 1.4: Describe the role of the peer-review process in science.

Learning Objective 1.5: Give examples of ways that researchers dig deeper by doing more than just one study on a research question.

Learning Objective 1.6: Describe the differences between empirical journals and popular journalism; describe the goals of each format and give examples of ways that journalists can write better stories about scientific news.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

     1.   Which of the following is an example of being a producer of research?

           a.    Administering an anxiety questionnaire

           b.    Applying a new therapy technique

           c.    Writing an opinion article about a psychological study

           d.    Undergoing a brain scan

ANS:  A                  DIF:    Medium REF: 1.1 Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Producer Role Is Important OBJ:         Learning Objective 1.1            MSC:           Understanding

     2.   Which of the following is an example of being a consumer of research?

           a.    Administering a questionnaire of PTSD symptoms

           b.    Consenting to participate in a research study

           c.    Attending a psychological conference

           d.    Measuring dopamine levels in patients with schizophrenia

ANS:  C                   DIF:    Medium REF: 1.1 Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Consumer Role Is Important OBJ:         Learning Objective 1.1            MSC:           Applying

     3.   Students who are interested in being consumers of, but not producers of, research might choose which of the following professions?

           a.    A clinical psychologist

           b.    An intervention program evaluator

           c.    A political pollster

           d.    An advertising executive

ANS:  D                  DIF:    Medium REF: 1.1 Research Producers, Research Consumers: Why the Consumer Role Is Important OBJ:         Learning Objective 1.1            MSC:           Analyzing

     4.   Dr. Smitherman insists that all his research assistants know how to be producers of research. All of the following relate to this requirement EXCEPT:

           a.    He wants to make sure they understand how to write in APA style.