Question 1

Karilyn begins studying each evening by doing her math at the kitchen table so she can talk to her mother who is preparing dinner.Then,she goes to her room and reads her psychology,history,and literature textbooks for a couple of hours more while listening to music or watching TV.She usually texts her friends several times during the evening regarding the assignments as well.Regarding her study habits,Karilyn should

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A)   be recopying her notes or outlining the chapters rather than just reading the textbooks.
B)   study in one specific quiet place without any distractions.
C)   join a group study group for each subject.
D)   maintain her current study routine.

Question 2

A person who knows how to maintain attention,avoid distractions,and skillfully gather information from class lectures would be described as a(n) __________ listener.

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A)   active
B)   experiential
C)   compulsive
D)   intuitive

Question 3

The web-based,personalized study system that provides a pre-test and a post-test for each chapter of your psychology textbook is

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A)   PsycPORT.
B)   NOW.
C)   PsycINFO
D)   StudyTECH.

Question 4

The practice of relating new information to prior life experiences is referred to as

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A)   egocentrism.
B)   transference.
C)   self-reference.
D)   self-projection.

Question 5

People who are active listeners skillfully gather ideas and avoid __________.

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Question 6

The relationship of the standard deviation to the normal curve makes it possible to compare groups of scores if they come from distributions that are approximately normal.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When using websites for information on psychological topics,which of the following sources would be considered authoritative?

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A)   Wikipedia
B)   personal blogs
C)   the American Psychological Association
D)   all of these

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a good test-taking suggestion for taking an objective test?

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A)   Read all the choices for each question before you make a decision.
B)   Read rapidly and skip items you are unsure of.
C)   Stick with your first answer on a multiple-choice test; don't change it.
D)   Remember that answers that include superlatives, such as most, least, best, worst, largest, or smallest are often false.

Question 9

Evaluating what topics you need to study more by posing questions to yourself and by using flash cards and practice quizzes is referred to as __________.

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The answer of Evaluating what topics you need to study...

Question 10

Explain what is meant by a correlation between two variables,how one would know if a correlation coefficient were weak or strong,and what constitutes a perfect relationship; and describe what is meant by positive,negative,and zero correlations and give an example of each.

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Answer will include that correlation ind...

Question 11

If your psychology test scores include 100,100,100,80,and 70,then the mean is 90.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Each chapter of your psychology textbook ends with a section entitled Human Diversity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

After administering a unit test to her psychology students,a college professor calculates the mean and range for this test in order to better understand the performance of her students on the material in this unit.This professor is using inferential statistics.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Since students are more likely to procrastinate if they think a task will be unpleasant,students should

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A)   expect their teachers to "make" their courses interesting for everyone.
B)   not expect to make good grades in every class because of a lack of interest in some courses.
C)   find ways to make every course as interesting as possible by approaching schoolwork as if it were a game or adventure.
D)   select the teachers that use group class work assignments and lecture very little.

Exam 20: Appendix B: Behavioral Statistics

If your psychology test scores include 100,100,100,80,and 70,then the mean is 90.

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Each chapter of your psychology textbook ends with a section entitled Human Diversity.

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Which of the following is NOT a good test-taking suggestion for taking an objective test?

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After administering a unit test to her psychology students,a college professor calculates the mean and range for this test in order to better understand the performance of her students on the material in this unit.This professor is using inferential statistics.

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Since students are more likely to procrastinate if they think a task will be unpleasant,students should

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The relationship of the standard deviation to the normal curve makes it possible to compare groups of scores if they come from distributions that are approximately normal.

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The practice of relating new information to prior life experiences is referred to as

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People who are active listeners skillfully gather ideas and avoid __________.

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Explain what is meant by a correlation between two variables,how one would know if a correlation coefficient were weak or strong,and what constitutes a perfect relationship; and describe what is meant by positive,negative,and zero correlations and give an example of each.

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A person who knows how to maintain attention,avoid distractions,and skillfully gather information from class lectures would be described as a(n) __________ listener.

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Evaluating what topics you need to study more by posing questions to yourself and by using flash cards and practice quizzes is referred to as __________.

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When using websites for information on psychological topics,which of the following sources would be considered authoritative?

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The web-based,personalized study system that provides a pre-test and a post-test for each chapter of your psychology textbook is

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If your psychology test scores include 100,100,100,80,and 70,then the mean is 90.

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Each chapter of your psychology textbook ends with a section entitled Human Diversity.

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Which of the following is NOT a good test-taking suggestion for taking an objective test?

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After administering a unit test to her psychology students,a college professor calculates the mean and range for this test in order to better understand the performance of her students on the material in this unit.This professor is using inferential statistics.

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Since students are more likely to procrastinate if they think a task will be unpleasant,students should

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The relationship of the standard deviation to the normal curve makes it possible to compare groups of scores if they come from distributions that are approximately normal.

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The practice of relating new information to prior life experiences is referred to as

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People who are active listeners skillfully gather ideas and avoid __________.

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Explain what is meant by a correlation between two variables,how one would know if a correlation coefficient were weak or strong,and what constitutes a perfect relationship; and describe what is meant by positive,negative,and zero correlations and give an example of each.

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A person who knows how to maintain attention,avoid distractions,and skillfully gather information from class lectures would be described as a(n) __________ listener.

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Evaluating what topics you need to study more by posing questions to yourself and by using flash cards and practice quizzes is referred to as __________.

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When using websites for information on psychological topics,which of the following sources would be considered authoritative?

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