Correlation
The tendency for extreme or unusual scores or events to fall back (regress) toward the average?
What is regression toward the mean?
Bob is a supermemorist, able to recall every aspect of all of his birthdays back to age five. You gibe him questionnaires, a brain scan andsome tests. What method are you using?
What is a survey?
After the student council election, a friend tells you he could have guessed who would be elected president. What psychological phenomenon might this illustrate?
What is hindsight bias
Which of the following animal studies is most likely to receive approval?
Do monkeys who smoke get cancer? Are dogs who are abused violent? Will rats deprived of food for one week survive? Can dolphins learn simple language?
What is can dolphins learn simple language
The science of behavior and mental processes is the definition of which field of study? a. Philosophy b. Cognitive neuroscience c. Basic research d. Psychology e. Applied research
What is psychology
An illusory correlation is best defined as a?
What is (a) perceived relationship where one does not exist?
You need to watch elementary students on the play ground to study play habits for your psychology class. What method are you using?
What is naturalistic observation?
The tendency to exaggerate the correctness or accuracy of our beliefs and predictions is called?
What is overconfidence
What is the postexperimental explanation of a study, including its purpose and any deceptions, to its participants
What is debriefing
How is correlation used in psychology?
What is to see if a relationship between two or more variable exist?
A research design involves two randomly assigned groups of participants. One group receives a one-time treatment, and the other does not. Later, the two groups are compared to see whether the treatment had an effect. Psychologists call this kind of research?
What is an experiment?
What is the extent to which a test or experiment measures or predicts what it is supposed to?
What is validity?
In a research study, informed consent is a concern of?
What is ethics
A researcher calculates statistical significance for her study and finds a 5 percent chance that results are due to chance. What is a an accurate interpretation of this finding?
What is minimum result typically considered statistically significant?
Which correlation coefficient demonstrates the highest correlation? 0.92, -0.38, -0.11, 0.67?
What is 0.92?
A psychologist designed a study to test the effects of cell phone use on driving safety. Participants were randomly assigned either to drive an automobile simulator while talking to a friend on a cell phone or to drive a simulator without talking on a phone. Cell phone is what type of variable in this study?
What is an independent variable?
What is the critical to operationally define a variable in order to lend credibility to the methodology and to ensure the reproducibility of the results of the study?
What is (an) operational definition?
Which of the following perspectives would be most likely to examine the unconscious motives of a person who is overly aggressive on the basketball court?
What is Psychodynamic
Which is used only in correlational studies? A. Scatterplot B. Double blind C. Random Assignment D. Random Sample
What is scatterplot?
In a drug study, neither the participants nor the person distributing the pills knows who is receive the new drug and who is receiving the placebo. This type of research design is said to be what type of study?
What is a single blind study
What is a computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score?
What is standard deviation?