Quiz 1 Flashcards
Sam is a thrill seeker and is very excited to finally get her driver’s licence. During the driving exam, she is respecting ALL speeding limits. The driving examiner is Sam’s co-passenger and is taking notes on Sam’s driving performance. Based on this information about Sam’s personality and your knowledge on observational research and how it impacts performance, what can we predict on Sam’s driving habits after she passes her driving test?
Select one:
a. She is likely to speed after the driving test
b. She will continue to respect all speed limits
c. Sam will likely speed until she loses her licence.
d. We don’t know Sam, so we can’t make any predictions on her future behaviour
a. She is likely to speed after the driving test
Which of the following statements is correct regarding the establishment of Psychology as a science.
Select one:
a. Before the official establishment of the first laboratory, questions about behaviour and human nature were explored under the umbrella of physiology and philosophy.
b. Before the official establishment of the first laboratory, questions about behaviour and human nature were explored under the umbrella of physiology only. Incorrect
c. Psychology is not real science.
d. Before the official establishment of the first laboratory, questions about behaviour and human nature were explored under the umbrella of philosophy only.
a. Before the official establishment of the first laboratory, questions about behaviour and human nature were explored under the umbrella of physiology and philosophy.
A novice researcher is conducting an experiment on memory. There are two groups in this study: a control group and an experimental group. When people show up to participate for the experiment, he assigns the people with long hair to the control group and the people with short hair to the experimental group. Which requirement of the True Experiment is this researcher violating?
Select one:
a. Avoiding confounding variables
b. Random assignment
c. Discriminating against people with medium length hair
d. Avoiding extraneous variables
b. Random assignment
A researcher is interested in exploring the effect of drinking alcohol and driving. She has participants consume various amounts of alcohol prior to driving in an online driving simulation booth. She notices that people are slower to react and to press on the brakes when they see a pedestrian, as their alcohol consumption increases from 1 drink to 3 drinks in the course of 1 hour.
What is the DEPENDENT variable in this experiment?
Select one:
a. The number of alcoholic drinks
b. Reaction time
c. The time frame during which alcohol was consumed
d. Prior history of alcoholism
b. Reaction time
Which of the following is a testable hypothesis?
Select one:
a. Your unconscious motivation to succeed is enough to ensure you’ll pass this course
b. Angels and demons are entities that influence our lives
c. Waking up from a nightmare increases your chance of having a bad day.
d. Exposing children to second-hand smoke increases the risk of respiratory infections.
d. Exposing children to second-hand smoke increases the risk of respiratory infections.
Freud’s theory of “Dream Interpretation” is not considered a good theory because:
Select one:
a. It’s old
b. Has too many assumptions
c. Has too few assumptions
d. It is not falsifiable.
d. It is not falsifiable.
If you showed a rectangle to a structuralist, and you asked them: “what do you see”? They would most likely respond with:
Select one:
a. I see a table
b. I see 4 lines connected together, which the brain perceives as a rectangle.
c. A rectangle
d. An optical illusion
b. I see 4 lines connected together, which the brain perceives as a rectangle.
Based on your thorough review of the course syllabus, which of the following statements is correct:
Select one:
a. If you miss the midterm because of illness, you need to email the professor as soon as you can and provide medical documentation. The professor will let you know of the next steps regarding the make up midterm.
b. The day before the midterm you get sick and cannot study. You decide to skip the midterm and not write it at all because you are planning on acing the final exam, which is worth 50 %. You decide that you can still pass the course.
c. If you miss the midterm because you are sick, you can write the make up midterm even if you don’t present any medical documentation.
d. If you miss the final exam, your professor can provide alternative dates for you to write the final exam.
a. If you miss the midterm because of illness, you need to email the professor as soon as you can and provide medical documentation. The professor will let you know of the next steps regarding the make up midterm.
The following hypothesis is being considered by a psychologist:
“Low levels of the neurotransmitter “serotonin” in the brain is connected to symptoms of depression”
This psychologist is most likely operating under which School of Thought?
Select one:
a. Psychodynamic
b. Cognitive
c. Biological
d. Introspective
c. Biological
The difference between a Clinical Psychologist and a Research Psychologist is that:
Select one:
a. The research psychologist can diagnose and treat people in distress
b. The Clinical Psychologist can prescribe medication
c. The clinical psychologist can treat and diagnose people in distress
d. They both have PhDs in Psychology, so there’s no difference.
c. The clinical psychologist can treat and diagnose people in distress
