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SMU INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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SMU INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGYEXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Operational definitions - Answer-a carefully worded statement of the exact procedures
Research Settings - Answer-lab or field
pros of lab: can control variables
cons of lab: not natural
Research Conclusions - Answer-Description (all you can do is describe)
Prediction (can predict a certain outcome)
Explanation (most powerful, can state a CAUSE)
Research Methods - Answer-Naturalistic observation, Case studies, survey,
correlational, experimental
naturalistic observation - Answer-recording behavior in its context without interference,
all you can do is describe, good place to start
pros and cons of naturalistic observation - Answer-pros: authentic behavior, measured
objectively
cons: inner states can only be inferred, observer bias, lack of control, reactance
Case study - Answer-in-depth study of one individual or group, cannot generalize
beyond that specific person or group, tells us thing we cannot ethically do in the lab (Ex:
studying humans with brain damage)
Pros and cons of case studies - Answer-pros: rich description of behavior, ideas for
future study
Cons: cannot generalize, time consuming
Survey (pros/cons) - Answer-random sampling is important for generalization to a larger
population
pros: lots of info @ low cost
cons: people lie/distort memories, response bias
Correlational Research - Answer-finding a relationship between two things, correlational
does not equal causation, Problem with causality (don't know which direction the
relationship lies) and third variable
third variable problem - Answer-third variable that greatly affects the outcome
Ex: as amount of ice cream consumption increases, skinny dipping also increase...third
variable is increase in temp
, correlational research pros/cons - Answer-pros: description and prediction are possible
cons: no causality, did not control the variables
regression towards the mean - Answer-After an unusual event, things tend to return to
their average level.
(Example: When a team that hasn't won a single game finally wins, it's likely that they'll
lose the rest of their games.)
Experimental Research - Answer-impact of IV on DV, can control all variables so you
determine causality
cons: behavior constrained in lab
Describing data - Answer-mode: most frequent
median: midpoint
mean: average
range
When is an observed difference reliable? - Answer--Representative samples are better
than biased samples
-Less-variable observations are more reliable than those that are more variable
-More cases are better than fewer
statistical significance - Answer-measuring probability that given outcome was due to
chance
Principles of Ethics - Answer-all psych studies must be approved by IRB Board
informed consent, confidentiality, debriefing, deception, no harm/discomfort
values in research - Answer--Affect what is studied, how it is studied, and how results
are interpreted
Ex: torture is okay for US benefit but no okay when other countries do it
Neurons - Answer-nerve cell, send and receive information throughout the body in from
of electrochemical signal
Dendrite - Answer-branchy part, responsible for picking up information
Axons - Answer-responsible for taking information away from cell
Axon terminals: store all your neurotransmitters
myelin sheath - Answer-layer of fatty cells wrapped around axon that helps speed up
transmission of information
Neural Impulse - Answer--at rest, inside neuron has - charge and outside has + charge
with semipermeable membrane is keeping out fluids.
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