Psychology 1000 Exam test quizzes
and answers graded A+
foot in the door effect - ANS✅✅little request, then big
door in the face effect - ANS✅✅big request, then little
critical thinking - ANS✅✅using past experience and knowledge for optimal decision making
hindsight bias - ANS✅✅"knew it all along" even though there was little evidence
confirmation bias - ANS✅✅using new information shaped to confirm past beliefs
self serving bias - ANS✅✅good things happen due to positive traits of my own
bad things happen to negative external events
neuro/biological psychology - ANS✅✅looking at the NS and determining how these make us
behave a certain way
cognitive psychology - ANS✅✅how we end up interpreting/understanding information
developmental psychology - ANS✅✅how we develop
why is a 13 year old different than a 30 year old?
personality psychology - ANS✅✅someone's attitude/behavior across experiences
what traits do you have/not have?
social psychology - ANS✅✅interacting with others
cultural psychology - ANS✅✅cultural norms, varying cultures and values
,clinical psychology - ANS✅✅how/why is someone clinically different than others
counseling psychology - ANS✅✅dealing with everyday life problems
school psychology - ANS✅✅academic advising, anxiety advice
IO psychology - ANS✅✅helping a companies employees, from all fields, interact and become the
most efficient
steps of scientific method - ANS✅✅1. inquiry
2. hypothesis
3.experiment/research
4.results
5.support/refute
falsifiable hypothesis - ANS✅✅a hypothesis with the ability of being falsified
parsimony - ANS✅✅relating to the world around you, at its very simplest
experiment - ANS✅✅IV, DV compared to test a variable
self report - ANS✅✅reporting of self, could be biased/tainted, but informational insight
naturalistic observation - ANS✅✅watching interactions/variables from the outside and not
interfering
case study - ANS✅✅using a single case and studying it extensively
participant observation - ANS✅✅the participant is also apart of the experiment
positive correlation - ANS✅✅both x and y increase
(1)
, no correlation - ANS✅✅no correlation between x and y
(0)
negative correlation - ANS✅✅both x and y decrease
(-1)
third variable problem - ANS✅✅a third variable, not being tested, is the cause for correlation
illusionary correlation - ANS✅✅both x and y will correlate but will actually have no scientific
connection to one another
directionality problem - ANS✅✅both x and y's cause and effect are unkown
independent variable - ANS✅✅the variable the experimenter manipulates
dependent variable - ANS✅✅the variable that is the control group
confound - ANS✅✅an untested variable that could be the cause of the correlation
representative sample - ANS✅✅a sample of participants representing many varying traits, hoping
for unbiased results
convenience sample - ANS✅✅a smaller group that is needed for the study
ex: school, gender, race
random assignment - ANS✅✅taking random participants out of the sample group to create an
unbiased experiment
IRB - ANS✅✅board that will determine if an experiment is morally correct in order to protect the
participants
and answers graded A+
foot in the door effect - ANS✅✅little request, then big
door in the face effect - ANS✅✅big request, then little
critical thinking - ANS✅✅using past experience and knowledge for optimal decision making
hindsight bias - ANS✅✅"knew it all along" even though there was little evidence
confirmation bias - ANS✅✅using new information shaped to confirm past beliefs
self serving bias - ANS✅✅good things happen due to positive traits of my own
bad things happen to negative external events
neuro/biological psychology - ANS✅✅looking at the NS and determining how these make us
behave a certain way
cognitive psychology - ANS✅✅how we end up interpreting/understanding information
developmental psychology - ANS✅✅how we develop
why is a 13 year old different than a 30 year old?
personality psychology - ANS✅✅someone's attitude/behavior across experiences
what traits do you have/not have?
social psychology - ANS✅✅interacting with others
cultural psychology - ANS✅✅cultural norms, varying cultures and values
,clinical psychology - ANS✅✅how/why is someone clinically different than others
counseling psychology - ANS✅✅dealing with everyday life problems
school psychology - ANS✅✅academic advising, anxiety advice
IO psychology - ANS✅✅helping a companies employees, from all fields, interact and become the
most efficient
steps of scientific method - ANS✅✅1. inquiry
2. hypothesis
3.experiment/research
4.results
5.support/refute
falsifiable hypothesis - ANS✅✅a hypothesis with the ability of being falsified
parsimony - ANS✅✅relating to the world around you, at its very simplest
experiment - ANS✅✅IV, DV compared to test a variable
self report - ANS✅✅reporting of self, could be biased/tainted, but informational insight
naturalistic observation - ANS✅✅watching interactions/variables from the outside and not
interfering
case study - ANS✅✅using a single case and studying it extensively
participant observation - ANS✅✅the participant is also apart of the experiment
positive correlation - ANS✅✅both x and y increase
(1)
, no correlation - ANS✅✅no correlation between x and y
(0)
negative correlation - ANS✅✅both x and y decrease
(-1)
third variable problem - ANS✅✅a third variable, not being tested, is the cause for correlation
illusionary correlation - ANS✅✅both x and y will correlate but will actually have no scientific
connection to one another
directionality problem - ANS✅✅both x and y's cause and effect are unkown
independent variable - ANS✅✅the variable the experimenter manipulates
dependent variable - ANS✅✅the variable that is the control group
confound - ANS✅✅an untested variable that could be the cause of the correlation
representative sample - ANS✅✅a sample of participants representing many varying traits, hoping
for unbiased results
convenience sample - ANS✅✅a smaller group that is needed for the study
ex: school, gender, race
random assignment - ANS✅✅taking random participants out of the sample group to create an
unbiased experiment
IRB - ANS✅✅board that will determine if an experiment is morally correct in order to protect the
participants
