WorksheetsU1 Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following characterizes a behavioral approach to psychology?
A study of the unconscious motives involved in behavior
An introspective study of the mental imagery used in problem solving
An analysis of the neurons involved in memory storage
The use of a projective test to assess personality
A study of how reinforcement affects learning
Which of the following statements is true of behaviorism?
It was formulated to account for cognitive development.
It emphasizes the dominance of heredity over environment.
It holds that development is largely a product of learning.
It focuses on the development of thought processes and knowledge.
It is rooted in Sigmund Freud's view of the importance of early experiences.
Which of the following best describes the graph?
Histogram
Frequency polygon
Normal distribution
Positively skewed distribution
Negatively skewed distribution
Which of the following is a statistical approach concerned with forming conclusions about the effect of the independent variable on variations in the dependent variable?
Descriptive
Correlational
Inferential
Factor analysis
Qualitative
The purpose of random ASSIGNMENT is to ensure that
each group contains the same number of participants
results can be generalized to the entire population of interest
differences found between the groups are attributable to the treatment, rather than to confounding variables
Random sampling is used in
descriptive studies only
correlational studies only
experimental studies only
any study in which a sample is being drawn from a larger population of interest
A psychologist designed a study to test the effects of cell phone use on driving safety. Participants were randomly assigned either to drive an automobile simulator while talking to a friend on a cell phone or to drive a simulator without talking on a phone. Participants' oversights and other unsafe decisions were automatically tallied while driving the simulator. In the study, the tally of oversights and unsafe decisions can be described as
an independent variable
a confounding variable
a random variable
an operational definition
Although Skye has always been a strong student and outgoing person, lately her grades have been falling and she has been withdrawing socially. She agrees to speak with a psychologist, who suggests that her problems stem from mental processes such as negative thinking and a belief that she's not going to get into any colleges.
Psychoanalytic
Humanistic
Cognitive
Behavioral
Ethical principles developed by the American Psychological Association help ensure that human participants in psychological research
get paid for their time and trouble
will not be deceived during the study
are protected from unnecessary physical and psychological harm
understand the hypotheses of the researcher before they take part
keep the purposes of the research project confidential
If a researcher finds that a difference between her experimental and control groups is statistically significant, this refers to
a difference not likely due to chance
a difference not likely due to faulty design
a result that indicates a correlation equal to 1.0
a result that is different from previous findings on the topic
a result that proves a new theory
Researchers find that there is a significant, positive correlation between the number of questions students ask in class and their grades. The researchers would be justified in concluding that
earning good grades causes people to ask more questions
asking questions causes students to perform better in school
students who earn good grades tend to ask more questions than those who do not
asking questions has a beneficial impact on students’ grades
asking questions has no impact on school performance
What field of psychology is most appropriate to analyze the efficiency of businesses in their hiring, basic training, and management leadership skills training?
Clinical
Quantitative
Industrial/organizational
Educational
Comparative
Which research design should be used to study:
the relationship between ACT score and number of selective college acceptances?
descriptive
correlational
experimental
Which research design should be used to study:
how LP teachers behave during staff meetings?
descriptive
correlational
experimental
Which research design should be used to study: whether a particular anti-anxiety medication is effective for adults with social anxiety disorder?
descriptive
correlational
experimental
Which research design should be used to study:
the relationship between social media usage and number of advanced classes?
descriptive
correlational
experimental
In a study of the effectiveness of a particular anti-anxiety medication for adults with social anxiety disorder, the control group would
not have their anxiety tested
not be members of the population of interest
given the medication
given a placebo or no medication
In a study of the effect of alcohol consumption on memory, alcohol would be the
placebo
independent variable
dependent variable
control condition
