Dr. Krishana is going to observe and record children's play behaviour at a nursery school without attempting to influence or control the behaviour. Which method of research is involved? Explain the process and discuss its merits and demerits.
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How do experimental and control group differ? Explain with the help of an example.
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Which sounds are in the phonetic inventory and which ones are in
the phonemic
inventory for Brandon?
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1 Which of the following is NOT a way in which parents promote the development of prosocial behavior in their children?
through modeling | ||
by communicating values | ||
by providing opportunities for prosocial activities | ||
through overly harsh parenting practices |
2 Which is TRUE?
There are many more gender differences than people generally assume. | ||
There are more differences between males and females than among the members of one sex. | ||
There are more similarities between males and females than there are differences between them. | ||
When there are gender differences, all males differ from all females. |
3 All of the following statements are criticisms of evolutionary psychology theories of gender differences described in the text EXCEPT:
it explains male behavior better than it explains female behavior. | ||
its claims cannot be tested. | ||
it uses circular reasoning. | ||
it rationalizes current gender role inequalities |
4 Which of the following statements is supported by child psychological research?
Help at-risk children early, before children's lives are even more negatively affected. | ||
Help at-risk children later, when you can better assess their problems. | ||
The time at which you help at-risk children does not affect the effectiveness of the intervention. | ||
At-risk children can rarely be helped. |
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A researcher is studying relationship between speed of cycling and the presence of people. Formulate a relevant hypothesis and identify the independent and dependent variable.
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Describe the nature of psychological data and briefly explain it.
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What are the goals of scientific enquiry and briefly explain it.
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Describe the limitations of psychological enquiry and briefly explain it.
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Which of the following is considered sensation and which are perception
| SensationPerception | A bite of the fruit tastes sweet and acidic. |
| SensationPerception | Ouch! That sandpaper is rough. |
| SensationPerception | "Your song" is playing in the grocery store. |
| SensationPerception | Suddenly you notice a sharp and acrid smell. |
| SensationPerception | You can tell your co-worker has walked by when you smell his cologne. |
| SensationPerception | Isn't that Bob from the office coming out of that store? |
| SensationPerception | Tasting potato-leek soup reminds you of Thanksgiving at your aunt's house. |
| SensationPerception | That beeping is loud and penetrating. |
| SensationPerception | You don't notice the feel of your clothes on your skin. |
| SensationPerception | The flower garden has many colors and shapes. |
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1a. Anonymity refers to the situation in which the researcher although knowing which data describe which participants agrees to keep that information confidential.
TRUE OR FALSE
1b. To assess the validity of a researcher s conclusions, you must:
A. Know the particulars of how the research was conducted
B.Justify the risk to the participants
C Understand the researcher's bias
D.All of the above
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In a digit-span task, a person hears a series of items and has to repeat them back immediately in correct sequence. This task is often understood to measure the
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holding capacity of working memory. |
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speed with which the person can transfer items from sensory memory into working memory. |
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speed with which the person can transfer items from working memory into long-term storage. |
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holding capacity of long-term memory. |
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QUESTION 5
Recognition and recall tasks both ask subjects to __________ information.
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retrieve |
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encode |
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acquire |
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store |
QUESTION 6
In considering the Serial Position Effect, the “primacy effect” refers to the fact that
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the items presented most recently in a list are more likely to be remembered than items presented earlier. |
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the most important items in a list are more likely to be remembered than less important items. |
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those items in a list which have the greatest emotional impact are those with the greatest likelihood of recall. |
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the first-presented items in a list are more likely to be remembered than items in the middle of the list. |
QUESTION 7
According to psychoanalytic theory, __________ is occurring when memories or impulses that give rise to anxiety are pushed out of consciousness.
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rationalization |
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repression |
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aggression |
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catharsis |
QUESTION 8
Which name was not influential in the development of psychology as a unique discipline?
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William James |
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Franz Kafka |
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Ivan Pavlov |
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John B. Watson |
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Write at least 20 sample items that represent the construct (Job satisfaction) that I am planning to measure. You may construct negatively-worded items, but indicate these in a chart or table. If the construct you choose has two or more dimensions under it, write sample items indicating which items fall under which dimension. (See for example, the Life Position Scale that contained four dimensions I’m OK etc. at first, but after factor analysis the dimensions reduced to two—I and You.)Write at least 20 sample items that represent the construct (Job satisfaction) that I am planning to measure. You may construct negatively-worded items, but indicate these in a chart or table. If the construct you choose has two or more dimensions under it, write sample items indicating which items fall under which dimension. (See for example, the Life Position Scale that contained four dimensions I’m OK etc. at first, but after factor analysis the dimensions reduced to two—I and You.)
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