A. naturalistic observation
B. standard deviations
C. scatterplots
D. random assignment
Related Mcqs:
- The ability to infer a cause-and-effect relationship is associated only with the:
A. experimental research method
B. case history research method
C. correlational research method
D. naturalistic research method - What procedure is used by experimenters to determine whether a difference between conditions of an experiment is large enough for us to have confidence in its validity?
A. Correlation coefficient
B. Scientific intuition
C. Statistical analysis
D. None of these - If correlational analyses indicate that higher levels of depression are related to poorer psychical health, can we infer that depression causes poor health?
A. No, because correlated variables do not indicated causal relationships
B. No, because correlated variables are not based on inferential statistics
C. Yes, because correlated variables indicated causal relationships
D. Yes, because correlated variables are based on inferential statistics - Stroebe and Diehl (1994) conducted a clever piece of research into why brainstorming does not appear to enhance individual creativity. They hypothesized that, during a brainstorming session, because may speak at a time, other group members have to keep silent, and may be distracted by the content of the group discussion or forget their own ideas. Storebe and Diehi termed this phenomenon ‘production blocking’, because the waiting time before speaking and the distracting influence of others ‘ idea could potentially block individuals from coming up with their ideas. The result of their subsequent study were clear-cut: participants generated approximately twice as many ideas when they were allowed to express their ideas as they occurred than when they had to wait their turn. But which two of the following can we infer from these results?
1.That ‘production blocking’ does not occur in interactive brainstorming groups.
2.That ‘production blocking’ is an important factor explaining the inferiority of interactive brainstorming groups.
3.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas in one group, and than express them to another group.
4.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas separately, and then express them in a subsequent joint meeting.A. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 1 & 3
D. 2 & 4 - When Teresa’s mother hides favorite doll under a blanket, Teresa acts as if it no longer exists, and she makes no attempt to look for it. Based on this information, you can infer that Teresa is in Piaget’s
A. object permanence period of cognitive development
B. preoperational period of cognitive development
C. concrete period of cognitive development
D. sensorimotor period of cognitive development - Stroebe and Diehl(1994) conducted a clever piece of research into why brainstorming does not appear to enhance individual creativity. They hypothesized that, during a brainstorming session, because may speak at a time, other group members have to keep silent, and may be distracted by the content of the group discussion or forget their own ideas. Storebe and Diehi termed this phenomenon ‘production blocking’, because the waiting time before speaking and the distracting influence of others ‘ idea could potentially block individuals from coming up with their ideas. The result of their subsequent study were clear-cut: participants generated approximately twice as many ideas when they were allowed to express their ideas as they occurred than when they had to wait their turn. But which two of the following can we infer from these results?
1.That ‘production blocking’ does not occur in interactive brainstorming groups.
2.That ‘production blocking’ is an important factor explaining the inferiority of interactive brainstorming groups.
3.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas in one group, and than express them to another group.
4.That it may be more effective to ask group members to develop their ideas separately, and then express them in a subsequent joint meeting.A. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 1 & 3
D. 2 & 4 - The most helpful for revealing cause-and-effect relationship is __________?
A. the survey
B. the experiment
C. correlations
D. naturalistic observation - The prescription drug Thorazine used to treat persons with schizophrenia may cause side effects, one of them called tardive dyskinesia. What might a person suffering from this side effect display?
A. involuntary movements of tongue and face
B. no movement at all
C. slow movements
D. clapping of the hands repeatedly - To be confident that a cause-and-effect relationship exists, it is necessary to:
A. engage in naturalistic observation
B. develop a positive correlation
C. perform a controlled experiment
D. test for a negative correlation - The most frequently used method in psychology to explore cause and effect relationships between variables is:
A. Correlation method
B. Experimental method
C. Naturalistic observation method
D. Participant observer method
