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Experimental Psychology MCQ

In the dummy hands study conducted by pavani, spence, and driver (2000), _______.

Touch dominated vision.

Reaction time was the independent variable.

Dummy hands had an influence even if they were misaligned with the participants' real hands.

Participants seem to have experienced an illusory sensation of touch.

Answer

Correct Answer: Participants seem to have experienced an illusory sensation of touch.

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Research methods designed for making careful, systematic observations are called ____.

Experimental methods

Descriptive methods

Correlationa

Case studies

Answer

Correct Answer: Case studies

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For the repeated-measures t statistic, df = _____.

N−1

N−2

N−3

N−4

Answer

Correct Answer: N−1

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Double-blind studies control for ________.

The experimenter effect

The placebo effect

The placebo effect & the experimenter effect

Extrinsic motivation

Answer

Correct Answer: The placebo effect & the experimenter effect

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Defining variables in practical terms is called ____.

Operationalization

The experimenter effect

The placebo effect

Extrinsic motivation

Answer

Correct Answer: Operationalization

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A major limitation of a two group design is that ____.

is extremely difficult to interpret

decreases the chances of demonstrating a significant mean difference

Tends to reduce the differences between the groups

May not provide a complete picture of the relationship between the variables

Answer

Correct Answer: May not provide a complete picture of the relationship between the variables

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________ is the tendency to ignore evidence that disproves ideas or beliefs.

Experimenter bias

Sampling bias

Confirmation bias

Illusory correlation

Answer

Correct Answer: Confirmation bias

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_____ returns only the attributes requested, in the order in which they are requested.

PROJECT

SELECT

UNION

DIFFERENCE

Answer

Correct Answer: PROJECT

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The corpus callosum _____.

Main communication pathway between left and right hemispheres

A band of nerve fibres

All

Answer

Correct Answer: All

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Ethics need to be considered when ________ scientific research

Conducting and reviewing

Designing and reviewing

Designing, conducting and reviewing

Reviewing and publishing

Answer

Correct Answer: Designing, conducting and reviewing

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When random assignment fails to create equivalent groups, the problem of _____ occurs.

Sampling error

Self-selection

Third variables

External validity

Answer

Correct Answer: Third variables

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Survey is to case study as _ is to ____.

Experimental; descriptive

Descriptive; experimental

One participant; many participants

Many participants; one participant

Answer

Correct Answer: One participant; many participants

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Random selection enhances _ validity and random assignment enhances _ validity.

They can inform external validity.

The fact that the two variables are measured

External validity; internal validity

Internal validity

Answer

Correct Answer: External validity; internal validity

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In a factorial design, there is/are at least ______ independent variable(s).

One

Two

Three

Answer

Correct Answer: Two

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Environmental ____ is affected by environmental complexity, change, and resources.

Environmental scanning

Uncertainty

How dependent they are on each other

Knowledge, tools, and techniques

Answer

Correct Answer: Uncertainty

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A key advantage of random assignment is that it makes ________ about the same in each group.

We can compare scores before and after a treatment in the same participants

Will not return to baseline

Individual differences of participants

The mean difference between groups

Answer

Correct Answer: Individual differences of participants

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Scientific hypotheses are ________ and falsifiable.

Empirical

Testable

Facts

None of these

Answer

Correct Answer: Testable

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In an experiment, the independent variable is _ while the dependent variable is _.

Manipulated; measured

Measured; manipulated

Control; manipulated

Measured; informed consent

Answer

Correct Answer: Manipulated; measured

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Correlational studies are not well-suited for answering _________ research questions.

Causal

Predictor

Regressions

Pearson r

Answer

Correct Answer: Causal

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Archival research, naturalistic observation, survey research and case studies are _______ research.

Descriptive

Independent

Experimental

Hypothesis

Answer

Correct Answer: Descriptive

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Experimental Psychology MCQ

In the dummy hands study conducted by pavani, spence, and driver (2000), _______.

Research methods designed for making careful, systematic observations are called ____.

For the repeated-measures t statistic, df = _____.

Double-blind studies control for ________.

Defining variables in practical terms is called ____.

A major limitation of a two group design is that ____.

________ is the tendency to ignore evidence that disproves ideas or beliefs.

_____ returns only the attributes requested, in the order in which they are requested.

The corpus callosum _____.

Ethics need to be considered when ________ scientific research

When random assignment fails to create equivalent groups, the problem of _____ occurs.

Survey is to case study as _______ is to __________.

Random selection enhances _____ validity and random assignment enhances _____ validity.

In a factorial design, there is/are at least ______ independent variable(s).

Environmental ____ is affected by environmental complexity, change, and resources.

A key advantage of random assignment is that it makes ________ about the same in each group.

Scientific hypotheses are ________ and falsifiable.

In an experiment, the independent variable is _______ while the dependent variable is _______.

Correlational studies are not well-suited for answering _________ research questions.

Archival research, naturalistic observation, survey research and case studies are _______ research.

Survey is to case study as _ is to ____.

Random selection enhances _ validity and random assignment enhances _ validity.

In an experiment, the independent variable is _ while the dependent variable is _.