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

   23.   Research that is done specifically to add to our general understanding of psychology, like distinguishing the components of extraversion or predicting the time it takes a person to determine whether an object is a face or another object, is known as:

           a.    basic research.

           b.    applied research.

           c.    empirical research.

           d.    translational research.

ANS:  A                  DIF:    Easy REF:      1.2 How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Tackle Applied and Basic Problems OBJ:     Learning Objective 1.3 MSC:           Remembering

   24.   Which of the following is true of the difference between basic and applied research?

           a.    Basic and applied research have different goals.

           b.    Applied research is more important than basic research.

           c.    Basic research is more difficult to conduct than applied research.

           d.    Applied research is done by consumers of research.

ANS:  A                  DIF:    Difficult REF: 1.2 How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Tackle Applied and Basic Problems OBJ:     Learning Objective 1.3 MSC:           Analyzing

   25.   Vinai learns that people with schizophrenia have a problem labeling their emotions. Using this information, he designs a research study to examine whether teaching patients with schizophrenia to label the emotions of people they see in movie clips helps them to better label their own emotions. Vinai hopes that the findings of this research could then be used to create an intervention to treat schizophrenia. Vinai’s study is an example of:

           a.    basic research.

           b.    applied research.

           c.    empirical research.

           d.    translational research.

ANS:  D                  DIF:    Medium REF: 1.2 How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Tackle Applied and Basic Problems OBJ:     Learning Objective 1.3 MSC:           Applying

   26.   According to the text, the bridge between basic and applied research is known as:

           a.    empirical research.

           b.    practical research.

           c.    translational research.

           d.    compound research.

ANS:  C                   DIF:    Easy REF:      1.2 How Scientists Approach Their Work: Scientists Tackle Applied and Basic Problems OBJ:     Learning Objective 1.3 MSC:           Remembering

   27.   Scientific journals and magazines are similar in which of the following ways?