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

           b.    observation

           c.    prediction

           d.    outcome

ANS:  B                   DIF:    Easy REF:      1.2 How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The Theory-Data Cycle OBJ:      Learning Objective 1.2 MSC:           Remembering

     9.   RESEARCH STUDY 1.1: Deci and Ryan (1985, 2001) have proposed that there are three fundamental needs that are required for human growth and fulfillment: relatedness, autonomy, and competence. Susan predicts that students who have these needs met in their psychology class feel happier and more satisfied with the class. She collects data and finds that students who feel more related and competent do feel happier but that feeling more autonomous does not seem to matter. Susan thinks that maybe autonomy is only necessary when people are in situations in which they are not being evaluated.

Deci and Ryan’s general statement of how the three needs are related to growth and fulfillment is an example of which of the following?

           a.    A theory

           b.    A hypothesis

           c.    Data

           d.    Research

ANS:  A                  DIF:    Difficult REF: 1.2 How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The Theory-Data Cycle OBJ:      Learning Objective 1.2 MSC:           Applying

   10.   RESEARCH STUDY 1.1: Deci and Ryan (1985, 2001) have proposed that there are three fundamental needs that are required for human growth and fulfillment: relatedness, autonomy, and competence. Susan predicts that students who have these needs met in their psychology class feel happier and more satisfied with the class. She collects data and finds that students who feel more related and competent do feel happier but that feeling more autonomous does not seem to matter. Susan thinks that maybe autonomy is only necessary when people are in situations in which they are not being evaluated.

Susan’s prediction that students who have all three needs met will experience greater satisfaction with their psychology class is an example of which of the following?

           a.    A theory

           b.    A hypothesis

           c.    Data

           d.    Research

ANS:  B                   DIF:    Difficult REF: 1.2 How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Test Theories: The Theory-Data Cycle OBJ:      Learning Objective 1.2 MSC:           Applying

   11.   RESEARCH STUDY 1.1: Deci and Ryan (1985, 2001) have proposed that there are three fundamental needs that are required for human growth and fulfillment: relatedness, autonomy, and competence. Susan predicts that students who have these needs met in their psychology class feel happier and more satisfied with the class. She collects data and finds that students who feel more related and competent do feel happier but that feeling more autonomous does not seem to matter. Susan thinks that maybe autonomy is only necessary when people are in situations in which they are not being evaluated.

After Susan collects and analyzes her data, which of the following is the next logical step?

           a.    Susan writes a paper challenging Self-Determination Theory because only some of her data supported it.