Professor Saxton was skeptical about the accuracy of recently reported research on sleep deprivation. Which process would best enable her to assess the reliability of these findings?

Related Mcqs:

1. Professor Pegler’s research efforts focus on how the use of heuristics influences the way people assess financial risks. Which specialty area does his research best represent?

   A. personality psychology
   B. cognitive psychology
   C. clinical psychology
   D. developmental psychology

2. In my experiment I am going to investigate how sleep affects anxiety. The number of hours of sleep the subjects have been called the _________________variable.

   A. control
   B. experiential
   C. dependent
   D. independent

3. An experiment is performed to test the effects of sleep deprivation on rote memory. In this experiment, the dependent variable in the:

   A. number of hours subjects go without sleep
   B. rote memory scores
   C. number of subjects deprived of sleep in the experimental group
   D. correlation between hours of sleep and fatigue

4. Dr. Roberts engages in basic research involving the construction and validation of tests designed to assess individual differences in traits such as anxiety and self-esteem, which specialty area does her research best represent?

   A. developmental psychology
   B. personality psychology
   C. biological psychology
   D. social psychology

5. Professor Vasquez believes that nearly all psychological disorders can ultimately be traced to abnormalities in brain chemistry, Professor Vasquez:

   A. evolutionary perspective
   B. biological perspective
   C. humanistic perspective
   D. cognitive perspective

6. Although Sue Yen sees her chemistry professor several times a week, she didn’t recognize the professor when she saw her in the grocery store. This best illustrate the importance of:

   A. Context effects
   B. Perceptual adaptation
   C. Proximity
   D. Visual capture

7. Select the TWO correct statements from those below with regard to psychological research:
   1.You can fully understand the result of an IQ test without knowing anything about intelligence testing and standard scores.
   2. if two things are correlated this signifies that one is the cause of the other.
   3. A good knowledge of psychological research methods allows you to avoid making the mistakes that journalists politicians and many others make because they lack the necessary conceptual understanding.
   4. In most countries, in order to become a psychologist, you will be required to conduct a piece of psychological research.

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

8. In psychological research, the process of using multiple research methods to tackle the same issue is referred to as:

   A. Experimentation
   B. Revision
   C. Manipulation Check
   D. Triangulation

9. Which of the following condition is not associated with prolonged sensory deprivation?

   A. Inability to concentrate
   B. A satisfying-relaxed feeling
   C. Hallucinations
   D. Confusion
   E. None of these

10. What is material deprivation?

    A. Running out of material
    B. Lack of memory for books, clothes, food
    C. A charity for deprived material
    D. lack of support from home