2. Team 1 A subject who is exposed to the special treatment is in the…
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B. Experimental group
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3. Team 2
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An explanation of how concepts are to be measured or what operations are being employed to produce them…
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A. Range
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4. Team 1
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A measure of variability that indicates the average distance between the scores and their mean…
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A. Median
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5. Team 2 A. single-blind study B. control group C. double-blind study
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When neither the researcher nor the participant knows which group has received special treatment…
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6. Team 1
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This phenomena is much like the confirmation bias in which the experimenter allows their preconceived notions about what “should” happen in an experiment to influence what they then see in the experiment.
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7. Team 2
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An approach to research that relies on sensory experience and observation as research data…
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A. Hypothesis
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8. Team 1
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Which of the following correlation coefficients would show an error in calculation?
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B. -0.7
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D. 0.0
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9. Team 2
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If obese people tend to whistle less than skinny people, what kind of correlation would be expected between weight and the tendency to whistle?
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A. Zero
B. Negative
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D. Minimal
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10. Team 1
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Which of the following measures of central tendencies is most affected by extreme scores?
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A. Median
B. Mode
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C. Mean
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11. Team 2 What is the median of the following data set: 2, 6, 4, 9, 5, 3
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What is the median of the following data set:
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12. Team 1 Which of the following would be considered a true experiment?
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Which of the following would be considered a true experiment?
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A. Longitudinal study
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D. None
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13. Team 2
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Dr. Phil provides his patients with different types of medication and then measures their cognitive functioning. In this example, medication is the…
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14. Team 1
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In a normal distribution, what percentage of scores falls within one standard deviation of the mean?
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A. 50%
B. 68%
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D. 43%
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15. Team 2
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_____________ refers to providing each subject with a full and honest account of the true purpose of the research study, if the study involves deception.
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A. Deception
B. Debriefing
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D. Informed consent
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16. Team 1
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___________ variables should be eliminated or controlled by keeping them the same (or constant) in an experiment.
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A. Independent
B. Placebo
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17. Team 2
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Which of the following represents the strongest correlation coefficient?
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18. Team 1
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Based on his classroom experiences, Dr. Blue believes that those students who sit in the front row get higher grades than those sitting in rows further back. His belief is an example of a…
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A. Theory B.
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C. Study
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19. Team 2
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Professor Allie provides a review session for half the students taking Psych 101. Later she compares their scores against those of the other students. What is the independent variable in this experiment?
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A. Number of students
B. Test scores
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C. Test difficulty
D. Review sessions
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20. Team 1 Mathematical summaries of results are known as… A. Predictions
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A. Predictions
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C. Inferential statistics
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21. Team 2 The simplest measure of variability is… A. mean B. median
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The simplest measure of variability is…
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22. Team 1
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Most psychologists accept a difference between groups as “significant” under which of the following conditions?
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A. P < .5
B. P < .05
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23. Team 2 A scientific study should begin with a… A. Hypothesis
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A scientific study should begin with a…
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24. Team 1 The third step in the scientific method is….
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A. Performing tests
B. Analyzing data
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C. Replication
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25. Team 2 Which of the following is an example of an extraneous variable?
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Which of the following is an example of an extraneous variable?
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A. Age of participant
B. Time of day
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C. Weight of participant
D. Height of participant
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26. Team 1
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Which method of research should you use if you want to investigate the long-range effects of something?
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A. Cross-sectional study
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27. Team 2
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The research design in which we choose subjects on the basis of pre-existing conditions is called…
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A. Survey
B. Case study
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D. Ex post facto
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28. Team 1
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Which of the following is NOT something that can be tested using the scientific method?
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A. Correlations
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29. Team 2
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A summary chart showing how frequently each of the various scores in a set of data occurs…
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A. Frequency polygon
B. Histogram
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C. Pie chart
D. Frequency distribution
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30. Team 1 IRB stands for… A. Institutional Review Board
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IRB stands for…
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A. Institutional Review Board
B. Internal Review Board
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C. Internal Receiving Board
D. Institutional Receiving Board
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31. Team 2
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Which of the following is the “next best thing” to a longitudinal study?
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A. Ex post facto
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32. Team 1 Sample is to population as __________ is to ___________.
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Sample is to population as __________ is to ___________.
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A. Child; adult
B. Large; small
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C. Valid; invalid
D. Part; whole
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33. C. Institutions Against Calling & Using Controls
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IACUC stands for…
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A. Internal Animal Causes Under Control
B. Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee
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C. Institutions Against Calling & Using Controls
D. Institutional Animal Causes Under Conditions
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34. Congratulations, You Just Won