PSYC 1010 Quiz: Module 3

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Agnieszka Kopinska

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Module 3: professor shalet contends that parents and children have similar levels of intelligence largely because they share common genes. His idea is best described as a(n: theory, replication, naturalistic observation, operational definition. Answer: a: the explanatory power of a scientific theory is most closely linked to its capacity to generate testable, assumptions, correlations, predictions, variables. Answer: b: professor delano suggests that because people are especially attracted to those who are good-looking, handsome men will be more successful than average-looking men in getting a job. The professor"s prediction regarding employment success is an example of: the hindsight bias, the placebo effect, a hypothesis, a confounding variable. Answer: c: a statement describing the exact procedures for measuring an anticipated experimental outcome is known as a(n, hypothesis, control condition, replication, operational definition. Answer: d: in a written report of their research, psychologists specify exactly how anxiety is assessed, thus providing their readers with a(n, hypothesis, independent variable, operational definition, standard deviation.