A. pure speculation
B. direct observation
C. deduction from direct observation
D. prior prediction
Related Mcqs:
- A between subjects design is less efficient than a within subjects design because ____________?
A. it has more subjects
B. it has less validity
C. it is less reliable
D. it must deal with difference among subjects
E. None of these - When subjects in an experiment are chosen so that each has an equal chance of being in either the experimental group of the control group, we say that the subjects have been assigned:
A. alternately
B. hypothetically
C. randomly
D. consecutively - Kammy vividly imagines being abused by her own mother while her therapist triggers eye movements by waving a finger in front of Kammy’s eyes. The therapist is apparently using a technique known as:
A. EMDR
B. virtual reality exposure therapy
C. meta – analysis
D. transference - In order to understand the unusual behavior of an adult client, a clinical psychologist has carefully investigated the client’s current life situation and his physical, social-cultural, educational history which research method has the psychologist employed?
A. the case study
B. the survey
C. naturalistic observation
D. correlational research - Researchers have tested whether people can learn to use different search strategies by training them. What was the general conclusion based on these research studies?
A. People can learn different search strategies, but it does not improve performance over all or on tasks where a target is present
B. People cannot shift from serial to parallel processing when targets are present
C. People can learn different search strategies and training does improve performance overall
D. People can learn different search strategies but it does not improve performance over all or on tasks where a target is absent - The illusion of movement created by presenting visual stimuli in rapid succession is called:
A. convergence
B. retinal disparity
C. motion parallax
D. the phi phenomenon - A researcher determines that the crime rate in a large city fluctuates with the phases of the moon. He concludes that the gravitational pull of the moon influences human behavior. He has committed what error?
A. He incorrectly inferred correlation from causation
B. He incorrectly inferred causation from correlation
C. He failed to measure the gravitational pull to test his hypothesis
D. He has overlooked the placebo effect - Which of the following identified universal symbolic images that appear in myths, art, dreams, and other expressions of the collective unconscious?
A. Freud
B. Adler
C. Jung
D. Horney
E. All of these - Which of the following identified universal symbolic images that appear in myths, art, dreams, and other expressions of the collective unconscious?
A. Freud
B. Adler
C. Jung
D. Horney
E. All of these - Five-year-old David watches as you pour water from a short, wide glass into a tall, narrow one. He says there is now more water than before. This response demonstrates that:
A. David understands the concept of conservation
B. David does not understand the concept of conversion
C. David cognitive development is “behind” for his age
D. both b and c are the case
