The factor to be tested must be defined exactly. Then_______groups are set up:

Related Mcqs:

1. In the simplest experiment, the two groups of subjects are treated exactly alike except for the ______________ variable.

   A. independent
   B. dependent
   C. extraneous
   D. hypothetical theory formulation

2. The control group and the experimental group in an experiment are treated exactly the same except for the:

   A. dependent variable
   B. independent variable
   C. extraneous variables
   D. replication variables

3. In a written report of their research psychologists specify exactly how anxiety is assessed, thus providing their readers with a(n):

   A. control condition
   B. standard deviation
   C. hypothesis
   D. operational definition

4. Which are true of the diathesis-stress model of mental illness?Please identify all correct answers.
   1: When an enduring vulnerability factor in a person is coupled with a recent stressor, it results in psychological disorder.
   2: Only one of the diathesis or stressor needs to be present for symptoms of the psychological disorder to occur.
   3: Both the diathesis and the stressor must be present to lead the symptoms of the psychological disorder.
   4: Diathesis and stressors have specific definitions.

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

5. In a study of the effects of alcohol consumption, some participants drank a nonalcoholic beverage that actually smelled and tested like alcohol. This nonalcoholic drink was a ___________?

   A. replication
   B. placebo
   C. random sample
   D. double blind
   E. None of these

6. A child is shown two identical balls of clay, sees one of them rolled into a rod shape, and is then asked which ball contains more clay. This child is being tested for an understanding of _____________?

   A. object permanence
   B. conservation of substance
   C. the reversibility of actions
   D. logical possibilities

7. Which type of memory is being tested when you take a multiple-choice test?

   A. method of Loci
   B. Recognition
   C. savings method
   D. free recall

8. Waqas was having his hearing tested and a number of the tones that were presented were so faint he was not able to detect them. These faint sounds would:

   A. Inhibit action potentials from reaching the terminal buttons
   B. Cause action potentials that were took weak to reach the terminal buttons
   C. Fall below William’s absolute threshold for sound
   D. Cause more inhibitory than excitatory synapses

9. 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

10. A scientific explanation that remains tentative until it has been adequately tested is called a(n):

    A. theory
    B. law
    C. hypothesis
    D. experiment