CCJS 352 Quiz: Quiz 4 Solutions Fall 2006
14 Mar 2019
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Introductory Psychology 2010: Exam 1
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1. Preferring a simple theoretical explanation over a more complex one when findings are equal?
a. elegance b. parsimony c. falsifiability d. testability
2. A good way to increase external validity in a laboratory experiment?
a. increase generalizability b. standardization c. operationalization d. deception
3. Measures of love and extraversion show no relationship, best represented by this correlation?
a. .05 b. .50 c. -.50 d. -.10
4. Comparing individuals with damaged amygdala’s versus those with normal ones represents this study type?
a. observational b. field experiment c. quasi-experiment d. laboratory
5. Using different ways to manipulate anxiety represents this concept?
a. manipulation check b. multi-trait c. multi-method d. methodology
6. The “self-fulfilling prophesy” is related to this type of potential bias?
a. evaluation apprehension b. experimenter expectanciesc. demand characteristics d. confounds
7. Which of the following is not a criticism of survey research?
a. not behavior b. unconscious bias c. passive d. easy
8. The fundamental principle of assignment to conditions in an experiment?
a. logical b. quantifiable c. operational d. random
9. Informed consent can be a troublesome IRB issue for all of these populations except?
a. children b. prisoners c. mentally handicapped d. animals
10. Informed consent can sometimes be overridden if the behavior measured is this?
a. ordinary b. public c. common d. de facto
11. The male gender is determined by this gene on this chromosome pair?
a. x/25th b. y/25th c. x/23rd d. y/23rd
12. Mutation is most likely to occur during this process?
a. mitosis b. reproduction c. meiosis d. replication
13. The mixing of genes in meiosis occurs during this meiosis division process?
a. recombination b. mitosis c. mutation d. cell division
14. The best population of twins to study the effects of nature vs. nurture is?
a. fraternal cohabitating b. identical apart c. identical cohabitating d. fraternal apart
15. That schizophrenia co-occurs in identical twins at a rate of only 45% demonstrates the impact of?
a. genotype b. evolution c. genetic predisposition d. environment
16. That fraternal twins IQ scores are more positively correlated than siblings demonstrates the impact of?
a. genotype b. evolution c. mutation d. environment
17. The exact way genes are directed to demonstrate themselves (as traits) is called?
a. genotype b. trait identity c. phenotype d. personality
18. The inability to roll ones tongue represents this combination of traits?
a. heterozygous/recessive b. homozygous/recessive c. hetero./dominant d. homoz./dominant
19. I have blue eyes, my wife brown. If my daughter has blue it means my wife must have this combo of traits?
a. heterozygous b. dominant c. recessive d. homozygous
20. All of the following represent female aspects of differential parental investment except?
a. prenatal physical changes b. limited reproductive span c. greater sexual jealousy d. genetic surety
