Research Quiz - Week 1 (pt1)

Which Latin word is the ancestor of the English word 'science'?

What does it mean to understand research?

What is one form of misinformation in science news?

What can a journalist do to misrepresent scientific findings?

What should a thinking person do when reading science news online?

What skills will this unit provide?

Living in a world of social media and newsfeeds requires a person to...

Which type of reasoning involves going from the specific to the general?

Which type of reasoning involves going from the general to the specific?

Which approach to hypothesis testing involves attempting to disprove hypotheses?

Which approach to hypothesis testing involves verifying statements through individual experiments?

Which position holds that we should seek empirical adequacy rather than categorical truth?

Which method of acquiring knowledge involves thinking or feeling without reasoning or evidence?

Which method of acquiring knowledge involves using highly respected sources?

Which method of acquiring knowledge involves using logic and reasoning?

Which type of reasoning involves going from the specific to the general?

What is the approach preferred by Karl Popper for hypothesis testing?

What does naturalism suggest in the context of science?

Which approach to hypothesis testing focuses on empirical adequacy rather than absolute proof or disproof of hypotheses?

Which type of reasoning involves going from specific observations to form hypotheses or theories?

Which approach to hypothesis testing emphasizes attempting to disprove or falsify hypotheses?

Which type of reasoning involves deriving specific conclusions or predictions from general principles or theories?

Which of the following is a key characteristic of scientific research?

What is the logic of discovery in scientific research?

What is the main objective of scientific research?

What is the scientist-practitioner model in psychology?

What does evidence-based practice refer to?

What is the difference between the logic of discovery and the logic of justification?

What is pseudoscience?

What is theory-informed practice?

What are the assumptions in scientific research?

What are the characteristics of scientific research?

Which factor is a significant predictor of psychotherapy outcomes?

What is the role of heuristics in judgement?

What is the bystander effect?

What is the impact of past experiences, motivations, and expectations on knowledge acquisition?

Why is empirical research important in psychology?

What is the potential limitation of relying solely on rationalism in knowledge acquisition?

What is the subjective nature of experience?

What does the document highlight about memory?

What factors impact psychotherapy outcomes?

What is the potential risk of misinformation in society?

What is one of the main assumptions underlying scientific research?

What does the assumption of reality in nature mean?

What does the assumption of discoverability mean?

What is the relationship between uniformity and causal relationships?

What is the relationship between reality in nature and empirical research?

What is the role of discoverability in scientific research?

What are the three main assumptions underlying scientific research?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of modern scientific research?

What is the purpose of replication in scientific research?

What is the role of theory in scientific research?

What is the definition of a theory in science?

What is the deductive part of science?

What does it mean if a study is not replicable?

What does operationalism mean in scientific research?

What should be present in scientific research to ensure reliability and trustworthiness?

Which principle in research refers to the ability to repeat a study using the same methods under the same conditions and get similar results?

What is the belief that patterns exist in the natural world, which allows researchers to predict and understand behavior?

What is the concept that every event, including human cognition and behavior, is causally determined by an unbroken chain of prior occurrences?

Which assumption in scientific research refers to the idea that concepts in scientific theories must be definable by measurable operations?

What is the process in scientific research that involves gathering all pieces of information and then integrating them in a way that makes sense?

What is the belief that our senses provide us with direct awareness of the external world?

Which assumption in scientific research refers to the fact that all extraneous variables are kept constant so that the effect of the independent variable on the dependent one can be viewed more clearly?

What are not guaranteed causes, but ones that increase the likelihood of a particular outcome?

What is the assumption that the regularities or patterns that exist in nature can be discovered through scientific research?

What is the belief that our senses provide us with direct awareness of the external world?

Which of the following best describes meta-analysis?

What is the deductive part of the scientific process?

What is the relationship between theory and research?

What is publication bias?

What is the placebo effect?

What does the text highlight about stress measurement?

What does the text use the analogy of a jigsaw puzzle to explain?

What is the role of theory testing and revision in the scientific process?

What are the two crucial aspects of scientific research?

What does the assumption of reality in nature mean?

Which of the following is an example of using ambiguous or confusing language to make a claim sound scientific?

What should you consider when evaluating the scientific validity of a claim?

Who might benefit from a claim being perceived as scientifically valid?

What is confirmation bias?

What is one potential downside of using scientific-sounding language to back up a claim?

Which of the following traits is considered crucial for a researcher as it drives the pursuit of knowledge and the uncovering of regularities in nature?

What is the goal of research, particularly quantitative research, in terms of objectivity?

Which of the following traits is important for researchers to recognize and acknowledge their own biases?

What is the ability that researchers must have to ensure the validity and reliability of their research?

Which trait is essential for a researcher to critically evaluate their own work and reflect upon it?

What is the potential challenge that researchers may face in terms of biases?

What is the trait that researchers must have to be open to change given the evolving methods and technologies?

What is the trait that researchers must have to ensure that their personal wishes and attitudes do not influence their observations or conclusions?

What is the trait that researchers must have to be able to eliminate the influence of extraneous variables or to produce a desired outcome?

What is the trait that researchers must have to be able to identify potential mistakes, biases, and areas of improvement in their work?

What is the primary goal of descriptive research?

What is the term for the ability to differentiate between scientific research and pseudoscience?

What is the role of researchers' personal attributes in conducting research?

What does control in research refer to?

What is the potential harm of pseudoscience?

Why are many people susceptible to pseudoscientific claims?

What is the strategy used in pseudoscience to prevent self-correction?

What is one of the characteristics of pseudoscientific claims?

What are learning objectives?

What is the second objective of research?