0.1-0.3 Field, Careers, and Perspectives
0.4 Research
0.5 Descriptive and Ethics
0.6 Statistical Reasoning in Everyday Life
Bonus (Fun Facts)
100

What is the primary focus of clinical psychology?

to assess, diagnose, and treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders

100

What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative research?

  1. Quantitative Research - A research method that relies on quantifiable, numerical data

  2. Qualitative Research - A research method that relies on in-depth, narrative data that are not translated into numbers

100

What animals do humans share the most DNA with

Chimpanzees 

100

What does mean measure

Average

100

The psychological test of human emotions and personality, using inkblots, is formally known as what?

The Rorschach Test

200

Name two different career paths in psychology and briefly describe their roles.

answers vary

200

Describe the concept of operational definitions in research.

a clear and specific statement of how a concept or variable will be measured or observed in a study

200

What are descriptive statistics, and how are they used in psychology?

to present the main trends and patterns observed in their study sample, often through graphs and tables, allowing for a better understanding of the data collected

200

What does mode measure?

the most

200

Dendrophobia is the fear of what?

Trees

300

What are the three points of scientific attitude?

1. Curiosity

2. Skepticism

3. Humility 

300

What type of correlation is +1.00?

Positive Correlation 

300

***DOUBLE JEOPARDY*** Give an example of a scenario that might raise ethical concerns in psychological research.

answers vary
300
What dos median measure

Which number is in the middle

300

Who developed the hierarchy of needs theory?

Maslow

400

***DOUBLE JEOPARDY*** What are the three main roadblocks to critical thinking

1. Hindsight Bias

2. Overconfidence

3. Perceiving Order in Random Events

400

What is the purpose of a control group in an experiment?

Used as a baseline to compare with the experimental group

400

Define Informed Consent in Research

the process of telling potential research participants about the key elements of a research study and what their participation will involve

400

What is Percentile Rank?

The percentage of of scores that are lower than the given score

400

What is the term for a psychological disorder characterized by delusions and hallucinations?

Schizophrenia 

500

What experimental method is used to analyze the results of multiple studies to reach a conclusion

Meta-Analysis

500

An experimental procedure in which both the research participants and the research staff are ignorant(blind) about whether the research participants have received the treatment or placebo is?

A Double Blind Procedure
500

What does it mean to fully debrief people

Explain to them exactly what the experiment was and what the findings were. As well as answering any questions they may have

500

What are inferential statistics?

Researchers use inferential statistics to determine the probability of their findings being also true of the larger population



500

What is the name of the psychological test that measures intelligence?

IQ Test