PSY exam

Historical or publicly-available data is often used for what type of research?

archival research

Gabriel likes to read and look at websites about the solar system. His father encourages him to go play sports, hoping that Gabriel will come to enjoy these activities. Which of the following best describe this scenario?

Gabriels temperament and his fathers parenting practices are a poor goodness of fit

in social psychology studies involving deception, sometimes a person who appears to be a participant is actually working for the researcher. What is this person called?

confederate

attachment styles

The expectations people develop about relationships with others, based on the relationship they had with their primary caregiver when they were infants

Stages of Moral Development

preconventional, conventional, postconventional

When each participant has an equal chance of being assigned to a particular group, the research design uses

random assignment

conventional morality

second level of Kohlberg's stages of moral development in which the child's behavior is governed by conforming to the society's norms of behavior

Millie's parents respond to her in a sensitive manner, reinforcing her belief that they can be relied upon in times of need. As a result, Millie is most likely to develop a(n) ______attachment.

secure

Which meaning of the "culture" emphasizes that it is a process that can be acquired?

shared learning

Jillian and her mom are playing on the swing set at the park. A man walks up to them. When Jillian sees her mother smile and speak warmly to the man Jillian relaxes. Jillian has used ______to evaluate this individual.

social referencing

occurs through the process of natural and sexual selection, and its primary products are adaptions

evolution

preconventional morality

first stage of kohl bergs stages, Before age 9, children show morality to avoid punishment or gain reward.

After making observations and forming a research question, scientists should

form a hypothesis

Imagine that men had a strong preference for women who are tall. As a consequence, the average height of women has increased with time. While this is not scientifically proven, what concept would this be an example of if it were true?

intersexual selection

cultural psychology

the study of how cultures reflect and shape the psychological processes of their members

evolutionary psychology

the study of the evolution of behavior and the mind, using principles of natural selection

postconventional morality

third level of Kohlberg's stages of moral development in which the person's behavior is governed by moral principles that have been decided on by the individual and that may be in disagreement with accepted social norms