PSYC 510 Exam 2 Q and A

Question 1 
2.5 out of 2.5 points

An event or behavior that has at least two values is
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c. 
a variable.

Question 2 
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A scale of measurement in which the units of measurement between the numbers on the scale are all equal in size is a(n) _____ scale.
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c. 
interval

Question 3 
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Increasing or decreasing together is to _____ as moving in an opposite direction is to _____.
Selected Answer: 
c. 
positive correlation; negative correlation

Question 4 
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Because Jim was interested in the nest building behavior of wrens, he went into the field to observe them. Jim was using the _____ method of research.
Selected Answer: 
c. 
naturalistic observational

Question 5 
2.5 out of 2.5 points

A psychologist from the _____ research area might study brain organization or the chemical messengers used in the nervous system.
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c. 
psychobiology

Question 6 
2.5 out of 2.5 points

In an experimental study of the effects of practice on reaction time, reaction time would be the
Selected Answer: 
d. 
dependent variable.