1 Which of the following is are examples of correlation research a comparing the incidence of heart disease in people with different personalities b looking at emotional response differences in males and females c comparing SAT scores of people who do or do not take SAT training courses d all of the above are examples of correlational research 2 In order to investigate the hypothesis that an infant is held to sooth the infant with the maternal heart sound two randomized groups were created In group A 60 infants were given a heart beat sound and in group B 60 infants were given no heart beat sound and the amount of crying was measured The heart beat no heart beat groups would be the variable and the amount of crying would be the variable a internal external b external internal d dependent independent d independent dependent 3 Investigation of the effects of paroxetine on socially avoidant behavior 60 patients were either given paroxetin or a placebo The independent variable is the and the dependent variable is the a drug social avoidance b social avoidance drug c social avoidance decrease in shyness d decrease in shyness social avoidance 4 Watson used as the UCS to train little Albert to avoid white furry animals a shock b noise c scolding d restraint 5 The current definition of psychology is the study of a behavior and experience b the mind c methods of motivating and controlling others d abnormal thought and behavior 6 Scientists would be most uncomfortable making which of the following statements a my facts have been proven b my theory is parsimonious c my variables have been operationally defined d correlation does not necessarily imply causation 7 Which of the following could be an operational definition of curiosity a the mental activity experienced by a child in the presence of brightly colored objects b the number of unassigned books that someone reads during a month c discomfort provoked by recognizing that one does not understand something d a desire to gain knowledge for its own sake 8 In order to study the attitudes of the people who live in Tennessee I obtain a copy of the census of that state and interview every 1 000th person on that list My procedure will provide an approximately a normal sample b experimental sample c proportional sample d random sample 9 If the correlation between variable A and variable B is 5 then a the relationship between A and B is random b increases in A are associated with decreases in B c we can use measurements of A to predict measurements of B perfectly d measured values of A are lower than measured values of B 10 It has been found that children who have encyclopedias in their homes get better grades in school than children without encyclopedias Can you conclude that using an encyclopedia makes children do better in school a yes this is an experimental study and encyclopedias are the independent variable b yes this is a correlational study and the correlation is a strong positive one c no this is a correlational study something other than encyclopedias might help grades d no this is an experiment but there is no control group 11 Parents who frequently beat their children tend to have aggressive children What if anything can we conclude a physical punishment causes aggression b aggressive children cause parents to use physical punishment c the children probably inherited a gene for aggressiveness d all of these conclusions are possibly flawed 12 Random assignment is to as random sampling is to a experiments correlation studies b correlation studies naturalistic observation studies c control generalizing d single blind double blind I think B but it says the correct answer is A why I can understand why the correct answer is E but why is E a better answer than B It makes sense to me that it would be E but the correct answer is B are photoreceptors rods and cones http www rcf usc edu smadigan Sample 20Tests Psychology 20100 20 20Test 20 20no 20key doc http www ets org Media Tests GRE pdf Psychology pdf
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