Question 1

What is the primary reason psychological research is important?

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It helps us understand what makes people think, feel, and act in certain ways.

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It proves common sense is always correct.

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It allows us to predict the weather.

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It provides entertainment for researchers.

Question 2

What phenomenon illustrates why we cannot rely solely on intuition in decision-making?

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Hindsight bias

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Availability heuristic

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Confirmation bias

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Overconfidence

Question 3

Which method involves studying one person or group in depth?

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The case study

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The experiment

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Naturalistic observation

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The survey

Question 4

What does the scientific method start with?

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Making observations

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Asking questions

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Making predictions

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Forming conclusions

Question 5

What term describes a factor that is manipulated in an experiment?

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Independent variable

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Control variable

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Dependent variable

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Confounding variable

Question 6

What is a confounding variable?

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A difference between the experimental and control groups other than the independent variable

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An irrelevant variable

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An independent variable

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A dependent variable

Question 7

What is a possible disadvantage of experimentation mentioned in the text?

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Creates artificial laboratory conditions

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Is the least precise method

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Is free from bias

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Always provides clear results

Question 8

Which research method is characterized by asking questions to a representative sample?

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The survey

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Naturalistic observation

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Case study

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Experiment

Question 9

How can researchers minimize biases in their experiments?

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By using random assignment

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By asking leading questions

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By choosing only specific participants

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By only using one group

Question 10

What is an operational definition?

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A precise description of how a variable will be manipulated and measured

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A hypothesis that is not testable

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A summary of the research findings

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A broad generalization about a study

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