1 A research methods student conducts a study on the relationship between people's level of extroversion and the number of close friends they have. She computes Pearson's r, which comes out to be - 1.70. Which of the following is most clearlytrue?
A The relationship between the two variables is weak.
B More extroverted people have fewer friends.
C She ought to use a bar graph to display her results.
D She made an error in computing Pearson's r.
2 How does a framework differ from a theory?
A A framework is usually more specific than a theory.
B A framework is usually more general than a theory.
C A framework cannot be tested but a theory can.
D A framework can be tested but a theory cannot.
3 For every _____ there are many plausible _____.
A theory; researchers
B phenomenon; theories
C researcher; variables
D fact; phenomena
4 As a general rule, every phenomenon has which of the following?
A no real explanation
B one clear explanation
C many plausible explanations
D one discoverer
5 Theories in evolutionary psychology tend to take which approach?
A functional
B mechanistic
C typological
D stage
6 A theory that explains a behavior primarily in terms of why it happens is which of the following?
A a mechanistic theory
B a typology
C a functional theory
D a hypothesis
7 The general approach that scientists use to create and test theories is called which of the following?
A the functional-mechanistic method
B the theory-model-phenomenon approach
C the quasi-logical hypothesis
D the hypothetico-deductive method