Please answer all questions.

1		Scientific discovery is a form of human problem solving; it is valued because it enhances our ability to _______________ the forces that shape our physical and social world.
			A)	understand
			B)	predict
			C)	control
			D)	all of the above.
2		Applied research is designed to __________________________________.
			A)	understand the history and systems of psychology
			B)	increase the understanding of and solutions to real-world problems
			C)	gather knowledge about psychological issues
			D)	none of the above
3		An organized system of ideas that seeks to explain how two or more events are related is termed a(n) ___________.
			A)	hypothesis
			B)	basic idea
			C)	theory
			D)	implication theory
4		The three primary research methods are observational, correlational, and experimental. Of the three, __________________ is much more widely used by social psychologists.
			A)	observational
			B)	correlational
			C)	experimental
			D)	there is not a preference in social psychology
5		A statistical measure of the direction and strength of the linear relationship between two variables is called a _____________.
			A)	correlation coefficient
			B)	scientific correlation number
			C)	coefficient of variables
			D)	linear coefficient
6		Your text described a study on television violence that was explained to be "archival research." What signifies this type of research?
			A)	The information used is from already-existing records.
			B)	The information used is current and more useful.
			C)	The research is free from bias.
			D)	None of the above
7		When conducting surveys, representative samples are obtained through __________.
			A)	whatever populations are available
			B)	random selection
			C)	discriminatory selection
			D)	none of the above
8		Today, major polling organizations typically are very careful in securing representative samples in order to avoid errors ____________________ their findings of the population.
			A)	opinionating
			B)	discriminating
			C)	generalizing
			D)	all of the above
9		If an experimenter seeks to find the effects of sugar on aggressive behavior and manipulates the amount of sugar the participating subjects receive, the sugar is the _____________.
			A)	dependent variable
			B)	independent variable
			C)	correlational variable
			D)	internal variable
10		Researchers who attempt to generalize their findings to people beyond those in their study are using _____________.
			A)	internal validity
			B)	external validity
			C)	internal reliability
			D)	external reliability
11		In Stanley Milgram's obedience experiments, teachers were encouraged to deliver electrical shocks (though not real shocks) whereas the learner (the supposed recipient of the shock) was a confederate. The false information given by the experimenter to the teacher has made this type of research
			A)	valid
			B)	reliable
			C)	ethical
			D)	unethical
12		Informed consent is one necessary procedure in research studies set forth by the _______________.
			A)	Universal Psychological Society
			B)	World Health Organization
			C)	American Psychological Association
			D)	American Health Club
13		Stanley Milgram is an example of _____________.
			A)	a confederate
			B)	a participant
			C)	an experimenter
			D)	none of the above
14		A major disadvantage of correlational study is that it cannot determine cause and effect. What is the most correlation can do?
			A)	show linear relationships
			B)	show relationships between variables
			C)	both a and b
			D)	none of the above.
15		The statistical technique used for combining information from many studies is _______________.
			A)	meta-grouping
			B)	meta-reporting
			C)	meta-analysis
			D)	none of the above