Psychology 001 - General Psychology » Spring 2022 » Chapter 01 How Psychologists Study Behavior and Mental Processes

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Question #1
What is typically the first step in the research process?
A.   Formulating a research question
B.   Stating a hypothesis
C.   Collecting evidence or observations
D.   Drawing conclusions
Question #2
A source of bias that may occur in research findings when participants are allowed to choose for themselves a certain treatment in a scientific study is called a
A.   ramdom sample
B.   volunteer bias
C.   stratified sample
D.   selection factor
Question #3
The human resources director at a company wants to determine which benefits its employees value the most. Which procedure should they use to gather an unbiased sample?
A.   Surveying the first 25 employee names on an alphabetized list
B.   Sending an email to all employees and asking them to complete a survey
C.   Asking their friends who work at the company which benefits they value
D.   Surveying a random sample of all employees

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