Self test 3

SESSION 4

1.What is the common characteristics shared by all the sciences and the mark that distinguishes them from other fields of knowledge/

1. theory
2. methodology
3. science
4. experimentation

 2.If an experimenter measures the popularity of a museum exhibit by noting the number of finger prints on the display case, the method is :

1. reliable but not valid
2. valid but not reliable
3. obtrusive
4. unobtrusive
5. self-report

 3.All scientific understanding begins with:

1. hypothesis development
2. observation
3. description
4. theory

 4.Which self-report measuring device yields unbiased data?

1. an interview
2. a questionnaire
3. a rating scale
4. none of the above
5. all the above

 5.What is major drawback of field experimentation/

1. Accuracy, its almost never accurate
2. It is impossible to form a hypothesis
3. It affects the attitudes of the respondent
4. It makes the experimenter afraid of being arrested
5. Ethics, the researcher may be invading the privacy of the subjects

 6.What is the emphasis on when an observer utilized the behavior mapping behavior/

1. the emphasis is on the environment
2. the emphasis is on the person in the environment
3. the emphasis is on both the environment and the person in the environment
4. none of the above

Answers to Session 4

1. b
2. d
3. b
4. d
5. e
6. c