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Ch. 1 Questions Answers
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1. Are our “gut” instincts always correct?
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1. Are our “gut” instincts always correct?
No…”Intuition is important, but we often underestimate its perils.”
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2. Page 16: Find this sentence in the text, and fill-in the missing words. “Chapters to come will show that experiments have found people greatly _______________________ their lie detection accuracy, their __________________________________ recollections, their interviewee assessments, their _______________ predictions, and their stock-picking talents.”
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2. Page 16: Find this sentence in the text, and fill-in the missing words. “Chapters to come will show that experiments have found people greatly _______________________ their lie detection accuracy, their __________________________________ recollections, their interviewee assessments, their _______________ predictions, and their stock-picking talents.”
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3. Write a simple description of hindsight bias.
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3. Write a simple description of hindsight bias.
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4. Page 19: Find this sentence in the text, and fill-in the missing words. “Historians of science tell us that these three attitudes -- _______________________, ________________________, and ________________________-- helped make modern science possible.
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4. Page 19: Find this sentence in the text, and fill-in the missing words. “Historians of science tell us that these three attitudes -- _______________________, ________________________, and ________________________-- helped make modern science possible.
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5. Page 20: Find this sentence in the text, and fill-in the missing words. Smart thinking, called ___________________ ________________________, examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluate evidence, and assesses conclusions.
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5. Page 20: Find this sentence in the text, and fill-in the missing words. Smart thinking, called ___________________ ________________________, examines assumptions, discerns hidden values, evaluate evidence, and assesses conclusions.
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6. Page21: Write the definition for scientific theory.
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6. Page21: Write the definition for scientific theory.
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7. Write the definition for hypothesis.
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7. Write the definition for hypothesis.
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8. Page 22: Write the definition of a case study.
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8. Page 22: Write the definition of a case study.
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9. Page 23: Find this sentence in the text, and fill-in the missing words. “The ________________ method looks at many cases in less depth. A ___________________ asks people to report their behavior or opinions.”
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9. Page 23: Find this sentence in the text, and fill-in the missing words. “The ________________ method looks at many cases in less depth. A ___________________ asks people to report their behavior or opinions.”
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10. Find this sentence in the text, and fill-in the missing words
10. Find this sentence in the text, and fill-in the missing words. “But asking questions is tricky, and the _____________________ often depend on the ways ______________________ are worded and respondents are chosen.
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10. Find this sentence in the text, and fill-in the missing words
10. Find this sentence in the text, and fill-in the missing words. “But asking questions is tricky, and the _____________________ often depend on the ways ______________________ are worded and respondents are chosen.
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11. Page 24-25: Write the definition for population.
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11. Page 24-25: Write the definition for population.
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12. Write the definition for random sample.
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12. Write the definition for random sample.
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13. Write the definition for naturalistic observations.
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13. Write the definition for naturalistic observations.
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14. Page 25: Write the definition of correlation.
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14. Page 25: Write the definition of correlation.
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15-17. Label each graph: Positive Correlation, Negative Correlation, No Correlation
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15-17. Label each graph: Positive Correlation, Negative Correlation, No Correlation
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18. Page 27: Find this sentence in the text, and fill-in the missing words. “A nearly irresistible thinking error is assuming that an _______________________, sometimes presented as a correlation coefficient, proves ________________________. But no matter how strong the _____________________, it does not prove anything!”
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18. Page 27: Find this sentence in the text, and fill-in the missing words. “A nearly irresistible thinking error is assuming that an _______________________, sometimes presented as a correlation coefficient, proves ________________________. But no matter how strong the _____________________, it does not prove anything!”
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19. Page 28: Find this sentence in the text, and fill-in the missing words. “Among men, for example, length of marriage correlates positively with ______________ _____________-- because both are associated with a third factor, __________.
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19. Page 28: Find this sentence in the text, and fill-in the missing words. “Among men, for example, length of marriage correlates positively with ______________ _____________-- because both are associated with a third factor, __________.
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20. Write the definition for illusory correlation.
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20. Write the definition for illusory correlation.
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21. Page 29: Do random sequences always look random?
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21. Page 29: Do random sequences always look random?
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22. Page 31: Write the definition for an experiment.
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22. Page 31: Write the definition for an experiment.
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23. Describe a double-blind procedure.
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23. Describe a double-blind procedure.
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24. Explain the placebo effect.
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24. Explain the placebo effect.
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25. Who is in the experimental group?
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25. Who is in the experimental group?
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26. Who is in the control group?
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26. Who is in the control group?
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27. Page 32: Define: independent variable.
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27. Page 32: Define: independent variable.
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28. Define: dependent variable.
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28. Define: dependent variable.
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29. Page 34: Define: Mode
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29. Page 34: Define: Mode
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30. Define: Mean
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30. Define: Mean
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31. Define: Mode
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31. Define: Median
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32. Page 36: Draw an example of a normal curve.
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32. Page 36: Draw an example of a normal curve.
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33. Page 37: “Representative samples are___________________ than biased samples.”
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33. Page 37: “Representative samples are___________________ than biased samples.”
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34. “Less-variable observations are _______________________________ than those that are more variable.”
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34. “Less-variable observations are _______________________________ than those that are more variable.”
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35. “More cases are _______________________ than fewer.”
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35. “More cases are _______________________ than fewer.”
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36. Define: statistical significance
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36. Define: statistical significance
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37. Page 39: Define: culture
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37. Page 39: Define: culture
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38. Page 41: What did the American Psychological Association (2002) guidelines mandate about animals in research?
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38. Page 41: What did the American Psychological Association (2002) guidelines mandate about animals in research?
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39. Page 42: “Occasionally, though, researchers do temporarily stress or deceive people only when they believe it is ______________________________________.”
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39. Page 42: “Occasionally, though, researchers do temporarily stress or deceive people only when they believe it is ______________________________________.”
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