Weel 1-2

Question 1

Paradox of time

Answer 1

We have more time saving technology than ever yet people feel more time pressures than ever before.

Question 2

Paradox of money

Answer 2

We are making more money than ever yet people are more in debt.

Question 3

Paradox of choice

Answer 3

We have more choices, this should be a good thing but it proves to create more unhappiness.

Question 4

Paradox of technology

Answer 4

We have more technology than ever but it comes at the cost of destroying our planet.

Question 5

Nature vs Nurture

Answer 5

You were born who you are vs you were shaped by your environment

Question 6

Individuals from individualistic cultures will describe themselves

Answer 6

as different from others. I am funny, intelligent, etc…

Question 7

Individuals from collectivistic cultures will describe themselves

Answer 7

in relation to other. I am a mother, a professor, etc…

Question 8

Psychologists observe many aspects of human functioning including…

Answer 8

Overt behaviours 
Social relationships
Mental processes
Emotional responses
Physiological reactions

Question 9

What psychologists do

Answer 9

Clinical and counselling work

Experimental psychology

Question 10

What makes psychology a science

Answer 10

Based on empiricism -knowledge must be acquired through systematic observation

Theory -Collection of interrelated ideas and observations to describe, explain, and predict behaviour or mental processes.

Question 11

Cognitive Dissonance

Answer 11

If there is a misalignment between our actions and values we will change one of the two to create that alignment.

Question 12

Psychology Experiment

Answer 12

An attempt to determine cause and effect.

Question 13

Independent Variable

Answer 13

Factor directly manipulated by the investigator.

Question 14

Dependent Variable

Answer 14

Response measured by the investigator.

Dependent on the independent variable.

Question 15

Random Assignment

Answer 15

Ensures participants have an equal chance of ending up in any of the experimental conditions, experimental group or control group.

Question 16

The logic of the experimental rests on the assumption that the experimental and control groups are alike. This assumption is violated if the study has a

Answer 16

cofound.

Question 17

Advantages of the Psychology Experiment

Answer 17

• clarity and precision
• relative intolerance of error
• allows us to draw cause and effect conclusions

Question 18

Disadvantages of the Psychology Experiment

Answer 18

• some variable cannot be manipulated because of ethical concerns or practical realities
• real world applicability or relevance sometimes questioned