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Principles of Psychological Research and Goals of Psychology

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The following is not one of the four goals of psychology

a)

Explain

b)

Predict

c)

Change

d)

Define

2.

Explaining behavior takes "norms" into consideration

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Psychology is considered to be a science

a)

True

b)

False

4.

If only one (or very few) people exhibit a behavior when compared to the norm it is considered:

a)

normal

b)

abnormal

5.

Psychologists only use naturalistic observations to "describe" behavior:

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The following goal deals with questions like: why do people do what they do?

a)

Describe

b)

Explain

c)

Predict

d)

Control/Change

7.

If the majority of people exhibit a behavior, it is considered to be a:

a)

norm

b)

narm

c)

phenomena

d)

force

8.

In accordance with our discussion: When psychologist use information to imply what a person may do in the future, they are making:

a)

an inference

b)

a decision

c)

a prediction

d)

a fortune telling

9.

A psychologist is using this goal when they attempt to make lasting changes for a person

a)

describe

b)

explain

c)

predict

d)

control/change

10.

In a psychological experiment, the control group is:

a)

The group that gets "messed with"

b)

The group that doesn't get "messed with"

c)

The group that is shut out from the world

d)

The group that pushes the buttons

11.

In a psychological experiment, the experimental group is:

a)

The group that gets "messed with"

b)

The group that doesn't get "messed with"

c)

The group that is in charge of the experiment

d)

The group that poses the hypothesis

12.

Because of unethical experiments in the past, psychologists now must inform the people involved in the experiment what the experiment is about and must obtain their agreement to participate. This is most closely associated with the research principle of:

a)

Informed Consent

b)

Deformed Consent

c)

Contractual Agreements

d)

Just Say "Yes"

13.

Wha is the "problem" with case studies?

a)

They are often not replicated

b)

There is not issues with them. Every case study is true for the entire population

c)

They take too many cases into account

14.

Correlation always equals causation.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

a mutual relationship or connection between two or more things is known as:

a)

Mutualicity

b)

A cremation

c)

A causation

d)

A correlation

16.

A fake or inert variable in an experiment is known as a/an:

a)

synthetic

b)

placebo

c)

force

d)

intertia

17.

When a person is taking a fake or inert substance and believes that it is helping them, this is known as:

a)

The Placebo Effect

b)

The Butterfly Effect

c)

The International Effect

d)

The Perception Effect

18.

The ultimate goal of psychology is to better humanity:

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The treatment for every person in the practice of psychology is exactly the same:

a)

True

b)

False

20.

In order to explain behavior, we must first be able to:

a)

Speculate

b)

Predict changes

c)

Describe it

d)

Control it