Unit 1 Mini Quiz Psychology

What is the dependent variable in an experiment?

• The variable that is manipulated

• The group that receives the placebo

• The outcome that is measured

• The variable that stays constant

Who is considered the father of structuralism?

• William James

• Sigmund Freud

• B.F. Skinner

• Wilhelm Wundt

What does a psychiatrist have that a psychologist doesn’t?

• A. A license to teach

• B. A medical degree

• C. A master's degree in counseling

• D. Experience in clinical therapy

Which of the following is an example of descriptive research?

• Double-blind trial

• Naturalistic observation

• Experimental design

• Random assignment

True or False: Correlation proves causation.

• True

• False

What is hindsight bias?

• The tendency to ignore past events

• Predicting an outcome using statistics

• Believing you knew the outcome all along

• Using logic to analyze results

What does a double-blind procedure prevent?

• Survey bias

• Participant and experimenter bias

• Random sampling errors

• Naturalistic observation

What ethical principle protects participant privacy?

• Consent

• Debriefing

• Confidentiality

• Sampling

What happens if a mean is affected by an extreme outlier?

• It stays the same

• It moves closer to the mode

• It becomes less accurate

• It equals the median

What’s one way to reduce confounding variables in a study?

• Increase sample size

• Use only case studies

• Eliminate the control group

• Use random assignment