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Unit 6: Formulating The Hypothesis
Test Description: Hypothesis development for experimental and nonexperimental designs
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A fruitful hypothesis
A
leads to new studies.
B
is internally valid.
C
confirms a theory.
D
contains the fewest assumptions.
2) An experimental hypothesis is
A
knowing without reasoning.
B
a tentative explanation of behavior or an event.
C
a model of behavior.
D
a law that allows prediction of behavior.
3) As described in your text, Simon (1967) suggests that intuition
A
has no place in scientific inquiry.
B
is best when it comes from an expert.
C
can be used for deduction but not for induction.
D
is the most valuable tool a scientist has.
4) Falsifiable means that a hypothesis is
A
always false.
B
parsimonious.
C
capable of being disproved.
D
fruitful.
5) Jack hypothesizes that the world would be a better place if everyone on the planet would listen to him and follow his directions. The problem with Jack’s hypothesis is that it is
A
not testable.
B
not parsimonious.
C
contradictory.
D
analytic.
6) Psychology experiments are designed to test statements called
A
theories.
B
models.
C
hypotheses.
D
laws.
7) Sara’s roommate is a bit flaky. One minute she loves her boyfriend and the next minute she hates him. It would be difficult to test the hypothesis that “Sara loves her boyfriend and she hates him” because it is a(n) _____ statement.
A
synthetic
B
testable
C
contradictory
D
experimental
8) ____ statements are always true.
A
Parsimonious
B
Synthetic
C
Analytic
D
Contradictory
9) A researcher who develops a theory from the findings of several specific experiments illustrates the ____ approach.
A
inductive
B
deductive
C
nonexperimental
D
combined deductive and inductive
10) Intuition, which can suggest hypotheses, is closest to
A
phenomenology.
B
reductionism.
C
deductive reasoning.
D
inductive reasoning.
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