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An #appsych Quiz to test our knowledge of the #researchmethods unit.
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1
Love and acceptance are key to the ________ approach to psychology.
humanistic
psychodynamic
evolutionary
social-cultural
2
The correlational coefficient ranges from:
-2 to +2
1-2
0-1
-1 to +1
3
Which memory model includes a central executive that acts as an "air traffic controller?"
sensory memory
iconic memory
effortful processing
working memory
4
Cognitive neuroscience is:
the study of cognition
the study of how brain function is imaged
the study of brain function
the study of mental processes and brain function
5
When you over exaggerate your faith in your own ability, you exemplify:
overconfidence
reliability
hindsight bias
the scientific attitude
6
Sheila wants to know how boys play versus how girls play. Her best research method would be:
survey
naturalistic observation
case study
experiment
7
Dr. McSmartypants uses whatever therapy best fits his patients and their needs. This is:
the social-cultural approach
the humanistic approach
the cognitive approach
the psychodynamic approach
8
An operational definition is important because:
it encourages replication
it is translatable
it is more accurate
it is more scientific
9
Which of the following is a positive correlation?
Monsters who eat more cookies are happier.
Seahorses with fewer babies are more satisfied.
Students with fewer F's have higher GPA's.
People who eat less meat are more healthy.
10
You can't remember your sub's name because you are so used to your regular teacher. This is:
retroactive interference
proactive interference
mood congruence
state dependency
11
The key to structuralism is:
puzzles
discussion
experimentation
introspection
12
Standard deviation measures how close or far something is from the:
range
mode
median
mean
13
A psychologist who works at an eating disorder rehab but may not prescribe drugs would be:
a clinical psychologist
an addiction specialist
a counseling psychologist
a psychiatrist
14
Sensory memory stores information:
permanently
inaccurately
related to sight and sound
for a short period of time
15
HM showed us that implicit memories are processed in the______ and explicit in the _______.
frontal lobe; hippocampus
cerebellum; hippocampus
hippocampus; cerebellum
cerebellum; frontal lobe
16
When you look back at an event and think you knew about it all along, you exemplify:
hindsight bias
skepticism
humility
critical thinking
17
Sperling's experiment with black and white images demonstrates _______ memory.
image-based
echoic
iconic
sonic
18
Which of the following is an example of negative correlation?
Girls play fewer sports than boys.
People who read more are arrested less.
Driving faster results in more speeding tickets.
People who eat less weigh less.
19
Surveys are best for revealing:
attitude and beliefs
quantitative data
absolute truths
generalizations about a population
20
Val is threatened by social situations because she perceives them as scary. This demonstrates:
the cognitive approach
the humanistic approach
the behavioral approach
the psychodynamic approach
21
Ms. Stevens remembers Sandy Hook in detail because of emotions connected to the event. She has:
context-dependent memory
a flashbulb memory
retroactive interference
a mood-congruent memory
22
Megan is told she may have to harm another participant before an experiment begins. This shows:
informed consent
confidentiality
debriefing
protection from harm
23
Rory scored a 100 on a test with a mean of 90 and a standard deviation of 5. Her z score is:
.5
4
1
2
24
The various components of the serial position effect DO NOT include:
recency
novel stimuli
primacy
size
25
Wundt is considered the "papa" of psychology because:
he fathered many psychologists.
he made it a laboratory science.
he named the discipline.
he was the first psychological thinker.
26
Peter Pan dreams about his childhood because he's repressed memories attached to it. This is:
the biological perspective
the cognitive perspective
the humanistic perspective
the psychodynamic perspective
27
A hypothesis is a(n):
testable prediction
an educated guess
a research question
theory
28
Genie the feral child provided a _______ for the importance of early development.
experiment
naturalistic observation
case study
survey
29
Inferential statistics:
build upon data
generalize data to other populations
describe data
summarize data
30
In an experiment, the independent variable is:
administered to the control group
what is manipulated
what results
the hypothesis