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March 9, 2024 Student Name: Precious Johnson Test the First: PSY/POS/SOC/HIST/BSS/Etc. 301 Multiple Choice : Each Correct Answer worth Five (5) Points. Pick the BEST Answer! 1.) Probably the single most important aspect of any scientific hypothesis is that it be ____________________. i. Plausible ii. General/generalizable iii. Falsifiable iv. Morally good 2.) Which of these is the second step of the scientific method? i. Use proper methodology to test your hypotheses ii. Propose an overall explanation iii. Propose specific relevant hypotheses iv. Identify an interesting phenomenon 3.) A variable that causes another variable to behave in a specific way (i.e., increasing income causes decreased racism) is known as a(n): i. Independent variable ii. Intervening variable iii. Control variable iv. Dependent variable 4.) Which of the following types of numerical scales would most likely be used to measure human attractiveness? i. A binary scale coded (0,1) ii. A binary scale coded (1,2) iii. A 1-5 ordinal scale iv. A 1-10 ordinal scale 5.) In contrast to simply producing the same result on each occasion, a research instrument that produces a correct result can be said to have: i. Validity ii. Reliability iii. Consistency iv. Swag 1

6.) A measurable and consistent, potentially causal relationship between two variables is known as: i. Causation ii. Correlation iii. Reliability iv. Validity 7.) If I am coding political affiliation on an a-e scale (a=least liberal, e=most liberal), and a respondent scores a “c,” how would you enter this into a STATA or Excel spread-sheet as a number ? i. I would enter this as “2” ii. I would enter this as “3” iii. I would enter this as “4” iv. I would enter this as “5” 8.) A plan that shows how you, as a scientist, are going to study an empirical question is a(n): i. Experimental design ii. Research design iii. Natural experiment iv. Interview 9.) An instrument or tool of measurement that produces the same result each and every time it is utilized demonstrates a high level of: i. Validity ii. Accuracy iii. Reliability iv. Inter-item association 10.) As discussed in class, probably the biggest problem with non -anonymous surveys dealing with topics like income, sexuality, and drug use is: i. Validity, overall ii. Dishonesty by respondents iii. Reliability iv. Content validity 11.) In practice, almost all survey and interview research projects are examples of: i. Experimental research design ii. Laboratory research design iii. Natural experiments in operation iv. Correlational research design 2

12.) To test how well you paid attention in class, the dependent variable on the ‘social media survey’ we took in class was: i. Respondents’ level of fear ii. Respondents’ level of anger iii. Level of social media use iv. Level of traditional media use 13.) Which of the following potential variables is not an “ordinal” or “naturally scaled” concept? i. Age ii. Income iii. IQ iv. Sex 14.) If I am studying the effect of 12 independent variables on happiness, among a pool of 414 college seniors, my units of analysis are: i. People: the college seniors ii. My surveys themselves iii. The 12 independent variables iv. The students’ levels of happiness 15.) A research design in which a single population in a controlled setting is divided into two, and half the population then receives a stimulus or treatment while the other half does not, is: i. A non-experimental design ii. An experimental design iii. A control group iv. A natural experiment 16.) Which of these is the fourth and final step of the scientific method? i. Identify an interesting phenomenon ii. Identify and propose specific relevant hypotheses iii. Propose an overall explanation iv. Test your hypotheses using proper methodology 17.) The reason that the hypothesis “Bill likes Katie” is less useful to scholars than the hypothesis “boys like girls” is that it is less: i. Empirical ii. Testable iii. Falsifiable iv. General 3

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