test psychology

How would a cognitive psychologist interpret Tai-Yii's repeated dribbling attempts?

Tai-Yii is motivated to dribble perfectly and knows that practice makes perfect.

Which is a major area of study in psychology?

Which is a major area of study in psychology?

What are reasons you would need to be debriefed after an experiment? Select all that apply.

You took a placebo pill or any type of medication. You simply participated in an experiment. You were deceived during the experiment to give a reaction. Your mood and feelings were manipulated.

Compare behaviorism and cognitive psychology and choose the statements that are accurate for both subfields in psychology.

Cognitive psychology involves memory and other methods to recall information. Behaviorism focuses on observable actions only. Cognitive psychology focuses on people's thoughts, desires, and motives.

Select the statements that are true.

Psychology is a part of your daily life. Psychology helps me relate to people. Psychology can contribute to better health.

Why is a survey better than a case study to find out people's preferences for choosing one video game system over another?

Surveys allow many people to report their personal opinions.

What would a developmental psychologist say about a young adult woman who throws a temper tantrum?

Tantrums are not developmentally normal for young adults.

What is the purpose of using the Scientific Method? Select all that apply.

This method allows people to separate fact from fiction. This method allows people to conduct orderly research. This method allows people to make new discoveries.

A hypothesis allows you to predict the potential outcome of your research experiment.

True

Almost fifty percent of psychologists practice therapy.

True

Humanists felt strongly against comparing people to animals.

True

How does the sociocultural perspective relate to your development as a person?

Your friends and family influence you, but ultimately you control your thoughts and actions.

A researcher wants to find out if teens have higher rates of depression if they experiment with drugs.

depression

When do you need informed consent?

in any experiment, so people know they can quit at any time

A researcher wants to study monkeys in their natural habitat, out in the wild. What type of qualitative research method is best to use?

observational

What is the mode of 4, 9, 9, 9, 4, 6, 6, 6, 9?

9

How does Wundt's experiment apply to you and me?

All are examples.

What is the mean of 4, 6, 8, 20, 12?

10

What is the median of 6, 7, 10, 12, 15?

10

Which organization requires colleges to submit plans for any experiment that is about to be conducted?

Institutional Review Board (IRB)

According to Gestalt psychology, why do our minds fill in the gaps for information we don't know?

Our minds naturally seek order and patterns to find answers.

What is the major difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist?

Psychologists cannot prescribe medication will psychiatrists can.

A negative correlation _____.

means that as one variable goes up and the other goes down

What abilities can you develop by studying psychology? Select all that apply.

more tolerance for people's views consideration of someone else's perspective in conversation greater patience and empathy

Psychophysics is the study of _____.

people's reactions and perceptions to stimuli

What is the correct order in which these theories emerged, from earliest to latest?

psychodynamic, behaviorism, humanistic, cognitivism