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100
The variable that is measured and is expected to change as a result of manipulating the independent variable is called the ____
Dependent variable
100
A combination of bodily arousal, expressive behavior, and conscious experience that occurs in response to stimuli is called an ______.
Emotion
100
Define the bystander effect
a social psychological theory that states that individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when there are other people present.
100
Name 3 places a US psychologist could work
200
What type of psychology is concerned with the similarities and differences in psychological functioning across cultures and ethnic groups?
Cross-cultural Psychology
200
What are the 3 components of emotion?
physiology, cognition, and behavior
200
Define the Hawthorne effect.
When individuals demonstrate an increase in performance due to the act of being watched or observed by researchers or supervisors.
200
Name at least 3 components of an academic CV
300
You observe that the more you study for a test the better you do. Therefore, the association between studying and exam performance can be considered to have a ______ correlation
positive
300
True or false? Infants (and adults) worldwide express basic emotions in the same way.
True
300
What form of social influence was studied by Stanley Milgrim‘s mock electric shock experiment?
Obedience.
300
What is the differences between a Correlational vs Causal relationship
A correlation is a measure or degree of relationship between two variables. A causal relation between two events exists if the occurrence of the first causes the other. The first event is called the cause and the second event is called the effect.
400
Name 3 psychological research methods
Any 3 of the following: surveys, clinical/case study, naturalistic observation, archival research, cross sectional studies, longitudinal studies, quasi-experiments
400
What is stereotype threat?
Stereotype threat is defined as a “socially premised psychological threat that arises when one is in a situation or doing something for which a negative stereotype about one's group applies” (Steele & Aronson, 1995).
400
The modification of the opinions of members of a group to align with what they believe is the group consensus is called ____
groupthink
400
What is convenience sampling and what are some of the potential disadvantages of using this sampling method?
A convenience sample is a type of non-probability sampling method where the sample is taken from a group of people easy to contact or to reach.
Possible disadvantages: Convenience samples do not produce representative results, results can be hard to replicate, biased results, possibility of under- or over-representation of the population.
500
riefly describe how you could investigate the possible relationship between car color and likelihood of getting pulled over for speeding using The Scientific Method.
Any reasonable answer that includes making an observation, asking a question, forming a hypothesis, and conducting an experiment that could either support or refute the hypothesis based on its results.
500
What is the the rouge test (or mirror test) and what does it indicate?
A test used with human children. Using rouge makeup, an experimenter surreptitiously places a dot on the face of the child he children are then placed in front of a mirror and their reactions are monitored; depending on the child's development, distinct categories of responses are demonstrated. This test is widely cited as the primary measure for mirror self-recognition in human children.
500
Why was the Stanford Prison Study stopped well ahead of schedule?
Inappropriate behaviors by study participants, ethical issues
500
What is the difference between random selection and random assignment?
Random selection of participants: Participants are selected randomly from a whole population only on the basis of chance
Random assignment to condition: Participants are assigned todifferent experimental groups or “conditions” only on the basis ofchance