ch1 1. Knowledge of research methods may be useful in 0 A. understanding and evaluating research results reported in the media. B. many occupations. C. conducting research. D. All of these. 2. The problem with using intuition to make conclusions about human behavior is that 0 A. it is easy to draw erroneous conclusions because our biases affect our perceptions. B. intuitions are never correct, contrary to what people believe. C. it rarely leads to meaningful insight. D. None of these. 3. One reason for why the use of intuition results in erroneous conclusions is [ 0 A. intuitions are never correct. B. it is unethical to employ intuition in research. C.we have a tendency to conclude that there must be a causal relationship when we observe the occurrence of two related events. D. our perceptions are always incorrect. 4. When you accept unquestionably what your own personal judgment tells you about the world, you are relying on 0 A. skepticism B. authority C. intuition D. scientific understanding 5. People are likely to believe information presented by a speaker who is seen as prestigious, trustworthy, and credible because of a reliance on 0 A. intuition. B. authority. C. pseudoscientific information. D. informational bias. 6. Accepting the information in a professor's lecture without question is a reliance on . 0 A. intuition B. authority C. scientific evidence D. pseudoscientific information
7. A scientist states that "there is evidence for the existence of ghosts because she herself has felt their presence." This claim should 0 A. be accepted because she is also a scientist. B. be accepted because she has personally felt their presence. C. cause you to believe in ghosts. D. result in your being skeptical about her claim. 8. John has decided to purchase several copies of a new children's book because he has a feeling that the availability of this book will be scarce in the future. Which of the following best explains John's behavior? A. Authority B. Skepticism C. Intuition D. Empirical evidence 9. The advantage of employing the scientific approach over other ways of knowing about the world is that it 0 A. allows scientists to show that the explanations we make for the actions we observe are always correct. B. allows one to rule out intuition and authority as sources of ideas about behavior. C. provides an objective set of rules for gathering, evaluating, and reporting information. D. allows scientists the opportunity to show the public their findings are always correct. 10. The scientific method differs from intuition and authority in that the scientific method 0 A. does not rely on accepting assertions set forth by others. B. does not rely on one's own personal perceptions of the world. C. provides an objective set of rules for gathering, evaluating, and reporting information. D. All of these. 11. Scientists use intuition and their positions of authority 0 A. to generate ideas for research. B. to draw conclusions about behavior. C. under no circumstances. D. whenever they need