Exam 1 Review

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

Humans with damage to the amygdala show decreased:

• fear response.
  
• sex drive.
• incidence of depression.
• allergies to food.
  

In an experiment, the _________________ variable is tested by the researcher to observe its effect(s) on the _________________ variable.

• A.independent; dependent

• B.first; second

• C.dependent; independent

• D.research; results

A type of observation conducted in the participants' normal environment without interference from the researchers.

• Controlled observation

• Naturalistic observation

Measure of central tendency calculated by adding up all scores and dividing by the number of scores in the data set.

• Median

• Mode

• Mean

The ______ lobes are responsible for higher mental processes such as decision making.

• parietal
• frontal
• temporal
• occipital

The mode is:

• The average of all the values

• The middle number

• The most frequently occurring number

• The first number you see

In experimental studies which group receives nothing? In other words, they do not get the variable that is under study.

• Experimental group

• Control group

The main purpose of ethical guidelines for research in Psychology is to

• A.minimise the problems that participants cause for researchers.

• B.guarantee that the experimentation runs without problems.

• C.ensure that any results published will not be challenged.

• D.protect the welfare and rights of the participants.

In a study, injections of saline solution (which contains no chemicals) were shown to be quite effective for relieving pain. This is an example of

• A.an experimenter effect.

• B.a placebo effect.

• C.the experimental effect.

• D.an order effect.