Psychology Semester Exam Review Part 1 Question Preview (ID: 7915)


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Who was the father of Psychology?
a) William James
b) Sigmund Freud
c) Carl Jung
d) none of these choices

What is the independent variable in an experiment?
a) the variable in the experiment that is being measured.
b) the variable in the experiment that is dependent on other variables.
c) the variable that stays the same.
d) the variable that changes.

What is the dependent variable in an experiment?
a) the variable in the experiment that is dependent on other variables.
b) the variable in the experiment that changes.
c) the variable in the experiment that does not change.
d) the variable in the experiment that is being measured.

Choose the correct order of the steps of the for the scientific method from start to finish.
a) question,hypothesis, experiment,results, conclusions, theory
b) question, experiment, hypothesis, results, conclusions
c) hypothesis,question,results, experiment, theory, conclusions
d) none of these

What is a control group?
a) the group in the experiment that does not get the independent variable.
b) the group in the experiment that does get the independent variable.
c) the group that has many variables given to it.
d) the group that has to do to many tasks.

What is the experimental group ?
a) The group that receives the independent variable.
b) The group that doesn\\\'t receive the independent variable.
c) The group that has alot of hippies in it.
d) none of these choices.

What is a theory?
a) An analysis of how we interpret and understand people\\\'s behavior.
b) A set of excuses, sort of like I lost my homework.
c) A set of assumptions that help tell if something is good or bad.
d) all of these choices.

What is a schema?
a) A set of assumptions that help us explain why something happens the way it does.
b) A set of dvd\\\'s you got for your birthday.
c) A set of assumptions that are false.
d) none of these.

What is a stereotype?
a) A set of assumptions about people in a given category that are based on non truths or half truths.
b) a way to tune your stereo correcty.
c) a way to correctly diagnose someone.
d) a set of assumptions based a true accounts of people in a sub group or culture.

What is a hypothesis?
a) A set of assumptions or prediction on the outcome of an experiment.
b) A way to organize information correctly.
c) A new fragrance from Calvin Klein
d) none of these

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