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Correlation
Research Methods
Key Terms
Ethics
Statistical Reasoning
100

The tendency for extreme or unusual scores or events to fall back (regress) toward the average?

What is regression toward the mean?

100
What was Ivan Pavlov famous for?
What is classical conditioning (with dogs)
100

After the student council election, a friend tells you he could have guessed who would be elected president.  What psychological phenomenon might this illustrate?

What is hindsight bias

100

Which of the following animal studies is most likely to receive approval?  

Do monkeys who smoke get cancer?   Are dogs who are abused violent?  Will rats deprived of food for  one week survive?  Can dolphins learn simple language?


What is can dolphins learn simple language

100

The science of behavior and mental processes is the definition of which field of study? a. Philosophy b. Cognitive neuroscience c. Basic research d. Psychology e. Applied research

What is psychology

200

An illusory correlation is best defined as a?

What is (a) perceived relationship where one does not exist?

200

Which of the following is a major issue in modern day psychology?

What is nature vs nurture?

200

The tendency to exaggerate the correctness or accuracy of our beliefs and predictions is called?

What is overconfidence

200

What is the postexperimental explanation of a study, including its purpose and any deceptions, to its participants

What is debriefing

200
The study of the importance of satisfying love and acceptance needs best describes which school of psychology? a. Behavioral b. Functionalist c. Humanistic d. Psychodynamic e. Structuralist
What is (c.) humanistic
300
Which of the following kinds of psychology would most likely explore how we process and remember information? (a.) developmental (b.) biological (c.) social (d.) cognitive (e.) personality
What is (d) cognitive
300

A research design involves two randomly assigned groups of participants.  One group receives a one-time treatment, and the other does not.  Later, the two groups are compared to see whether the treatment had an effect.  Psychologists call this kind of research?

What is an experiment?

300

What is a computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score?

What is standard deviation

300

In a research study, informed consent is a concern of?

What is ethics

300
Which field of psychology is most interested in studying the link between mental activity and brain activity? a. Humanistic psychology b. Gestalt psychology c. Cognitive neuroscience d. Psychodynamic perspective e. Evolutionary perspective
What is (c.) cognitive neuroscience
400
According to the behaviorist perspective, psychological science should be rooted in what? (a.) introspection (b.) observation (c.) cultural influences (d.) growth potential (e.) basic needs
What is (b.) observation
400

A psychologist designed a study to test the effects of cell phone use on driving safety.  Participants were randomly assigned either to drive an automobile simulator while talking to a friend on a cell phone or to drive a simulator without talking on a phone.  Cell phone is what type of variable in this study? 

What is an independent variable?

400
Define social Psychology
What is the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another
400

Which of the following perspectives would be most likely to examine the unconscious motives of a person who is overly aggressive on the basketball court?

What is Psychodynamic

400
Which of the following psychologists would most likely conduct psychotherapy? a. Biological b. Clinical c. Industrial-organizational d. Cognitive e. Evolutionary
What is cognitive
500
The debate about the relative contributions of biology and experience to human development is most often referred to as what? (a.) Evolutionary analysis (b.) Behaviorism (c.) The cognitive revolution (d.) The nature-nurture issue (e.) Natural selection
What is (d.) the nature-nurture issue
500

In a drug study, neither the participants nor the person distributing the pills knows who is receive the new drug and who is receiving the placebo.  This type of research design is said to be what type of study?

What is a single blind study

500
Define psychodynamic psychology
What is a branch of psychology that studies how unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior, and uses that information to treat people with psychological disorders
500
Name the subfields that focus on (a) people and their work environments, (b) how people change over the life span, (c) the human thinking involved in perceiving, remembering, speaking, and decision making, and (d) diagnosing and treating psychology disorders
What is (a) industrial-organizational psychology (b) development psychology (c) cognitive psychology (d) clinical psychology
500
Which psychological principle best explains why studying an hour a day for a week is more effective than one 7-hour study session? a. Testing effect b. Distributed practice c. SQ#R d. Retrieval practice effect e. Psychometrics
What is (b.) distributed practice