Professor Frankel Is an Editor for a Psychology Journal

question 102

Multiple Choice

Professor Frankel is an editor for a psychology journal. She is considering which submissions to send out for peer review. Which of the following submissions is likely to receive the strongest consideration based on its research methods?

• A)a professor from Utah who used well-established methods
• B)a researcher from California who developed novel methods
• C)a professor from Illinois who employed rarely-used methods
• D)a postdoctoral fellow from Texas who used a controversial method

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Definitions:

Creative Scientists

Individuals engaged in scientific inquiry who demonstrate originality, inventiveness, and the ability to solve problems through novel approaches.

Intrinsic Motivation

The drive to engage in activities for their own sake, deriving pleasure and satisfaction from the activities themselves, rather than from external rewards.

Practical Intelligence

A facet of intelligence related to the ability to solve everyday problems through adaptive or creative reasoning.

Predictive Validity

The success with which a test predicts the behavior it is designed to predict; it is assessed by computing the correlation between test scores and the criterion behavior. (Also called criterion-related validity.)