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1. Which of the following sequences best indicates the order of the steps involved in scientific method?


identify questions of interest -> formulate an explanation -> carry out research -> communicate the findings
2. To study human memory, a researcher is conducting a detailed examination of a patient with some brain injury. This researcher is undertaking:


A case study
3. Velma found a positive correlation between self-reported alcohol and drug use and sick days taken in a study of white-collar workers. A graph of her results would show:


a diagonal line from the bottom left to the top right.
4. In a psychology experiment, one group of participants is exposed to stress; another is not. All participants' performance on a manual task is then examined. Which pair correctly identifies a variable in this experiment?


independent variable-stress
5. In a survey study, a researcher found a correlation of .60 between self-reported happiness and frequency of doing voluntary services. What can this researcher conclude based on this finding alone?


Happiness leads to helping behavior
Helping others produces positive mood.
Health makes people happy and more willing to help others.
None of the above.
6. In a beginning drawing class, your instructor suggests that an illusion of depth may be created in a two-dimensional picture by including parallel lines that converge at a vanishing point. Your instructor is making reference to a monocular depth cue known as:


linear perspective.
7. The difference between the image of a scene received by the right eye and that received by the left eye can serve as a depth cue termed:


retinal disparity.
8. A phenomenon in which physical objects are perceived as unvarying and consistent despite changes in their appearance or in the physical environment is known as _____________.


perceptual constancy
9. Anna is reading her psychology text. The activation of receptors in her retina is called ________; her interpretation of the stimuli as particular words is termed _______.


sensation; perception
10. A snack manufacturer wants to make its chips saltier, but it doesn't want to spend more than it has to on salt. A sample of consumers are asked to compare its current chip (saltiness = 100) with saltier versions and to say whether the new version is saltier. On average, sample consumers reliably say the new chip is saltier when its saltiness value is 108, but not when its saltiness value is below 108. Assuming these sample consumers are representative of people in general, which of the following best represents the just noticeable difference for saltiness?


8 percent
11. A researcher argues that dreams function to rehearse and consolidate memories. This researcher subscribes to the __________ theory of the function of dreams.


Dreams for survival
12. Sudden awakenings from non-REM, non-dreaming sleep that are accompanied by extreme fear, panic, and