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PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 1 QUESTIONSWITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Comparing the population in two different states to examine the prevalence of
depression is an example of - Answer-cross-sectional research.
Correlation means all of the following EXCEPT that - Answer-one variable causes
another.
Correlation means that - Answer-two variables are related.
Examining household sizes during the early 1900s by reading census reports is an
example of - Answer-archival research
Following a group of kindergarteners every other year until they graduate and
evaluating their performance is an example of - Answer-longitudinal research.
Heather is conducting a study on music and memory. She plays different types of music
while students memorize lists of words, then tests them again on their retention after 1
hour, 1 day, and 1 week. In this example, which is the independent variable? - Answer-
the type of music
High rates of attrition are particularly problematic for ________ research. - Answer-
longitudinal research
If a researcher wants to understand if eating more bananas causes increased irritability,
what type of study should they perform? - Answer-correlational
If there is a negative relationship between the temperature and coat sales, it is safe to
say that - Answer-when the temperature goes up, coat sales go down.
If two different variables are not related at all, they probably have a correlation
coefficient of - Answer-0
If you are studying depression rates during the cold winter months, a potential
________ could be the busy holiday season. - Answer-confounding variables
If you are studying the impact of a new type of teaching curriculum in the psychology
classroom, the classroom where the old curriculum is still taught is considered the -
Answer-control group.
If you participate in a study and find out that the medication you received did not contain
actual medication inside, then that pill is considered a - Answer-placebo
,In a study about anxiousness, researchers have participants either read a story about a
girl who is stressed about her final exams and other work and family commitments or a
classic fairytale. Before the study, they plan to have students self-report on their levels
of anxiety, then re-test them after the study to see if the anxious story increased
anxiousness levels. In this example, the students reported anxiousness after reading a
story is the - Answer-dependent variable
In order to study the cause and effect relationship between two variables, a researcher
must perform what type of study? - Answer-correlational
In the example of how violent television programming might affect violent behavior in
children, the ________ views violent television programming for a specified time. -
Answer-control group
Jonas wants to understand the relationship between head size and intelligence. What
type of study might he perform? - Answer-correlational
Maxwell's research group is conducting a study on the relationship between daytime
toddler naps and dinnertime appetite. Some groups are assigned to a 1 1⁄2-2 1⁄2 hour
afternoon nap, some to a 30-60 minutes nap, or some to no nap at all. The amount they
eat for dinner is recorded. In this study, the ________ is the dependent variable and
________ is the control group. - Answer-amount of food eaten; no nap
Non-experimental research is called ________ research. - Answer-descriptive
Observational research that focuses on just one individual or a group of people is called
a - Answer-case study
People generally engage in superstitious behavior, like wearing your lucky red socks
while taking a test because you wore them last time you got a high grade, because of a
belief in a(n) ________. - Answer-illusory correlation
Preliminary, non-experimental, research that gathers information about behavior is
called ________ research. - Answer-descriptive
Research that compares multiple segments of the population at the same time is known
as - Answer-cross-sectional research.
Ryan is conducting an experiment on the type of breakfast eaten by high schoolers and
their wakefulness and alertness during the day. Which is the best way for Ryan to
prevent experimenter bias? - Answer-He should not know what the students ate for
breakfast.
Suzanne is interested in understanding the relationship between hours spent watching
t.v. and student grades in elementary school. What type of study might she perform? -
Answer-correlational
, The strength and direction of the relationship between two variables is expressed by the
________. - Answer-correlation coefficient
There is a ________ correlation between the number of hours of sleep a person gets
and how tired they feel. - Answer-negative
Unrelated variables probably have a correlation coefficient of - Answer-0
Using existing records to try to answer a research question is known as ________. -
Answer-archival research
What measures the effects of the independent variable? - Answer-dependent variable
When watching the news one night, you learn about a family with 5 Juilliard musicians.
You want to learn more about their environment and personality traits that led them to
become such successful musicians. What type of study would you conduct? - Answer-
case study
Which variable is manipulated by the experimenter? - Answer-independent variable
You are interested in the amount of time students spend talking to other students during
class breaks in high school and want to know if girls are more talkative with other girls,
or when talking to boys. You set up a camera to record a hundred such interactions.
What type of study is this? - Answer-case study
You want to learn more about food preferences of those in an entire city. What would
the the best way to gather this information? - Answer-survey
According to the text, psychology students are most likely to benefit from exposure to -
Answer-critical thinking skills and the scientific method.
Katie spends most of her daytime hours taking care of her four kids, but enjoys teaching
two psychology courses in the evenings at a local community college. Katie likely has a
- Answer-master's degree in psychology.
Ryan wants to be a high school football coach and school counselor. He will need at
least a ________ degree in counseling psychology. - Answer-master's degree
Typically, an adjunct psychology professor will have a - Answer-master's degree in
psychology.
Which type of psychology degree focuses more on the clinical practice and less on
research? - Answer-PsyD
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