Psychology Chapter 2, Quiz 2

Subjects know that their behavior is being observed in the typical settings for all of the following research methods EXCEPT

• case study

• naturalistic observation

• survey

• correlational

• experimental

Which research method involves studying the behavior of individuals one at a time and in depth

• case study

• naturalistic observation

• survey

• correlational

• experimental

In order to study the effects of music on memory, a researcher has one group of subjects listen to music while studying a list of words and another group study the same list w/o listening to music. In the experiment, the number of words each subject can remember would be

• the independent variable

• a placebo

• manipulated by the experimenter

• the dependent variable

• a confounding variable

A researcher wants to know whether failure at a task causes aggression. As part of her study, some subjects are told they have failed at a task, whereas others are told they have succeeded. Failing or not at the tasks would be

• placebo

• the independent variable

• a within-subjects manipulation

• the dependent variable

• a counterbalance procedure

In Milgram's studies of obedience, "teachers" delivered the highest levels of shock to the "learner" when

• the two were in the same room together

• the experimenter called instructions over the phone

• another subject delivers shocks

• the experiment appeared to be supported by a prestigious institution

• the "teachers" had to hold the "learners" hand on the shock plate

A group of first graders is administered a battery of psychological tests every three years until they are 30. What type of study is this?

• experimental

• cross sectional

• cross lagged

• longitudinal

• cross sequential

A group of first graders is administered a battery of psychological tests every three years until they are 30. What type of study is this?

• experimental

• cross sectional

• cross lagged

• longitudinal

• cross sequential

Dr. Christy selects one group of children and assesses their fine motor skills every six months over a two-year period. Dr. Christy is using a(n) ______ research design

• cross-sectional

• sequential

• descriptive

• longitudinal

• experimental

Which of the following psychologists developed the use of hypnosis?

• Freud

• Fechner

• Skinner

• Ebbinghaus

• James

Which of the following is an example of inferential statistics?

• William conducts a study of a small group of people with PTSD and how they respond to a specific type of stress to predict how a population of individuals will respond when presented with the same type of stress.

• Charles interviews 300 patients with schizophrenia.

• Leslie notes the relationships between a psychology professor and the students in her class.

• Janet gives participants a personality test both before and after they take a final exam.

• Bill collects data from the students in his class to determine their volunteering behavior.