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Preliminary Examination in Experimental Psychology (PSY109)

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is a method of studying psychological phenomena and processes.

a)

Experimental Psychology

b)

Social Psychology

c)

Biological Psychology

d)

Developmental Psychology

2.

Experimental Psychology should think about it as a singular area rather than a methodology within psychology.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Either true or false

3.

Experimental Psychology is important because the findings discovered by psychologists play a vital role in our understanding of the human mind and behavior.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Either true or false

4.

Dr. Alix, a psychologist wants to find the cause-and-effect relationship between two psychology-related variables. He is most probably engage to

a)

Experimental Research

b)

Correlational Research

c)

Action Research

d)

Qualitative Research

5.

The fourth year psychology students are currently conducting a research that aims to find out the relationship between the two variables. What type of research they have to engage with?

a)

Experimental Research

b)

Correlational Research

c)

Naturalistic Observation

d)

Case Studies

6.

The fourth year psychology students will be conducting an experimental research about the effects of eating peanuts to the test performance of first year college students of Lemery Colleges. The independent variable is

a)

peanuts

b)

test performance results

c)

first year college students

d)

Lemery Colleges

7.

The fourth year psychology students will be conducting an experimental research about the effects of eating peanuts to the test performance of first year college students of Lemery Colleges. The dependent variable is

a)

peanuts

b)

test performance results

c)

first year college students

d)

Lemery Colleges

8.

A researcher wants to study the behavior of the ethnic group in Ifugao with their normal environment. A researcher will utilize the method of

a)

case study

b)

experimental research

c)

naturalistic observation

d)

correlational research

9.

In an experimental research, confounding variables are also known as

a)

Independent variables

b)

dependent variables

c)

extraneous variables

d)

infound variables

10.

In an experiment, subjects in an experiment who are subjected to the independent variable is the

a)

experimental group

b)

control group

c)

selected group

d)

formal group

11.

In an experiment, subjects in an experiment who are not subjected to the independent variable and who may receive a placebo treatment is the

a)

experimental group

b)

control group

c)

selected group

d)

formal group

12.

Dr. Silvanna designs an experiment for studying lab rats’ reaction to energy drinks in relation to problem solving. Dr. Silvanna is most interested in the goal of

a)

control

b)

prediction

c)

explanation

d)

description

13.

Results of the study of Pavlov suggest that changes must occur to the behavior of the dog after the conditioning. This illustrates the goal of

a)

prediction

b)

description

c)

control

d)

explanation

14.

Experimental psychology utilizes ___________________ methods to answer these questions by researching the mind and behavior.

a)

Scientific

b)

Systematic

c)

Automatic

d)

Synthetic

15.

Correlation is just equal with causation.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Either true or false

16.

He published the first experimental psychology textbook.

a)

William James

b)

G. Stanley Hall

c)

Wilhelm Wundt

d)

James McKeen Cattell

17.

Wilhelm Wundt founded the first experimental psychology laboratory in ______________________.

a)

Germany

b)

United States

c)

Australia

d)

United Kingdom

18.

In 1875, William James opened a psychology lab in _________________ for the purpose of class demonstrations.

a)

United Kingdom

b)

Germany

c)

United States

d)

China

19.

In 1883, G. Stanley Hall opened the first experimental psychology lab in the United States at ___________________.

a)

Harvard University

b)

John Hapkins University

c)

Oxford University

d)

California University

20.

He published his famous Über das Gedächtnis ("On Memory"), which was later translated to English as Memory.

a)

William James

b)

Herman Ebbinghaus

c)

Wilhelm Wundt

d)

Erik Erikson

21.

Elements of Physiological Psychology is the first American book to include a significant amount of information on experimental psychology published by ____________________.

a)

Herman Ebbinghaus

b)

George Truball Ladd

c)

James McKeen Cattell

d)

George Kelly

22.

He established the world's third experimental psychology lab at the University of Pennsylvania.

a)

James McKeen Cattell

b)

G. Stanley Hall

c)

Edwin Boring

d)

Lee Cronbach

23.

She was the first woman to form a experimental psychology lab at Wellesley College.

a)

Mary Whiton Calkins

b)

Karen Horney

c)

Mary Ainsworth

d)

Melanie Klein

24.

American Psychological Association is the largest professional and scientific organization of psychologists in the United States founded by __________________________.

a)

Wilhelm Wundt

b)

Edwin Boring

c)

G. Stanley Hall

d)

Mary Whiton Calkins

25.

The well-known experiment of John Watson and Rosalie Rayner in which they demonstrated that emotional reactions could be classically conditioned in people.

a)

Baby Johnson

b)

Little Albert

c)

Little Alfred

d)

Bobo doll

26.

He was an influential experimental psychologist who was devoted to the use of experimental methods in psychology research.

a)

Erik Erikson

b)

Edward Titchener

c)

Edwin Boring

d)

Eddie Garcia

27.

He published the nature of love which described his experiments with rhesus monkeys on attachment and love.

a)

Harry Harlow

b)

Abraham Maslow

c)

Harry Roque

d)

Henry Murray

28.

Bobo doll was the popular experiment conducted by ________________________ which demonstrated the effects of observation on aggressive behavior

a)

Alfred Adler

b)

Albert Bandura

c)

John Watson

d)

Ivan Pavlov

29.

He published Construct Validity in Psychological Tests, which popularized the use of the construct validity in psychological studies.

a)

Lee Cronbach

b)

Lewis Terman

c)

Harry Harlow

d)

Albert Bandura

30.

Who was the first woman to receive a Ph.D in Psychology at Cornell University?

a)

Margaret Washburn

b)

Mary Whiton Calkins

c)

Mary Cover Jones

d)

Ruth Howard

31.

It is the process of where an individual concluded something that is not logically justified by sufficient and unbiased evidence.

a)

Experimentation

b)

Condensation

c)

Generalization

d)

Reflection

32.

It refers to our everyday non-scientific collection of psychological data used to understand the social world and guide our behavior.

a)

Folk Psychology

b)

Commonsense Psychology

c)

Traditional Psychology

d)

Indigenous Psychology

33.

Commonsense belief that we collect from our experiences is always considered reliable.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Either true or false

34.

It is a condition where our predictions, or guesses tend to feel much more correct than they actually are because we have data that supports our belief.

a)

Cognitive bias

b)

Overconfidence bias

c)

Confirmation bias

d)

Hindsight bias

35.

In conducting experimental research, we need both the data from facts and commonsense belief. And, we need to do it in a scientific method.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Either true or false

36.

It refers to the steps that scientists take to gather and verify information, and answer questions, explain relationships, and communicate findings.

a)

Mixed Method

b)

Calendar Method

c)

Research Method

d)

Scientific Method

37.

Psychologists believed that there are specifiable causes for the way people behave and that these causes can be discovered through research. This is an example of ________________________.

a)

Scientific Mentality

b)

Crab Mentality

c)

Etiological Mentality

d)

Formative Mentality

38.

It refers to the information we received from our senses through experiences.

a)

Empirical Data

b)

Nominal Data

c)

Ordinal Data

d)

Qualitative Data

39.

It is principle that have the generality to apply all situations.

a)

Model

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Law

d)

Theory

40.

It is a set of general principles that attempts to explain and predict behavior or phenomena.

a)

Model

b)

Hypothesis

c)

Law

d)

Theory

41.

Old theories can be replaced by new theories without greater explanatory power.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Either true or false

42.

Our approach to the collection and interpretation of data should be systematic, objective and rational. This is a manifestation of ______________________.

a)

Reflective thinking

b)

Systematic thinking

c)

Good thinking

d)

Intelligent thinking

43.

As a researcher, we should avoid letting private beliefs and expectations influence observations or conclusions.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Either true or false

44.

It refers to the simplicity and clarity of our thoughts as researchers.

a)

Harmony

b)

Ceremony

c)

Parsimony

d)

Symphony

45.

In making a research, it is necessary to use highfalutin words to make it more reader-friendly.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Either true or false

46.

As researchers, we should not accept the uncertainty of our the result and conclusion of our research.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Either true or false

47.

It is important to publicize the results of our research to avoid duplication of researches and to exchange of information with fellow researchers.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Either true or false

48.

It refers to the repeat procedures and obtain the same results of the research.

a)

Duplication

b)

Replication

c)

Mutation

d)

Multiplication

49.

It refers to the process of systematic noting and recording of events.

a)

Observation

b)

Experimentation

c)

Measurement

d)

Data gathering

50.

It is a process of testing a hypothesis in which a particular behavior will occur in certain situations.

a)

Observation

b)

Experimentation

c)

Measurement

d)

Data gathering