Test 1

Question 1

Wilhelm Wundt

Answer 1

First Modern Psychologist

Question 2

Where was Wilhelm Wundt considered the first modern psychologist

Answer 2

Leipzig Germany in 1879

Question 3

Major Initial Schools of Psychology

Answer 3

Structuralists, Functionalists and Behavioralists

Question 4

Structuralists

Answer 4

Studied the structure of the mind

Question 5

Functionalists

Answer 5

Studied the function of the mind

Question 6

Behavioralists

Answer 6

Studied the behavior of humans

Question 7

Definition of psychology

Answer 7

Psychology is the scientific study of the behavior of organisms (and mental
processes/experiences)

Question 8

Humanistic Movement

Answer 8

Wanted to figure out what made humans human

Question 9

Academic vs applied psychologists

Answer 9

Academic psychologists do not treat people and applied psychologists do

Question 10

Types of Applied Psychologists

Answer 10

Clinical, counseling, school, and industrial psychologists

Question 11

Types of Academic Psychologists

Answer 11

University Professors

Question 12

Self Fulfilling Prophecy Part 1

Answer 12

You will see what you want to see

Question 13

Self Fulfilling Prophecy Part 2

Answer 13

Your results will change your behavior and the behavior of others

Question 14

Parts of an experiment

Answer 14

Question, Hypothesis, Independent Variable, Dependant Variable, Control and experimental groups, Data Collection and Analysis

Question 15

Parts of a Journal Article

Answer 15

Abstract, Introduction, Literature Review, Methodology, Discussion, Results and Conclusion

Question 16

How many groups must there be in an experiment

Answer 16

At least 2

Question 17

Independent Variable vs Dependent Varaible

Answer 17

Independent variable is what is being changed and the dependent variable is what is being measured

Question 18

Ways of selecting sample groups

Answer 18

Random and representational

Question 19

Different errors during a study

Answer 19

Time sequence error, systematic and random errors

Question 20

Double Blind Study

Answer 20

The people conducting the experiment do not know what group is the experimental and the control group

Question 21

Correlation error

Answer 21

Two things are related but does not mean one thing caused the other ex. increase in ice cream sales and increase in murder

Question 22

Confounded independent variable

Answer 22

unintentionally introducing multiple variables and are unsure what caused the results

Question 23

Operational definition

Answer 23

a clear and detailed explanation of how to measure and define a variable ex. tallness

Question 24

P value

Answer 24

measures the probability of obtaining the observed results, assuming that the null hypothesis is true. .05 or less is statistically significant.

Question 25

Mean

Answer 25

Average

Question 26

Median

Answer 26

middle

Question 27

Mode

Answer 27

most reoccurring

Question 28

Experimental research

Answer 28

Only way to get facts and truth

Question 29

Ethics and deception

Answer 29

Experimenter must decieve people in order to conduct the experiment. Is it ethical to give one group a drug and the other a placebo?