Which one of the following is not the characteristics of a scientific method?
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Which of the following is not one of the steps in evaluating claims in research that is suggested by the textbook? Show
b. Finding the original article c. Searching for replicated findings that support the claim d. Interviewing a professor of the same discipline Why are secondary sources sometimes not as good as primary sources?
b. Secondary sources may misinterpret findings. c. Secondary sources are not written by researchers. d. Secondary sources are only written after the author of the primary source is deceased. What did Diederik Stapel do that was considered fraud?
b. Plagiarize sections of others' research articles c. Only report findings that he thought were good d. Over exaggerate the effects of his findings Marc Hauser and Dederik Stapel's fraud cases suggest that…
b. manipulating data to the point where one is making up data and/or changing data values is fraudulent. c. scientific journals are very good at detecting fraud and very rarely do fraud researchers successfully publish their findings in high-end journals. d. fraud often occurs due to junior researchers' mistakes than the intention of more senior researchers. The example outlining the anti-vaccine movement is evidence that which of the following is true?
b. Mistakes in the scientific community do not have lasting consequences once the claims have been retracted. Scientists make mistakes all the time. c. Researchers are severely punished for making false claims. d. It is important to read the original article that made a scientific claim. In this case, the original article in the Lancet actually did not argue against vaccines. When evaluating research, which of the following is the least helpful piece of information?
b. Whether or not the research is published c. Where the research was conducted d. How many researchers participated in the research Which of the following is not a weakness of preliminary findings?
b. The findings can still be submitted to a conference. c. The findings are good enough to be published. d. None of the above
b. contains published research that is reviewed by editors who may not be experts in the specific field. c. will usually have a low rejection rate because experts submit to them. d. contains submissions that are always accepted because they want to encourage scientific progress. Our ability to make quick, though not-so-perfect decisions to solve problems can often be attributed to…
b. heuristics c. cognitive biases. d. scientific methods. The availability heuristics leads to which of the following?
b. Underestimating events that are salient c. Overestimating events that are salient d. Disfavoring anecdotal outcomes The anchoring heuristic leads to which of the following?
b. Favoring unknown quantities over known quantities c. Favoring arbitrary quantities over non-arbitrary quantities d. Overestimating unknown quantities when estimating based on arbitrary values compared to non-arbitrary values Discounting of base-rate information occurs when…
b. one uses objective empirically derived evidence over anecdotal evidence. c. one overestimates the base-rate due to insufficient evidence. d. one underestimates the base-rate due to insufficient evidence. The effects of framing are largely based on
b. timing of the phrase. c. number of listeners of a phrase. d. expertise in a certain domain. A researcher who is unwilling to give up his or her own research claims despite empirical findings that counter them is displaying which two biases most strongly?
b. Self-serving bias and belief perseverance bias c. Ingroup bias and belief perseverance bias d. Self-serving bias and causality bias The result of biases are that they…
b. influence outcomes in a arbitrary way. c. cause unpredictable outcomes. d. only affect non-experts. Which of the following accurately describes the message conveyed by the textbook about heuristics and biases?
b. They are sometimes unavoidable but it is important to be aware of their existence. c. All research is flawed because of them. d. All researchers, if properly trained, can successfully avoid them. Which of the following is best categorized as a pseudo-scientific claim?
b. Bob's grandmother claiming that researchers have found that quality sleep affects how memories are consolidated based on an article she read online. c. A group of expert researchers citing anecdotal evidence in a presentation to claim support to their theory about how stress influences workplace performance. d. A team of undergraduate students drawing conclusions on social media use based on a survey they conducted in a research methods course. Which of the following is not a goal of science listed in your textbook in Chapter 1?
b. Explanation c. Prediction d. Generalization In the context of the scientific method, what distinguishes objective and subjective?
b. Objectivity is supposed to be empirical and unbiased, whereas subjectivity stems from individuals' own beliefs and interpretation. c. Objective results are the result of collaborations and subjectivity are the result of independent research. d. Objectivity is less important for scientific research than subjectivity. Which of the following is not an important characteristic of science?
b. Objectivity c. Public d. Consistent Giving a research participant extremely large numbers of questions for them to answer might most likely result in which of the following issues? What are the characteristics of scientific method?Among the activities often identified as characteristic of science are systematic observation and experimentation, inductive and deductive reasoning, and the formation and testing of hypotheses and theories.
Which of the following is not a method of science?Answer and Explanation: Theory is not a direct a component of the scientific method.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of science MCQ?Answer. Answer: Science is not testable.
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