"PSY 202: LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT FINAL
EXAMINATION"
that a psychologist has a PhD in psychology, and a psychiatrist has a MD specializing in
psychiatry. - answers✔✔The difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist is
a psychological approach that emphasizes the role of the environment in producing behaviors -
answers✔✔Behaviorism is
a proposed set of principles to organize and explain a phenomenon. - answers✔✔A theory is
defined as
an outside or third variable in a study or experiment that distorts the information gained about
the correlation between the two variables in question - a possible alternate answer for a
correlation. - answers✔✔A confounding variable is defined as
that in an experiment the experimenter is controlling the independent variable whereas a study
is purely observational. - answers✔✔The difference between a study and an experiment is
it can create a good outcome just as easily as a bad outcome by one variable changing the effect
of another. - answers✔✔When an interaction occurs...
, that an independent variable can be manipulated by the experimenter and the dependent
variable is measured and depends on the independent variable. - answers✔✔The difference
between an independent variable and a dependent variable is
values that are different members of a category - answers✔✔Categorical Variables
values vary in magnitude along some dimension - answers✔✔Continuous Variables
predictor variables that the researcher controls and changes. - answers✔✔Manipulated
variables
Experimenter manipulates (controls and changes the value of) the independent variable;
everything else is held constant or is randomized. - answers✔✔True experiment:
measures of central tendency: mean, median, and mode and the variability of a set of numbers
using standard deviation. - answers✔✔The main characteristics of descriptive statistics are
the extent to which a measure is stable and consistent over time in similar conditions. -
answers✔✔Reliability
turning an abstract concept into a variable that can be measured or manipulated. -
answers✔✔To operationalize is defined as
that they contain in depth observation and analysis of very unique or distinctive individuals or
groups, and claims cannot be generalized to the public. - answers✔✔The main characteristics of
case studies are
that a correlation proves causation. This is incorrect. Causation can only be proved when a
variable is manipulated by the experimenter. - answers✔✔A common misconception about
correlational studies is
EXAMINATION"
that a psychologist has a PhD in psychology, and a psychiatrist has a MD specializing in
psychiatry. - answers✔✔The difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist is
a psychological approach that emphasizes the role of the environment in producing behaviors -
answers✔✔Behaviorism is
a proposed set of principles to organize and explain a phenomenon. - answers✔✔A theory is
defined as
an outside or third variable in a study or experiment that distorts the information gained about
the correlation between the two variables in question - a possible alternate answer for a
correlation. - answers✔✔A confounding variable is defined as
that in an experiment the experimenter is controlling the independent variable whereas a study
is purely observational. - answers✔✔The difference between a study and an experiment is
it can create a good outcome just as easily as a bad outcome by one variable changing the effect
of another. - answers✔✔When an interaction occurs...
, that an independent variable can be manipulated by the experimenter and the dependent
variable is measured and depends on the independent variable. - answers✔✔The difference
between an independent variable and a dependent variable is
values that are different members of a category - answers✔✔Categorical Variables
values vary in magnitude along some dimension - answers✔✔Continuous Variables
predictor variables that the researcher controls and changes. - answers✔✔Manipulated
variables
Experimenter manipulates (controls and changes the value of) the independent variable;
everything else is held constant or is randomized. - answers✔✔True experiment:
measures of central tendency: mean, median, and mode and the variability of a set of numbers
using standard deviation. - answers✔✔The main characteristics of descriptive statistics are
the extent to which a measure is stable and consistent over time in similar conditions. -
answers✔✔Reliability
turning an abstract concept into a variable that can be measured or manipulated. -
answers✔✔To operationalize is defined as
that they contain in depth observation and analysis of very unique or distinctive individuals or
groups, and claims cannot be generalized to the public. - answers✔✔The main characteristics of
case studies are
that a correlation proves causation. This is incorrect. Causation can only be proved when a
variable is manipulated by the experimenter. - answers✔✔A common misconception about
correlational studies is
