Unit 0 review and Unit 1.1 and 1.2

Researchers want to know how happiness is impacted by the color of a room.  Color of the room is

• an independent variable

• a dependent variable

• a confounding variable

• statistically significant

Thinking that does not blindly accept arguments and conclusions. Rather, it examines assumptions, appraises the source, discerns hidden biases, evaluates evidence, and assesses conclusions

• positive psychology

• critical thinking

• clinical psychology

• introspection

The science of behavior and mental processes.

• Psychology
• Psychometrics

• Psychiatry

• Structuralism

What is...qualitative data?

• Unreliable data
• Data that involves numbers and quantities.
• Data that involves descriptions and summaries. 
• Data gathered from experimentation.

The ethical guideline for research in which participants must agree to be a part of the study is known as

• Informed consent

• Confidentiality

• Free from harm

• Debriefing

The names of the participants in a research experiment must be kept secret is an ethical guideline known as

• Debriefing

• Free from harm

• Informed Consent

• Confidentiality

A carefully worded statement of the exact procedures used in a research experiment is known as

• replication

• operational definition

• hypothesis

• standardization

The ethical guideline for research in which participants must agree to be a part of the study is known as

• Informed consent

• Confidentiality

• Free from harm

• Debriefing

Which of the following is used to reduce the effects of confounding variables in experiments?

• Descriptive statistics

• Inferential statistics

• Meta-analysis

• An algorithm

• Random assignment

Which of the following is the strongest correlation?

• –.90

• –.23

• .40

• .67

• .72