Experimental Psychology 10th Edition by Barry H. Kantowitz - Test Bank

Experimental Psychology 10th Edition by Barry H. Kantowitz – Test Bank

 

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Kantowitz Test Bank – Chapter Five

 

1. The first part of a psychology article is
2. the heading introduction.
3. the title.
4. a brief summary of new findings.
5. the major result of the experiment.

 

ANS:B

A-Head: How to do a Literature Search

 

2. In a manuscript or report, you should
3. indicate where the tables should be placed in the discussion.
4. place all tables on the same page, but place each figure on a separate page.
5. number each table consecutively, and place each table on a separate page.
6. avoid using tables or figures.

 

ANS:C

A-Head:Writing a Research Report

 

3. A journal article title should be
4. long, describing the variables and the most significant result.
5. short, but giving some idea of the contents of the article.
6. composed of a title and several subtitles corresponding to the method, results, and discussion sections.
7. vague and uninformative.

 

ANS:B

A-Head: The Parts of an Article

 

 

 

 

4. The __________ is a short paragraph that summarizes the key points of an article.
5. introduction
6. method section
7. results section
8. abstract

 

ANS:D

A-Head: The Parts of an Article

 

 

 

5. The careful writer of an article or report avoids language that is
6. sexist.
7. ambiguous.
8. suspenseful.
9. all of these.

 

ANS:D

A-Head: Writing a Research Report

 

 

6. Theoretical conclusions are usually stated in the
7. introduction.
8. method section.
9. results section.
10. discussion.

 

ANS:D

A-Head: The Parts of an Article

 

 

7. Which of the following statements is NOT true of the reference section?
8. The reference section contains exact titles of articles.
9. Only articles cited in the text appear in the references.
10. The contents of the reference section can be informative about the merit of an article.
11. The reference section provides a complete bibliography on the topic of the report.

 

ANS:D

A-Head: The Parts of an Article

 

 

8. Which of the following should be included in the introduction of a journal article?
9. the obtained results
10. the hypothesis to be tested
11. the experimental design
12. the apparatus used in the experiment

 

ANS:B

A-Head: The Parts of an Article

 

 

9. The method section should contain enough information for
10. another experimenter to replicate the study.
11. the reader to have a general understanding of how the study was done.
12. the reader to have a vague idea of how the study was done.
13. someone to know exactly what statistical analyses were performed in the experiment.

 

ANS:A

A-Head: The Parts of an Article

 

 

10. Which of the following should NOT be included in the method section?
11. how the participants were selected
12. the instructions provided
13. the statistical design
14. the results of the statistical analysis

 

ANS:D

A-Head: The Parts of an Article

 

 

11. In general, use the past tense
12. in the review of studies in the introduction and in the method.
13. only in the method.
14. only in the introduction.
15. only in the results.

 

ANS:A

A-Head: Writing a Research Report

 

 

 

12. Which of the following would you be unlikely to find in the results section in a journal article?
13. graphs
14. summary tables
15. inferential statistics
16. raw data

 

ANS:D

A-Head: The Parts of an Article

 

 

13. In the results section, inferential statistics are presented to
14. summarize the data.
15. enable the reader to decide whether or not the data are reliable.
16. enable the reader to decide whether or not the data are important.
17. enable the author to demonstrate that his results actually tested the hypothesis.

 

ANS:B

A-Head: The Parts of an Article

 

 

14. F(4, 60) = 15.10, p < .01 means that if the experiment were performed 100 times, the results would be similar in at least _________ cases.
15. 90
16. 95
17. 99
18. 100

 

ANS:C

A-Head: The Parts of an Article

 

 

15. One might describe the apparatus used in an experiment in the
16. introduction.
17. method section.
18. results section.
19. discussion.

 

ANS:B

A-Head: The Parts of an Article

 

 

16. The appropriate level of significance for the statistical analysis of a given experiment is determined by
17. the situation.
18. the number of participants in the study.
19. what everybody else does.
20. the particular journal.

 

ANS:A

A-Head: The Parts of an Article

 

 

17. Which section of a journal article is the writer usually the most creative?
18. introduction
19. method
20. results
21. discussion.

 

ANS:D

A-Head: The Parts of an Article

 

 

18. Which section of the journal would you turn to if you wanted to know what variables were used in an experiment?
19. introduction
20. method
21. results
22. discussion

 

ANS:B

A-Head: Writing a Research Report

 

 

19. Which of the following would NOT be found in the methods section?
20. how many participants or subjects were used
21. how the participants or subjects were selected
22. where the participants or subjects came from
23. the individual responses of each participant

 

ANS:D

A-Head: The Parts of an Article

 

 

20. The method section should contain
21. information about the participants.
22. a description of the apparatus used in the experiment.
23. the procedure of the experiment.
24. all of these

 

ANS:D

A-Head: The Parts of an Article

 

 

21. Which of the following is a useful source for finding recent articles that cite a key reference?
22. APA Publication Manual
23. Social Science Citation Index
24. a textbook
25. an older article on the same topic

 

ANS:B

A-Head: The Parts of an Article

 

 

22. Ordinarily, journal articles written in APA style contain headings for all of the major sections of a paper except the _________ section.
23. introduction
24. method
25. results
26. discussion

 

ANS:A

A-Head: Writing a Research Report

 

23. The ________ appears at the top of each page of a published article.
24. subtitle
25. abstract
26. author note
27. running head

 

ANS:D

A-Head: Writing a Research Report

 

 

24. Usually, the abstract contains about
25. 25-50 words
26. 100-180 words
27. 250-300 words
28. 350+ words

 

ANS:B

A-Head: The Parts of an Article

 

 

25. In the introduction, the review of the literature should include
26. only the most recent article related to the topic.
27. all of the literature that is related to the topic even if it is not directly pertinent.
28. a review of the most relevant literature on the topic.
29. only the literature published by the authors of the paper.

 

ANS:C

A-Head: The Parts of an Article

 

 

26. The cover page of the manuscript should include
27. the title.
28. the author’s name.
29. the author’s affiliation.
30. all of these.

 

ANS:D

A-Head: Writing a Research Report

 

 

27. The running head appears at the _______ of each page of a published article.
28. top
29. bottom
30. center
31. bottom and center

 

ANS:A

A-Head: Writing a Research Report

 

 

28. Psychology journals provide __________ titles of the referenced articles.
29. partial
30. abbreviated
31. alternative
32. full

 

ANS:D

A-Head:The Parts of an Article

 

 

29. The authors of the text comment that the abstract should probably be written _____ although most authors usually write it _____.
30. last; first
31. second; first
32. first; last
33. first; second

 

ANS:C

A-Head: Writing a Research Report

 

 

30. The abstract should NOT include
31. a summary of the relevant literature.
32. the variables being manipulated.
33. a summary of the important findings.
34. a sentence discussing the author’s interpretation of the results.

 

ANS:A

A-Head: The Parts of an Article

 

 

31. Which of the following information would be UNNECESSARY to report in a method section?
32. the number of participants
33. the procedure for data collection
34. an explanation for a commonly used experimental procedure
35. a description of the materials used

 

ANS:C

A-Head: The Parts of an Article

 

 

32. When writing a research report, the first step after coming up with an idea is usually
33. conducting a literature search.
34. obtaining funding.
35. seeking IRB approval.
36. composing an outline

 

ANS:A

A-Head:How to Do a Literature Search

 

 

33. Participants in an experiment are asked to decide as quickly as possible whether a briefly presented stimulus is or is not a word. This is called
34. a lexical decision task.
35. counterbalancing.
36. a practice effect.
37. a within-subjects design.

 

ANS:A

A-Head: The Parts of an Article

 

 

34. A Reference section differs from a bibliography in that a Reference list includes
35. all relevant citations.
36. only articles cited in text.
37. only empirically proven research.
38. both scientific and non-scientific research.

 

ANS:B

A-Head:The Parts of an Article

 

 

35. When reading a research report, it is often helpful to
36. read the results section first.
37. skip over the introduction.
38. accept the interpretation of the results given by the authors without question.
39. try to design a study to address the hypothesis before reading the method section.

 

ANS:D

• Head:Checklist for the Critical Reader

 

 

 

36. When writing a research report, it is best to
37. vary the words used to describe aspects of the method to keep the reader interested.
38. be consistent in the words used to describe aspects of the method to make the report as clear as

possible.

1. avoid the use of technical terms that are familiar to other researchers.
2. avoid providing too many details of the method so that others cannot copy the research.

 

ANS:B

A-Head: Writing a Research Report

 

 

37. In the introduction of a research report,
38. prior research on the topic is reviewed.
39. details of the method used to do the study are reported.
40. statistical analyses of the data are reported.
41. interpretations of the results of the study are discussed.

 

ANS:A

A-Head: The Parts of an Article

 

 

38. When reading a research report, the critical reader will
39. not be concerned with the details of the method used.
40. accept the method used as adequate to address the hypothesis posed.
41. not consider alternative methods to test the hypothesis.
42. consider whether the method used can answer the question posed by the researcher.

 

ANS:D

A-Head:A Sample Journal Article

 

 

39. The results section of a research report should include
40. details of the procedure used to collect the data.
41. the statistical analyses used to examine the data.
42. the individual data for each participant.
43. an interpretation of the results of the analysis.

 

ANS:B

A-Head: Writing a Research Report

 

 

 

40. Which of the following sentences would NOT be expected in the method section of an APA style research report?
41. “There were 18 participants (8 Female, 10 Male) who received course credit for their

participation.”

1. “The dependent variable was recall measured by the number correct on a free recall test.”
2. “A standardized test of state anxiety was used to ensure that the anxiety manipulation was

successful.”

1. “There was a significant difference between the groups in number correct on the recall test, t(40) =

2.33, p < .05.”

 

ANS:D

A-Head: The Parts of an Article

 

 

 

True-False

 

1. T / F A person must have at least a master’s degree to publish work in major psychology journals.

ANS:F

 

2. T / F Only articles cited in the text of the paper should be included in the references.

ANS:T

 

 

3. T / F The abstract is placed at the end of a paper and consists only of methodological information.

ANS:F

 

 

4. T / F The method section can contain several subsections such as apparatus, procedure, and stimuli.

ANS:T

 

5. T / F The title is too short to give one an idea of the contents of an article.

ANS:F

 

 

6. T / F The rationale behind the predictions of an experiment can be found in the introduction section.

ANS:T

 

 

7. T / F Equipment used in an experiment to collect data (e.g., computer) is usually not mentioned in the method section of the manuscript.

ANS:F

 

8. T / F In a paper written for a class project, the APA manual states that figures and tables always be placed at the end of the paper.

ANS:F

 

 

9. T / F The results section tells what happened in the experiment.

ANS:T

 

 

10. T / F The level of significance should always remain the same despite the situation.

ANS:F

 

 

11. T / F Theoretical conclusions are stated in the results section.

ANS:F

 

 

12. T / F The abstract of a journal article is a short paragraph that summarizes the key points of an article.

ANS:T

 

 

13. T / F The importance of the experimental findings is usually discussed in the discussion section.

ANS:T

 

 

14. T / F There is a fixed rule for setting an appropriate level of statistical significance.

ANS:F

 

 

15. T / F It is sometimes helpful to draw graphs from the data presented in tables.

ANS:T

 

 

16. T / F The way a graph or figure is drawn can emphasize or conceal obtained results.

ANS:T

 

 

17. T / F In a manuscript or journal article, the running head does not appear on the title page.

ANS:F

 

 

18. T / F The discussion of a journal article is the least creative part of an article.

ANS:F

 

 

19. T / F The present tense should be used in the review of other studies in the introduction and in the method section.

ANS:F

 

 

20. T / F Titles and journal names of referenced articles are abbreviated in psychology journals.

ANS:F

 

21. T / F Data and phenomena are the singular forms of these nouns.

ANS:F

 

 

22. T / F You should not include too many details in your methods section, because other researchers who read it might steal your ideas.

ANS:F

 

23. T / F It is important to be suspenseful when writing a research report so that the reader will remain intrigued.

ANS:F

 

 

24. T / F The theoretical conclusions are presented in the introduction of a research report.

ANS:F

 

 

 

Essay Questions

 

1. What are the questions that a critical reader should ask when reading each section of a journal article?

 

2. Read one of the articles cited in the chapter and answer each of the questions given in the Checklist for the Critical Reader.

 

3. Discuss each of the major sections of a manuscript fit for publication. In what order do you think a manuscript should be written? Why?

 

4. Discuss what you think makes an article suitable for publication.

 

5. How would you go about learning what research has already been done on a topic of interest to you? Be specific about the sources you would use and the steps you would follow.

 

6. Describe the review process of manuscripts submitted for publication. Who reviews the manuscript?  Why?

 

7. What makes a good title for a research report? Why is a good title important?

 

8. What information should be included in the methods section of a research report? Why is an accurate, detailed methods section important?

 

9. What is one important reason to publicize the results of empirical research?

 

10. Explain the two main purposes of the method section of an empirical research report.