Test Yourself
Take this true false quiz and see how you do. Select the correct answers by using the drop down menus. Once you are done, click submit to see your score! The ones that you get wrong will have a check!
1. Psychology is a useful tool for testing the accuracy of common sense and intuition.
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a. True
b. False
2. If a study demonstrates that the treatment caused a change in behavior, then the study has internal validity.
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a. True
b. False
3. In order to establish internal validity, all a researcher needs to do is have two similar groups and give them different treatments. If the groups behave differently, then it must be because of the treatment.
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a. True
b. False
4. Psychological constructs are mental states that can be directly observed and measured.
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a. True
b. False
5. Reaction time is a psychological construct.
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a. True
b. False
6. You can infer a psychological construct from observable behavior.
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a. True
b. False
7. A measure of intelligence that is based on measuring the circumference of a person´s head probably lacks construct validity.
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a. True
b. False
8. If you can demonstrate that your physical manipulation of a variable such as warmth is pure, you can be confident that your manipulation is also pure at the psychological level.
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a. True
b. False
9. If participants know what the researcher is looking for, construct validity may be compromised.
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a. True
b. False
10. External validity is only a concern if your sample size is too small.
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a. True
b. False
11. You can generalize the results of a study to a group of people who were not studied if you can establish external validity.
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a. True
b. False
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