A. Subjective
B. Complex
C. Neutral
D. simple
E. Objective
Related Mcqs:
- 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - An experimenter who has been carefully trained in the techniques of self-observation uses himself as his object. He attempts to analyze his own immediate experience into its elements. This study would most likely occur in the laboratory of ____________?
A. John Watson
B. Max Wertheimer
C. Hermann von Helmholtz
D. Edward Titchener - The dopamine-psychosis link is based on the observation that:
A. low dopamine levels of activity in the brain seem to produce psychotic symptoms
B. there are high level of dopamine activity in the brains of psychotic people
C. there are high levels of amphetamine activity in the brains of psychotic people
D. dopamine interacts with serotonin creating psychosis - The products of naturalistic observation are best described in terms of:
A. explanation
B. theory
C. prediction
D. description - 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 - An observation that the higher the air temperature, the lower the activity of test animals would be an example of a:
A. negative correlation
B. positive correlation
C. causal relationship
D. zero correlation - 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
