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Chapter 1

Intro to Psych Science

Read each sentence below and decide whether or not scientific research can be used to answer each
question. Explain why each question is or is not a good candidate for scientific inquiry.

Next, if this is a researchable question select a research method and explain how it can be used to test
the hypothesis.

1. Is abortion on demand bad for society?

2. Do people talk more after they have eaten than they do when they are hungry?

3. Does jogging lead to a positive attitude?

4. Are the incomes of doctors related to the grades they make in medical school?

5. Which emotion is stronger love or anger?

6. Will people be more moral in the year 2050 than they are now?

7. Are people who commit suicide sorry after they have done it?
Assignment extracted from Pearson Education, Inc. 2013

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