Year 10 Psychology Exam Review

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Which of the following is not one of the three main types of sampling: Convenience sampling, Stratified sampling, Homogenous sampling, Random sampling?

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Homogenous sampling

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True or False: The experimental group is not exposed to the independent variables

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False

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True or False: Validity and reliability are the same

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False

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Psychology is best described as:

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the scientific study of behaviour and mental processes in humans.

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Psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers differ in Australia in that:

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psychiatrists can prescribe medication, social workers and psychologists cannot.

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The nature vs nurture debate examines:

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how much heredity and how much environment contribute to our thoughts feelings and behaviour.

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In a study examining the effects of caffeine on short term memory, the independent variable would be:

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participant consuming caffeine.

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Qualitative data and quantitative data refers to:

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descriptions and numbers, respectively.

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Mean, median and mode are defined as:

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the average, the middle and the most commonly occurring value of a data set.

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In a Piagetian model, ________ is a concept or framework that organizes and interprets information.

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Schema