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Units 1-2 Review Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 80secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

Psychology is the study of ____________ and ______________.

a)

behavior

b)

mental processes

c)

consciousness

d)

learning

2.

_____________________ can prescribe MEDICATION to clients.

a)

Psychiatrists

b)

Psychologists

c)

Counselor

3.

The I-Knew-It-All-Along phenomenon is also known as

a)

hindsight bias

b)

confirmation bias

c)

self-serving bias

d)

self-fulfilling prophecy

4.

ONE PERSON or group is studied in depth.

a)

case study

b)

naturalistic observation

c)

correlational study

5.

Observing behavior in its NATURAL environment

a)

naturalistic observation

b)

case study

c)

correlational study

d)

experiment

6.

If your sample does NOT REPRESENT the population being studied.

a)

sampling bias

b)

random sample

c)

survey

d)

confounding variable

7.

A group of subjects that represents the population. Each subject had an equal chance of being selected.

a)

random sample

b)

sampling bias

c)

random assignment

8.

Which shows the strongest correlation?

a)

0.67

b)

-0.87

c)

0.35

d)

-0.56

9.

When the temperature increases, ice cream sales increase. This is an example of a ______________ correlation.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

no

10.
a)

negative correlation

b)

positive correlation

c)

no correlation

11.

A person has an equal chance of being selected for the control or experimental group.

a)

random assignment

b)

sampling bias

c)

random sample

d)

double-blind procedure

12.

The variable that is being MANIPULATED; the effect that is being studied

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

confounding variable

d)

control group

13.

The variable that is being MEASURED; the outcome factor

a)

dependent variable

b)

independent variable

c)

confounding variable

d)

experimental group

14.

How much scores vary around the mean

a)

standard deviation

b)

range

c)

mode

d)

median

15.

Informed consent occurs ___________ an experiment.

a)

before

b)

after

c)

during

16.

Debriefing occurs ____________ an experiment.

a)

before

b)

after

c)

during

17.

A bell-shaped curve is also called a

a)

normal curve

b)

standard skewed

c)

standard deviation

18.

When results are caused by EXPECTATIONS, this is called by

a)

the placebo effect

b)

sampling bias

c)

self-serving bias

d)

independent variable

19.

A factor, OTHER THAN THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE, that causes an effect in an experiment is called a ____________.

a)

confounding variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

experimental group

d)

control group

20.

No correlation will have a correlation coefficient of _____

a)

0

b)

1.0

c)

-1.0

d)

0.5

21.

To study if chewing gum helps with memorization, the group chewing gum would be considered the _______________ _________________.

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

experimental group

d)

control group

22.

The purpose of a control group is to

a)

compare it to the experimental group.

b)

expose it to the independent variable.

c)

determine if the experiment measures what it is supposed to.

23.

When both the subjects and researchers are unaware of who is receiving the placebo treatment.

a)

double-blind procedure

b)

placebo effect

c)

experimental variable

d)

confounding variable

24.

The more COVID-19 cases, the less people socialize with others. This is an example of a

a)

negative correlation.

b)

positive correlation.

c)

no correlation.

25.

A drug is being tested to see how many days it takes to cure patients. The number of days is the _______________ variable.

a)

dependent

b)

independent

c)

confounding

d)

control

26.

What percentage of data falls within one standardard deviation around the mean?

a)

68%

b)

95%

c)

99%

d)

50%

27.

"Mean" means

a)

average

b)

middle

c)

most

28.

"Mode" means

a)

average

b)

middle

c)

most

29.

An experiment...

a)

tests causation.

b)

looks for a relationships.

c)

observes and describes.

30.

Correlational reseach..

a)

tests causation.

b)

looks for a relationships.

c)

observes and describes.