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Psychologists study... |
the mind, behaviour, human animals and non-human animals |
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An animal researcher is studying the effect of a new drug on the memory of mice. One group of mice receives the drug while the second group does not. In this example, the group of mice that does not receive the drug would be considered the... |
Control Group |
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Different Perspectives in psychology tend to... |
ask similar questions and emphasize different factors in their explanations |
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The type of research study that best allows us to make inferences about causation is... |
an experiment |
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A research study that goes into a variety of different grade 3 classrooms and observes the behaviour teachers would best be called... |
a naturalistic observations study |
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All of these are NOT a goal of psychology |
description, control or explanation of behaviour |
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This is NOT an important modern perspective in psychology |
a structuralist perspective |
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The statement, "the whole is greater than, and often very different from, the sum of its parts," is most likely from which school of psychology? |
Gestalt Psychology |
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An animal researcher is studying the effect of a new drug on the memory of mice. One group of mice receives the drug while a second group does not. The memory of the mice is then tested by how quickly they can negotiate a maze. In this example, which of the following would be the dependent variable? |
time taken to complete the maze |
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A limitation inherent in using physiological measures to study psychological phenomena is that... |
their precise relation to specific psychological processes is not always certain |
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When they know that they are being observed, people sometimes change their behaviour. To counter this problem, psychologists will often use what are called... |
inobtrusive means |
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When people are involved in thrill seeking what level of analysis does this example demonstrate? |
the person (psychological) |
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Matt was an experiencing insomnia because he repeatedly had graphic dreams about an inanimate object attacking him at work. He went to a therapist who told him that the dream was an attempt by his unconscious mind to communicate with his conscious mind. What kind of therapist did Matt most like see? |
Psychoanalyst |
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Which of the following alternatives correctly identifies and describes one of the three key branches of contemporary psychology described in your text? |
Academic Psychology - entails research and instruction on a variety of psychological topics |
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Sigmund Freud was the first to propose that the ----- mind was particularly important in influencing our behaviour, an idea that originated in part from his experience with patients exhibiting ----- |
Unconscious; hysteria |
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Critical Thinking in science involves all of the following EXCEPT.... |
accepting all opinions as having equal merit |
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When a researcher asks someone about their own behaviour, data is being obtained through... |
Self-reports |
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The main difference between psychology, the academic discipline, and "popular psychology" is that... |
Psychology employs scientific rigour whereas popular psychology does not |
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The study of learning by researchers such as Skinner and Pavlov is most associated with which approach to psychology? |
Behavioural |
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What are essential components of a good scientific attitude? |
Open-mindedness, Skepticism and Curiosity |
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When obtaining psychological data through reports by other, researchers should be mindful of these limitations... |
Interviewer/Question bias, the limited context in which the reporter is making their observation and; the relationship between the reporter and the person they are observing |
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Psychophysics was pioneered by ---- and attempted to---- |
Johannes Muller; quantify responses to physical stimuli |
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In experiments researchers try to control the influence of |
extraneous variables |
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What is an issue that is a particular concern within subjects research designs? |
order effects |
