Psych Final Review 1

These are the goals of psychology except

• To describe

• To understand

• To learn

• To predict

Who is the founder of structuralism?

• Wilhelm Wundt

• Carl Rogers

• William James

• John Watson

Which technique would structuralists be likely to use in order to understand the elements of mental experiences?

• introspection

• symbolic analyzation

• functionalism

• factor analysis

For a study to be replicated it must be

• conducted on plants

• an experiment that lasts longer than 6 months

• have operational definitions

• rejected by the original experiment

In a ________________ researchers observe the behavior of people or animals in their environment.

• Naturalistic Observation

• Case Study

• Testing Method

• Correlational study

This research method is a technique for ascertaining the self – reported attitudes or behaviors of a particular group, usually by questioning a representative, random sample of the group.

• Survey
• Correlational
• Experiments
• Case Study

This research method is a measure of the extent to which two variables change together, and thus of how well either variable predicts the other

• Correlational
• Experiments
• Survey
• Observational

This is a method of research where an investigator manipulates one or more factors (independent variables) to observe the effect on some behavior or mental process (the dependent variable).

• Experiments
• Case Study
• Survey
• Correlational

In a psychological experiment, the control group is:

• The group that gets the independent variable

• The group that doesn't get the independent variable

• The group that is shut out from the world

• The group that pushes the buttons

In a study of the effect of a driver training program on driving skill, a possible operationalisation of the dependent variable would be...

• driving quality
• number of accidents
• hours spent training
• amount of traffic