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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

Psychology is the scientific study of human behavior, mental processes, emotions, and personality. It is an important subject for competitive exams such as PPSC, FPSC, NTS, OTS, KPPSC, BPSC, AJKPSC, CSS, and PMS.

A researcher determines that the crime rate in a large city fluctuates with the phases of the moon. He concludes that the gravitational pull of the moon influences human behavior. He has committed what error?

A He incorrectly inferred correlation from causation

B He incorrectly inferred causation from correlation

C He failed to measure the gravitational pull to test his hypothesis

D He has overlooked the placebo effect

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Correct Answer: He incorrectly inferred causation from correlation

Students who do better in high school tend to do better in college. This is an example of:

A a negative correlation

B a zero correlation

C a positive correlation

D a perfect correlation

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Correct Answer: a positive correlation

Which of the following coefficients of correlation indicates the strongest relationship between two sets of variables?

A -0.98

B 0.90

C 0.00

D 1.20

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Correct Answer: -0.98

A major disadvantage of the experimental method is that:

A private funding can never be obtained

B APA Ethical Review committees often do not approve of the research techniques.

C there is a certain amount of artificiality attached to it

D subjects are difficult to find for research projects

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Correct Answer: there is a certain amount of artificiality attached to it

The chief function of the control group in an experiment is that it:

A allows mathematical relationships to be established

B provides a point of reference against which the behavior of the experimental group can be compared

C balances the experiment to eliminate all extraneous variables

D is not really necessary

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Correct Answer: provides a point of reference against which the behavior of the experimental group can be compared

The most powerful research tool is a(n):

A clinical study

B experiment

C survey

D correlational study

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Correct Answer: experiment

The statistical technique that combines results of a large number of studies is called:

A experimental correlation

B statistical linear analysist

C meta-analysis

D hypothetical analysis

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Correct Answer: meta-analysis

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

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Correct Answer: the amount of time allowed the studying

An experiment is performed to see if background music improves learning Two groups study the same material. one while listening to music. The independent variable is:

A learning

B the size of the group

C the material studied

D music

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Correct Answer: music

Three major ethical concerns of psychological researchers are deception lasting harm to subjects, and:

A morality of the under investigation

B loss of future research possibilities

C falsified results

D invasion of privacy

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Correct Answer: invasion of privacy

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Psychology 6084 MCQs [All-Courses]

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A researcher determines that the crime rate in a large city fluctuates with the phases of the moon. He concludes that the gravitational pull of the moon influences human behavior. He has committed what error?

Students who do better in high school tend to do better in college. This is an example of:

Which of the following coefficients of correlation indicates the strongest relationship between two sets of variables?

A major disadvantage of the experimental method is that:

The chief function of the control group in an experiment is that it:

The most powerful research tool is a(n):

The statistical technique that combines results of a large number of studies is called:

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?

An experiment is performed to see if background music improves learning Two groups study the same material. one while listening to music. The independent variable is:

Three major ethical concerns of psychological researchers are deception lasting harm to subjects, and: