Chapter 14: Generalizing Results

The degree to which your simulation mirrors real-world events is referred to as ________ realism.
1. mundane
2. experimental
3. maudlin
4. coincidental
The degree to which your simulation psychological involves the participants is referred to as ________ realism.
1. mundane
2. experimental
3. maudlin
4. coincidental
Some research suggests that ________ may be a more important consideration than ________ when designing a simulation.
1. artificiality; realism
2. mundane realism; experimental realism
3. maudlin realism; experimental realism
4. experimental realism; mundane realism
The degree to which your research results extend beyond your study refers to:
1. internal validity
2. external validity
3. general validity
4. none of the above
One advantage of using animal subjects in research is that:
1. you need not worry about the ethics of your research
2. you can expose them to conditions to which you could not expose humans
3. the results from animal research are more valid than results from human research
4. all of the above
Dr. Harris conducts an experiment on cognitive maps using participants above age 65. All persons above age 65 would constitute the:
1. sample
2. world
3. population
4. subsample
Several individuals have characterized psychology as the science of:
1. college sophomores
2. infrahuman participants
3. males
4. rats
College students are often used in psychological research, because they:
1. represent the general population very well
2. are above average in intelligence and understand what research is all about
3. are easily accessible
4. all of the above
According to research by Rosenthal and Rosnow (1975),
1. volunteers are more highly educated than nonvolunteers
2. volunteers are less intelligent than nonvolunteers
3. nonvolunteers have a higher need for approval than volunteers
4. all of the above
Compared to the general population, college students tend to be:
1. young
2. high in the need for approval
3. high in cognitive skills
4. all of the above
An important consideration in the external validity of research is to:
1. ensure that all participants have the same background
2. include groups from varying cultures
3. use only college-age participants
4. employ only one type of experimenter
A Solomon four-group design assesses:
1. the effects of a pretest
2. decreases in the cost of a simple factorial design
3. limits the external validity of the study
4. all of the above
Conceptual replications are ________ exact replications.
1. less important than
2. more important than
3. just as important as
4. the same as
The text stresses the importance of ________ in establishing generalizations.
1. pretests
2. interactions
3. replications
4. field experiments
An alternative to the traditional literature review to draw conclusions about a research area is:
1. science citation analysis
2. critical theory
3. meta-analysis
4. none of the above

Chapter 14: Generalizing Results

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