PSYO 252 MIDTERM 1 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Soical Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the study of how people's
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thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are influenced by their situation
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Correlational method - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-assessing strength of a
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relationship between variables (-1 to 1)| | | | |
positive correlations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-as x increases Y increases
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(height and weight)
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negative correlations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-as X increases Y
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decreases (stress and health)
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participant variables - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-variables characterize pre
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existing differences among participants
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True experiments - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-cause and effect relationship
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with control over the procedure and random assignment
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, random assignment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-assigning participants to
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condition in such a way that every person has equal chance of being
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assigned to any condition (the great equalizer)
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random sampling - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-every member of the
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population has an equal chance of being selected into your study
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internal validity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-how confident are you that the
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|IV caused the change in DV (random assignment is crucial)
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external validity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-can findings be generalized to
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other people or other situations (random sampling is crucial)
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characteristics of experiments - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-challenge | | | | | |
existing theories, integrate theories, challenges people's expectations,
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large effect from small manipulation
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intrinsic motivation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-originates in factors within
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a person (need to sleep, eat, etc.)
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extrinsic motivation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-originates in factors
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outside the person (desire to accumulate money)
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WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Soical Psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the study of how people's
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thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are influenced by their situation
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Correlational method - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-assessing strength of a
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relationship between variables (-1 to 1)| | | | |
positive correlations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-as x increases Y increases
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(height and weight)
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negative correlations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-as X increases Y
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decreases (stress and health)
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participant variables - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-variables characterize pre
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existing differences among participants
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True experiments - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-cause and effect relationship
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with control over the procedure and random assignment
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, random assignment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-assigning participants to
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condition in such a way that every person has equal chance of being
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assigned to any condition (the great equalizer)
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random sampling - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-every member of the
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population has an equal chance of being selected into your study
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internal validity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-how confident are you that the
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|IV caused the change in DV (random assignment is crucial)
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external validity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-can findings be generalized to
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other people or other situations (random sampling is crucial)
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characteristics of experiments - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-challenge | | | | | |
existing theories, integrate theories, challenges people's expectations,
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large effect from small manipulation
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intrinsic motivation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-originates in factors within
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a person (need to sleep, eat, etc.)
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extrinsic motivation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-originates in factors
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outside the person (desire to accumulate money)
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