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research indicated that _____ can be one cause of children's aggressive behavior.


A) sugar consumption
B) poor impulse control
C) a lack of parental guidance
D) television viewing

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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A _____ is an integrated set of principles that can explain and predict observed events.


A) theory
B) hypothesis
C) fact
D) correlation

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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_____ explain and predict observed events while _____ are testable predictions.


A) Statements; theories
B) Theories; hypotheses
C) Hypotheses; theories
D) Correlations; experiments

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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The variable being measured in an experiment,so-called because it may depend on manipulations of another variable,is called the ______ variable.


A) experimental
B) control
C) independent
D) dependent

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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study of the influence television has on aggressive behavior in children,the results indicated that the viewers of "Power Rangers" committed ____ aggressive acts per two-minute interval compared to those children who did not watch this program.


A) slightly less
B) significantly more
C) about the same number of
D) significantly less

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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The degree to which an experiment is superficially similar to everyday situations refers to


A) realistic experimentation.
B) televised reality.
C) mundane realism.
D) experimental realism.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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As a result of random assignment,the people in both groups of an experiment


A) differ in important ways.
B) do not know which group they are in.
C) are less likely to be alike.
D) are more likely to average about the same in every way.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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A major requirement of the ethical principles of social-psychological research is that the researcher


A) use random sampling and assignment.
B) protect participants from harm and significant discomfort.
C) refrain from using any deception in the research design.
D) ensure that all participants know what is expected of them.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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The experimental factor that a researcher manipulates in a study is called the ______ variable.


A) control
B) independent
C) dependent
D) correlational

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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You are interested in finding out the effect that crowding has on people's moods.You conduct a study in a psychology research lab using two types of participants - participants who have to wait in a crowded waiting room before completing a measure of their mood,and participants who wait in an empty room before completing the same measure.Which type of research did you conduct?


A) correlational research
B) experimental research
C) laboratory research
D) both experimental and laboratory research

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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Discuss the evidence regarding the role of self-esteem in academic achievement.

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You conduct a study that examines the role of exercise on depression alleviation.You assign the first 50 people who are motivated to sign up to the experimental group,and the second group of 50 people,who sign up much later,to the control group.After one month,you find that the experimental group (who exercised three times a week on average) is significantly less depressed than the control group (who exercised one time a week on average) .Although you may be tempted to conclude that exercise helps stave off depression,you cannot because of a lack of ____ in your study.


A) random sampling
B) random assignment
C) random surveying
D) objectivity

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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research study on the effects of television viewing on children?


A) lying to parents
B) aggressive behavior
C) poor academic performance
D) early sexual promiscuity

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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research study on the effects of television viewing on children?


A) aggressive behavior
B) poor academic performance
C) television viewing
D) early sexual promiscuity

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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You are participating in a psychology research experiment and the researcher invites you to return after the experiment to learn more about it and to explore your feelings about it.This is called


A) informed consent.
B) debriefing.
C) demand characterization.
D) experiment framing.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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A serious shortcoming of a correlational study is that it cannot


A) predict one variable from another.
B) determine when there is a lack of a relationship between two variables.
C) identify which variable causes the other variable.
D) None of the above.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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You have just participated in a research study that required you to choose which picture you preferred among several pairs.At the end of the study,the researcher explained that she was trying to identify correlations between age,gender,and racial groups when making preferences.The researcher's disclosing of the true purpose of the study is part of the ____ process.


A) debriefing
B) deception
C) informed consent
D) experimental honesty

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Variable X is correlated with Variable Y.Which of the following could explain this correlation?


A) X causes Y.
B) Y causes X.
C) A third variable causes or influences both X and Y.
D) All of these are possible explanations.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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According to the text book,all of the following are true of most research participants in except


A) they are from democratic cultures.
B) they are from wealthy cultures.
C) they are randomly assigned from both western and eastern cultures.
D) they are from industrialized cultures.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Standing in the campus courtyard with a clipboard to record your observations of university students' usage of cellular phones is an example of what type of research?


A) correlational research
B) experimental research
C) laboratory research
D) field research

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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