Psychology 1001 Exam 1 Questions With
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What is psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the scientific study of mind and
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behavior
what do psychologists study - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-how people think, act, and
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feel
The scientific method - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-make an observation, invent
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hypothesis to explain observation, test hypothesis
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Things to consider when testing a hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-is there a
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3rd variable? isolate the variable you are testing
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Science - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-is objective, seeks to prove theories
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after one experiment, what can you conclude from the results? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-the data supports the theory but does not prove it because its a
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small experiment
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Overconfidence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the tendency to the ink we know more
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than we do like unscrambling words
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, dont assume instead... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-critically examine evidence,
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search for evidence
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research plan or design - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-description, correlation,
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experimentation
correlation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-measures the extent that two factors vary
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together, how well one factor predicts the other
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correlation coefficient - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the closer to 1 or -1 the bigger the
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|relationship, positive- both factors increase or both decrease, negative- one
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increases, the other decreases
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does correlation show causality - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-no
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what are the problems with directionality and correlation - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-could be a third variable | | | |
what happens in good experimentation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the
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independent variable is manipulated, see effect on dependent variable
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what is the independent variable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-what you are
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comparing like gender, race, religion
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Correct Answers
What is psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the scientific study of mind and
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behavior
what do psychologists study - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-how people think, act, and
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feel
The scientific method - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-make an observation, invent
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hypothesis to explain observation, test hypothesis
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Things to consider when testing a hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-is there a
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3rd variable? isolate the variable you are testing
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Science - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-is objective, seeks to prove theories
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after one experiment, what can you conclude from the results? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-the data supports the theory but does not prove it because its a
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small experiment
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Overconfidence - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the tendency to the ink we know more
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than we do like unscrambling words
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, dont assume instead... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-critically examine evidence,
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search for evidence
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research plan or design - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-description, correlation,
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experimentation
correlation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-measures the extent that two factors vary
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together, how well one factor predicts the other
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correlation coefficient - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the closer to 1 or -1 the bigger the
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|relationship, positive- both factors increase or both decrease, negative- one
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increases, the other decreases
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does correlation show causality - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-no
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what are the problems with directionality and correlation - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-could be a third variable | | | |
what happens in good experimentation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the
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independent variable is manipulated, see effect on dependent variable
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what is the independent variable - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-what you are
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comparing like gender, race, religion
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