TESTBANK MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. According to the chapter, the process of science is: a. using the scientific method to understand behavior. b. based upon tenacity, authority, reason, and common sense. c. more than using the scientific method to understand behavior. d. less important than the results of science. ANS: C
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REF: Introduction
2. The approaches used to study behavior can be placed on three continua. Of the following, which is not one of these continua? a. scale of measurement b. role of experimenter c. research setting d. extent of control ANS: A
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REF: Dimensions of Research
3. Which of the following represents the extremes in the dimension described as the extent to which the experimenter intervenes in the study? a. field research and laboratory b. true experiment and naturalistic observation c. laboratory and true experiment d. correlation and naturalistic observation ANS: B
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REF: Dimensions of Research
4. According to the dimensions of research described in the chapter, true experiment and naturalistic observation differ in regard to: a. the number of participants needed. b. how data are analyzed. c. the extent to which the scientist intervenes in the study. d. the type of ethical problems encountered. ANS: C
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REF: Dimensions of Research
5. In true experiments: a. we have to know what we are looking for. b. the experimenter is active. c. we can infer important relationships between events. d. all of these ANS: D
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REF: Dimensions of Research
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