Quizzes - PSY101 - Week 2 & 3.1

Which of the following claims is TRUE about correlation:

• Correlation tells us about the causal relationship between 2 variables

• 1.5 correlation coefficient indicates a greater correlation than -1.5

• Correlation coefficient can only be -1, 0, or 1.

• Positive correlation means that the values for both variables move in the same direction.

Which of the following variables is manipulated in a research?

• Dependent variable

• Independent variable

• Both of them

• None of them

An experimental research can only have ONE independent variable and ONE dependent variable

• True

• False

Double blind means that participants of both groups, experimental and control, are not informed of which group they belong to.

• True

• False

Which of the following statements is TRUE about experimental and control group.

• Control group goes through a different procedure from that of the experimental group

• Experimental group receives the treatment, not the control group

• Dependent variable can only be measured in the experimental group

• All of them

Which of the following practices DOES NOT violate the research ethics:

• Disclose participants' confidential information to another scientific study

• Convince potential participants to join the research with money

• Do not inform the participant about the potential health risks

• Do not allow the participant to quit half-way through the experiment

The key idea of Dualism holds that:

• The brain consists of the soul and the mind

• The mind exists within the brain

• The mind and brain are not the same

• The mind and the brain are the same

Which of these parts receives signal in a neuron:

• Cell body

• Axon terminals

• Dendrites

• Myelin

Neurons communicate with each other by:

• Funny memes

• Spiritual energy

• Neurotransmitters

• Electrochemical impulses

What effect does excitatory transmitters have on post-synaptic neurons?

• Scare the post-synaptic neurons

• Close the receptor locks

• Open the receptor locks

• Make life more exciting