Research Design
Bias
Theories + Theorist
ESU
Misc.
100
A testable prediction often implied by a theory.
What is a hypothesis?
100
A systemic error in thinking.
What is a cognitive bias?
100
Who is Sigmund Freud
100
What year was Emporia State founded?
What is 1863?
100
We only use 10% of our brain.
False
200
This is the group that will have an independent variable altered for them.
What is an experimental group?
200
Which is more objective: “I think this is the best movie” or “This movie made $500 million”?
What is “This movie made $500 million”?
200
What is the name of ESU's student newspaper?
What is The Bulletin?
200
Your heart starts racing when you're scared. This part of your nervous system is responsible for your body's “fight-or-flight” response.
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
300
The large group of interest to a researcher.
What is the population?
300
A person can be influenced by a bias without realizing it.
True
300
Pavlov's dogs learned to salivate when they heard a bell because the bell became associated with food. What type of learning is this?
What is classical conditioning?
300
Where is my office?
What is VH310
300
A patient takes a pill containing no active medication but believes it will help, and their symptoms improve anyway. What psychological phenomenon is this?
What is the placebo effect?
400
A factor other than the independent variable that might produce an effect in an experiment.
What is a confounding variable?
400
You assume a person who is quiet must be shy, without considering that they might simply be tired or having a bad day.
What is the fundamental attribution error?
400
Maslow's theory suggests that people generally need to satisfy basic needs, such as food and safety, before focusing on higher-level needs like self-esteem and personal growth. What is this theory called?
What is the hierarchy of needs?
400
The mascot/nickname used for ESU athletics before "hornets" was adopted.
What are the "Yaps"
400
This part of the brain is strongly associated with fear and emotional processing.
What is the amygdala?
500
In the context of research design, external validity refers to its...
What is generalizability?
500
After hearing that a celebrity was arrested, you think, “I always knew they were going to end up like this,” even though you never actually predicted it.
What is hindsight bias?
500
his theory explains behavior as being influenced by rewards, punishments, and consequences.
What is behaviorism?
500
Who is the dean of the teachers college?
Who is Dr. Sara Schwerdtfeger
500
In this experiment, a baby named Little Albert was conditioned to fear a white rat by pairing it with a loud noise.
What is the Little Albert experiment?