Unit 1: Intro and Research

Question 1

Ex: a study on what flavors of ice cream are the most common

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basic research

Question 2

This is the tendency for people to accept very general or vague things to be accurate

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Barnum effect

Question 3

This bias is the tendency to think we know more than we do about something or someone else

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overconfidence

Question 4

Which of the following expresses the WEAKEST relationship between two variables?

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-0.12

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a guideline for human research?

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no deception

Question 6

person who is a medical doctor and can prescribe drugs to treat illness

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psychiatrist

Question 7

What is the mode: 20, 4, 5, 16, 20, 13?

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20

Question 8

study of the human mind and its affects on behavior

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psychology

Question 9

branch of psychology studies physical, mental, and social changes of humans throughout life

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developmental

Question 10

this method is the examination of behavior in its native setting

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naturalistic observation

Question 11

Which of the following shows the STRONGEST relationship between two variables?

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-1.00

Question 12

perspective emphasizes the potential for good that is innate in all humans; be the best you can

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humanistic

Question 13

human development debate: personality same since infancy or change based on life events

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stability v. change

Question 14

a subset of a larger population in which every member has an equal chance of being selected

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random sample

Question 15

branch of psychology concerned with the assessment and diagnosis of mental illness

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clinical

Question 16

people's expectations or beliefs determine their experience and make change happen

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placebo effect

Question 17

practice of early psychology of cutting holes in the skull to let out the evil spirits

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trephination

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a guideline for animal research?

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informed consent

Question 19

practice of early psychology of examining your own mental processes and telling the researcher

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introspection

Question 20

this is the relationship between two or more variables but does not necessarily show causation

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correlation

Question 21

Greeks believed that this part of the body was the most god-like

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mind

Question 22

perspective focuses on how we think and encode the information coming into our brains

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cognitive

Question 23

current wave of psych in which psychologists can use various perspectives to solve problems

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eclectic

Question 24

What is the median: 2, 2, 5, 8, 9?

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5

Question 25

perspective based on the idea of natural selection and Darwinism

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evolutionary

Question 26

branch of psychology studies children in learning settings like school

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educational

Question 27

perspective states that all feelings have an organic root (natural basis)

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biological

Question 28

The variance of scores around the mean; shows if the study and its results are reliable or not

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standard deviation

Question 29

Ex: research on the effects of Adderall on students with ADHD

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applied research

Question 30

person who is an expert in psych and has received a Master's in order to practice

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psychologist

Question 31

The inclination after an event has occurred to see it as having been predictable all along

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hindsight bias

Question 32

An outside factor that can cause change in the dependent variable but is NOT the independent

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confounding variable

Question 33

this is a tentative, testable statement about the relationship between two or more variables

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hypothesis

Question 34

process by which organisms that are better adapted to their environment surive

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natural selection

Question 35

something that the research measure to see how much effect the manipulated factor had

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dependent variable

Question 36

the thing getting introduced or manipulated in an experiment that hopefully causes change

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independent variable

Question 37

human ethics: the process of telling the participant what to expect during the study, any risks

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informed constant

Question 38

This serves as a basis for comparison and helps to see the results of the independent variable

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control group

Question 39

perspective focuses on thoughts and learning and how that relates to experiences and actions

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cognitive

Question 40

This number shows the probability of randomness in a sample; .05 for statistical significance

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p-value

Question 41

procedure in which both the participants and researchers do not know what group is what

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double blind

Question 42

wave of psychology that laid the basis for our modern study of perception

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Gestalt psychology

Question 43

perspective to psychology explores how biology influences behavior

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biological

Question 44

a number from -1 to +1 indicating the strength of a relationship between variables

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correlation coefficient

Question 45

perspective focuses on the difference between men and women in society

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socio-cultural

Question 46

the process to explain what you mean in your hypothesis- how variable measured in real life

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operational define

Question 47

when an experiment involved deception, participants are told complete and truthful info at end

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debriefing

Question 48

person who is a medical practitioner specializing in mental illness

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psychiatrist

Question 49

perspective that states most behaviors come from unresolved conflicts during childhood

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psychodynamic

Question 50

perspective that focuses on the unconscious mind

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psychodynamic

Question 51

This allows researchers to collect data from a large number of people in a short amount of time

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survey

Question 52

this is designed to answer the research question & prove that results are from the independent

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experimental group

Question 53

human development debate: smooth course of change throughout life or abrupt changes in stages

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continuity v. discontinuity

Question 54

perspective states that we behave the way we do because we inherited behaviors from ancestors

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evolutionary

Question 55

perspective focuses on how we learn and forget information

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cognitive

Question 56

perspective stresses that people strive to be the best they can be in life

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humanistic

Question 57

person who is specifically trained to provide advice but cannot treat illness

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counselor

Question 58

If higher reading ability, lower physical weight, indicates reading and weight are...

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negatively correlated

Question 59

this is observational research focusing on one or a few ppl & cannot be generalized to the pop

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case study

Question 60

The fact that you know you are in an experiment can cause change even in the control group

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Hawthorne effect

Question 61

Perspective that focuses on your behavior and not how you feel

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behavioral

Question 62

this is an investigation in which a hypothesis is scientifically tested

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experiment

Question 63

If more time to get ready, the more self-confidence, indicates time and self-confidence are...

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positively correlated

Question 64

classic human development debate: DNA or environment?

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nature v nurture

Unit 1: Intro and Research

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Unit 1: Intro and Research

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