Psy 444
44 Multiple-Choice & True/False Questions
The multiple-choice & true/false questions are worth 1 point each. 1. A child’s cohort would include their
A) neighbors
B) immediate family
C) parents
D) classmates * (Logic: cohort =a group/follower) 2. Experiments allow researchers to:
A) reflect the natural environment
B) study the entire complexity and uniqueness of an individual *
C) inexpensively follow the scientific method
D) determine cause-and-effect 3. The greatest disadvantage of experiments is that scientists:
A) cannot control the environment in the experiment
B) cannot ensure that people’s behaviors in the experiment are the same as they would be in normal everyday life *
C) cannot test a hypothesis scientifically
D) cannot determine which factor is the real cause 4. A researcher is interested in studying the effects of aging on memory, but data gathered using the cross sectional design may also include the effects of
A) a dependent variable
B) participants moving away and dropping out of the study
C) differences among age groups that are not due to age
D) statistical analysis * 5. Correlations do NOT tell researchers:
A) whether a relationship between two variables is positive or negative
B) that one variable causes another
C) that there is a relationship between variables
D) how strong a relationship exists between two variables * 6. Marianna used a prescription medicine for two weeks while she was pregnant. The potential damage:
A) depends partly on when during her pregnancy she took the medicine *
B) is the same throughout the pregnancy
C) is greater for structures that are fully developed
D) is highest during the last trimester 7. Given a set of quadruplets consisting of two girls and two boys, AT LEAST how many ova had to be fertilized?
A) one *
B) two
C) three
D) four 8. Generalizing from what is known about the infant’s experience of birth, the breathing problems often experienced
The multiple-choice & true/false questions are worth 1 point each. 1. A child’s cohort would include their
A) neighbors
B) immediate family
C) parents
D) classmates * (Logic: cohort =a group/follower) 2. Experiments allow researchers to:
A) reflect the natural environment
B) study the entire complexity and uniqueness of an individual *
C) inexpensively follow the scientific method
D) determine cause-and-effect 3. The greatest disadvantage of experiments is that scientists:
A) cannot control the environment in the experiment
B) cannot ensure that people’s behaviors in the experiment are the same as they would be in normal everyday life *
C) cannot test a hypothesis scientifically
D) cannot determine which factor is the real cause 4. A researcher is interested in studying the effects of aging on memory, but data gathered using the cross sectional design may also include the effects of
A) a dependent variable
B) participants moving away and dropping out of the study
C) differences among age groups that are not due to age
D) statistical analysis * 5. Correlations do NOT tell researchers:
A) whether a relationship between two variables is positive or negative
B) that one variable causes another
C) that there is a relationship between variables
D) how strong a relationship exists between two variables * 6. Marianna used a prescription medicine for two weeks while she was pregnant. The potential damage:
A) depends partly on when during her pregnancy she took the medicine *
B) is the same throughout the pregnancy
C) is greater for structures that are fully developed
D) is highest during the last trimester 7. Given a set of quadruplets consisting of two girls and two boys, AT LEAST how many ova had to be fertilized?
A) one *
B) two
C) three
D) four 8. Generalizing from what is known about the infant’s experience of birth, the breathing problems often experienced