WorksheetsIntroduction to Psychology Chapter 1 Test 3
Total questions: 5
Worksheet time: 4mins
To understand cause and effect, a simple psychological experiment is based on creating two groups: the ___ group and the ___ group.
(comma separated answer)
(a)
Three types of variables must be considered in an experiment: ___ variables (which are manipulated by the experimenter); ___ variables (which measure the outcome of the experiment); and ___ variables (factors to be excluded in a particular experiment).
(a)
A researcher performs an experiment to learn whether room temperature affects the amount of aggression displayed by college students under crowded conditions in a simulated prison environment. In this experiment, the independent variable is which of the following?
room temperature
the amount of aggression
crowding
the simulated prison environment
A procedure used to control both research participant bias and researcher bias in psychological experiments is the
single-blind study
controlled experiment
double-blind study
random assignment
The following statement has a loophole: “I’ve been taking vitamin C tablets, and I haven’t had a cold all year. Vitamin C is great!” What is the loophole?
(a)
