A. negative correlation
B. positive correlation
C. causal relationship
D. zero correlation
Related Mcqs:
- The story of Clever Hans, the mathematical horse, illustrates the use of controlled observation to test series of:
A. hypotheses
B. theories
C. axioms
D. learning strategies - Coordination in higher animals is:
A. Nervous coordination
B. chemical coordination
C. Both a & b
D. None of these - The cells in higher animals and in humans that make about half of the nervous system is:
A. Neurons
B. Neuroglia
C. Neuroglia
D. Neurula - ______are the thesis that “lower” needs must be satisfied before one can move to “higher” needs.
A. Maslow’s views
B. Livson,s N.views
C. Knopf’s views
D. None of these - Musa is attractive and assertive. He arrives at work on time each day, and never complains. When his coworkers are asked to assess Musa’s intelligence, they consistently rate him much higher than his scores on intelligence test. This is an example of _____________________?
A. the mere exposure effect
B. the halo effect
C. the placebo effect
D. the fundamental attribution - We wish to test the hypothesis that music improves learning. We compare test scores of students who study to music with those who study in silence, Which of the following is an extraneous variable in this experiments?
A. the presence or absence of music
B. the students test scores
C. the amount of time allowed the studying
D. silence - A psychologist using the method of naturalistic observation would:
A. carefully design controlled situations in which to observe behavior
B. Rely on observations of subjects’ responses to nares
C. observe behavior as it happens outside the laboratory or clinic
D. make records of the behavior of clients treated in therapy - Which of the following is considered a disadvantage of naturalistic observation?
A. it provides an overabundance of information
B. it deals with behavior not tampered with by outside influences
C. it limits biased observation through careful record keeping
D. it does not identify the cause of observed behavior - A friend states that since he has been taking vitamin C, he has not had a single cold. His observation has little value in assessing the effects of vitamin C because:
A. there was no control group for comparison
B. he has not calculated a correlation coefficient
C. of the effect of the observer on the observed
D. he does not specify his dosage of vitamin - In the method of naturalistic observation psychologists:
A. haphazardly encounter behavior as it naturally occurs
B. set up controlled experiments by which they uncover causal elements in behavior
C. set out actively observe subjects in their natural environments
D. interview subjects at different ages
