`General Psychology 101 – portage learning
Final Exam - Requires Respondus LockDown Browser + Webcam Question 1
In an experiment, the researcher manipulates the _________ variable and measures the __________ variable.
Independent; dependent Question 2
In measurement, ___________ refers to consistency of answers, whereas _____________ refers to accuracy or truth of answers.
Reliability; validity Question 3
In a research study, Doctor Akiva assigns some participants to drink 1 cup of coffee before doing a manual dexterity task and other participants to drink 3 cups of coffee before doing a manual dexterity task to test if caffeine affects performance. What is the independent variable?
Amount of coffee Question 4
__________________ statistics summarize data from a sample, whereas ______________ statistics allow researchers to generalize to a broader population.
Descriptive; inferential Question 5
Five high-school English teachers were given a grammar test. Their scores were 17, 16, 14, 20, 20. What is the median?
17 Question 6
Stanley Milgram convinced participants that they were actually delivering shocks to another person in order to test how willing people are to obey authority figures. Based on ethical guidelines set out by IRBs, what concerns might you have if someone wanted to do the same study today?
Your Answer:
If someone wanted to conduct a study similar to Stanley Milgram’s obedience experiment today, ethical concerns would include obtaining informed consent, minimizing psychological harm, addressing deception and debriefing, ensuring confidentiality and privacy and justifying the study's necessity and replicability. Ethical guidelines prioritize protecting participants' welfare and rights in research involving human subjects. Lack of informed consent due to deception.
Benefit outweighing the costs: the stress of a participant believing he or she is harming another person should be clearly evaluated. Question 7
What are three reasons that psychologists use surveys?
Answers should include: easy, efficient, allow for self-report of feelings and opinions Question 8
A psychological researcher is interested in adolescent eating disorders and thinks that the increased use of social media has changed teens’ body image, leading to an increase in eating disorders. Referring to the bio-psycho-social model, which part of the model is she most likely using?
Social Question 9
Which approach provides a holistic overview of human functions of mental processes and behaviors? Psychiatry The bio-psycho-social model Developmental psychology Consciousness Question 10
Dr. Solman is a developmental psychologist who researches the relationship changes adolescents’ experience as they enter puberty. If she is using the bio-psycho-social model, her research would be focused on the _________ aspect.
Social Question 11
Paul has recently returned from active military deployment in a warzone, and is concerned that he might be experiencing PTSD. He sees a military therapist and reports that the most disturbing symptom is jumpiness… he feels like he’s responding to everything as if it’s a threat. His therapist is using the bio-psycho-social model, and identifies his heightened startle response as a _________ issue.
Biological Question 12
Dr. Solman is a developmental psychologist who researches the physical changes adolescents experience as they enter puberty. If she is using the bio-psycho-social model, her research would be focused on the _________ aspect.
Biological
Final Exam - Requires Respondus LockDown Browser + Webcam Question 1
In an experiment, the researcher manipulates the _________ variable and measures the __________ variable.
Independent; dependent Question 2
In measurement, ___________ refers to consistency of answers, whereas _____________ refers to accuracy or truth of answers.
Reliability; validity Question 3
In a research study, Doctor Akiva assigns some participants to drink 1 cup of coffee before doing a manual dexterity task and other participants to drink 3 cups of coffee before doing a manual dexterity task to test if caffeine affects performance. What is the independent variable?
Amount of coffee Question 4
__________________ statistics summarize data from a sample, whereas ______________ statistics allow researchers to generalize to a broader population.
Descriptive; inferential Question 5
Five high-school English teachers were given a grammar test. Their scores were 17, 16, 14, 20, 20. What is the median?
17 Question 6
Stanley Milgram convinced participants that they were actually delivering shocks to another person in order to test how willing people are to obey authority figures. Based on ethical guidelines set out by IRBs, what concerns might you have if someone wanted to do the same study today?
Your Answer:
If someone wanted to conduct a study similar to Stanley Milgram’s obedience experiment today, ethical concerns would include obtaining informed consent, minimizing psychological harm, addressing deception and debriefing, ensuring confidentiality and privacy and justifying the study's necessity and replicability. Ethical guidelines prioritize protecting participants' welfare and rights in research involving human subjects. Lack of informed consent due to deception.
Benefit outweighing the costs: the stress of a participant believing he or she is harming another person should be clearly evaluated. Question 7
What are three reasons that psychologists use surveys?
Answers should include: easy, efficient, allow for self-report of feelings and opinions Question 8
A psychological researcher is interested in adolescent eating disorders and thinks that the increased use of social media has changed teens’ body image, leading to an increase in eating disorders. Referring to the bio-psycho-social model, which part of the model is she most likely using?
Social Question 9
Which approach provides a holistic overview of human functions of mental processes and behaviors? Psychiatry The bio-psycho-social model Developmental psychology Consciousness Question 10
Dr. Solman is a developmental psychologist who researches the relationship changes adolescents’ experience as they enter puberty. If she is using the bio-psycho-social model, her research would be focused on the _________ aspect.
Social Question 11
Paul has recently returned from active military deployment in a warzone, and is concerned that he might be experiencing PTSD. He sees a military therapist and reports that the most disturbing symptom is jumpiness… he feels like he’s responding to everything as if it’s a threat. His therapist is using the bio-psycho-social model, and identifies his heightened startle response as a _________ issue.
Biological Question 12
Dr. Solman is a developmental psychologist who researches the physical changes adolescents experience as they enter puberty. If she is using the bio-psycho-social model, her research would be focused on the _________ aspect.
Biological
