Which of the following is NOT an empirical question?

Question 1 options:

	Are women more talkative than men?
	Is dieting an effective weight loss strategy?
	Should we prohibit cell phone use while driving?
	Does cognitive psychotherapy help depressed people?

Which of the following is most clearly an example of an applied research question?

Question 2 options:

	Is the tendency to take physical risks related to extroversion?
	Do people’s scores on a paper-and-pencil measures of empathy predict whether they will help a disabled person cross the street?
	How does damage to the amygdala affect people’s experience of fear?
	Does the color of a recycling bin affect how much people recycle?

Which of the following is the most common type of sample in psychological research?

Question 10 options:

	a convenience sample
	random sample
	a haphazard sample
	a stratified sample

There is a statistical relationship between two variables if which of the following is true?

Question 11 options:

	One of the variables has a higher mean than the other.
	The average level of one variable differs across levels of the other.
	The variables are conceptually similar (e.g., intelligence and common sense).
	all of the above

Which of the following reference citations has the best APA-style format?

Question 15 options:

	Unknown. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed., second printing). Washington, DC.
	American Psychological Association. Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (2009). Author: Washington, DC
	American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed., second printing). Washington, DC: Author.
	No Author. (2009). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Washington, DC: Author.

Which of the following rules about APA style is correct?

Question 16 options:

	You must use a sans-serif font.
	Times New Roman is an acceptable font.
	The entire paper has once-inch margins, except for the reference list, which has 0.5 inch margins.
	The entire paper is double-spaced, except for the reference list, which is single spaced.

Which of the following in-text citations is formatted correctly in APA style?

Question 17 options:

	Williams studied the effect of sleep deprivation on exam performance (2008).
	Williams (2008) studied the effect of sleep deprivation on exam performance.
	Sleep deprivation has a negative effect on exam performance (Williams, J. S., 2008).
	Sleep deprivation has a negative effect on exam performance (Williams).

Which of the following variables is measured at the ratio level?

Question 19 options:

	religion
	intelligence
	self-esteem
	number of siblings

A low test-retest correlation would probably not be a concern for a measure of which of the following?

Question 20 options:

	mood
	intelligence
	extroversion
	conscientiousness

What are the two defining features of an experiment?

Question 23 options:

	control of extraneous variables; statistical analysis of the results
	statistical analysis of the results; a comparison of two groups
	a comparison of two groups; manipulation of an independent variable
	manipulation of an independent variable; control of extraneous variables

Which of the following is true?

Question 25 options:

	Good experiments eliminate all extraneous variables.
	Every extraneous variable is also a confounding variable.
	Every confounding variable is also an extraneous variable.
	Every variable other than the independent and dependent variable is either an extraneous variable or a confounding variable (but not both).

In an experiment, the participants’ ages would be a confounding variable if which of the following were true?

Question 27 options:

	The sample included both very old and very young participants.
	Each condition included both very old and very young participants.
	Participants in one condition were older on average than participants in another condition.
	Age was the independent variable.

Imagine that you are a participant in an experiment on the effects of morning exercise on mathematics performance. If this study uses a within-subjects design, which of the following would you do?

Question 28 options:

	One day you take a math test after having exercised in the morning; another day you take a math test after not having exercised in the morning.
	Either you exercise in the morning and then take a math test or you do not exercise in the morning and then take a math test.
	You take a math test and then tell the researcher whether or not you exercised that morning.
	All of the above are valid within-subjects designs.

Which of the following is NOT an empirical question?

Question 1 options:

	Are women more talkative than men?
	Is dieting an effective weight loss strategy?
	Should we prohibit cell phone use while driving?
	Does cognitive psychotherapy help depressed people?

Which of the following is most clearly an example of an applied research question?

Question 2 options:

	Is the tendency to take physical risks related to extroversion?
	Do people’s scores on a paper-and-pencil measures of empathy predict whether they will help a disabled person cross the street?
	How does damage to the amygdala affect people’s experience of fear?
	Does the color of a recycling bin affect how much people recycle?

Which of the following is the most common type of sample in psychological research?

Question 10 options:

	a convenience sample
	random sample
	a haphazard sample
	a stratified sample

There is a statistical relationship between two variables if which of the following is true?

Question 11 options:

	One of the variables has a higher mean than the other.
	The average level of one variable differs across levels of the other.
	The variables are conceptually similar (e.g., intelligence and common sense).
	all of the above

Which of the following reference citations has the best APA-style format?

Question 15 options:

	Unknown. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed., second printing). Washington, DC.
	American Psychological Association. Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (2009). Author: Washington, DC
	American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed., second printing). Washington, DC: Author.
	No Author. (2009). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Washington, DC: Author.

Which of the following rules about APA style is correct?

Question 16 options:

	You must use a sans-serif font.
	Times New Roman is an acceptable font.
	The entire paper has once-inch margins, except for the reference list, which has 0.5 inch margins.
	The entire paper is double-spaced, except for the reference list, which is single spaced.

Which of the following in-text citations is formatted correctly in APA style?

Question 17 options:

	Williams studied the effect of sleep deprivation on exam performance (2008).
	Williams (2008) studied the effect of sleep deprivation on exam performance.
	Sleep deprivation has a negative effect on exam performance (Williams, J. S., 2008).
	Sleep deprivation has a negative effect on exam performance (Williams).

Which of the following variables is measured at the ratio level?

Question 19 options:

	religion
	intelligence
	self-esteem
	number of siblings

A low test-retest correlation would probably not be a concern for a measure of which of the following?

Question 20 options:

	mood
	intelligence
	extroversion
	conscientiousness

What are the two defining features of an experiment?

Question 23 options:

	control of extraneous variables; statistical analysis of the results
	statistical analysis of the results; a comparison of two groups
	a comparison of two groups; manipulation of an independent variable
	manipulation of an independent variable; control of extraneous variables

Which of the following is true?

Question 25 options:

	Good experiments eliminate all extraneous variables.
	Every extraneous variable is also a confounding variable.
	Every confounding variable is also an extraneous variable.
	Every variable other than the independent and dependent variable is either an extraneous variable or a confounding variable (but not both).

In an experiment, the participants’ ages would be a confounding variable if which of the following were true?

Question 27 options:

	The sample included both very old and very young participants.
	Each condition included both very old and very young participants.
	Participants in one condition were older on average than participants in another condition.
	Age was the independent variable.

Imagine that you are a participant in an experiment on the effects of morning exercise on mathematics performance. If this study uses a within-subjects design, which of the following would you do?

Question 28 options:

	One day you take a math test after having exercised in the morning; another day you take a math test after not having exercised in the morning.
	Either you exercise in the morning and then take a math test or you do not exercise in the morning and then take a math test.
	You take a math test and then tell the researcher whether or not you exercised that morning.
	All of the above are valid within-subjects designs.