Unit 1 Psych Test Review

Which of the following is the definition of psychology?

• the study of the human behavior

• 
  the study of society

• the study of the mind and human behavior (including animals)

• the chemical study of the mind

What is psychologist Wilhelm Wundt known for?

• Creating the first experimental psychological laboratory

• Writing the first academic textbook about psychology

• Creating the "Little Albert" Experiment

• founder of Harvard University

What do cognitive psychologists study?

• The impact of unconscious conflicts on behavior

• Basic mental processes and their relationships to behavior

• The relationship between biological structure and function and behavior

• Observable behaviors and how they are learned

  
  

Which type of psychologist conducts research and develops theories about teaching and learning?

• 
  School Psychologists

• 
  Social Psychologists

• Quantitative Psychologists

• Educational Psychologists

The extent to which a test or experiment measures what it is supposed to measure or predicts what it is supposed to

• 
  validity

• falsifiable

• 
  reliability

• overconfidence

A non-experimental technique of observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate or control the situation

• experiment

• case study

• naturalistic observation

• interview

A non-experimental technique in which one individual or group is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles.

• naturalistic observation

• peer review

• focus group

• case study

A student uses 3 identical flowers but exposes them to different amounts of sunlight to see if the amount of sunlight effects their growth. Which is the independent variable?

• 3 identical flowers

• the amount of sunlight

• the amount of growth

• the student

A student is conducting an experiment to see if the height in which a ball is dropped will effect how high the ball bounces. Which is the dependent variable?

• the student

• the height from which the ball is dropped

• the color of the ball

• how high the ball bounces

A study of married couples showed that the longer they had been married the more similar their opinions on social and political issues were.

• Negative correlation

• Positive correlation

• Mixed correlation

• no correlation