Unit 1: History and Approaches by Kayla Larson and Autumn Wagner (period 2)

Question 1

Betsy from Human Resources plans training sessions and boosts morale around the office. Betsy..

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is an industrial-organizational psychologist

Question 2

With which of the following statements would John Watson most likely agree?

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Psychology should focus on observable behavior

Question 3

Which of the following is a measure of variation?

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Range

Question 4

A psychologist investigates methods teachers use to enhance student learning.

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educational psychology

Question 5

A psychologist works with children whose parents are divorcing and helps them cope.

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counseling

Question 6

Researchers attend political debates and record the frequency of positive facial expressions.

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This is a naturalistic observation.

Question 7

In a normal dist, what % of the scores fall within two standard deviations?

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95%

Question 8

What is most important when conducting survey research?

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Choosing a representative sample

Question 9

Which is an example of hindsight bias?

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Marcy 'knew the answer all along' after viewing the answer

Question 10

Researchers have discovered that individuals with lower income have less sleep. Therefore...

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They are positively correlated.

Question 11

What is the tendency to exaggerate the correctness of our beliefs prior to testing?

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overconfidence

Question 12

A person can recall a lot stuff. What research method should be used to further investigate?

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Case Study

Question 13

Which of these correlation coefficients is the strongest?

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-.85

Question 14

Who coined the term "tabula rasa" (blank slate)?

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John Locke

Question 15

A researcher looks as a preschool class to observe gender differences as kids play with dolls.

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Is this a naturalistic observation?

Question 16

Which measure of central tendency is most affected by extreme scores?

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Mean

Question 17

Which thinks that behavior is influenced by interaction between people and their environment?

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community

Question 18

Whats the definition of psychology?

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The scientific study of behavioral and mental processes.

Question 19

Which of the following is more emphasized by individualist cultures?

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personal achievement

Question 20

Who most likely studies the interaction of people, machines, and physical environments?

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human factors psychologist

Question 21

Which investigates biological, cognitive, and social changes over time?

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developmental

Question 22

Inferential statistics...

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Determine if data can be generalized to other populations.

Question 23

What is used in correlation studies?

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Scatterplot

Question 24

Dwayne helps people make good decisions regarding their physical well-being. Dwayne is a...

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health psychologist

Question 25

After an election, a friend tells you he has known for weeks who would win. This illustrates..

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hindsight bias

Question 26

Which ethical principle requires that at the end of the study participants be told?

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Debriefing.

Question 27

The last 4 answers have been 'C'. What is the probability of the next answer being 'C'?

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It is unaffected by previous answers

Question 28

A testable prediction that drives research is known as:

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hypothesis

Question 29

Which is likely to address how encoding, storing, and retrieval of info might alter thoughts?

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cognitive

Question 30

Which of the following best describes research typical of Wilhelm Wundt's first psychology lab?

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measuring reaction time

Question 31

Why are operational definitions important?

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To allow others to replicate the procedure

Question 32

Which philosopher proposed that nerve pathways allowed for reflexes?

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Rene Descartes

Question 33

By seeking to measure "atoms of the mind," who established the first psychology laboratory?

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Wilhelm Wundt

Question 34

Psychiatrists differ from psychologists in that they

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are medical doctors licensed to prescribe medication

Question 35

A humanistic psychologist might ask which of the following questions?

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how can we get them to reach their highest potential?

Question 36

Which is an example of a negative correlation?

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More exercise tends to lower weights.

Question 37

There is a 5% statistical significance that results are due to chance. Which is accurate?

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This is the min. to be considered stat. significant.

Question 38

What must a researcher do to fulfill the ethical principle of informed consent?

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Keeps info confidential.

Question 39

Which of the following questions is best investigated by means of a survey?

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Political standings?

Question 40

The purpose of a random assignment is...

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To reduce potential confounding variables.

Unit 1: History and Approaches by Kayla Larson and Autumn Wagner (period 2)

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Unit 1: History and Approaches by Kayla Larson and Autumn Wagner (period 2)

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