Practice quiz for Exam 1
  Just the practice questions

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Experimental:
   1) Extraneous Variable
   2) Confounding Variable
   -type of extraneous variable

Correlational:
   1) Third Variable Problem
   2) Directionality Problem

1. The ABCs of Psychology are:
   A) Anxiety, Belief, and Coherence
   B) Affect, Behavior, and Cognition
   C) Arbitrary, Boring, and Conflict
   D) Asymptotic, Books, and Consciousness

2. Functionalism focuses on:
   A) The influences of unconsciousness and instincts
   B) The unique qualities of humans
   C) The purpose of consciousness
   D) The fundamental elements of thought

3. The founder of psychology, Wilhelm Wundt, created which paradigm of psychology:
   A) Structuralism
   B) Gestalt Psychology
   C) Behaviorism
   D) Functionalism

4. In a positive correlation:
   A) X tends to increase as Y increases
   B) X tends to decrease as Y decreases
   C) Both A and B
   D) Y tends to decrease as X increases

5. All of the following items are types of variables used by psychologists except:
   A) Independent Variable
   B) Extraneous Variable
   C) Convoluted Variable
   D) Dependent Variable

6. John wanted to create an experiment in order to discover whether chewing gum increased blood pressure.  In this experiment, an increase in blood pressure is the:
   A) Independent Variable
   B) Dependent Variable
   C) Confounding Variable
   D) Extraneous Variable

7. In a study of the effect of caffeine on sleep intervals, an experimenter manipulates the amount of caffeine a subject consumes.  Group 1 receives two caffeinated drinks.  Group 2 receives water.  Group 1 is the:
   A) Control Group
   B) Experimental Group
   C) Dependent Group
 
8. Attitude includes all of the following except:
   A) The way you feel
   B) What you are likely to do
   C) Who hurts your feelings
   D) What you know or believe

9. What is the belief that good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people called:
   A) Fundamental Attribution Error (internal attributions in explaining behavior of others)
   B) Self Serving Bias
   C) Just World Hypothesis
   D) Actor-Observer Bias

10. What are the two main reasons why people conform:
   A) They wanted to be liked by the group & they believe the group is better informed
   B) They already agree with the group & they fear repercussions
   C) They don’t care either way & they want to avoid conflict
   D) None of the above

11. Billy asked his mom for a quarter to buy a piece of candy.  Shortly thereafter, he asked her for a dollar to buy a balloon.  This is an example of:
   A) door-in-the-face technique
   B) foot-in-the-door technique
 
12. An unconscious defense mechanism that involves attributing your own thoughts, feelings, or motives to another is:
   A) Displacement
   B) Fantasy
   C) Projection
   D) Rationalization

13. Psychology is the study of:
   A) Behavior
   B) Mental Processes
   C) Both Behavior and Mental Processes
   D) None of the above

14. What is a hypothesis:
   A) A prediction that is testable
   B) An attempt to fit all the currently known facts about a subject into a logical whole
   C) An evaluation that cannot be tested
   D) A variable that varies systematically with the independent variable

15. A correlation coefficient varies anywhere from:
   A) 0 to +1.00
   B) 0 to -1.00
   C) -5.00 to 0 to +5.00
   D) -1.00 to 0 to +1.00

16. Which correlation coefficient best predicts whether an event will occur:
   A) +0.74
   B) 0.00
   C) -0.86
   D) +0.25

Seven general review questions:
  1. Name four different types of psychologists
  2. What is a hypothesis? (support vs. proved)
  3. What is the difference between experimental versus Correlational Studies
  4. What are the three components of personality according to Freud?
  5. What is the difference between projection and displacement?
  6. What are the three components of an attitude
  7. What is the self-serving bias