Module 2 test review

What is the independent variable?

• The variable manipulated by the experimenter

• The variable that depends on changes made by the experimenter

• A variable the experimenter cannot control

• A bad math flashback

In the marshmallow experiment, children were offered one marshmallow now or 2 later. The children are the

• Independent Variable

• Dependent Variable

• Confounding Variable

• Hyped up on sugar!

I am sitting in the back of a classroom covertly watching students work in groups to see how they interact. What type of research is this?

• Experimental

• Cross-Sectional

• Natural Observational

• Case-Study

What do most psychologists do for a living?

• Prescribe Medication

• Work with schools

• Play Pokemon Go

• Practice Therapy

Which of the following is NOT something you can develop by studying psychology?

• Tolerance

• Empathy

• Mind-Reading

• Patience

How did Psychology change from being a pseudoscience into a science?

• It turned down for Wundt

• Scientific method was added to research

• Philosophy said it was done with it

• People began to work in labs

The study of people's reactions and perceptions to stimuli is known as

• Psychophysics

• Psychology

• Behaviorism

• Deadpool

I have a goal to have my daughters clean their desks every day after they study. If they do, I give them 30 minutes of TV at night. However, if they do not, they go to bed 30 minutes earlier. Which approach of Psychology am I using?

• Psychoanalysis

• Neurobiology

• Socio-Cultural

• Behaviorism

When the price of jeans drops, the sale of jeans rises, showing a

• Positive Correlation

• Negative Correlation

• Zero Correlation

• Happy Correlation

I want to research how much stress students taking the AP Calculus face. What is my population & sample?

• All HS students & students in 11th grade

• All GCA students & all students who have 6 classes

• All students taking HS math & students taking AP Calc test

• USA & Georgia