One of the characteristics of the scientific method is:

Related Mcqs:

1. As the evidence accumulates, a broad consensus has been reached regarding the characteristics of treatments that impact on offending. But which of the following is actually one of those characteristics?

   A. Indiscriminate targeting of treatment programs helps to reduce recidivism
   B. The type of treatment program is important, with stronger evidence for unstructured behavioral and multi- model approaches
   C. The most successful studies behavioral in nature, include a cognitive component
   D. The most effective programs have low treatment integrity

2. Primary sex characteristics are to_______as secondary sex characteristics are to_______.

   A. assimilation; accommodation
   B. male testes; adrenal glands
   C. male testes; female ovaries
   D. female ovaries; depended male voice

3. Which of the following characteristics are contributors to job satisfaction, as identified in Hackman and Oldham’s (1976) influential job characteristics theory? 1: Variety 2: Recognition 3: Task identity 4: Task difficulty

   A. 1,2 & 3
   B. 1 & 2
   C. 2 & 3
   D. 3 & 4

4. __________________ is an inherent part of the scientific method.

   A. observation
   B. common sense
   C. reinforcement
   D. analysis

5. The steps involved in the scientific method include?

   A. axioms
   B. common sense
   C. experimentation
   D. hypothetical theory formulation

6. Characteristics of the method include:

   A. anecdotal definition
   B. controlled observation
   C. analysis formulation
   D. adherence to inductive thinking or common sense reasoning

7. The ability to exercise precise control over a variable is what distinguishes the _____________ method from other methods of scientific observation?

   A. randomized selection
   B. control group identification
   C. experimental
   D. hypothesis testing

8. The scientific method that is not appropriate for psychology is_________?

   A. non-parametic
   B. introspection
   C. field research
   D. parametic statistics

9. What is the first step in the scientific method?

   A. reviewing the literature
   B. defining the problem
   C. formulating a testable hypothesis
   D. selecting the research design and then collecting and analyzing the data

10. To investigate the effects of a particular study of method on student performance two different methods are tried, each with a different group of subjects. I fondly the experimenter know which method is under investigation, the procedure being used in described as:

    A. double-blind
    B. single-blind
    C. self-fulfilling prophesy
    D. representative sampling