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Summary PSYA01 Modules 1-3 Textbook questions and answers
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Module 1.11. A testable prediction about processes that can be observed and
measured is referred to as a(n) .
A. theory
B. hypothesis
C. opinion
D. hunch
B by definition
2. A theory or prediction is falsifiable if
A. it is based on logic that is incorrect.
B. it is impossible to test.
C. it is precise enough that it could be proven false.
D. it comes from pseudoscience.
C by definition
3. How would you apply the biopsychosocial model to a news report
claiming that anxiety is caused by being around other people who are
anxious?
A. Recognize that the news report considers all portions of the
biopsychosocial model.
B. Recognize that psychologists do not regard biological factors
when it comes to anxiety.
C. Recognize that the only effective treatment of anxiety must be
drug-based.
D. Recognize that the news report only considers one portion of the
biopsychosocial model.
I said that this was D because this only considers the social factor (i think) but not biological
(genetic anxiety traits) or any psychological factors would love to hear answers from you
guys
4. The hypothesis that “exercise improves one’s ability to remember lists of
words” is a scientific one because
A. it cannot be confirmed.
B. it cannot be rejected.
C. it makes a specific, testable prediction.
D. it can be proven.
I said this was c by definition but am not 100% sure
Module 2.1
1) The degree to which an instrument measures what it is intended to measure is
known as:
A. validity
, B. generalizability
C. verifiability
D. reliability
2) When psychologists question how well the results of a study apply to other samples
or perhaps other situations, they are inquiring about the ____of the study.
A. validity
B. generalizability
C. verifiability
D. reliability
3) In a single-blind study, the participants do not know the purpose of the study or the
condition to which they are assigned. What is the difference in the double-blind
study?
A. the researcher tells the participant the purpose and their assigned conditions in
the study
B. the participants also do not know when the actual study begins or ends
C. the researcher also does not know which condition the participants are in
D. the participants know the condition to which they have been assigned, but the
researcher does not
4) Dr. Rose give a standardized personality test to a group of psychology majors in
January and again in March. Each individual score remains nearly the same over the
two-month period. From this, Dr. Rose vsn infer that the test is____.
A. reliable
B. generalizable
C. objective
D. verified
MODULE 2.2a Quiz
pink - correct answer
Know . . .
1. When psychologists observe behaviour and record data in the environment where
it normally occurs, they are using _______
A. case studies
B. naturalistic observation
C. the supervisory method
D. artificial observation
2. Any property of an organism, event, or something else that can take on different
values is called ______
A. an operational definition
B. data
C. a variable
D. a case study
Apply . . .
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