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Name four examples of biases of intuition.

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Which of the following is the last section of an empirical journal article?


A) Method
B) Results
C) Discussion
D) Introduction

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following is the correct ordering of the sections of an empirical journal article?


A) Introduction, Results, Discussion, Method, References
B) Introduction, Discussion, Method, Results, Abstract
C) Abstract, References, Introduction, Results, Discussion
D) Abstract, Method, Results, Discussion, References

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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Which of the following sources is most likely to contain only information that has been rigorously peer-reviewed?


A) Chapters in edited books
B) Full-length books
C) Review journal articles
D) Wikis

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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What does it mean that behavioral research is probabilistic?


A) Conclusions drawn from behavioral research are probably true.
B) Behavioral research involves probability sampling.
C) Inferences drawn from behavioral research are not expected to explain all cases.
D) Behavioral research requires the calculation of probability estimates.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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You and your friends go to see a speaker on campus.The speaker, Dr.Darian, is an "expert" on getting into graduate school.Which of the following should make you less skeptical about his advice?


A) His recommendations are based on techniques that have worked for his students.
B) His recommendations are based on the techniques that helped him get into graduate school.
C) His recommendations are based on research he conducted for his dissertation.
D) His recommendations are similar to what you knew before you came to the talk.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Name three ways that the scientific reasoner is different from the intuitive thinker.

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Matthew is reading an empirical journal article and wants to know whether the authors used the Big Five Inventory (BFI-44) or the NEO-PI to measure extraversion.In which section would he find this information?


A) Introduction
B) Method
C) Results
D) Discussion

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Edward believes that there are a lot of differences between men and women on a variety of different dimensions.He believes this because when he thinks about books that have been written on men and women, he can quickly recall only books that say men and women are different (e.g., Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus) and cannot recall any that say men and women are the same.His reliance on what comes to mind is an example of which of the following?


A) The availability heuristic
B) Cherry-picking of evidence
C) Confirmation bias
D) Overconfidence

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Hannah just finished reading an empirical journal article for a class project.What information might she get out of reading the references section of her article?


A) A list of the measures used in the study
B) The name of an article that researched a similar topic
C) An idea for a future study
D) An explanation of the statistical tests used

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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Yasmine believes that attractive people make more money because among her four friends who work at a local restaurant, the most attractive of the four makes the most in tips.A study by Judge, Hurst, and Simon (2009) found that attractive people make more money than unattractive people.Provide two reasons why Yasmine should be more convinced about the relationship between attractiveness and income by the Judge, Hurst, and Simon paper than by her personal experience.

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Describe three ways that scientific journals/journal articles are different from popular magazines/magazine articles.

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What is the problem with being swayed by a good story?


A) A good story is never the true explanation for a scientific finding.
B) Scientific findings never have commonsense explanations.
C) A good story may not be supported by data.
D) Good stories are not falsifiable.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following is NOT a section or subsection commonly found in an empirical journal article?


A) Abstract
B) Outcomes
C) Participants
D) Procedure

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Imagine that Dr.Jones publishes a study that claims that drinking while pregnant is dangerous for the health of the unborn baby.He finds that of the 100 women in his study who drank when pregnant, 78 had children who experienced problems with attention.Of the 100 women in his study who did not drink when pregnant, only 29 children experienced problems with attention.Your neighbor says that Dr.Jones is wrong because she drank when pregnant and her child is perfectly healthy.Explain why Dr.Jones is not wrong.

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Research studies are superior to personal experience because:


A) they include at least one comparison group.
B) they avoid constants.
C) they use confederates.
D) an authority is involved.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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A psychiatrist is testing a drug that treats depression.He has given the drug to all his patients, and all of them have experienced a decrease in depressive symptoms.Although this is interesting, his experience is limited because he does not have:


A) a reliable way to` measure depressive symptoms.
B) a comparison group that did not receive the drug.
C) a hypothesis.
D) psychotherapy to supplement the drug.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Describe two pros and two cons of reading about scientific research in popular magazines compared with reading about research in scientific journals.

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When reading an empirical journal article "with a purpose," which two questions should you ask yourself as you read?


A) "What is the argument?" and "What is the evidence to support the argument?"
B) "What were the methods?" and "What are the results?"
C) "What is the hypothesis?" and "What are the explanations?"
D) "What research exists on this topic?" and "What research needs to be conducted to answer the question?"

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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After reading the chapter, Cyril says to himself, "I am sure other people might engage in faulty thinking, but I never would." What is Cyril experiencing?


A) Bias blind spot
B) Confirmation bias
C) Faulty intuition
D) Motivated thinking

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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