SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY PSYCH 114 MIDTERM 1 EXAM REPORTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY PSYCH 114 MIDTERM 1 EXAM REPORTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
draw on existing knowledge - Answer-My psychology professor recently lectured on interpersonal attraction. What did I learn from that presentation?
How do the roles of independent and dependent variables differentiate...
SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY PSYCH 114
MIDTERM 1 EXAM REPORTED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
draw on existing knowledge - Answer-My psychology professor recently lectured on
interpersonal attraction. What did I learn from that presentation?
How do the roles of independent and dependent variables differentiate in a given
scenario? - Answer-The independent variable acts as the cause, while the dependent
variable acts as the effect
ask questions - Answer-What factors are most important in determining whom we find
attractive? Can these factors change as we age?
consider alternatives - Answer-Maybe the opposite is true: People are attracted to
those who are similar. Do "birds of a feather flock together"?
reflect on your own emotional reactions - Answer-I am attracted to people who are
different from me. But my personal experience does not constitute scientific evidence.
tolerate uncertainty - Answer-The rules of attraction may not be universal, and they
could
fluctuate over a person's lifetime.
keep an open mind - Answer-The idea that "opposites attract" is generally not supported
by
scientific research; however, it may be true for certain traits or certain people
w - Answer-western
e - Answer-education
i - Answer-industrialized
r - Answer-rich
d - Answer-democratic
descriptive methods - Answer-describe behaviors, often by using case studies, surveys,
or naturalistic observations
, correlation methods - Answer-associate different factors
experimental method - Answer-A method of investigation used to demonstrate cause-
and-effect relationships by purposely manipulating one factor thought to produce
change in another factor.
random sample - Answer-a sample that fairly represents a population because each
member has an equal chance of inclusion
independent variable - Answer-The experimental factor that is manipulated; the variable
whose effect is being studied.
dependent variable - Answer-The outcome factor; the variable that may change in
response to manipulations of the independent variable.
extraneous variable - Answer-In an experiment, a variable other than the IV that might
cause unwanted changes in the DV.
representive sample - Answer-a subset of a population that closely matches the overall
characteristics of the population with respect to the distribution of males and females,
racial and ethic groups, and so on
random assignment - Answer-assigning participants to experimental and control
conditions by chance, thus minimizing preexisting differences between those assigned
to the different groups
experimenter bias - Answer-a phenomenon that occurs when a researcher's
expectations or preferences about the outcome of a study influence the results obtained
limbic system - Answer-neural system located below the cerebral hemispheres;
associated with emotions and drives
action potential - Answer-a neural impulse; a brief electrical charge that travels down an
axon
action potential trigger - Answer-When depolarization reaches the threshold potential
mirror test of self-recognition - Answer-children ages 9-24 months of age were seated in
fron tof a mirror after the experimenter placed rouge on their cheek. Infants at lease 18
months of age rubbed their own cheek when they saw the reflection rather than rub the
mirror as the younger infants did
Amygdala - Answer-A limbic system structure involved in memory and emotion,
particularly fear and aggression.
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