Year 10 Psychology Exam Review

Which of the following is not one of the three main types of sampling

• Convenience sampling

• Stratified sampling

• Homogenous sampling

• Random sampling

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

• True

• False

True or False: Validity and reliability are the same

• True

• False

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.

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.

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.

Qualitative data and quantitative data refers to:

• descriptions and descriptions, respectively.

• descriptions and numbers, respectively.

• numbers and numbers, respectively.

• numbers and descriptions, respectively.

Mean, median and mode are defined as:

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

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

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

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

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

• Memory

• Image

• Cognition

• Schema