Intro to Psychology (Unit 1)

5 Written Questions

1. the measure of a relationship between two variables or sets of data
2. enables the investigators to control the situation and to decrease the possibility that unnoticed, outside variables will influence the results
3. observing and recording the behaviour of people or animals in their natural environment
4. pure science, researching psychological topics
5. the group that is treated in the same way as the experimental, except the independant variable is not applied

5 Matching Questions

1. Cognitive
2. Random Assignment
3. Descriptive Research
4. Correlation Study
5. Dependant Variable

1. a to observe and record with an in-depth, yet possibly misleading study
2. b a factor that may change in response to an independant variable - usually a behaviour or mental process
3. c the use of chance to assign subjects to experimental and control groups
4. d a research project designed to discover the degree to which 2 variables are related to each other
5. e mental processes "I think / I remember..."

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. nature vs nurture (genes)
   1. Hindsight Bias
   2. No Correlation
   3. Behaviour Genetics
   4. Behavioural
2. case studies, surveys, naturalistic observations
   1. Descriptive Type
   2. Cognitive
   3. Descriptive Research
   4. Neuroscience
3. a sample that fairly represents a population because each member has an equal chance of inclusion
   1. Case Study
   2. Random Assignment
   3. Behavioural
   4. Random Sample
4. to explain cause and effect; explains cause and effect, but can be costly or unethical
   1. Experimental Research
   2. Experimental Group
   3. Experimentation
   4. Descriptive Research
5. thinking that we know more than we actually do
   1. Overconfidence
   2. Mode
   3. Neuroscience
   4. Cognitive

5 True/False Questions

1. Clinical Case Study → a clinical study is a form of case study in which a therapist investigates the problems associcated with a client

   True        False

2. Self-Fulfilling Prophecy → a prediction that prompts people to act in ways that make the prediction come true

   True        False

3. Evolutionary → survival and reproduction

   True        False

4. Psychiatrist → can perscribe medication and use psychotherapy to treat psychologically diseased people

   True        False

5. Critical Thinking → the measure of a relationship between two variables or sets of data

   True        False