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WorksheetsAP Psych Unit 0: through non-experimental research
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Who is known as the Father of Psychology?
Sigmund Freud
Wilhelm Wundt
Carl Jung
Ivan Pavlov
What did Wilhelm Wundt combine with philosophy to create psychology?
Literature
Mathematics
Science
Art
What does the term "Nature" refer to in the context of the Nature vs Nurture debate?
Environmental influence
Genetic influence
External factors
Social upbringing
Which of the following is associated with "Nurture" in the Nature vs Nurture debate?
Genes/inherited
Genetic influence
Environmental influence
Biological factors
Which perspective of psychology focuses on the influence of culture and social interactions?
Biological
Sociocultural
Humanistic
Evolutionary
Which perspective of psychology emphasizes the role of unconscious processes and early life experiences?
Cognitive
Behavioral
Psychodynamic
Humanistic
Which perspective of psychology is concerned with the physical and biological bases of behavior?
Biological
Cognitive
Behavioral
Sociocultural
Which perspective of psychology focuses on the potential for personal growth and self-actualization?
Evolutionary
Humanistic
Cognitive
Behavioral
Which of the following is NOT an approach in psychology?
Biological
Cognitive
Astrological
Behavioral
Which psychological approach emphasizes the role of unconscious processes and early life experiences?
Psychodynamic
Cognitive
Behavioral
Evolutionary
Which approach in psychology is concerned with the study of mental processes such as perception, memory, and problem-solving?
Cognitive
Behavioral
Humanistic
Evolutionary
Which approach focuses on how our genes affect our behavior and mental processes?
A) Cognitive Perspective
B) Behavioral Perspective
C) Biological Perspective
D) Humanistic Perspective
What is cognitive neuroscience?
The study of the mind (cognitive) and the study of the brain (neuroscience) combined
The study of social interactions and behavior
The study of physical health and fitness
The study of emotional responses and feelings
According to the Behavioral Perspective, where is all behavior learned from?
Genetics
Past experiences
Environment
Thoughts and feelings
What is known as the "I knew it all along" phenomenon?
Overconfidence
Correlation
Gambler's Fallacy
A flaw in human reasoning that means that humans tend to think they know more than they really do.
Overconfidence
Hindsight Bias
Gambler's Fallacy
Correlation
Type of study where one individual or small group is studied in depth in the hope of revealing universal principles.
What is one limitation of a case study?
Limited generalizability (may not apply to others)
Observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to manipulate and control the situation.
What is the Hawthorne Effect?
What is one way a random sample for a survey can be obtained?
Computer-generated name picker
Counting off 1, 2, 3, 4 & choosing all number 4s
Assigning certain subjects to a control group and all others to an experimental group
Which of the following is NOT a type of response bias in a survey?
Wording Effect
Correlation Effect
Expectation Effect
Social Desirability Effect
Meta-analysis is a type of study that
combines results from multiple studies to draw more accurate conclusions.
ignores previous research findings.
only considers results from one study.
focuses on a single research paper.
A correlation between two variables is positive when
both variables increase or decrease together
both variables do not change
What are the two strongest correlation coefficients?
What type of graph is used to show correlation?
In a scatterplot, researchers use the ___________ of the line to determine if the relationship between the variables is positive or negative.
In a correlation scatterplot, the amount of scatter represents
True or false: correlation and causation are the same thing.
What are the only types of research studies that can show cause and effect?
Experiments
If a researcher wants to know how high school students feel about a later start time for the day, but he only asks high school girls, what problem does he have?
Social Desirability Bias
Sample Bias
Random Sampling
Wording Effect
85% of teachers believe that they are in the top 20% for teaching effectiveness. This demonstrates which flaw in human cognition?
hindsight bias
overconfidence
perceiving order
Gambler's Fallacy
Numerical data is considered
quantitative.
qualitative.
In a research study, researchers noticed a positive correlation in the sale of ice cream and shark attacks. The sale of ice cream and number of shark attacks were the
variables.
random sample.
bias.
population.
A restaurant owner wants to know how his customers enjoyed a new dish. After the customers eat the new dish, the owner visits the table and asks the customers to rank the new dish on a scale of 1-5. When he analyzes his results, he notices most of the customers gave the new dish a 1 or 2, meaning they did not like. This confused the owner because when he asked his staff the same question, they reported much higher numbers of liking the new dish. What type of bias is present in the staff's responses?
Expectation Effect Bias
Naturalistic Bias
Sample Size Bias
Wording Effect
Pam wants to know what percentage of people in her city speed and run red lights. She sends a survey out to a randomly selected group of participants. When she analyzes the results, she notices that a much lower number of people reported speeding and running red lights when compared to the amount of traffic tickets that were written in her town. What type of response bias is present in the results?
Wording Effect
Social Desirability Bias
Naturalistic Bias
Random Sampling Bias
Which psychological approach incorporates biology, psychology, and socio-cultural levels of analysis?
Psychodynamic
Evolutionary
Cognitive
BioPsychoSocial
True or false: The larger the sample size the better - as long as it is representative.
True
False
Sam wanted to know about how shoppers felt about a new store that was coming to the mall. To collect his data for his initial hypothesis, he stood outside of the Dillard's and asked shoppers who passed by him to respond to a couple of quick questions. What type of sampling did Sam conduct and would he be able to use this to draw a conclusion for his research.
Random Assignment - no, there was no experiment.
Random Assignment - yes, he randomly put people into two groups.
Convenience Sampling - no, but it gives him a place to start his research.
Convenience Sampling - yes, he can draw conclusions and publish his study based off of this alone.
What correlation coefficient would most likely be represented in this scatterplot?
+1.0
-1.0
+.80
-.20
