Psychology Theories
A researcher breaks a student’s experience of drinking coffee into sensations, mental images, and feelings. Which approach is this?
Structuralism
Who is one of the Founders of Psychology?
William James and Wilhelm Wundt
What part of a research article gives a brief summary of the article?
Abstract
As daily screen time increases, reported concentration decreases. What type of correlation is this?
Negative correlation
A researcher uses past data sets to conduct research with- what type of design is this?
Archival
A psychologist asks how anxiety helps a person adapt to a challenging environment rather than identifying the parts of anxiety. Which school of psychology is this?
Functionalism
Who Experimentally tested the theory of Phrenology?
Pierre Flourens
What part of a Journal article provides information on the statistics that were ran, if there was statistical significance, and if the hypothesis was supported?
Results
Correlation does NOT equal....
Causation (cause and effect)
Why is it important for a researcher to not be noticed while conducting a naturalistic observation?
If people know they are being watched they will change their behavior.
This field of Psychology believes that you should only study what you see....
Behavorism
Which Psychologist believed that personality disorders and mental health issues were rooted in the unconscious mind?
Sigmund Freud
What can be found in the Method section of an article?
Information about the participants, how the data was collected, and what measures were used
Carmen has a participant in a research study. She read the informed consent document and agreed to participate. Once the study starts, she gets uncomfortable and wants to quit. The researcher tells her she cannot do that since she agreed to the informed consent document. Is this allowed/ethical?
NO. Participants can end their participation at any time.
In a survey, you study a ______ of the population.
Sample
What is the theory that bumps and indents on a person's skull could tell you about their traits and characteristics
Phrenology
Who was the first African American to hold their Ph.D in Psychology?
Franscis Cecil Sumner
What can be found in the Discussion section of a research article?
Conclusions about the data, limitations/weaknesses, ideas for future research
In an experiment, you are looking at the difference in the outcomes (dependent variables) between two groups- what are those two groups? How are participants assigned?
Control and Experimental
Random Assignment
A researcher surveys the same group every year for ten years. What design is this, and what is one weakness?
Longitudinal research; attrition is one weakness.
A therapist explores dreams, slips of the tongue, and childhood experiences to understand a client’s problems. Which perspective is being used?
Psychoanalytic theory
Who is the Father of Behaviorism and conducted the Little Albert Study?
John B Watson
What does it mean for an Article to be Peer Reviewed?
A peer-reviewed journal article is read by several other scientists (generally anonymously) with expertise in the subject matter.
Peer review provides some degree of quality control for psychological research.
Peer review ensures that the research is described clearly enough to allow other scientists to replicate it, meaning they can repeat the experiment using different samples to determine reliability.
A researcher wants to determine whether the amount of sleep a person gets affects their reaction time. Participants are assigned to get 4, 6, or 8 hours of sleep before completing a reaction-time test. What is the Independent Variable?
IV: Amount of Sleep
What is the purpose of a descriptive study?
Is there hypothesis testing?
To gather information to inform future research studies
No