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WorksheetsUnits 1-2 Review Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 80secs
Psychology is the study of ____________ and ______________.
behavior
mental processes
consciousness
learning
_____________________ can prescribe MEDICATION to clients.
Psychiatrists
Psychologists
Counselor
The I-Knew-It-All-Along phenomenon is also known as
hindsight bias
confirmation bias
self-serving bias
self-fulfilling prophecy
ONE PERSON or group is studied in depth.
case study
naturalistic observation
correlational study
Observing behavior in its NATURAL environment
naturalistic observation
case study
correlational study
experiment
If your sample does NOT REPRESENT the population being studied.
sampling bias
random sample
survey
confounding variable
A group of subjects that represents the population. Each subject had an equal chance of being selected.
random sample
sampling bias
random assignment
Which shows the strongest correlation?
0.67
-0.87
0.35
-0.56
When the temperature increases, ice cream sales increase. This is an example of a ______________ correlation.
positive
negative
no
negative correlation
positive correlation
no correlation
A person has an equal chance of being selected for the control or experimental group.
random assignment
sampling bias
random sample
double-blind procedure
The variable that is being MANIPULATED; the effect that is being studied
independent variable
dependent variable
confounding variable
control group
The variable that is being MEASURED; the outcome factor
dependent variable
independent variable
confounding variable
experimental group
How much scores vary around the mean
standard deviation
range
mode
median
Informed consent occurs ___________ an experiment.
before
after
during
Debriefing occurs ____________ an experiment.
before
after
during
A bell-shaped curve is also called a
normal curve
standard skewed
standard deviation
When results are caused by EXPECTATIONS, this is called by
the placebo effect
sampling bias
self-serving bias
independent variable
A factor, OTHER THAN THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE, that causes an effect in an experiment is called a ____________.
confounding variable
dependent variable
experimental group
control group
No correlation will have a correlation coefficient of _____
0
1.0
-1.0
0.5
To study if chewing gum helps with memorization, the group chewing gum would be considered the _______________ _________________.
independent variable
dependent variable
experimental group
control group
The purpose of a control group is to
compare it to the experimental group.
expose it to the independent variable.
determine if the experiment measures what it is supposed to.
When both the subjects and researchers are unaware of who is receiving the placebo treatment.
double-blind procedure
placebo effect
experimental variable
confounding variable
The more COVID-19 cases, the less people socialize with others. This is an example of a
negative correlation.
positive correlation.
no correlation.
A drug is being tested to see how many days it takes to cure patients. The number of days is the _______________ variable.
dependent
independent
confounding
control
What percentage of data falls within one standardard deviation around the mean?
68%
95%
99%
50%
"Mean" means
average
middle
most
"Mode" means
average
middle
most
An experiment...
tests causation.
looks for a relationships.
observes and describes.
Correlational reseach..
tests causation.
looks for a relationships.
observes and describes.
