Psych 100 Exam 1 - Umass Tammy
Rahhal Questions With Correct Answers
3 |research |methods? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-descriptive, |correlational, |experimental
descriptive |research |method |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |case |study
2) |observational |research
3) |survey
case |study |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Examine |one |person |in |depth |to |understand |human |
nature |in |general
Limits |to |Case |Studies
Atypicality |
Limited |generalizability
observational |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Researcher |observes |people |and |
systematically |records |measurements |of |their |behavior
Two |types:
Unobtrusive |observation
Participant |observation
Limits |to |the |observational |method:
, Lack |of |generalizability
Some |behaviors |are |difficult |to |observe
survey |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Can |sample |a |selection |of |population |to |reflect |
whole |population |trend
Limits |to |Survey |Research:
Unrepresentative |sample
Order |of |questions
Question |wording
types |of |correlation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-positive, |negative, |no |correlation
experimental |research |strengths |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Can |determine |cause |and |effect
Gain |control |over |the |situation
experimental |research |weakness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Lacks |external |validity |(real |world |
application)
dendrite |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"in |box"
receives |signals |from |sensory |structures |and |other |neurons
cell |body |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-basic |cell |functions
axon |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"out |box"
sends |signals |to |effector |cells |and |other |neurons
Rahhal Questions With Correct Answers
3 |research |methods? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-descriptive, |correlational, |experimental
descriptive |research |method |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1) |case |study
2) |observational |research
3) |survey
case |study |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Examine |one |person |in |depth |to |understand |human |
nature |in |general
Limits |to |Case |Studies
Atypicality |
Limited |generalizability
observational |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Researcher |observes |people |and |
systematically |records |measurements |of |their |behavior
Two |types:
Unobtrusive |observation
Participant |observation
Limits |to |the |observational |method:
, Lack |of |generalizability
Some |behaviors |are |difficult |to |observe
survey |research |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Can |sample |a |selection |of |population |to |reflect |
whole |population |trend
Limits |to |Survey |Research:
Unrepresentative |sample
Order |of |questions
Question |wording
types |of |correlation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-positive, |negative, |no |correlation
experimental |research |strengths |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Can |determine |cause |and |effect
Gain |control |over |the |situation
experimental |research |weakness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Lacks |external |validity |(real |world |
application)
dendrite |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"in |box"
receives |signals |from |sensory |structures |and |other |neurons
cell |body |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-basic |cell |functions
axon |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-"out |box"
sends |signals |to |effector |cells |and |other |neurons