Psych 290 Quiz 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Dr. Evoy does research that examines the behaviour of individuals when they are in groups and when they
were alone. She has found that people tend to conform to the opinion of a dominant person within a
group, and that this is conforming behaviour is much different than the behaviour that would occur if the
individual was alone. Based on this information, which sort of psychologist do you think Dr. Evoy is?
A) Social psychologist
B) Developmental psychologist
C) Cognitive psychologist
D) Psychometrist
Ref page 26 - CORRECT ANSWER -Social psychologist
As the number of bystanders' increases, people are less likely to help someone who is in distress. What is
the relationship between the number of bystanders and the likelihood of helping?
A) they are negatively correlated
B) They are indirectly correlated
C) they are uncorrelated
D) they are positively correlated
Ref page 62 - CORRECT ANSWER -They are negatively correlated
What is the statistic that indexes the degree to which we may predict the value of one variable from a
second variable?
A) mode
B) correlation coefficient
C) standard deviation
D) mean
, Ref: page 62 - CORRECT ANSWER -Correlation coefficient
NASA wanted to know if extended periods of weightlessness would have an impact on long-term
circulatory function. The agency located seven former astronauts who had spent more than one month in
space under conditions of weightlessness, and tested all aspects of their cardiovascular function. What
sort of research did NASA conduct in this situation?
A) experimental research
B) survey research
C) case study research
D) correlational research
Ref page 56 - CORRECT ANSWER -Case study research
What do you call a variable other than the independent variable that appears to have influenced the
dependent variable in a study?
A) univariate
B) extraneous variable
C) redundant variable
D) covariate
Ref page 51 - CORRECT ANSWER -Extraneous variable
Which school of psychology focused on identifying and examining the fundamental components of
conscious experience, such as sensations, feelings and images?
A) humanism
B) structuralism
C) functionalism
D) behaviourism
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Dr. Evoy does research that examines the behaviour of individuals when they are in groups and when they
were alone. She has found that people tend to conform to the opinion of a dominant person within a
group, and that this is conforming behaviour is much different than the behaviour that would occur if the
individual was alone. Based on this information, which sort of psychologist do you think Dr. Evoy is?
A) Social psychologist
B) Developmental psychologist
C) Cognitive psychologist
D) Psychometrist
Ref page 26 - CORRECT ANSWER -Social psychologist
As the number of bystanders' increases, people are less likely to help someone who is in distress. What is
the relationship between the number of bystanders and the likelihood of helping?
A) they are negatively correlated
B) They are indirectly correlated
C) they are uncorrelated
D) they are positively correlated
Ref page 62 - CORRECT ANSWER -They are negatively correlated
What is the statistic that indexes the degree to which we may predict the value of one variable from a
second variable?
A) mode
B) correlation coefficient
C) standard deviation
D) mean
, Ref: page 62 - CORRECT ANSWER -Correlation coefficient
NASA wanted to know if extended periods of weightlessness would have an impact on long-term
circulatory function. The agency located seven former astronauts who had spent more than one month in
space under conditions of weightlessness, and tested all aspects of their cardiovascular function. What
sort of research did NASA conduct in this situation?
A) experimental research
B) survey research
C) case study research
D) correlational research
Ref page 56 - CORRECT ANSWER -Case study research
What do you call a variable other than the independent variable that appears to have influenced the
dependent variable in a study?
A) univariate
B) extraneous variable
C) redundant variable
D) covariate
Ref page 51 - CORRECT ANSWER -Extraneous variable
Which school of psychology focused on identifying and examining the fundamental components of
conscious experience, such as sensations, feelings and images?
A) humanism
B) structuralism
C) functionalism
D) behaviourism
