PSYC 101 EXAM 1 RESERCH EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS
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________ is/are often conducted with large numbers of participants and can even be
conducted by phone, email, or mail.
surveys
The ________ places less emphasis on research and more emphasis on application
of therapeutic skills.
PsyD
Which of the following psychologists was a behaviorist?
John Watson
Psychology refers to the ________.
scientific study of the mind
Who was the first person referred to as a psychologist?
Wilhelm Wundt
Inattentional ________ refers to the failure to notice something that is completely
visible due to a lack of attention.
blindness
The ________ variable measures effects of the independent variable.
dependent
What was the primary conclusion of Stanley Milgram's obedience research?
Average people will harm others if told to do so by an authority figure.
, A(n) ________ is a well-developed set of ideas that proposes an explanation for
observed phenomena.
theory
The only way to establish a cause-and-effect relationship between two variables is
to conduct a(n) ________.
experiment
What is the X-shaped structure that sits just below the brain's ventral surface and
represents the merging of the optic nerves from the two eyes?
optic chiasm
Dr. Mattar is interested in knowing more about brain injury to the occipital cortex,
and he studies patients individually in order to gain in-depth knowledge about their
behaviors. These studies would best be described as ________.
case studies
Which of the following would be difficult to assess using empirical research?
whether the id, ego, or superego is most responsible for emotional reactions
________ means that there is a relationship between two or more variables.
correlation
If someone wanted to become a psychology professor at a 4-year college, then s/he
would probably need a ________ degree in psychology.
PhD
Sandra strongly believes that attending daycare is detrimental to children's
development so she decides to write her psychology term paper on this topic. She
does a literature search and finds several sources supporting her opinion, but she
finds that the majority of research indicates that children attending daycare
experience healthy development. She writes a paper using the sources that find
negative associations with daycare attendance. This is an example of ________.
confirmation bias
In order to maximize the chances that experimental groups represent the population
of interest, researchers should conduct ________ and ________.
AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
GUARANTEED SUCCESS
________ is/are often conducted with large numbers of participants and can even be
conducted by phone, email, or mail.
surveys
The ________ places less emphasis on research and more emphasis on application
of therapeutic skills.
PsyD
Which of the following psychologists was a behaviorist?
John Watson
Psychology refers to the ________.
scientific study of the mind
Who was the first person referred to as a psychologist?
Wilhelm Wundt
Inattentional ________ refers to the failure to notice something that is completely
visible due to a lack of attention.
blindness
The ________ variable measures effects of the independent variable.
dependent
What was the primary conclusion of Stanley Milgram's obedience research?
Average people will harm others if told to do so by an authority figure.
, A(n) ________ is a well-developed set of ideas that proposes an explanation for
observed phenomena.
theory
The only way to establish a cause-and-effect relationship between two variables is
to conduct a(n) ________.
experiment
What is the X-shaped structure that sits just below the brain's ventral surface and
represents the merging of the optic nerves from the two eyes?
optic chiasm
Dr. Mattar is interested in knowing more about brain injury to the occipital cortex,
and he studies patients individually in order to gain in-depth knowledge about their
behaviors. These studies would best be described as ________.
case studies
Which of the following would be difficult to assess using empirical research?
whether the id, ego, or superego is most responsible for emotional reactions
________ means that there is a relationship between two or more variables.
correlation
If someone wanted to become a psychology professor at a 4-year college, then s/he
would probably need a ________ degree in psychology.
PhD
Sandra strongly believes that attending daycare is detrimental to children's
development so she decides to write her psychology term paper on this topic. She
does a literature search and finds several sources supporting her opinion, but she
finds that the majority of research indicates that children attending daycare
experience healthy development. She writes a paper using the sources that find
negative associations with daycare attendance. This is an example of ________.
confirmation bias
In order to maximize the chances that experimental groups represent the population
of interest, researchers should conduct ________ and ________.
