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Multiple Choice Quiz I
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1

As an approach to knowledge, the scientific method relies on
A)intuitive procedures.
B)deductive procedures.
C)empirical procedures.
D)subjective procedures.
2

Which of the following characteristics applies to a measurement that consistently discriminates between high and low scorers?
A)validity
B)reliability
C)precision
D)accuracy
3

The tentative explanations scientists use to explain events that must be testable are called
A)hypotheses.
B)postulates.
C)heuristics.
D)axioms.
4

Using the nomothetic approach, psychologists seek to
A)describe one individual’s behavior.
B)create change in an individual’s life.
C)identify a research question.
D)establish general laws of behavior that apply to a diverse population.
5

A correlational study is uniquely useful for meeting which of the following goals of the scientific method?
A)description
B)creating change
C)prediction
D)understanding
6

A correlation exists when __________
A)two hypotheses are shown to support the same theory.
B)two measures of the same people, events, or things vary together.
C)one study uses applied research and a second study uses basic research.
D)a measurement is both reliable and valid.
7

Psychologists use _______ to identify the causes of a phenomenon.
A)correlations
B)applied research
C)qualitative research
D)controlled experiments
8

A(n) ____________ is a statement about the cause of an event or behavior.
A)causal inference
B)experiment
C)controlled cause
D)correlation
9

Which is the primary goal of research that psychologists strive to achieve when they conduct controlled experiments?
A)description
B)prediction
C)understanding
D)covariation
10

When scientists report their findings they strive to describe
A)only the aspects of what they have observed that differ from what they expected to observe.
B)only their personal interpretations.
C)what they have observed along with their personal interpretations.
D)only what they have observed.





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