Introduction to Psychology 1/IPSY101/Scientific thinking/Quiz

Review questions

Assess your understanding of this learning pathway by selecting the correct answer for each of the following questions:

• Scientific hypotheses are ________ and falsifiable.
  • observable
    • Incorrect.
  • original
    • Incorrect.
  • provable
    • Incorrect.
  • testable
    • Correct.
• Scientific knowledge is ________.
  • intuitive
    • Incorrect.
  • empirical
    • Correct.
  • permanent
    • Incorrect.
  • subjective
    • Incorrect.
• Scientific knowledge is ________.
  • intuitive
    • Incorrect.
  • empirical
    • Correct.
  • permanent
    • Incorrect.
  • subjective
    • Incorrect.
• The major limitation of case studies is ________.
  • the superficial nature of the information collected in this approach
    • Incorrect.
  • the lack of control that the researcher has in this approach
    • Incorrect.
  • the absence of inter-rater reliability
    • Incorrect.
  • the inability to generalize the findings from this approach to the larger population
    • Correct.
• The benefit of naturalistic observation studies is ________.
  • the honesty of the data that is collected in a realistic setting
    • Correct.
  • how quick and easy these studies are to perform
    • Incorrect.
  • the researcher’s capacity to make sure that data is collected as efficiently as possible
    • Incorrect.
  • the ability to determine cause and effect in this particular approach
    • Incorrect.
• Longitudinal research is complicated by high rates of ________.
  • deception
    • Incorrect.
  • observation
    • Incorrect.
  • attrition
    • Correct.
  • generalization
    • Incorrect.

Sources

• OpenStax, Psychology. OpenStax CNX. Oct 31, 2016 Download for free at http://cnx.org/contents/4abf04bf-93a0-45c3-9cbc-2cefd46e68cc@5.52.