Lesson 2.9.3
2.9.3 Usefulness of research and psychology as a science Quiz: OCR Psychology, Unit 2
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The 20 questions
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Which core study is the primary example of developmental psychology demonstrating high usefulness?
- Bandura
- Loftus
- Milgram
- Bocchiaro
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What key feature of science requires research to be conducted without personal bias?
- Empiricism
- Replicability
- Objectivity
- Falsifiability
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Gathering tangible, observable evidence through direct sensory experience is known by which scientific term?
- Rationalism
- Determinism
- Empiricism
- Reductionism
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How useful is Baron-Cohen's eyes test study for understanding and diagnosing autism in adults?
- Zero validity
- High usefulness
- No usefulness
- Purely theoretical
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Which philosophical approach underpins the scientific requirement to propose testable theories that can be proven wrong?
- Induction
- Triangulation
- Verification
- Falsification
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Repeating a psychological study under identical conditions to check for consistency assesses what scientific criterion?
- Generalisability
- Validity
- Replicability
- Reductionism
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Why is Milgram's research considered to have strong scientific methodology despite ethical criticisms?
- Natural environment
- Informed consent
- High standardisation
- Participant choice
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What feature of science is demonstrated when a researcher creates a controlled environment to isolate variables?
- Holism
- Control
- Extrapolation
- Subjectivity
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Which core study on bystander behaviour in a subway used a naturalistic setting to enhance usefulness?
- Bandura
- Piliavin
- Milgram
- Baron-Cohen
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A psychological theory that cannot possibly be proven wrong by any observed event lacks what key property?
- Standardisation
- Correlation
- Credibility
- Falsifiability
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How does Freud's Little Hans study rank regarding scientific rigour and empirical testing?
- Fully falsifiable
- Low scientific status
- Strictly empirical
- High reliability
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What term describes the systematic collection of numerical data to establish psychological laws?
- Idiographic
- Qualitative
- Subjective
- Nomothetic
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Why might a psychodynamic case study be criticised for failing scientific standards of hypothesis testing?
- Lacks subjectivity
- Overly quantitative
- Lacks falsifiability
- Too standardised
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Which study investigating false memories successfully demonstrates high replicability due to closed questions?
- Loftus and Palmer
- Freud
- Piliavin
- Rosenhan
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Which core study challenged psychiatric diagnosis reliability, demonstrating the practical dangers of unscientific labelling?
- Kohlberg
- Thigpen and Cleckley
- Milgram
- Rosenhan
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Why is self-report data often viewed as less scientific than physiological measurements in psychology?
- High objectivity
- Direct observation
- Response bias
- Strict standardisation
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What scientific term describes generating a specific prediction from a general psychological theory before testing?
- Induction
- Intuition
- Abduction
- Deduction
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Why is quantitative data generally preferred over qualitative data when establishing psychology as a science?
- High subjectivity
- Empathic insight
- Greater depth
- Objective measurement
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Which core study on moral development by Kohlberg relies on hypothetical dilemmas, limiting its ecological validity and practical usefulness?
- Bocchiardo
- Levy
- Kohlberg
- Asch
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Which core study demonstrates high usefulness by helping explain the development of phobias?
- Bandura
- Milgram
- Kohlberg
- Piliavin
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