PSY 101-02 Final Exam Review (Latest
Update ) Questions & Answers
{Grade A} 100% Correct
Types of experimental designs - correct answer Manipulation, control group
(comparison group), blind control (expectancy effects, double blind control)
manipulation - correct answer changing a variable in order to determine its causal
power
control group - correct answer the group that does not receive the experimental
treatment.
blind control - correct answer subjects do not know which group they are in (knowing
which group you are in can affect your behavior or performance)
,expectancy effects - correct answer the influence of the researcher's expectations on
the outcome of the study
double-blind control - correct answer procedure in outcome studies that prevents bias
by ensuring that neither the subjects nor the providers of the experimental treatment
know who is receiving treatment and who is receiving placebo
experimenter expectancy effect - correct answer phenomenon in which researchers'
hypotheses lead them to unintentionally bias the outcome of a study
Confounding Variables (CV) - correct answer extraneous variables that cannot be
controlled by the researcher and could influence any change in the Dependent
Variables (DV). These can reduce the ability of researchers to determine a causal
relationship between the independent and dependent variable
,random assignment - correct answer assigning participants to experimental and
control conditions by chance, thus minimizing preexisting differences between those
assigned to the different groups
quasi-experimental design - correct answer Research method similar to an
experimental design except that it makes use of naturally occurring groups rather
than randomly assigning subjects to groups.
true experiment - correct answer The only research strategy that can determine that
something causes something else; involves randomly assigning people to different
treatments and then looking at the outcome.
Three levels of analysis - correct answer Brain (biological), person, and group (or
social event)
, subcortical structures - correct answer areas of the forebrain housed under the
cerebral cortex near the very center of the brain
Hippocampus - correct answer a neural center located in the limbic system; helps
process explicit memories for storage
Amygdala - correct answer A limbic system structure involved in memory and
emotion, particularly fear and aggression.
Cerebral cortex and lobes - correct answer Frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal
Occipital lobe - correct answer A region of the cerebral cortex that processes visual
information
parietal lobe - correct answer receives sensory input for touch and body position
Update ) Questions & Answers
{Grade A} 100% Correct
Types of experimental designs - correct answer Manipulation, control group
(comparison group), blind control (expectancy effects, double blind control)
manipulation - correct answer changing a variable in order to determine its causal
power
control group - correct answer the group that does not receive the experimental
treatment.
blind control - correct answer subjects do not know which group they are in (knowing
which group you are in can affect your behavior or performance)
,expectancy effects - correct answer the influence of the researcher's expectations on
the outcome of the study
double-blind control - correct answer procedure in outcome studies that prevents bias
by ensuring that neither the subjects nor the providers of the experimental treatment
know who is receiving treatment and who is receiving placebo
experimenter expectancy effect - correct answer phenomenon in which researchers'
hypotheses lead them to unintentionally bias the outcome of a study
Confounding Variables (CV) - correct answer extraneous variables that cannot be
controlled by the researcher and could influence any change in the Dependent
Variables (DV). These can reduce the ability of researchers to determine a causal
relationship between the independent and dependent variable
,random assignment - correct answer assigning participants to experimental and
control conditions by chance, thus minimizing preexisting differences between those
assigned to the different groups
quasi-experimental design - correct answer Research method similar to an
experimental design except that it makes use of naturally occurring groups rather
than randomly assigning subjects to groups.
true experiment - correct answer The only research strategy that can determine that
something causes something else; involves randomly assigning people to different
treatments and then looking at the outcome.
Three levels of analysis - correct answer Brain (biological), person, and group (or
social event)
, subcortical structures - correct answer areas of the forebrain housed under the
cerebral cortex near the very center of the brain
Hippocampus - correct answer a neural center located in the limbic system; helps
process explicit memories for storage
Amygdala - correct answer A limbic system structure involved in memory and
emotion, particularly fear and aggression.
Cerebral cortex and lobes - correct answer Frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal
Occipital lobe - correct answer A region of the cerebral cortex that processes visual
information
parietal lobe - correct answer receives sensory input for touch and body position
