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To demonstrate the enormous contributions that science has made to social and technological changes over the past
century, your text author cites the work of Dr. Edward Jenner. Sometimes called the father of immunology; Jenner's
work directly led to the development of a vaccine that led to the eradication of...
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To demonstrate the enormous contributions that science has made to social and technological changes over the past
century, your text author cites the work of Dr. Edward Jenner. Sometimes called the father of immunology; Jenner's
work directly led to the development of a vaccine that led to the eradication of...
smallpox
To demonstrate the vast changes that have taken place in the world around us over the last century, consider that
average human life expectancy in 1900 was
years, and that number has jumped to 79 years in 2010
47
These days, researchers find that about_
the ease with which information can be transmitted to populations _______ percent of homes across the world have a television, demonstrating
80
_____ methods in psychological research are approaches to data-gathering that are tied to actual measurement
observation.
Empirical
5. Dr. Miller-Lewis is conducting research aimed at understanding how elderly people can best thrive when residin
assisted-living facility. She has several logical ideas that can be tested in her research. These ideas, which might
thought of as educated guesses, are called...
hypotheses
Which of the following titles of an academic paper best reflects the notion that science is democratic?
Look at the Data and Form Your Own Opinion.
which notable individual who was a cousin of evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin, is created with inventing the self.
report questionnaire that allowed people to offer their own judgments or opinions on various matters?
Francis Galton
are professional guidelines that offer researchers a path for making decisions that protect their participants from potential harm
Ethics
Professor Brown is a psychologist who conducts intelligence research using students from his own courses as his
participants. One day he comes into class and posts the results of intelligence tests on the board with each student's
name. Professor Brown has forgotten to attend to which ethical obligation in research?
confidentiality
Which ethical guideline would a scientist be breaking if they talked to police to find out personal information about
individuals without those individuals' consent?
privacy
How does a researcher know which methods she should use to test her hypotheses in psychological research?The best method depends on the question being asked as well as the resources that are available to the researcherPsychologists often explore questions related to abstract concepts (e.g., satisfaction, happiness, spirituality) when conducting research but those concepts may be hard to quantify. What must be clearly stated at the beginning of the research of such a concept?an operational definition of the concepiWhich of the following would serve as an appropriate operational definition of depression in a research study about mood disorders?A participant's total score on a statistically valid depression inventory,Barbara is complaining that she has terrible abdominal pains. Several physicians have found nothing wrong with One physician gives Barbara a prescription for tablets with no real medication in them. "I think that this new medica will be very helpful for your abdominal infection," the physician tells Barbara. Within 24 hours of taking the fake mer Barbara reports that her abdominal pains have disappeared. This is called aplacebo effectMaritza is in a study testing if almond milk slows the development of brittle bones. She's in the study for 3 mor doesn't know that her milk allergy is causing her body to block nutrients, so it doesn't help her. Maritza's allergy example of a(n)confoundwhich kind of research allows, us to passively observe exactly two variable, to determine a relationship between them without drawing cause and effect conclusions?correlational researchBased on what you know about dental hygiene and heath which of the following would be the best description of the correlation between variable A (the number of times a day someone brushes their teeth) and variable B (number of cavities one has when they goto the dentist)a strong negative correlationAn article headline claimed that Drugs Cause Homelessness due to a positive relationship found between homengss populations and drug use. Educated psychologists though this might be hawed, because they thought unemployment was influencing both drug use and homelessness. This is an example of:a third variable problemDr. Zarski wants his department to put together a proposal for a program of research that will earn excellent grant funding from a variety of sources, including the federal government. He knows that the research he is conducting will take many years and cost upwards of several million dollars. Which type of research is Dr. Zarski probably proposing?a longitudinal studyMary is gathering data for her dissertation research, and has decided to use the internet to reach a large number of potential participants with a minimum of cost. She creates a list of questions and puts it on a website, and then sends the link out to many people in the hopes that they will go to her site. This inexpensive and rather efficient research design issurveyWhat is traditionally considered to be the "gold standard" in psychology research?the laboratory experiment______ is the degree to which a study ensures that potential findings apply to settings and samples other than the ones being studiedExternal validity3. To study cheating habits, Dr. Martin creates a study that asks participants to take an exam in a room where there is are open textbook on a desk, while being watched and videotaped. Because this study doesn't mirror everyday life, it would be particularly low in which quality?ecological validityArmando is participating in a one-week study examining the relationship between emotional states and eating behavioral Every time he eats something, he has to pull out a digital notebook and record how he is feeling at that exact moment. What kind of research method is being used in this study?experience sampling methodAs a researcher, you decide that you are very interested in peoples' everyday behavior. Therefore, you decide to us in Electronically Activated Recorder, or EAR device, to capture the acoustic diary of participants' days as they natural unfold in the scenario.studying daily behaviorresearchers have used several creative methods for studying behaviors and personality which of the following is not one of the methodshiring professional drivers to follow participants as they travel across the city throughout the dayimagine you are part of a study that measures heart rate and breathing through out the day however every time you visit the researcher equiptment updated ur last heart rate and breathing spikewhite coat hypertensionThe on going measurement of one's biological functions that occurs as they go about their daily lives is calledambulatory assessmentIf you wanted to study a person's online behavior using their posts and contributions to a social networking Facebook, what would be the beat way to analyze that activity?analyze the content of the language used in their postsin a study of 18 million Facebook users researchers found that posting "I voted" was associated with in in their networks. Where research methods are concerned this is an example ofobservable behaviorWhat is traditionally considered to be the "gold standard" in psychology research?the laboratory experimentis the degree to which a study ensures that potential findings apply to settings and samples other than the one being studiedExternal validatiy3. To study cheating habits, Dr. Martin creates a study that asks participants to take an exam in a room where there is open textbook on a desk, while being watched and videotaped. Because this study doesn't mirror everyday life, it woul be particularly low in which quality?ecological validityArmando is participating in a one-week study examining the relationship between emotional states and eating behi Every time he eats something, he has to pull out a digital notebook and record how he is feeling at that exact mome What kind of research method is being used in this study?experience sampling method5. As a researcher, you decide that you are very interested in peoples' everyday behavior. Therefore, you decide an Electronically Activated Recorder, or EAR device, to capture the acoustic diary of participants' days as they nal unfold. In this scenario, you are:studying daily behaviorResearchers have used several creative methods for studying behaviors and personality characteristies in bol and unobtrusive methods over the years. Which of the following is not one of those methodel. a observing people is professional spaces., buch as thet btiob? to bee how personality le detected in everydayhiring professional divers to follow participants as they travel through out the dayImagine that you are part of a study that measures heart rate and breathing throughout the day. you - heart rate and breathing only change when you exercise or are very exiled. However. every time you visit the researcher to get youl equipment updated, your heart rate and breathing spike. This phenomenon is referred to as:white coat hypertensionThere is a very popular fighting oriented vide game in which characters often kill each other at the end of their match. One character's finishing move is to grab his opponent and tear his spine out. His final stance is to stand up holding the opponent's brain and spinal cord up high in a victorious pose. In biological terms, this combatant is holding his opponent's nervous system.centralThe electrical part of a neural signal - the message that gets sent down an axon and toward the next neuron - is calledaction potentialthe electrical part of a neural signal the message that gets sent down an axon and toward the next neuronaction potentialWhich of the following neurotransmitters is known to have an impact on such functions as sleep, hunger, and mood?serotoninWhich of the following would NOT be considered a structure that is part of the limbic system? a. the hypothalamusthe medulla6. The thick bundle of neurons that connects the left and right cerebral hemispheres is called the allows those hemispheres to communicate with each other.corpus callosumWiltith avers of the brain is associated with ecuatoe neithems anhing, planning and organicationfrontal lobeWhich Pa1 of Eng brain, localed on the tun aide of ha frondal lobo, was klaniled by a surgeon as bring implealed mBroca's areakrone has been having mipraines lately and ahe goes to val her doctor. Her doctor sands her to have a brain amarie. lest that wil measure changes in the naturally occuring oxygen in the blood in her brain. Which type of procedure is from going to have?functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)or change over time, occurs through the processes of natural and sexual selection, and its primary products are adaptationsEvolutionWhen : an animal passes along traits to its offspring that are favorable for survival this represents *differential reproductive success. Is the gradual process by which these traits become more commonnatural selectionare evolved solutions to problems that historically contributed to reproductive successd. Adaptations4. Both Tray and Paul want to date Melia. She would be happy dating either of them, so she says "You two box for one round, and i will date whoever wins." Tray and Paul fall for this trick, and pummel each other for 3 minutes until Tray wins. Tray and Paul are engaging in _ competition to date Melia.intrasexualKarla has a very pretty face, a nice frame, and she is very intelligent and successful. As a result she has many offers for dates from a variety of men. The likelihood that these desired characteristics are more likely to get passed on to offspring because Karla has more opportunities than other women to date and mate is an example ofintersexual selection6. A more modern version of evolution by selection theory is theory, and it posits that differential gene replication the defining process of evolutionary change.gene selectionsuch as jealousy, are mental mechanisms that have evolved to solve specific problems of survivaladaptations