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PSYCHOLOGY |! EXAM |! 1 |! UPDATE |!
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A |! correlation |! coefficient |! can |! indicate______. |! A. |! whether |! one |! variable |! causes |! an |! effect |! on |! another |! variable b. |! a |! positive |! relationship, |! but |! not |! a |! negative |! relationship |! between |! variables c. |! the |! strength |! and |! direction |! of |! the |! relationship |! between |! two |! variables |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔C. |! the |! strength |! and |! direction |! of |! the |! relationship |! between |! two |! variables A |! little |! girl |! at |! the |! local |! elementary |! school |! is |! writing |! symphonies |! for |! full |! orchestra |! at |! age |! 7.You're |! curious |! to |! know |! about |! the |! child's |! personality |! and |! other |! psychological |! qualities.Which |! type |! of |! study |! would |! you |! conduct? *Case |! study Survey Naturalistic |! observation |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔case |! study A |! psychologist |! who |! is |! interested |! in |! finding |! out |! about |! the |! lives |! and |! experiences |! of |! blended |! multi-racial |! families |! wants |! to |! know |! how |! such |! individuals |! are |! viewed |! by |! their |! families, |! friends, |! and |! co-workers |! and |! how |! they |! view |! themselves. |! He |! conducts |! a |! series |! of |! structured |! interviews |! with |! the |! various |! individuals |! and |! asks |! specific |! questions |! based |! on |! ideas |! he |! has |!
that |! he |! thinks |! will |! be |! important |! for |! understanding |! this |! particular |! life |! experience. |! What |! type |! of |! study |! is |! this? Survey Naturalistic |! observation Case |! study |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔case |! study A |! researcher |! investigates |! the |! effects |! of |! room |! temperature |! on |! test |! performance |! as |! measured |! by |! participants |! test |! scores. |! In |! this |! experiment, |! the |! dependent |! variable |! is |! ________. room |! temperature type |! of |! test test |! performance |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔test |! performance Briggs |! is |! interested |! in |! whether |! there |! is |! a |! difference |! in |! the |! way |! males |! and |! females |! carry |! objects |! such |! as |! backpacks |! and |! computer |! cases, |! so |! she |! sets |! up |! a |! hidden |! camera |! on |! the |! main |! mall |! of |! the |! college |! and |! videotapes |! students |! at |! various |! times |! throughout |! the |! day. |! What |! type |! of |! study |! is |! this? a. |! Case |! study |! b. |! Survey c. |! Naturalistic |! observation |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔c. |! naturalistic |! observation If |! a |! researcher |! found |! a |! correlation |! coefficient |! of |! -.85 |! between |! amount |! of |! exercise |! and |! weight, |! this |! would |! indicate |! that |! the |! more |! people |! exercise, |! the |! ________ |! they |! weigh. more same
experimenter |! bias operational |! study double-blind |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔double-blind A |! correlation |! coefficient |! of |! .90 |! indicates |! a |! ________ |! relationship |! between |! two |! variables. weak |! positive strong |! positive strong |! negative |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔strong |! positive As |! the |! researcher |! doing |! an |! experiment |! on |! performance |! and |! sleep |! habits, |! Eliza |! doesn't |! wantto |! know |! which |! group |! of |! participants |! is |! in |! the |! experimental |! group |! getting |! only |! 4 |! hours |! of |! sleep |! each |! night. |! Eliza |! should |! conduct |! a single-blind |! study. operational |! study. double-blind |! study. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔double-blind Chelsea |! wants |! to |! know |! if |! the |! room |! temperature |! in |! the |! testing |! center |! affects |! participants |! test |! scores. |! In |! this |! experiment, |! the |! independent |! variable |! is |! ________. type |! of |! test test |! performance room |! temperature |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔room |! temperature
Comparing |! the |! population |! in |! two |! different |! states |! to |! examine |! the |! prevalence |! of |! depression |! is |! an |! example |! of cross-sectional |! research. longitudinal |! research. archival |! research. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔cross-sectional |! research Correlation |! means |! all |! of |! the |! following |! EXCEPT |! that two |! variables |! are |! related. when |! one |! variable |! changes, |! so |! does |! the |! other. one |! variable |! causes |! another. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔one |! variable |! causes |! another Correlation |! means |! that one |! variable |! causes |! another. one |! variable |! cannot |! exist |! without |! the |! other. two |! variables |! are |! related. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔two |! variable |! are |! related Examining |! household |! sizes |! during |! the |! early |! 1900s |! by |! reading |! census |! reports |! is |! an |! example |! of naturalistic |! observation archival |! research longitudinal |! research |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔archival |! research Following |! a |! group |! of |! kindergarteners |! every |! other |! year |! until |! they |! graduate |! and |! evaluating |! their |! performance |! is |! an |! example |! of
the |! temperature |! is |! a |! confounding |! variable |! in |! the |! measure |! of |! coat |! sales. when |! the |! temperature |! goes |! up, |! coat |! sales |! go |! down. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔when |! the |! temperature |! goes |! up, |! coat |! sales |! go |! down If |! two |! different |! variables |! are |! not |! related |! at |! all, |! they |! probably |! have |! a |! correlation |! coefficient |! of 1 0 -1 |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔ 0 If |! you |! are |! studying |! depression |! rates |! during |! the |! cold |! winter |! months, |! a |! potential |! ________ |! could |! be |! the |! busy |! holiday |! season. dependent |! variable illusory |! correlation confounding |! variables |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔confounding |! variables If |! you |! are |! studying |! the |! impact |! of |! a |! new |! type |! of |! teaching |! curriculum |! in |! the |! psychology |! classroom, |! the |! classroom |! where |! the |! old |! curriculum |! is |! still |! taught |! is |! considered |! the control |! group. operational |! group. experimental |! group. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔control |! group If |! you |! participate |! in |! a |! study |! and |! find |! out |! that |! the |! medication |! you |! received |! did |! not |! contain |! actual |! medication |! inside, |! then |! that |! pill |! is |! considered |! a
dependent |! variable. experimental |! tool. placebo. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔placebo In |! a |! study |! about |! anxiousness, |! researchers |! have |! participants |! either |! read |! a |! story |! about |! a |! girl |! who |! is |! stressed |! about |! her |! final |! exams |! and |! other |! work |! and |! family |! commitments |! or |! a |! classic |! fairytale. |! Before |! the |! study, |! they |! plan |! to |! have |! students |! self-report |! on |! their |! levels |! of |! anxiety, |! then |! re-test |! them |! after |! the |! study |! to |! see |! if |! the |! anxious |! story |! increased |! anxiousness |! levels. |! In |! this |! example, |! the |! students |! reported |! anxiousness |! after |! reading |! a |! story |! is |! the independent |! variable operational |! definition dependent |! variable |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔dependent |! variable in |! order |! to |! study |! the |! cause |! and |! effect |! relationship |! between |! two |! variables, |! a |! researcher |! must |! perform |! what |! type |! of |! study? descriptive experimental correlational |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔experimental In |! the |! example |! of |! how |! violent |! television |! programming |! might |! affect |! violent |! behavior |! in |! children, |! the |! ________ |! views |! violent |! television |! programming |! for |! a |! specified |! time. experimental |! group. control |! group. operational |! group. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔control |! group
case |! study. correlational |! study. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔case |! study People |! generally |! engage |! in |! superstitious |! behavior, |! like |! wearing |! your |! lucky |! red |! socks |! while |! taking |! a |! test |! because |! you |! wore |! them |! last |! time |! you |! got |! a |! high |! grade, |! because |! of |! a |! belief |! in |! a(n) |! ________. correlation confounding |! variable illusory |! correlation |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔illusory |! correlation Preliminary, |! non-experimental, |! research |! that |! gathers |! information |! about |! behavior |! is |! called |! ________ |! research. descriptive experimental correlational |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔descriptive Research |! that |! compares |! multiple |! segments |! of |! the |! population |! at |! the |! same |! time |! is |! known |! as archival |! research. cross-sectional |! research. longitudinal |! research. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔cross-sectional |! research Ryan |! is |! conducting |! an |! experiment |! on |! the |! type |! of |! breakfast |! eaten |! by |! high |! schoolers |! and |! their |! wakefulness |! and |! alertness |! during |! the |! day. |! Which |! is |! the |! best |! way |! for |! Ryan |! to |! prevent |! experimenter |! bias?
He |! should |! avoid |! any |! personal |! interactions |! with |! the |! students. He |! should |! refer |! to |! each |! student |! by |! a |! number |! instead |! of |! a |! name. He |! should |! not |! know |! what |! the |! students |! ate |! for |! breakfast. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔he |! should |! not |! know |! what |! the |! students |! ate |! for |! breakfast Suzanne |! is |! interested |! in |! understanding |! the |! relationship |! between |! hours |! spent |! watching |! t.v. |! and |! student |! grades |! in |! elementary |! school. |! What |! type |! of |! study |! might |! she |! perform? descriptive correlational experimental |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔correlational The |! strength |! and |! direction |! of |! the |! relationship |! between |! two |! variables |! is |! expressed |! by |! the |! ________. illusory |! correlation positive |! correlation correlation |! coefficient |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔correlation |! coefficient There |! is |! a |! ________ |! correlation |! between |! the |! number |! of |! hours |! of |! sleep |! a |! person |! gets |! and |! how |! tired |! they |! feel. neutral negative positive |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔negative unrelated |! variables |! probably |! have |! a |! correlation |! coefficient |! of |!
dependent |! variable independent |! variable confounding |! variable |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔independent |! variable You |! are |! interested |! in |! the |! amount |! of |! time |! students |! spend |! talking |! to |! other |! students |! during |! class |! breaks |! in |! high |! school |! and |! want |! to |! know |! if |! girls |! are |! more |! talkative |! with |! other |! girls, |! or |! when |! talking |! to |! boys. |! You |! set |! up |! a |! camera |! to |! record |! a |! hundred |! such |! interactions. |! What |! type |! of |! study |! is |! this? survey naturalistic |! observation case |! study |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔case |! study You |! want |! to |! learn |! more |! about |! food |! preferences |! of |! those |! in |! an |! entire |! city. |! What |! would |! the |! the |! best |! way |! to |! gather |! this |! information? case |! study survey naturalistic |! observation |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔survey according |! to |! the |! text, |! psychology |! students |! are |! most |! likely |! to |! benefit |! from |! exposure |! to counseling |! strategies |! and |! diagnostic |! techniques communication |! skills |! and |! assessment |! strategies critical |! thinking |! skills |! and |! scientific |! method |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔critical |! thinking |! skills |! and |! scientific |! method
according |! to |! the |! text, |! psychology |! students |! are |! most |! likely |! to |! benefit |! from |! exposure |! to counseling |! strategies |! and |! memory |! skills research |! assignments |! and |! diagnostic |! techniques critical |! thinking |! skills |! and |! evaluating |! information |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔critical |! thinking |! skills |! and |! evaluating |! information Katie |! spends |! most |! of |! her |! daytime |! hours |! taking |! care |! of |! her |! four |! kids, |! but |! enjoys |! teaching |! two |! psychology |! courses |! in |! the |! evenings |! at |! a |! local |! community |! college. |! Katie |! likely |! has |! a PhD |! in |! psychology. master's |! degree |! in |! psychology. master's |! degree |! in |! business. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔master's |! degree |! in |! psychology Ryan |! wants |! to |! be |! a |! high |! school |! football |! coach |! and |! school |! counselor. |! He |! will |! need |! at |! least |! a |! ________ |! degree |! in |! counseling |! psychology. PhD PsyD master's |! degree |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔master's |! degree Typically, |! an |! adjunct |! psychology |! professor |! will |! have |! a PhD |! in |! psychology. master's |! degree |! in |! business.
studying |! thoughts |! and |! their |! relationship |! to |! our |! experiences |! and |! actions. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔studying |! thoughts |! and |! their |! relationship |! to |! our |! experiences |! and |! actions If |! Kayla |! is |! interested |! in |! personality |! psychology, |! she |! is |! most |! likely |! to |! study: how |! people's |! thoughts, |! feelings, |! and |! behaviors |! are |! influenced |! by |! the |! actual,imagined, |! or |! implied |! presence |! of |! others changes |! in |! reasoning |! and |! thinking |! that |! develop |! across |! the |! lifespan long-standing |! traits |! and |! patterns |! that |! propel |! behavior |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔long-standing |! traits |! and |! patterns |! that |! propel |! behavior If |! Marco |! is |! interested |! in |! changes |! in |! reasoning |! and |! thinking |! that |! occur |! during |! adolescence, |! he |! should |! specialize |! in |! ________ |! psychology. developmental cognitive personality |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔developmental Jade |! plans |! to |! major |! in |! business |! then |! continue |! on |! to |! study |! ________ |! so |! that |! she |! can |! work |! as |! a |! consultant |! for |! businesses |! interested |! in |! improving |! employee |! motivation |! and |! increasing |! productivity. I-O |! psychology forensic |! psychology business |! psychology |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔I-O |! psychology
Jenny's |! softball |! team |! always |! came |! close |! to |! winning, |! but |! seemed |! to |! give |! up |! during |! the |! 6th |! inning. |! Her |! coach |! scheduled |! an |! appointment |! with |! the |! ________ |! to |! discuss |! performance |! anxiety. forensic |! psychologist. sport |! psychologist. health |! psychologist. |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔sport |! psychologist Marquesas |! is |! suffering |! from |! anxiety. |! According |! to |! the |! ________ |! model, |! her |! illness |! is |! probably |! determined |! by |! psychological, |! biological, |! and |! social |! factors. cognitive-behavioral clinical-health biopsychosocial |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔biopsychosocial Social |! psychology |! is |! the |! study |! of: long-standing |! traits |! and |! patterns |! that |! propel |! behavior changes |! in |! reasoning |! and |! thinking |! that |! develop |! across |! the |! lifespan how |! people's |! thoughts, |! feelings, |! and |! behaviors |! are |! influenced |! by |! the actual, |! imagined, |! or |! implied |! presence |! of |! others |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔how |! people's |! thoughts, |! feelings, |! and |! behaviors |! are |! influenced |! by |! the |! actual, |! imagined, |! or |! implied |! presence |! of |! others Stefan |! had |! a |! terrible |! work |! experience |! when |! cooking |! at |! a |! local |! diner |! while |! in |! high |! school. |! That |! experience |! led |! him |! to |! want |! to |! study |! business |! management |! and |! best |! practices |! in |! improving |! the |! workplace |! environment. |! He |! should |! consider |! studying
Which |! of |! the |! following |! are |! the |! main |! psychological |! domains?
- |! psychoanalytical, |! biopsychological, |! social, |! mental |! and |! physical |! health
- |! personality, |! lifespan, |! sensation |! and |! perception, |! mental |! and |! physical |! health
- |! biological, |! cognitive, |! developmental, |! social |! and |! personality, |! mental |! and physical |! health |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔biological, |! cognitive, |! developmental, |! social |! and |! personality, |! mental, |! and |! physical |! health Which |! of |! the |! following |! topics |! are |! included |! in |! the |! biological |! domain |! of |! psychology? learning neuroscience motivation |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔neuroscience Which |! of |! the |! following |! topics |! are |! included |! in |! the |! biological |! domain |! of |! psychology? conditioning memory consciousness |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔consciousness Which |! psychological |! domain |! would |! include |! a |! study |! of |! learning |! and |! conditioning? developmental social |! and |! personality
cognitive |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔developmental Which |! psychological |! domain |! would |! include |! a |! study |! of |! memory |! and |! intelligence? |! cognitive social |! and |! personality biological |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔cognitive Which |! questions |! would |! a |! biopsychologist |! most |! likely |! address |! when |! studying |! depression?
- |! To |! what |! extent |! does |! depression |! affect |! one's |! thinking, |! memory |! and |! languageabilities?
- |! When |! does |! depression |! usually |! develop |! in |! a |! person? |! What |! are |! the |! various |! stages |! (represented |! by |! the |! changes |! in |! behavior) |! of |! the |! illness?
- |! Does |! stress |! or |! lack |! of |! exercise |! affect |! the |! nervous |! system |! and |! hormones |! to |! either |! cause |! or |! prevent |! depression? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔does |! stress |! or |! lack |! of |! exercise |! affect |! the |! nervous |! system |! and |! hormones |! to |! either |! cause |! or |! prevent |! depression? Which |! questions |! would |! a |! biopsychologist |! most |! likely |! address |! when |! studying |! schizophrenia?
- |! To |! what |! extent |! does |! schizophrenia |! affect |! one's |! thinking, |! memory |! andlanguage |! abilities?
- |! When |! does |! schizophrenia |! usually |! develop |! in |! a |! person? |! What |! are |! the |! various |! stages |! (represented |! by |! the |! changes |! in |! behavior) |! of |! the |! illness?
