Orientation to Psych Final (Exams 1 & 2)

Master's degrees in psychology typically take ____ year(s) to complete

2 full-time

Doctoral degrees in psychology typically take _____ year(s) to complete

4 to 6 full-time

Which section should always come first in curriculum vita (CV)

Education

If you are applying to multiple graduate programs, it is acceptable to write the same personal statement for all the programs

False

Milgram (1963) used a between-subjects experimental design

False

Your professors are required to write you letters of recommendation if you request them

False

Most graduate programs in psychology require that you take the

GRE

Which of the following is NOT typically part of an application to graduate school in psychology?

Sample publications

The following APA style reference is INCORRECT. What is wrong with it? Peterson, N. (1982). Feedback is not a new principle of behavior. The behavior analyst, 5, 101-102.

The first letter of each word of the journal name should be capitalized.

The following APA style in-text citation is INCORRECT. What is wrong with it? Peterson (1982, p.8) argued that feedback is not a new principle of behavior.

The page number should not be included

Which of the following sentences is written in active voice?

The participants sorted the cards.

The following APA style parenthetical citation is INCORRECT. What is wrong with it? After feedback procedures have been proven effective in specific contexts researchers can more clearly discuss the behavioral functions of feedback (Peterson, 1982, Feedback is not a new principle of behavior).

The title should not be included

If a graduate program you apply to asks for three letters of recommendation, how many letters should you submit with your application

Three

During the graduate school application process, it is typical to waive your right to access the letters of recommendation written on your behalf

True

What are the three parts of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) General Test?

Verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing

According to Bushell in "The Language of Artisans" _________ ___________ requires that you discover the writer's message and say it simply in your own words

active reading

According to Bushell in "The Language of Artisans" usually, clear statements of problem and solution are produced by successive stages of _______ ________.

active reading

If you are applying to more than one graduate program, Professor Rost suggests that you request the letters of recommendation for all of your applications

all at the same time

The length of a curriculum vita (CV) is typically

as long as it needs to be

I have designed an experiment to answer the following research question: To what extent do homework assignments improve the test scores of college students? I have a class of 40 students. I have randomly assigned the students into two groups. Group 1: students complete homework assignments to prepare for tests and Group 2: students do not complete homework assignments to prepare for tests. To determine if homework assignments were effective, I compared Group 1's test scores to Group 2's. This is an example of a _______ experiment.

between-subjects

A ____- subject design is one in which each subject experiences only one of the conditions in an experiment. A _____- subject design is one in which all subjects experience every condition in an experiment

between; within

when applying to graduate school in psychology your letters of recommendation should come from

college professors and other professionals who can comment on your academic and professional skills and potential

According to Bushell in "The Language of Artisans", a _________ _______ is created by devising the clearest possible way to state, in your own words, the message of each paragraph

content summary

introduction

define the problem and formulate the research question

The _______ variable is the variable in an experiment that represents the measurable response or behavior of the subjects in the experiment

dependent

method

design the study and collect data

Example: A drug and a placebo are compared for treating diabetes. A random half of the subjects receive the drug, while the other half receives the placebo. Blood glucose level is tested in all of the subjects several times a day. The independent variable in the example is _______ and the dependent variable is __________.

diabetes treatment (drug vs. placebo); blood glucose level

discussion

draw conclusions

The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) General Test is administered

electronically at a testing center

Empirical "ways of knowing", like science, are based on

experience

A doctoral degree (e.g. a Ph.D) is required for all jobs in the field of psychology

false

The following format for an APA-style reference is correct Milgrim, Stanley (1963). Behavioral Study of Obedience. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 67(4), 371-378.doi.org/10.1037/h004025

false

you must earn a master's degree before you can pursue a doctoral degree in psychology

false

If you are applying to a master's program in psychology, it is more likely that you will need to take the GRE _____ test than the GRE _____ test

general; subject

the _____ variable in an experiment that is manipulated by the experimenter.

independent

Ex: I have designed an experiment to answer the following research question: To what extent does viewing violent television effect the level of aggressive play in children? I have 60 children who will participate in my experiment. I have randomly assigned the children into two groups. Group 1: the children will watch violent television before they play together and Group 2: the children do not watch violent television before they play together. To determine if violent television influenced aggressive play, I measure aggressiveness during play and compare to Group 1 and Group 2. What is the independent and dependent variable?

independent- violent television (watching vs. not watching) dependent- aggressive play

which of the following is a good "rule of thumb" when writing an APA-style research report?

keep your writing simple and avoid fancy words

scientific knowledge progresses over time because scientists are willing to...

let go of old ideas when new evidence comes along

Which type of experimental comparison was made in Milgrim (1963)?

no experimental comparison was made

In Milgram (1963), the dependent variable (name) was

obedience

According to Bushell in "The Language of Artisans" a statement that summarizes the meaning of all the assertions in a paragraph is called an __________ _______.

organizing idea

The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) Subject Test is administered

paper-and pencil at a testing center

According to Bushell in "The Language of Artisans" whenever a _________ ________ is implied rather than stated, you, the reader, need to make it explicit

presenting question

science is a method and a ___________

product

________ is a science concerned with the behavior of human and non-human animals

psychology

According to Bushell in "The Language of Artisans", every form of scientific writing is an attempt to answer a....

question

results

report the findings

According to Bushell in "The Language of Artisans" if your ________ ________ is more than one page long, you are probably using too many of the author's words.

research summary

Science is parsimonious. This means that...

scientists explore simple explanations of phenomena before considering more complex explanations

if you plan to go to graduate school, when should you apply?

the senior year of your undergraduate program

Which of the following phrases is correctly punctuated

the study by Jones, Davis, and Steward (1972).

According to Bushell in "The Language of Artisans" the single assertion declaring the meaning of an article is the _______ ________.

ultimate abstract

When citing a reference in the text of an APA-style paper, you need to include page numbers with your citation when you are...

using a direct quote only