Psychology Dr. Conlon chapter 1 test

Wearing crystals can cure illness. What is this an example of?

Variable manipulated or changed by the researcher

A company analyzes millions of online searches and social media posts to predict trends. What is this?

A researcher asks, "Does exercise reduce anxiety in adults?" to guide their study. What is this?

"I knew it all along" effect

A technique to evenly distribute participants across treatment groups. What is this?

A study fails to produce the same results when other researchers try to replicate it. What is this called?

The more young children watch TV, the less they read. What is this an example of?

A showed J that cats are actually fish, J proved to A that wasn't true but A still believed it was. What bias is this?

A student questions an article about green tea and researches other sources before accepting the claim. What is this?

Why are participants (P's) assigned randomly

A asks participants to record their mood and activities randomly throughout the day using an app. What is this?

A researcher tests two teaching methods, analyzing the results without personal bias or assumptions. What is this?

Depression can lead to low self-esteem but low self-esteem can also lead to depression. What is this an example of?

Correlation implies causation

A researcher asks participants to report stress levels and symptoms every few hours using an app. What is this?

I thought about Kristen and she called me, I'm psychic. What is this called?

A researcher finds a correlation between more sleep and higher grades in students. What is this?

A notices plants grow faster in sunlight, A concludes that sunlight promotes growth after many experiments. What's this?

Probability of observing data as extreme as the sample results if the null hypothesis is true. What is this?

"Seek and ye shall find"

selecting individuals randomly from a population, giving everyone an equal chance of being chosen. What is this?

Ice cream sales and drowning incidents increase together. What is this an example of?

Drawing conclusions about a population based on sample data. What is this?

S is prepping for a test, she uses mind maps, and teaches the material to a fried. What is this called?

Adam told Kayla that psychology was easy she said no and he decided to go to google and look it up. What bias is this?

A made an A on the test and praised herself for it, next test she failed and blamed the professor. What bias is this?

Understanding human behavior requires a balance of controlled experiments and real-world data collection

A researcher surveys participants about their sleep habits and records the data. What is this?

A researcher asks participants to keep a daily diary of their emotions and activities. What is this?

A researcher tests if music affects test scores by assigning participants to study with or without music. What's this?

A tests whether natural light improves office workers productivity by collecting and analyzing data. What is this?

Science is a way of thinking about the world based on, observation, calculation, and experimentation.

A is trying to teach J to clean up his toys. Each time J puts his toys away, A praises J. What is this called?

___shows a relationship, while___proves one variable directly affects another. What is this?

A researcher calculates the average scores from survey data to identify trends. What is this?

A researcher examines the relationship between stress levels and sleep quality in participants. What is this?

What is Psychology?

Humans are pattern-seeking animals

A researcher tests the effect of caffeine on reaction time by giving one group coffee and another decaf. What is this?

A researcher records children's interactions during recess using a structured coding system. What is this?

A claims owning pets increases happiness but admits their theory can be proven wrong with future research. What's this?

Light and dark, body and mind, good and evil. What are these an example of?

A researcher compares outcomes between a treatment group and a placebo group. What is this?

If a student doesn't study, they will receive a low grade on the test. What is this called?

Beliefs shape your perceptions

S is always late so she's unreliable. What is this an example of?

Daily life research improves ecological validity and offers real-time behavioral insights.

Joan looks at a cookie and sees Jesus. What is this called?

A researcher observes children interacting during recess without interfering. What is this?

-1.3 is a strong negative correlation

A researcher surveys 500 people about their exercise habits and diet. What is this?

A researcher concludes that more study time improves test scores based on the data. What is this?

A creates a light to help traffic, traffic congestion decreases, and customers increase for businesses. What is this?

A uses evidence-based techniques to treat L with anxiety, while doing research on new treatments for anxiety disorders

Pseudoscience provides a sense of comfort over an unpredictable world

A range of values within which the true population parameter is expected to lie. What is this?

.2 is a strong positive correlation

A researcher tracks people’s health habits over 10 years to study long-term effects. What is this?

Science doesn't claim absolute proof but builds strong, reliable theories based on accumulating evidence.

Variable that may change in response to manipulation of the other variable

A variety of methods exist to collect psychological data outside the lab, leveraging modern technology

Which therapy is most effective for treating depression? What is the independent variable?

What are qualities of a good scientific experiment

A does a reading on J and J says nothing makes sense A says its because they are surrounded by people. What is this?

The more sexual content teens see of TV, the more likely they are to have sex. What is this an example of?

Which therapy is most effective for treating depression? What is the dependent variable?

Two researchers replicate a study on breakfast and focus, getting the same results. What is this?

A asks participants to wear a device tracking heart rate, activity, and mood throughout the day. What is this?

Pseudoscience is dangerous because it...