Who wants to be a Millionaire?

Who wants to be a Millionaire? Final Review

Question Teachers in the Milgram studies were repeatedly told by the _____________________ to continue the experiment.

Options • Learner • Experimenter • Participants • Confederates of the experimenter

Correct Answer B) Experimenter

Question A method of scientific investigation in which large samples of people are questioned is called a(n) _______________

Options • Correlational study • experiment • Random sample • Survey

Correct Answer D)Survey

Question The most important factor about a sample is that it…

Options • Be large • Be drawn at random • Represent the targeted population • consist of people who are volunteers

Correct Answer C) Represent the targeted population

Question The validity of a test is…

Options A) Its consistency B) The degree which it measures what it is suppose to measure C) The degree to which test-takers obtain similar scores on separate testing occasions D)The extent of agreement by psychologists that it is valid

Correct Answer B) The degree to which it measures what it is suppose to measure

Question Consistency of scoring on tests is referred to as…

Options • Validity • Reliability • Criterion • Deviation IQ

Correct Answer B) Reliability

Question Psychologists generally agree that the best research method for determining cause and effect is the _____________ method.

Options • Naturalistic-observation • Case-study • Correlational • Experimental

Correct Answer D) Experimental

Question There is a good chance that we will find a ___________________ correlation between time spent studying and grades in school.

Options • Perfect • Negative • Positive • Weak

Correct Answer C) Positive

Question Participants who go through an experiment but who do not receive any treatment or manipulation are called the _____________ subjects.

Options • Placebo • Random • Control • Experimental

Correct Answer C) Control

Question To control for possible placebo effects, or expectation, researchers often set up ________________ studies.

Options • Case • Blind • Experimental • Naturalistic

Correct Answer B) Blind

Question A neuron consists of _________ __________ __________

Options a) glia, dendrites, and myelin b) axon, glia, and dendrites c) soma, axon, and dendrites d) soma, axon, glia

Correct Answer C) soma, axon, and dendrites

Question The brain and the spinal cord are components of the __________________ nervous system.

Options a) central b) peripheral c) sympathetic d) autonomic

Correct Answer A) Central

Question The left hemisphere of the brain is usually involved with ____________.

Options a) logic and problem solving b) fantasy c) music and appreciation d) depth perception

Correct Answer A) Logic and Problem Solving

Question The right hemisphere of the brain is usually involved with _________.

Options a) understanding syntax b) decoding visual information c) problem solving d) associating written words with their sounds

Correct Answer B) decoding visual information

Question If you simply cannot produce a color by mixing other colors, you are probably trying to create a _____________ color.

Options • a) secondary • b) primary • c) tertiary • d) complementary

Correct Answer • b) primary

Question • The perceptual tendency to group together objects that are near each other is described by the Gestalt rule of

Options • a) proximity • b) similarity • c) continuity • d) common fate

Correct Answer a) proximity

Question • If you wanted to aggravate a friend who loves to work jigsaw puzzles using top-down processing, which strategy would you uses to cause her the most grief?

Options • a) Give her a very large, black and white puzzle • b) Let her borrow a puzzle for only a brief period of time • c) Give her a complex puzzle in a box that shows the completed picture of a different puzzle • d) Talk with her as she attempts to work the puzzle

Correct Answer c) Give her a complex puzzle in a box that shows the completed picture of a different puzzle

Question That closer objects appear to have rougher, more detailed surfaces than distant objects, illustrates

Who wants to be a Millionaire?