Chapter 2 True/False Questions

1. In order to be scientific, research must be carried out in a research laboratory. (True/False)
   
   
2. Not all research is scientific.(True/False)
   
   
3. Scientific research combines empirical and rational principles.(True/False)
   
   
4. An assumption in science is an idea or statement that we know is true and that forms the basis for testing other ideas.(True/False)
   
   
5. Scientists believe that the universe is primarily orderly and that it is possible for us to learn about the universe through research.(True/False)
   
   
6. The facts of research include the many events that can be directly observed.(True/False)
   
   
7. In psychology, the behavior of organisms is the major category of facts that we study.(True/False)
   
   
8. Events like memory, intelligence, and humor are examples of behavioral facts.(True/False)
   
   
9. The quality of our observations of behavior will depend on the accuracy of our inferences about the behavior.(True/False)
   
   
10. Inferences are drawn on the basis of empirical observations.(True/False)
    
    
11. If the observations are accurate, the inferences drawn from those observations will always be accurate.(True/False)
    
    
12. The id, ego, and superego are examples of constructs.(True/False)
    
    
13. Constructs are rational ideas constructed by the researcher and are not to be confused with facts.(True/False)
    
    
14. Reifying a construct increases the usefulness of the construct to scientists.(True/False)
    
    
15. Constructs are inferred from behavioral observation and can be used to predict new behavior.(True/False)
    
    
16. Models are always physical representations of reality.(True/False)
    
    
17. Manipulating models will tell us how things work in the real world.(True/False)
    
    
18. Sherlock Holmes solved his numerous cases using just the process of deduction and the few clues left by the criminal.(True/False)
    
    
19. Reasoning from the specific to the general is known as deduction.(True/False)
    
    
20. Making predictions from a theory involves deductive inferences.(True/False)
    
    
21. The various phases of research represent an organized sequence of steps that all research projects must go through in the same order.(True/False)
    
    
22. The higher the level of constraint, the more scientific the research.(True/False)