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PSYC 382 EXAM 1 (CH. 1-4) QUESTIONS WITH
SOLVED ANSWERS 100% CORRECT/NEWEST UPDATE
Which of the following is NOT true of clinical interviews? - ...(ANSWERS)....Inter-
rater reliability of clinical interviews is high
Carla's infant son has learned to crawl. In his early adventures, he discovers a
spring doorstop. When he bends the doorstop... causing him to be startled and
then laugh. ...What is the best explanation for her son's behavior? -
...(ANSWERS)....Operant Conditioning: Letting go of the bent doorstop is the
behavior, the "BOING!" is the reinforcing reward.
Jim's friend, Sid, recently had ear surgery and lost his sense of taste... Sid has
become more and more depressed... diet rich in hot spices... Which of the
following are useful considerations for Jim's research? - ...(ANSWERS)....A, B, and
C are true. (case study, single subject experiment, experimental method)
Jim decides to do a case report. What is Jim's first task? - ...(ANSWERS)....Tell Sid
about the dietary changes he wants to make and that he wants to do clinical
evaluations with him before and after Sid has been on his new diet
Jim finds out that the modified diet does improve Sid's perception of flavor and
normalizes his depressed mood. What can Jim conclude with confidence? -
...(ANSWERS)....Methods that improve flavor perception in people with taste loss
may help improve their mood
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If Jim had chosen to do a single subject experimental design (such as an ABAB
design). how could this have improved his research? - ...(ANSWERS)....It could
improve internal validity
Pat is frustrated... boss complains about Pat coming in late, arguing with co-
workers, and occasional careless mistakes... Which of the following is true? -
...(ANSWERS)....Pat's boss is right. Pat's behavior is deviant and dysfunctional
Sushi + intelligence
What will his independent variable be? - ...(ANSWERS)....sushi dose
Sushi + intelligence
What will his dependent variable be? - ...(ANSWERS)....intelligence change
Sushi + intelligence
Mark knows that confounding variables can hurt his ability to interpret his results.
Therefore, he will use ________ to make his experimental and control groups. -
...(ANSWERS)....random assignment
Sushi + intelligence
Mark also knows that bias from research subjects or from researchers can affect
the results of his study. To minimize bias from subjects and researchers, he will... -
...(ANSWERS)....do a double blind study
PSYC 382 EXAM 1 (CH. 1-4) QUESTIONS WITH
SOLVED ANSWERS 100% CORRECT/NEWEST UPDATE
Which of the following is NOT true of clinical interviews? - ...(ANSWERS)....Inter-
rater reliability of clinical interviews is high
Carla's infant son has learned to crawl. In his early adventures, he discovers a
spring doorstop. When he bends the doorstop... causing him to be startled and
then laugh. ...What is the best explanation for her son's behavior? -
...(ANSWERS)....Operant Conditioning: Letting go of the bent doorstop is the
behavior, the "BOING!" is the reinforcing reward.
Jim's friend, Sid, recently had ear surgery and lost his sense of taste... Sid has
become more and more depressed... diet rich in hot spices... Which of the
following are useful considerations for Jim's research? - ...(ANSWERS)....A, B, and
C are true. (case study, single subject experiment, experimental method)
Jim decides to do a case report. What is Jim's first task? - ...(ANSWERS)....Tell Sid
about the dietary changes he wants to make and that he wants to do clinical
evaluations with him before and after Sid has been on his new diet
Jim finds out that the modified diet does improve Sid's perception of flavor and
normalizes his depressed mood. What can Jim conclude with confidence? -
...(ANSWERS)....Methods that improve flavor perception in people with taste loss
may help improve their mood
, 2
If Jim had chosen to do a single subject experimental design (such as an ABAB
design). how could this have improved his research? - ...(ANSWERS)....It could
improve internal validity
Pat is frustrated... boss complains about Pat coming in late, arguing with co-
workers, and occasional careless mistakes... Which of the following is true? -
...(ANSWERS)....Pat's boss is right. Pat's behavior is deviant and dysfunctional
Sushi + intelligence
What will his independent variable be? - ...(ANSWERS)....sushi dose
Sushi + intelligence
What will his dependent variable be? - ...(ANSWERS)....intelligence change
Sushi + intelligence
Mark knows that confounding variables can hurt his ability to interpret his results.
Therefore, he will use ________ to make his experimental and control groups. -
...(ANSWERS)....random assignment
Sushi + intelligence
Mark also knows that bias from research subjects or from researchers can affect
the results of his study. To minimize bias from subjects and researchers, he will... -
...(ANSWERS)....do a double blind study
