Historical Approach
Modern Perspective
Field and Ethics
Research
Stats
100
Pavlov is famous for performing testing on what animal?
Dogs
100
This perspective focuses on the physical activity in the brain and body:
Biological
100
What is the title of a medical doctor that specializes in mental health?
A psychiatrist
100
In an experiment to determine if music improves memory, what might be the dependent variable?
participant results on a memory test
type of music played
the amount of time listening to music
musical preferences of the participants
1. Participants results on a memory test
100
What is the median of the following set of numbers: 2, 7, 10, 6, 4
6
200
Watson founded which psychological approach?
A. Biological
B. Psychodynamic
C. Behavioral
D. Cognitive
C. Behavioral
200
This perspective focuses on how behavior is affected by culture and our surroundings:
Sociocultural
200
This involves intentionally providing inaccurate information or withholding information from a subject in an experiment:
Deception
200
Which form of research would be the best to focus on one person’s behavior over a longer period of time?
A case study
200
What is the mode of the following set of numbers: 3, 6, 8, 3, 12, 9
3
300
Why is Wilhelm Wundt often considered the first scientific psychological researcher?
He gathered data through experiments in his lab.
300
This perspective focuses on classical and operant conditioning:
Behavioral
300
This type of psychologist specializes in workplace practices and environments:
Industrial and Organizational Psychologist
300
An experiment is held to determine whether or not classical music improves test scores: One group listens to classical music while taking a test at 8:00 am, and another group listens to classical music while taking a test at 2:00 pm. What is the confounding variable of the experiment?
The time that each group takes on their test
300
What can be assumed about future sales if 20 muffins are sold Monday, 22 are sold Wednesday, and 30 are sold Thursday?
They will rise
400
Who founded the functionalist approach?
William James
400
This perspective focuses on self concept and its effect on behavior:
Humanist
400
Used in order to make an experiment ethical, refers to giving participants all of the information:
Debriefing
400
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4
400
Which measure of central tendency is most affected by outliers or extreme scores?
Mean
500
What is the primary difference between structuralism and functionalism?
Structuralism is how the underlying parts of the brain affect the whole, and Functionalism is how the mind adapts to its environment
500
This perspective focuses on adaptations and how certain behaviors could have once been a form of survival:
Evolutionary
500
When seeking approval to conduct an experiment using participants from her college psychology course, a student researcher should:
Apply to the Institutional Review Board at the university
500
What is the term used to describe an entire group in which a form of research is attempting to study?
Population
500
Aria took a standardized test. The mean was 70 with a standard deviation of 6. Aria’s score was 76. What is her z score?
+1