Year 9 Psychology

Psychology is best described as:

• the scientific study of behaviour and mental processes in humans.

• the scientific study of the structure and function of the body.

• the scientific study of the structure and relationship of body parts.

• the scientific study of matter and chemical reactions between substances.

Behaviour is directly observable:

• True

• False

Examples of mental processes include:

• thinking, feeling, perceiving, eating, learning and interpreting.

• thinking, feeling, perceiving, remembering, learning and crying.

• thinking, feeling, perceiving, remembering, learning and interpreting.

• talking, feeling, perceiving, remembering, learning and interpreting.

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

• psychiatrists cannot prescribe medication, social workers and psychologists can.

• psychiatrists can prescribe medication, social workers and psychologists cannot.

• psychiatrists cannot prescribe medication, social workers can and psychologists cannot.

• psychiatrists cannot prescribe medication, social workers cannot and psychologists can.

The nature vs nurture debate examines:

• how the mind and body contribute to our thoughts, feelings and behaviour.

• how the mind are body are interrelated and how they contribute to our thoughts, feelings and behaviour.

• how much of our thoughts, feelings and behaviour can be attributed to free will or predetermined events.

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

The scientific method is best summarised as:

• a logical process of problem-solving that is applied in all sciences.

• a logical process of problem-solving that is applied in psychology only.

• a logical process of investigation that is applied in psychology.

• a process of problem-solving that is applied in the traditional sciences.

The correct order for the steps of the scientific method are:

• 1.Identify the area of research and form an aim

  2.Collect information

  3.Identify the research question and formulate a hypothesis

  4.Collect and analyse the data

  5.Design a research method to test hypothesis

  6.Draw a conclusion – accept or reject hypothesis

  7.Report findings

  8.Test the conclusion

• 1.Collect information

  2.Identify the area of research and form an aim

  3.Identify the research question and formulate a hypothesis

  4.Design a research method to test hypothesis

  5.Collect and analyse the data

  6.Draw a conclusion – accept or reject hypothesis

  7.Report findings

  8.Test the conclusion

• 1.Identify the area of research and form an aim

  2.Collect information

  3.Identify the research question and formulate a hypothesis

  4.Design a research method to test hypothesis

  5.Collect and analyse the data

  6.Draw a conclusion – accept or reject hypothesis

  7.Test the conclusion

  8.Report findings

• 1.Identify the area of research and form an aim

  2.Collect information

  3.Identify the research question and formulate a hypothesis

  4.Design a research method to test hypothesis

  5.Collect and analyse the data

  6.Draw a conclusion – accept or reject hypothesis

  7.Report findings

  8.Test the conclusion

In a study examining the effects of length of sleep on exam scores, the dependent variable would be:

• age of participants.

• gender of participants.

• length of sleep.

• exam scores.

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

• short term memory skills.

• the age of the participants.

• participant consuming caffeine.

• the gender of the participants.

Researchers wanted to determine how age affects emotional intelligence. A suitable null hypothesis for this study would be:

• it is expected that there will be a difference in emotional intelligence between different age groups of participants with older participants having higher scores.

• it is expected that there will be no difference in emotional intelligence between different age groups of participants.

• it is expected that there will be a difference in emotional intelligence between different age groups of participants with younger participants having higher scores.

• it is expected that there will be a difference in emotional intelligence between different age groups of participants.