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Famous Psychology Experiments (Review Quizizz)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which famous Psychologist designed an experiment to better understand dog salivation... and accidentally discovered the principle of classical conditioning?

a)

John Watson

b)

Sigmund Freud

c)

Phillip Zimbardo

d)

Ivan Pavlov

2.

Which famous psychological experiment examined the impact that a group's wrong answers would have on a person's give a correct answer they already knew?

a)

Pavlov's Dog Experiment

b)

Asch's Conformity Experiment

c)

The Robber's Cave Experiment

d)

The Stanford Prison Experiment

3.

According to Elizabeth Loftus' research, eyewitness testimony can be influenced by...

a)

The wording of questions used to ask about remembered events

b)

The strength of an individual's sense of smell

c)

An individual's capacity for abstract reasoning and artistic creativity

d)

None of the Above; eyewitness testimony is infallible

4.

Which of these famous Psychological experiments was inspired by the events of the Holocaust?

a)

Pavlov's Dog Experiment

b)

The Little Albert Experiment

c)

The Stroop Task

d)

Milgram's Obedience Study

5.

Which of the experiments below did NOT include children as experimental subjects

a)

The Robber's Cave Experiment

b)

The Little Albert Experiment

c)

The Asch Conformity Experiment

d)

Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment

6.

J.R. Stroop designed the famous "Stroop Task" to test an hypothesis about...

a)

Learning

b)

Eyesight

c)

Memory

d)

Reading

7.

About what percentage of participants delivered the full 450 volt shock (to an apparently unconscious learner) during Milgram's obedience study?

a)

1%

b)

30%

c)

65%

d)

99%

8.

Muzafer Sherif designed the Robber's Cave experiment to test what theory?

a)

Realistic Conflict Theory

b)

Loveboat Television Theory

c)

Psychodynamic Response Theory

d)

Behaviorist Re-edification Theory

9.

During the Rattler's Cave Experiment, an emergency situation requiring cooperation between opposing groups led to...

a)

A violent struggle between the two groups

b)

A decline of prejudice and bias

c)

A lot of name-calling and frustration

d)

An abrupt end to the experiment, because the boys at the camp were suffering psychological trauma

10.

Albert Bandura's Bobo Doll Experiment has led psychologists to argue for the importance of _____ ____ ______ in shaping the behavior of children.

a)

Adolescent Peer Groups

b)

Adult Role Models

c)

Violent Video Games

d)

None of the Above

11.

Most participants in the _____ experiment find that it is more difficult to identify the ink-color of a mis-matched color word (ex. "Red" in Blue ink).

a)

Asch

b)

Flump

c)

Stroop

d)

Pavlov

12.

What does a psychologist call a "theory" that they want to prove/disprove using their experiment.

a)

Issue

b)

Realism Complex

c)

Hypothesis

d)

The Statement

13.

Psychologists include ________ groups in their experiments so that they have a point of reference against which to compare the behaviors they see in their experimental group.

a)

Inclusive

b)

Control

c)

Refer-Against

d)

Experimental

14.

A psychologist wants to study the effect of alcohol on driving ability. How much alcohol would participants in the control group consume?

a)

None

b)

Half as much as the Experimental Group

c)

The same amount as the Experimental Group

d)

More than the Experimental Group

15.

Which of the following experiments could not be conducted today because of ethical issues?

a)

Pavlov's Dog Experiment

b)

Milgram Obedience Studies

c)

Stroop Color-Identification Study

d)

Loftus' Car Crash Experiment