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Final Exam Study Guide
Due Dec 7 at 11:59pm
Points 100
Questions 170
Available after Dec 1 at 12am
, Time Limit None
Instructions
Answer the Final Exam Review questions as you work through the course modules.
Don't submit the Final Exam Review for grading until you have answered all of the
questions.
Attempt History
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LATEST Attempt 1 Time:48 minutes Score:97.64 out o
Correct answers are hidden.
Score for this quiz: 97.64 out of 100
Submitted Dec 3 at 2:12am
This attempt took 48 minutes.
Question 1
Learning Objective 1.1
Define psychology.
Key Terms
psychology
Because we are frequently exposed to the work of psychologists in our everyday lives,
we all have an idea about what psychology is and what psychologists do. In many ways I
am sure that your conceptions are correct. Psychologists do work in forensic fields, and
they do provide counseling and therapy for people in distress. But there are hundreds of
thousands of psychologists in the world, and many of them do other types of work.
Psychology is the scientific study of mind (mental processes) and behavior. The word
“psychology” comes from the Greek words “psyche,” meaning life, and “logos,”
meaning explanation.
Adapted from
Stangor, C. (2013). Introduction to Psychology. HCCS Custom Edition. Boston, MA: Flat
World Knowledge.
,Question 1
0..24 pts
Psychology is _____
just various forms of therapy.
the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
a collection of theories that have yet to be tested out.
the study of supernatural phenomena.
Questions 2 - 3
Learning Objective 1.2
Define the scientific method and explain how it is used in psychology.
Key Terms
scientific method
hypothesis
Despite the differences in their interests, areas of study, and approaches, all
psychologists have one thing in common: they rely on the scientific method, the
assumptions, rules, and procedures that scientists use to conduct research. Psychological
scientists use these methods to create new knowledge about behavior. Practitioners,
such as clinical, counseling, industrial-organizational, and school psychologists, use
research results to help solve problems. Academic psychologists use research findings as
evidence to support theoretical concepts.
, Generally, the scientific method includes these steps:
identify a problem or research question
design a study
collect data
analyze data
draw conclusions
communicate findings
For example, suppose you are wondering whether exam-related stress is a threat to
students’ health and use the scientific method to find out. Your research question could
be stated: “Does exam-related stress affect students’ health?” After giving the matter
some thought, you decide that final exams are more stressful than other types of exams.
They also occur at the same time for all students. Consequently, if exam-related stress
adversely affects students’ health, the number of visits to the campus health center
should increase during finals week. (Note: an if-then statement of this type is
a hypothesis.) You decide to take a look at statistics showing the number of visits to the
health center for each week of the semester. This is your research design. The next steps
are to get the data from the health center and to organize it in a way that will help you
answer your question. A graph showing the number of visits per week would probably
be helpful. After creating the graph, you examine it and find that the number of students
seeking care at the health center is highest during the third week of the semester and
during finals week. However, student visits during finals week are twice as numerous as
during the third week of the term. You conclude that, as you expected, exam-related
stress is associated with students’ health. Finally, you share your findings with your
roommate who makes you aware of a flaw in your design. You did not actually measure
students’ health. It’s possible, she tells you, that some students go to the health center to
get an excuse that will enable them to reschedule an exam for which they don’t feel
ready. Still others may believe themselves to be sick when they are really just nervous
about exams. Armed with these important insights, you resolve to repeat your study at a
deeper level. Next time around, you will ask the health center to share with you the
number of student visits that result in a prescription or a referral to an off-campus
provider. In precisely this way, communicating the results of a single study examining a
single research question can lead to a series of studies in which answers become clearer
and more specific.
Adapted from
2. 6261-16358-PSYC-2301
3. Quizzes
4. Final Exam Study Guide
6261-F8B
Home
Announcements
Modules
Course Syllabus
First Day Inclusive Access Course Materials
Grades3
Course Analytics
Final Exam Study Guide
Due Dec 7 at 11:59pm
Points 100
Questions 170
Available after Dec 1 at 12am
, Time Limit None
Instructions
Answer the Final Exam Review questions as you work through the course modules.
Don't submit the Final Exam Review for grading until you have answered all of the
questions.
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 Time:48 minutes Score:97.64 out o
Correct answers are hidden.
Score for this quiz: 97.64 out of 100
Submitted Dec 3 at 2:12am
This attempt took 48 minutes.
Question 1
Learning Objective 1.1
Define psychology.
Key Terms
psychology
Because we are frequently exposed to the work of psychologists in our everyday lives,
we all have an idea about what psychology is and what psychologists do. In many ways I
am sure that your conceptions are correct. Psychologists do work in forensic fields, and
they do provide counseling and therapy for people in distress. But there are hundreds of
thousands of psychologists in the world, and many of them do other types of work.
Psychology is the scientific study of mind (mental processes) and behavior. The word
“psychology” comes from the Greek words “psyche,” meaning life, and “logos,”
meaning explanation.
Adapted from
Stangor, C. (2013). Introduction to Psychology. HCCS Custom Edition. Boston, MA: Flat
World Knowledge.
,Question 1
0..24 pts
Psychology is _____
just various forms of therapy.
the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
a collection of theories that have yet to be tested out.
the study of supernatural phenomena.
Questions 2 - 3
Learning Objective 1.2
Define the scientific method and explain how it is used in psychology.
Key Terms
scientific method
hypothesis
Despite the differences in their interests, areas of study, and approaches, all
psychologists have one thing in common: they rely on the scientific method, the
assumptions, rules, and procedures that scientists use to conduct research. Psychological
scientists use these methods to create new knowledge about behavior. Practitioners,
such as clinical, counseling, industrial-organizational, and school psychologists, use
research results to help solve problems. Academic psychologists use research findings as
evidence to support theoretical concepts.
, Generally, the scientific method includes these steps:
identify a problem or research question
design a study
collect data
analyze data
draw conclusions
communicate findings
For example, suppose you are wondering whether exam-related stress is a threat to
students’ health and use the scientific method to find out. Your research question could
be stated: “Does exam-related stress affect students’ health?” After giving the matter
some thought, you decide that final exams are more stressful than other types of exams.
They also occur at the same time for all students. Consequently, if exam-related stress
adversely affects students’ health, the number of visits to the campus health center
should increase during finals week. (Note: an if-then statement of this type is
a hypothesis.) You decide to take a look at statistics showing the number of visits to the
health center for each week of the semester. This is your research design. The next steps
are to get the data from the health center and to organize it in a way that will help you
answer your question. A graph showing the number of visits per week would probably
be helpful. After creating the graph, you examine it and find that the number of students
seeking care at the health center is highest during the third week of the semester and
during finals week. However, student visits during finals week are twice as numerous as
during the third week of the term. You conclude that, as you expected, exam-related
stress is associated with students’ health. Finally, you share your findings with your
roommate who makes you aware of a flaw in your design. You did not actually measure
students’ health. It’s possible, she tells you, that some students go to the health center to
get an excuse that will enable them to reschedule an exam for which they don’t feel
ready. Still others may believe themselves to be sick when they are really just nervous
about exams. Armed with these important insights, you resolve to repeat your study at a
deeper level. Next time around, you will ask the health center to share with you the
number of student visits that result in a prescription or a referral to an off-campus
provider. In precisely this way, communicating the results of a single study examining a
single research question can lead to a series of studies in which answers become clearer
and more specific.
Adapted from
