A. The dependent variable is manipulated by the experimenter
B. Experimental control involves making every condition different in every respect except the treatment (I.e., the independent variable
C. In a between-subjects experiment control is typically achieved by a process of carefully assigning participants to the right conditions
D. In a properly designed experiment, we can infer that an observed difference must be due to our manipulation of the independent variable
Related Mcqs:
- Which of the following statements is NOT true in relation to measure of dispersion?
A. The range is the difference between the maximum and minimum data values
B. The most commonly used measure of dispersion is standard deviation (SD)
C. The standard deviation is equal to the square of the sum of the squares of all the differences (deviations) between each score and the mean, divided by the number of scores
D. The square root of the standard deviation is called the variance - Which of the following do we know to be true about the qualitative approach?
A. When researchers report and comment on behaviour, without attempting to quantify it, they are using a qualitative research method
B. Qualitative methods can include coding, grouping and collecting observations
C. The way people evaluate the friendliness of the people they meet, illustrates some features of a qualitative approach to psychological research
D. All of the above - A researcher wants to test the hypothesis that the number of bystanders affects the probability of helping behavior. She sets up three conditions, one with no bystanders, one with two bystanders and one with four bystanders. Which of the following is true?
A. there is one independent variable having three levels
B. there are three independent variables having one level each
C. there is one independent variable and three dependent variables
D. there is one independent variable having four levels - Which of the following can be said to be true of language?
A. The psychology of language is concerned with the organization and processing of written language only
B. Language lies at the interface of pure psychology, linguistics and mathematics
C. Language is a simple process with very few mysteries
D. None of the above - Which of the following statements is (are) true?
A. Classical conditioning regulates reflexive, involuntary responses exclusively
B. Operant conditioning regulates voluntary responses exclusively
C. The distinction between the two types of conditioning is not absolute, with both types jointly and interactively governing some aspects of behavior
D. Both a and b - Which of the following is true with regards to depth perception?
A. Depth perception is due to the cornea of the eye
B. Women test better at it than men
C. Men test better at it than women
D. Depth perception is associated with the opponent-process theory - Which TWO of the following statements are true of simultaneous contrast illusions? 1. In the simultaneous tilt illusion, vertical stripes appear tilted away from the tilt of their surrounding stripes. 2. In the luminance illusion, a grey patch appears darker when surrounded by a dark area than when surrounded by a light area. 3 A purple patch appears slightly closer to blue when surrounded by red, and closer to red when seen against a blue background. 4. Visual illusion effect only exist for motion.
A. 1 & 3
B. 2 & 3
C. 3 & 4
D. 2 & 4 - Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The rods and cones in the retina function in bright and dim light respectively
B. The cones are of three types, which are selective to different ranges of light wavelength
C. The information from the cones is re-organized in the retina to give-green, red and blue-yellow opponent channels
D. There is also group of large retinal cells alongside the smaller color-opponent cells that respond to the difference between the luminances in their center and surrounding regions - Which of the following is true of traits?
A. Traits are descriptors used to label personality
B. Sheldon (1974) categorized people according to four body types
C. Modern theorists view traits as discrete rather than continuous entities
D. According to trait theorists, categorizing people into separate groups of ‘sociable’ versus ‘unsociable’ is extremely useful - The functions of some peripheral factors in the control of eating can be demonstrated by the sham feeding preparation. But which of the following is NOT true? In the sham feeding preparation:
A. The animal tastes smells and eats the food normally
B. The stomach becomes full
C. It becomes clear that the taste and smell of food provide the immediate reward for food-motivated behavior
D. It becomes clear that oropharyngeal make us feel satiated
