Psychology Unit 2 Assessment 2020

In an experiment the ____ group is NOT exposed to the independent variable.

• experimental
• control
• double blind
• single blind

When a positive trait blinds us to the other less positive traits of an individual, that is called the...

• Bandwagon Effect
• Framing Bias
• Self-Serving Bias
• Halo Effect

When someone claims excessive credit for the positive results (or blame) in a situation, that is called the...

• Self-serving Bias
• Illusory Superiority
• Halo Effect
• Confirmation Bias

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Mr. Fuller was running late for work and happened to catch a red light.  When it happens, Mr. Fuller says, “See, I told you that I always catch a red light when I’m in a hurry!”  Of course Mr. Fuller is talking to himself, but it makes him feel better.  Which bias is Mr. Fuller experiencing?

• Confirmation Bias
• Wishful Thinking
• Framing Bias
• Self-Serving Bias

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CCSS.RL.5.6

Expectations by the experimenter that might influence the results of an experiment or their interpretation are called

• experimental blinds
• sample bias
• treamtment bias
• experimenter bias

Pushing a button that says "Do Not Push"  because you think you are being watched is an example of.

• confirmation bias
• experimenter bias
• hindsight bias
• participant bias

Mr. Fuller refuses to allow his hopes to be raised too high and now after a Vikings loss Mr. Fuller responds by saying, “I knew they were going to lose”.  Mr. Fuller is experiencing

• confirmation bias
• experimenter bias
• hindsight bias
• participant bias

This research method is a descriptive technique in which one individual or group is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles

• Case Study
• Survey
• Observational
• Correlational
• Experiments

This research method is a technique for ascertaining the self – reported attitudes or behaviors of a particular group, usually by questioning a representative, random sample of the group.

• Survey
• Observational
• Correlational
• Experiments
• Case Study

Independent variable is to dependent variable as _________ is to ____________.

• hypothesis | conclusion
• effect | cause
• cause | effect.
• conclusion | hypothesis