Name: Jamari Parker Student ID#: 0124159

Midterm Exam
PSY 201
Fall Semester 2019
75 points

Multiple Choice (1.50 point each)

Carefully read each sentence. Circle, mark, or highlight the correct answer.

1. The main purpose of research is:

A. Help us understand people.
B. Improve the quality of human lives.
C. Both A and B.
D. None of the above.

2. Statements made based on systematic collection and analysis of data are classified as:
A. Empirical.
B. Eminent.
C. Emic.
D. Empire.

3. Which of the following are important characteristics of theories?

A. They are general.
B. They are parsimonious.
C. They provide ideas for future research.
D. All of the above.

4. The major scientific organization in psychology is the:

A. American Psychometric Association.
B. American Psychodynamic Association.
C. American Psychotherapeutic Association.
D. American Psychological Association.

5. Some ethical concerns of conducting psychological research include:

A. Preventing harm to participants.
B. Ensuring free choice of participants.
C. Protecting privacy of participants.
D. All of the above.

6. A watchdog committee whose main goal is to determine the cost-benefit ratio of

Research conducted within an institution is an:
A. Institutional Revive Board.
B. Institutional Review Board.
C. Institutional Renew Board.
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 D. Institutional Revise Board.

7. The purpose(s) of the informed consent form is to:

A. To explain the research procedures.
B. To inform the participant of his or her rights during the investigation.
C. To help explain the true nature of the study.
D. All of the above.

8. The specific method a researcher uses to collect, analyze, and interpret data is
Called a:
A. Research design.
B. Research fiasco.
C. Research venture.
D. Research task.

9. Which of the following statements is true about naturalistic observation?

A. It is a descriptive research technique/tool.
B. It is research based on the observation of everyday events.
C. It observes and records behavior in a natural setting/environment.
D. All of the above.

10. The arithmetic average and the most commonly used measure of central tendency
Is the:
A. Mode.
B. Mean.
C. Median.
D. None of the above.

11. Which of the following is not a measure of central tendency?

A. Mode.
B. Range.
C. Mean.
D. Median.

12. Which of the following is a measure of dispersion?

A. Mean.
B. Standard deviation.
C. Range.
D. Both B and C.

13. Which of the following are key facts about correlational research?
A. It measures the degree of relationship (association) between
Variables of interest.
B. It seeks to predict behavior.
C. Correlation does not prove or equal causation.
D. All of the above.

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14. Of the three major research designs, which one attempts to establish cause-effect
Relationships between variables being studied?
A. Descriptive research.
B. Correlational research.
C. Experimental research.
D. None of the above.

15. Which of the following are key parts of the experimental research design?
A. The independent and dependent variables.
B. The research hypothesis.
C. Random Assignment to conditions.
D. All of the above.

16. The process of repeating previous research which forms the basis of all
Scientific inquiry is known as:
A. Reproduction.
B. Replication.
C. Reparation.
D. Reprimands.

17. Surveys, naturalistic observation, and case studies are all examples of:
A. Descriptive research.
B. Experimental research.
C. Correlational research.
D. None of the above.

18. Good theories:

A. Provide ideas for future research.
B. Are falsifiable.
C. Make new predictions that are tested by new data.
D. All of the above.

19. The integrity of research is preserved through:

A. The use of ethical codes or standards.
B. Conducting a cost-benefit analysis.
C. Screening of proposed research by an institutional review board.
D. All of the above.

20. Numbers that summarize the distribution of scores on a measured variable

Are called:
A. Inferential statistics.
B. Descriptive statistics.
C. Both A and B.
D. None of the above.
21. The process whereby research reported in scientific journals has been evaluated,

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 Critiqued, and improved by scientists in the field is known as:
A. Peer-revised.
B. Peer-reviewed.
C. Peer-revamped.
D. Peer-recited.

22. Which of the following statements is true about principles?

A. They are so general as to apply to all situations in a given domain of inquiry.
B. They are also known as laws.
C. Both A and B.
D. None of the above.

23. This research method is designed to provide a snapshot of the current state of
Affairs:
A. Descriptive research.
B. Correlational research.
C. Experimental research.
D. All of the above.

24. Which are core characteristics of correlational research?

A. Designed to predict behavior.
B. Designed to establish the degree of relationship between variables
C. Includes at least one predictor variable and one outcome variable...
D. All of the above.

25. A study that examined the relationship between viewing violence and aggressive
Behavior is what type of research design?
A. Descriptive research design.
B. Correlational research design.
C. Experimental research design.
D. None of the above.

Fill in the Blank (worth 1.50 point each)

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Using the word bank (list) provided below, fill in the blank of each sentence. Use each
word or word phrase only once.

Applied research Basic research Objective Principles Debriefing

Operational definition Experimental bias Surveys Case studies Outliers

Data distribution Scatter plot Pearson correlation coefficient Valid

Multiple regression External validity Internal validity Replication

Statistical significance Double-blind study Meta-analysis Informed consent

Conceptual variable Variable Research design

1. External Validity-refers to the extent to which the results of a

Research design can be generalized beyond the specific way the original experiment was
Conducted.

2. Scatter Plot- is a visual image of the relationship between

Two variables.

3. Objective- is free from the personal bias or emotions of

The scientist.

4. Outliers - are extreme scores at one end of a

distribution.

5. Valid - refers to when the conclusions drawn

By the researcher are legitimate.

6. Experimental Bias - is a situation in which the experimenter

Subtly treats the research participants in the various experimental conditions differently,
Resulting in an invalid confirmation of the research hypothesis.

7. Pearson Correlation Coefficient - is the most common statistical measure

Of the strength of linear relationships among variables.

8. Research Design - is a measure administered through either?

An interview or a written questionnaire to get a picture of the beliefs or behaviors of a
Sample of people of interest.

9. Applied Research- is research that investigates issues that

Have implications for everyday life and provides solutions to everyday problems.

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10. Basic Research - answers fundamental questions about
Behavior.

11. Operational Definition - is a precise statement of how a conceptual

Variable is turned into a measurable variable.

12. Double-Blind study is an experiment in which both the

Researcher and the research participants are blind to condition.

13. Informed Consent- is a procedure designed to fully explain the

Purposes and procedures of the research and remove any harmful aftereffects of
Participation.

14. Principles - are laws that are so general as to apply

To all situations in a given domain of inquiry.

15. Case Studies - are descriptive records of one or more

Individual’s experiences and behavior.

16. Data Distribution - is a summary of scores on a measured

Variable; it can bell-shaped or asymmetrical.

17. Meta-Analysis- is a statistical technique that uses the results

Of existing studies to integrate and draw conclusions about those studies.

18. Statistical Significance - refers to the confidence with which a scientist

Can conclude that data are not due to chance alone or random error.

19. Internal Validity - refers to the extent to which we can trust the
Conclusions that have been drawn about the causal relationship between the independent
And dependent variables.

20. Multiple Regression -is a statistical technique based on correlation

Coefficients among variables that allows predicting a single outcome variable from more
Than one predictor variable.

21. Debriefing - is conducted before a participant begins a

Research session and is designed to explain the research procedures and inform the
Participants of his or her rights during the investigation.

22. Variable -is any attribute that can assume different

Values among different people or across different times or places.

23. Surveys - is the specific method a researcher uses

To collect, analyze, and interpret data.

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24. Replication - is the process of repeating previous
Research.
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25. Conceptual Variable - are abstract ideas that form the
Basis of research hypotheses.