Ms. Patel is a 3rd grade teacher. Several children in her class have been having trouble concentrating and sitting still in her class, so she finds several articles from psychology journals on hyperactivity and attention in young children
Although she is not a scientist, Ms. Patel is able to understand the articles and then use the information to redesign her classroom schedule to help improve attention. This is an example of
A) the scientific method.
B) the biopsychosocial model.
C) scientific literacy.
D) empiricism.
Answer: C
Rationale: Scientific literacy is the ability to understand, analyze, and apply scientific information. A person does not need to be an expert or a scientist or even use the scientific method to be scientifically literate, but should be able to read and interpret scientific information, and be able to apply it to real-world situations.
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Shaleen is a student in an Introductory Psychology class and is participating in a study at her university. Which of the following is likely to happen first?
a. Her demographic data will be analyzed. b. She will be debriefed so that she can decide whether she wants to participate. c. She will sign a consent form. d. She will answer questions in a questionnaire booklet.
The usefulness of projective measurement techniques derives from
A) their use of a multiple-choice format. B) the use of an objective scoring system. C) item response theory. D) their simple and reliable scoring methods. E) none of these.
In Western culture, homosexuality has always been viewed with negativity
a. True b. False
If you can find an early key article for a particular research area, you may be able to find later articles that have included the earlier article as a reference by using
A) PsycINFO. B) Psychological Bulletin. C) The Smithsonian Science Information Exchange. D) Social Sciences Citation Index.