Random assignment is when each participant is assigned alphabetically to each condition.
TOPIC: Scientific Research
ANS: F, Remember the Facts, LO 1.8 Identify the steps involved in designing an experiment., (1)
APA=2.4
TB_01_197_Scientific Research_Remember_LO 1.9, APA 2.4
Double-blind studies control only for the placebo effect.
TOPIC: Scientific Research
ANS: F, Remember the Facts, LO 1.9 Recall two common sources of problems in an experiment, and some ways to control for these effects., (2)
APA=2.4
TB_01_198_Ethics of Psychological Research_Remember_LO 1.10, APA 2.4, 3.1
One of the common guidelines for ethical research is that participants may not withdraw from a study once they start.
TOPIC: Ethics of Psychological Research
ANS: F, Remember the Facts, LO 1.10 Identify some of the common ethical guidelines for doing research with people., (2)
APA=2.4; 3.1
TB_01_199_Applying Psychology to Everyday Life_Understand_LO 1.12, APA 2.2, 3.1
Critical thinking requires making judgments that are well-reasoned and well-thought out.
TOPIC: Applying Psychology to Everyday Life
ANS: T, Understand the Concepts, LO 1.12 Recall the basic criteria for critical thinking that people can use in their everyday lives., (2)
APA=2.2; 3.1
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TB_01_200_The History of Psychology_Remember_LO 1.1, APA 1.1, 1.2
What is the definition of psychology?
TOPIC: The History of Psychology
Remember the Facts, LO 1.1 Describe the contributions of some of the early pioneers in psychology., (1)
APA=1.1; 1.2
TB_01_201_The History of Psychology_Remember_LO 1.1, APA 1.2
Describe a method used in one of the early schools of psychology.
TOPIC: The History of Psychology
Remember the Facts, LO 1.1 Describe the contributions of some of the early pioneers in psychology., (2)
APA=1.2
TB_01_202_The History of Psychology_Remember_LO 1.2, APA 1.2
How did Ivan Pavlov discover the process of conditioning when working with dogs?
TOPIC: The History of Psychology
Remember the Facts, LO 1.2 Summarize the basic ideas and who were the important people behind the early approaches known as Gestalt, psychoanalysis, and behaviorism., (2)
APA=1.2
TB_01_203_The Field of Psychology Today_Understand_LO 1.3, APA 1.2
What is the main emphasis of cognitive psychology?
TOPIC: The Field of Psychology Today
Understand the Concepts, LO 1.3 Summarize the basic ideas behind the seven modern perspectives in psychology., (3)
APA=1.2
TB_01_204_The Field of Psychology Today_Remember_LO 1.3, APA 1.2
What is cognitive neuroscience?
TOPIC: The Field of Psychology Today
Remember the Facts, LO 1.3 Summarize the basic ideas behind the seven modern perspectives in psychology., (3)
APA=1.2
TB_01_205_The Field of Psychology Today_Remember_LO 1.3, APA 1.2
How does diffusion of responsibility contribute to the bystander effect?
TOPIC: The Field of Psychology Today
Remember the Facts, LO 1.3 Summarize the basic ideas behind the seven modern perspectives in psychology., (2)
APA=1.2
TB_01_206_The Field of Psychology Today_Analyze_LO 1.4, APA 1.1
How are psychologists and psychiatrists alike? How are they different?
TOPIC: The Field of Psychology Today
Analyze It, LO 1.4 Differentiate between the various types of professionals within the field of psychology., (1)
APA=1.1
TB_01_207_Scientific Research_Apply_LO 1.5, APA 1.1, 1.2
Pick a goal of psychology and provide a clear example of how it works.
TOPIC: Scientific Research
Apply What You Know, LO 1.5 Recall the five steps of the scientific approach., (2)
APA=1.1; 1.2
TB_01_208_Scientific Research_Analyze_LO 1.6, APA 2.4
What are the strengths of descriptive research methods?
TOPIC: Scientific Research
Analyze It, LO 1.6 Compare and contrast some of the methods used to describe behavior., (3)
APA=2.4
TB_01_209_Scientific Research_Remember_LO 1.6, 1.8, APA 2.4
Describe a research method used in psychology.
TOPIC: Scientific Research
Remember the Facts, LO 1.6 Compare and contrast some of the methods used to describe behavior – 1.8 Identify the steps involved in designing an experiment., (1)
APA=2.4
TB_01_210_Scientific Research_Remember_LO 1.7, APA 2.4
What is meant by the “direction of the relationship” in a correlation coefficient?
TOPIC: Scientific Research
Remember the Facts, LO 1.7 Explain how researchers use the correlational technique to study relationships between two or more variables., (2)
APA=2.4
TB_01_211_Scientific Research_Remember_LO 1.7, APA 2.4