Psychology Exam

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In APA documentation, how should the following parenthetical citation appear?

(Barrett, 1991, p. 17)

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

2 full time

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

4-6 full time

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

Education

Milgram (1963) used a between-subjects experimental design.

False

Most graduate programs in psychology require that you take the

GRE

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

Psychology

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 of a source 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.

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

The senior year of your undergraduate program

The following APA style parenthetical citation of a source 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.

What is the proper order of the sections in an APA style research report?

Title page, Abstract, Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion, References

The following example shows the correct order of citations within parentheses. Studies examining the influence of emotion on memory (Charles, Mather, & Carstensen, 2003; Kennedy, Mather, & Carstensen, 2004) have found that compared with younger adults, older adults recall proportionally more positive information and proportionally less negative information.

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.

To avoid plagiarism when writing you should

always cite the authors you are paraphrasing and quoting directly.

The length of a curriculum vita (CV) is typically

as long as it needs to be

When using a _____ -subjects design, it is important to use random assignment to control for subject-related variables between groups.

between

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

between, within

We used a _____ to conduct Experiment #1 (The Effects of Stimulus Uncertainty on Response Time) in class.

between- subjects design

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 compare the test scores of Group 1 to the test scores of Group 2. This is an example of a _____ experiment.

between-subjects

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

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

dependent

An _____ t-test is used to analyze within-subjects comparisons and a _____ t-test is used to analyze between-subjects comparisons.

dependent-samples; independent-samples

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. Refer to the example above. The independent variable in the example is _____ and the dependent variable is_____.

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

Draw conclusions

discussion

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

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

false

The following example shows the correct format of APA style headings. METHOD Participants Fourteen college students participated in the study. Participants were from the psychology department subject pool at Queens College, City University of New York. Setting Experimental sessions took place in a research laboratory on campus in one of two small rooms. The rooms contained a desk, chair, and personal computer.

false

The following format for an APA-style reference is correct. Milgram, Stanley (1963). Behavioral Study of Obedience. Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, 67(4), 371-378. doi.org/10.1037/h0040525

false

The following in-text citation is formatted correctly. Catania, 1975, argued that an individual who does not have the freedom to choose cannot be called free; and thus defined freedom, in part, as the opportunity to choose among alternatives.

false

The following in-text citation is formatted correctly. Dixon, Jacobs, & Sanders (2006) examined how gambling and non-gambling environments influenced gamblers' delay discounting.

false

The following parenthetical citation is formatted correctly. (Hayes, Kapust, Leonard, and Rosenfarb, 1981)

false

When conducting research, failure to confirm a hypothesis always means that the hypothesis is incorrect.

false

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

false

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

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

independent

Experiment #2 (The Effects of Interference on Response Time to Name Colors) that we conducted in class, interference (symbol vs. color-word condition) was the _____ variable and response time was the _____ variable.

independent, dependent

In Experiment #1 (The Effects of Stimulus Uncertainty on Response Time) that we conducted in class, the number of card-sorting categories was the ..... variable and response time was the .... variable

independent, dependent

Define the problem and formulate the research question

introduction

Which one 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

Design the study and collect data

method

The Participants and Procedure sub-sections are located under which section of an APA format paper?

method

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

no experimental comparison was made

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

obedience

In an APA style reference list, references are

ordered alphabetically according to the first author's last name

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

Dr. Garcia ran an experiment investigating the effects of packaging color on consumer preference for the pudding in the package. Each participant in the experiment tasted the same pudding from three differently colored containers (red, green, and blue containers) and was asked to rate how much they liked each one. The dependent variable in this example is _____ and the independent variable is _____.

participants' preference ratings; packaging color (red, green, and blue)

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

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

question

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

Report the findings

results

Science is parsimonious. This means that

scientists explore simple explanations of phenomena before considering more complex explanations.

A reference list in an APA style paper should include

sources you cited in your paper only

I want to design an experiment to answer the following question: Can pigeons get through a maze faster if they practice first? I have 8 pigeons that will be subjects in my experiment and I need to assign half of the pigeons to Group 1 (no practice) and the other half to Group 2 (practice). To do this, I reach into a bin that contains 8 pigeons and grab them. I assign the first 4 pigeons I am able to grab to Group 1 (no practice) and assign the remaining 4 pigeons to Group 2 (practice). I notice that all of the largest pigeons end up in Group 1 (no practice) and the smaller pigeons end up in Group 2 (practice), but I carry on with my experiment anyhow. I conduct my experiment and my results show that the pigeons that practiced (Group 2) were much faster at running the maze than the pigeons that did not practice (Group 1). Based on these results, I conclude that practice causes pigeons to run through mazes faster. What is the confounding variable in this experiment?

the size of the pigeons (large vs. small)

Which of the following phrases is correctly punctuated?

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

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

The following direct quotation is formatted correctly. Wilson (1995) defined participation in the workplace as, "the involvement of people in planning and controlling a significant amount of their own work activities, with sufficient knowledge and power to influence both processes and outcomes in order to achieve desirable goals" (p. 1071).

true

The following parenthetical citations are formatted correctly. (Hori & Shimazaki, 2010; Schmidt, Layer, & Hanley, 2009; Suzuki, 1997)

true

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

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

Example: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 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 Group 1 to Group 2. Refer to the example above. The independent variable in the example is _____ and the dependent variable is_____.

violent television (watching vs. not watching); aggressive play

The use of _____ -subjects designs can result in practice and sequence effects between conditions.

within

A researcher is interested in studying how different types of training effect job performance. One group of construction workers is exposed to a training course in which they learn how to safely operate a forklift using a traditional lecture style. A second group receives training that includes lecture + practice on-the-job. Then, supervisors observe the work groups operating the forklift on-the-job. The dependent variable in this example is _____ and the independent variable is _____.

workers' operation of the forklift on-the-job; training type (lecture only vs. lecture + practice)


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