Random psychology questions, please assist me, provided my own answers?

Hey there, I'm trying to get my psychology homework done. I have a few random questions that I don't know how to answer. Any and all help would be appreciated.





16. Dr. Robinson conducts basic research on the relationship between brain chemistry and intellectual functioning. Which psychological specialty does Dr. Robinson's research best represent?


A) social psychology


B) clinical psychology


C) biological psychology


D) industrial/organizational psychology


E) counseling psychology





My answer: C





27. Cognitive neuroscience studies all of the following expect


A) thought processes and brain functions.


B) childhood memories and psychological disorders.


C) our interpretation of a referee's call and how our anger affects our thinking.


D) cognitive state dependent retrieval.


E) influences that effect a child's reasoning





My answer: either C or E sound like the best options.





31. The American Psychological Association (APA) allows psychologists to deceive participants about the purpose of an experiment to


A) demonstrate objectivity is not required.


B) prevent participants in an experiment from trying to confirm the researchers'


predictions.


C) demonstrate fundamentally sound practices.


D) use information about individual participants publicly.


E) test participants in a lie-detector.





My answer: B





33. If the correlation between the physical weight and reading ability of elementary school students is +0.85, this would indicate that:


A) the relationship between weight and reading ability among elementary school students


is not statistically significant.


B) low body weight has a negative effect on the reading abilities of elementary school


children.


C) better reading ability is associated with greater physical weight among elementary


school students.


D) body weight has no causal influence on the reading abilities of elementary school


children.


E) low body weight has a positive effect on the reading abilities of elementary school


children.





My answer: D? I know that there is a rather high positive correlation between the two.|||16: you're right - it's C


27: nope, the correct answer is B


31: you're right, it's B


33: yup - tricky one, but I would go with C (D is probably true, but that's not what a correlation tells you)








Hope this helps!





Michael


The Psych Files podcast


http://www.ThePsychFiles.com