Psychology General
Studies
Studies Plus
Key Terms
General
100
Psychology is the (blank) study of human behaviour and mental processes. (what word goes in the blank space?)
Psychology is the SCIENTIFIC study of human behaviour and mental processes.
100
What is the name of the variable that is measured in a study?
The dependent variable.
100

Name the study with the rats in three cages.

Rosenzweig

100

When we specifically define our variables it is called an

Operational definition
100
The group in an experiment that receives a treatment that is expected to have an effect is called the ....(what)... group?
Treatment group
200
Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour and ...?
mental process / cognitive processes / cognition / internal processes (any of these terms is fine).
200
What is the name of the variable that is manipulated by the researcher/s in a study?
Independent variable
200

Operationalize the IV of Rosenzweig

The operational definition of environmental stimuli is that the first condition (Enriched condition) was put in a cage with 10-12 other rats and things to play with and explore, the second condition (Impoverished condition) had only one rat and nothing else and the third condition (the control) had three rats and no toys.  

200
When one variable increases, so does the other. What's this called?
A positive correlation.
200
What is it called when you give someone a treatment (e.g. pill or injection) that has no biological effects, but may have an effect if the person believes it will?
A placebo.
300

This term correlational studies where the direction of the correlation is unknown.

Bidirectional ambiguity

300

What is the name given to a variable that might affect the dependent variable, but is not what the researchers are interested in studying?

Extraneous variable.

300

What was the IV and DV of Loftus & Palmer?

IV = different intensity verbs in the leading question

DV = estimation of speed

300
When one variable increases, the other decreases. What is this called?
Negative correlation.
300
Name one part of the brain that we will study in Criminology in our second unit (at least one part of the brain was mentioned in activities in the workbook)
frontal lobe or prefrontal cortex are both acceptable answers, as is the amygdala.
400

This approach to psychology says that we behave the way we do because of genetics, hormones, neurotransmitters, brain damage, etc. 

Biological

400
Why are laboratory experiments used to investigate causational relationships?
Because extraneous variables can be controlled in a laboratory, so the IV can be isolated as the only variable influencing the DV.
400

By which sampling technique can researchers best get a representative sample?

Random sampling

400

A fake participant (someone that is acting as a participant in the study) is called a

Confederate

400
Name one neurotransmitter (at least one was mentioned in activities in this introduction unit).
Serotonin. Others include acetylcholine and dopamine.
500
What is the difference between a mental process and a cognitive process?
There is none.
500
What are two reasons why we might not be able to conclude a causational relationship from a study?
1) There are too many extraneous or confounding variables. 2) We do not know the direction of the relationship in the study (i.e. which variable is affecting which).
500

Name the study that included (fake) shocking of the confederate.

Milgram

500
What is it called when we're not sure of the direction of influence in a relationship between two variables?
Bidirectional ambiguity
500

What was Ms. Dean's cat's name?

Mandu

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