Question: Developing a hypothesis is the final step in experimentation.

Answer: False

 

Question: APA ethics guidelines since the ______.

Answer: 1950s

 

Question: Kiran’s population.

Answer: people with bipolar disorder

 

Question: Cohen’s d is a measure of effect size.

Answer: True

 

Question: Manipulated vs measured variable.

Answer: independent; dependent

 

Question: Multiple generations examined for gene-trait associations.

Answer: Linkage

 

Question: Combining all DBT studies.

Answer: meta-analysis

 

Question: Lifetime prevalence compared with prevalence.

Answer: often higher

 

Question: Historical trend genetics and psychopathology.

Answer: Researchers have moved from seeking the specific genes involved in psychological disorders to investigating the endophenotypes that may be involved.

 

Question: Naturalistic observation does NOT allow researchers to ______.

Answer: isolate cause-and-effect relationships

 

Question: Unintended independent variables are called dependent variables.

Answer: False

 

Question: Twin study is an ideal example of a ______.

Answer: match subjects design

 

Question: Humans have approximately ______ genes.

Answer: 20,000

 

Question: The null hypothesis is a statistical rather than conceptual hypothesis.

Answer: True

 

Question: Relationship between sample and population.

Answer: The sample is a subset of the population.

 

Question: Participant codes reflect ______.

Answer: confidentiality

 

Question: MEG measurements are a(n) ______ variable.

Answer: dependent

 

Question: Sadness induction and IRB approval.

Answer: is; may

 

Question: In inferential statistics, characteristics of the ______ are inferred from those of the ______.

Answer: population; sample

 

Question: Psychological harm compared with physical harm.

Answer: more ambiguous