Chapter 2 Quiz & Pizza Research

Question 1

Does the previously mentioned pizza research demonstrate that eating pizza causes a reduction in esophageal cancer?

Answer 1

No, this research does not demonstrate that pizza causes reductions in cancer.

Question 2

In a paragraph, indicate several reasons for why you believe that the previously mentioned pizza research does or does not indicate pizza causes a reduction in cancer.

Answer 2

Correlation does not infer causation!

Either variable could be the one causing the other OR there could be a third variable that causes both and explains the relationship between the two.

Because this study does not (and is not able to logically) control for other factors or possible third variables, these findings may be incomplete and not tell the entire story.

Question 3

Which of the following best describes the primary goal of basic research?​

Answer 3

to test specific hypotheses derived from a specific theory

Question 4

Which statement about correlational research is true?​

Answer 4

It permits researchers to determine whether one variable is predictive of another.

Question 5

A confound is a serious threat to ____ validity.

Answer 5

internal

Question 6

A social psychologist wants to study the impact of listening to classical music on people’s level of comfort in social interactions. She runs a study using a convenience sample of college undergraduates. The use of this particular sample is a threat to​

Answer 6

external validity

Question 7

The disclosure made to participants after research procedures are completed, in which the researcher explains the purpose of the research, is called​

Answer 7

debriefing