Question: Professor Ingaldson wants to know whether eating sugary snacks before bedtime makes children more active. In his study, a sugary snack before bedtime is the:

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control variable independent variable dependent variable confounding variable Correct Answer: independent variable

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Question: Corina is participating in a research study in which the subjects’ participation must be completely voluntary. In addition, the subjects are given enough information about the study to make an intelligent decision about participating. This scenario demonstrates the concept known as:

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clinical trial experimental clarification mature minor doctrine informed consent Correct Answer: informed consent

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Question: Justin believes that television programs create unrealistic expectations of wealth, success, and romance that cause people to become dissatisfied with their lives. He randomly samples students at his college and surveys them about their TV viewing habits. Justin finds that students who watch more television have higher levels of depression than students who watch less TV. Can Justin conclude that TV viewing causes depression?

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No, correlation is not causation No, because he does not know if these students are typical of students across different colleges. Yes, because he used a random sample. Yes, but he can only conclude that TV viewing causes depression amongst students at his particular college. No, because he did not ask what sort of television shows the students were watching. Correct Answer: No, correlation is not causation

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Question: According to the Crash Course video, “Introduction to Psychology, Episode #1”, the word Psychology comes from the Latin word meaning:

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the study of the brain the science of emotions the study of the soul the study of the insane Correct Answer: the study of the soul

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Question: According to John Oliver’s video “Scientific Studies” one of the best practices that the scientific community has to guard against “fluke-ish” results in research studies is:

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replication study p-hacking experiments on rats statistical analysis Correct Answer: replication study

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Question: Dr. Salazar and Dr. Carr plan to conduct a study where they will hire and train actors to attend speed dating events, posing as daters. The researchers will then carefully take notes on the behaviors of the daters. What type of research design are they using?

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survey naturalistic observation experimental longitudinal Correct Answer: naturalistic observation

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Question: In the video “The ethical problem with Facebook’s emotional experiment” what ethical violation did Facebook and the researchers commit?

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They published the research results in a popular magazine rather than in a peer-reviewed journal. They charged money to participate in the study. They failed to obtain informed consent from the participants. They tapped into Facebook user’s financial information. Correct Answer: They failed to obtain informed consent from the participants.

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Question: In a laboratory setting, smokers are asked to drive using a computerized driving simulator and travel a set number of miles at a set speed, while avoiding rear-end collisions. The volunteers in one group smoke real cigarettes immediately before the test. The volunteers in the second group smoke fake cigarettes without nicotine. The number of collisions the two groups make is to be compared. The control group in this scenario consists of:

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all the experimenters volunteers who smoke fake cigarettes volunteers who smoke real cigarettes all the volunteers Correct Answer: volunteers who smoke fake cigarettes

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Question: Dr. Singh has a hypothesis that proposes that consuming fewer carbohydrates will result in increased weight-loss. Which of the following is the dependent variable here?

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the amount of calories in each meal the amount of weight lost the amount of carbohydrates in each meal the length of time on a low-carbohydrate diet Correct Answer: the amount of weight lost

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Question: According to the provided resource, what was the name of the person who is attributed to the development of the “Windows and Mirrors Theory”?

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Ronald Franklin Anna Deverre Smith Jessie Thomas Emily Style

Answer: Emily Style

 

Question: According to the provided resource, “Once you identify the actual events as windows or mirrors you can go deeper and explore the emotional connections. Trying to understand how the other person feels and actually becoming __________ to their emotions is an important interpersonal and intercultural communication skill.” (one word, use the exact word from the provided resource, double check your spelling before submitting)

Answer: empathetic

 

Question: According to the provided resource, it is possible that a single event can be both a mirror and a window.

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True False

Answer: True

 

Question: Applying the principles of the “Windows and Mirrors Theory” as found in your provided resource, what would have been demonstrated between Sara and I if we both reported our favorite foods were “baked potato knishes and babka cakes”?

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window mirror

Answer: mirror

 

Question: Applying the principles of the “Windows and Mirrors Theory” as found in your provided resource, which did I say occurred for me personally when I reflected on Sara’s comment that her favorite food was “baked potato knishes and babka cakes”?

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window mirror

Answer: window

 

Question: Applying the principles of the “Windows and Mirrors Theory” as found in your provided resource, which is demonstrated when Person A identifies their experience as being the same as or similar to that of Person B?

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window mirror

Answer: mirror

 

Question: Applying the principles of the “Windows and Mirrors Theory” as found in your provided resource, which did I say occurred for me personally when I reflected on Sara’s comment that she has “never driven a car because it’s cheaper to take taxis or subways around town”?

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window mirror

Answer: window

 

Question: According to the resource provided, what fallacy is being used in the following question: “Was it right or wrong to take that class?”

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equality allness polarization empathy

Answer: polarization