1 / 18

Psychology

Psychology. Revision Questions. Question 1. When writing a scientific report, which item is NOT considered to be a method? Procedure Materials Participants Results. Question 2. Which of the following defines: HYPOTHESIS ?

bessie
Download Presentation

Psychology

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Psychology Revision Questions

  2. Question 1 When writing a scientific report, which item is NOT considered to be a method? • Procedure • Materials • Participants • Results.

  3. Question 2 Which of the following defines: HYPOTHESIS? • Testable prediction about the likely results of a research study • A prediction about the results of a research study • A way of collecting data for a scientific study • A way of incorrectly describing the results of a research study.

  4. Question 3 Which of these statements are true? • Psychology is the study of the human anatomy • Psychology is NOT a Science • Human behaviour and the mental processes are the main focus of Psychology • Study psychology at university and call yourself a psychiatrist.

  5. Question 4 Qualitative data is data that: • Is in a descriptive form • Is in numerical form • Can be placed in categories • Can be ranked.

  6. Question 5 A scientific study was made to find the relationship between exposure to television from ages 0-4 years and the level of social interaction the child has in primary school. Which statement is TRUE about this study? • This study has two variables • This study has one variable • This study uses a placebo • The Independent Variable is the level of social interaction.

  7. Question 6 Quantitative data is data that: • Can be ranked • Can be placed in categories • Is in numerical form • Is in a descriptive form.

  8. Question 7 Informed consent is where: • The nature, purpose and risks of treatment are explained • The patient signs a consent form • The patient’s privacy is maintained • All of the above apply.

  9. Question 8 The ethical guideline that states that participants may leave a study at any time is: • Debriefing • Deception • Withdrawal rights • Voluntary participation.

  10. Question 9 A key difference between psychologists and psychiatrists is that: • Psychologists use counselling to deal with people and their problems • Psychologists must be registered by a government body • Psychologists do not have medical degrees and cannot prescribe medicine to treat clients • Psychologists do not necessarily go to university.

  11. Question 10 Both the Psychologists Registration Board of Victoria and the Australian Psychological Society (APS): • Publish a code of behaviour or code of ethics for members • Have the same membership requirements • Are concerned with the rights of psychologists • Have members who teach high school Psychology.

  12. Question 11 Match the area of psychology study with the statement. (5 marks) FIELDS OF STUDY: a) Neuropsychology; b) Social psychology; c) Clinical psychology; d) Educational psychology; e) Sports psychology.

  13. Question 12 Number the correct psychological research step by putting the sequence number next to its description. The first step has been done for an example. (6 marks)

  14. Question 13 Identify the Independent Variable (IV) and Dependent Variable (DV) in the following research problem. (2 marks) “The relationship between the frequency of headaches experienced and the volume of music listened to in the car.” IV = ___________________________________________________ DV = ___________________________________________________

  15. Question 14 Write one statement each to show QUALITATIVE and QUALITATIVE information (data). (2 marks) Example: QUALITATIVE – “It is cold outside” Example: QUANTITATIVE – “The temperature is 30 Celsius” QUALITATIVE: _____________________________________________________________________ QUANTITATIVE: _____________________________________________________________________

  16. Question 15 Read the following case study and write a response to explain how the ethical guidelines have been breached by the researcher. (4 marks) “You read in a newspaper article about a research study that investigated the effect of a sports drink on elite-level athletes at an Australian sports institute. The athletes involved are named in the article, and it appears that they were not aware they were part of a research study.” Example: “Description” = PARTICIPANTS WERE UNAWARE OF TRUE NATURE OF EXPERIMENT

  17. “Confidentiality” = • “Informed consent” = • “Debriefing” = • “Withdrawal rights” =

  18. Question 16 Write either TRUE or FALSE for each of the following statements. (6 marks) • There are seven steps for conducting psychological research B. Cause-and-effect relationships are best identified by controlled experiments. C. Ethical issues of particular importance in human research are: Deception, debriefing, the researcher’s role and the participant’s rights D. Researchers who are qualified psychologists are allowed to experiment on animals, but no one else is. E. Australian Psychological Society (APS) membership is available after three years of full-time study. F. Candy is a placebo used as a control in psychological experiments.

More Related