Unit 1 Scientific Foundations of Psychology

Psychology is the study of                      .

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                                                           introspection

• behavior and mental processes     

• mental proccesses     

• behavior

The best type of research to use if you want to study a person that has a rare disorder.

• A case study

• an experiment        

• survey

• correlational research

What is the mean of the following 1,3,4,8

• 3

• 2

• 4

• 6

What type of research would be used to study the hypothesis that colors impact moods?

• correlational

• experimental

• survey

• case study

                  is being assigned to either the control group or experimental group on experimental research

• random

• representative sample

• random sample

• random assignment

Human behavior is explained by our unconscious thoughts. What psychological approach explains this?

• cognitive

• behavioral

• biological

• psychodynamic

                 approach explains that our behavior can be explained due to our genes, brain structure, hormones, etc.

• biological

• behavioral

• cognitive

• sociocultural

Experiment: Are test scores impacted by the amount of sleep you get the night before? What is the independent variable?

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  the experiment

• amount of sleep           

• the researcher

• test scores

Experiment: Are test scores impacted by the amount of sleep you get the night before? What is the dependent variable?

• amount of sleep

• test scores

• the researcher

• the experiment

Who is the father of psychology?

• William James

• Sigmund Freud

• Edward Titchener   

• Wilhelm Wundt