Download Summative Assessment Unit 1 Psychology Definitions and Matching

Summative Assessment Unit 1 Psychology
Definitions and Matching
A). Biological
B). Social
C). Developmental
D).Cognitive
E). Organizational
F). Hypothesis
G). Experimental Group
H). Control Group
I). Dependent Variable
J).Operational Definition
K). Norms
L). Genes
M). DNA
N). Behavior Geneticist
O). Mutation
1.) _______ An investigator’s testable prediction about the outcome of research
2.) _______ A specification of the exact procedures used to make a variable specific and
measurable for research purposes.
3.) _______ The research variable that will be influenced by the manipulated variable
4.) _______ The participants in an experiment who are exposed to the treatment
5.) _______ The participants in an experiment who are not exposed to the treatment
6.) _______ An understood rule for accepted and expected behavior
7.) _______ The biochemical units of heredity that make up the chromosomes
8.) _______ A complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up for the
chromosomes
9.) _______ A scientist who studies the relative power and limits of genetic and environmental
influences on behavior.
10.) _______ Random Errors in gene replication that lead to change in the sequence of nucleotides
11.) _______ Psychologists that explores the physiological roots and results of our behaviors
12.) _______ Psychologists that explore the influence of others have on behavior
13.) _______ Psychologists that explore the growth or development that takes place from womb to
tomb
14.) _______ Psychologists that study thought process.
15.) _______ Psychologists that Study Organizational Processes
Multiple Choice
16.) The ____________ perspective is especially interested in how we take in, process, store, and
retrieve information
A). Cognitive
B). Behavioral
C).Psychodynamic
D). Humanistic
17.) The ___________ perspective is especially interested in how we learn observable responses.
A). Humanisitic
B). Behavioral
C).Biological
D). Social-Cultural
18). The _________perspective is especially interested in how thinking or behavior changes in
different contexts or situations.
A). Cognitive
B). Biological
C). Social-cultural
D). Humanistic
19). The ___________ perspective is especially interested in how healthy people strive to reach
their full potential.
A). Psychodynamic
B). Behavioral
C). Humanistic
D). Social-cultural
20). The ___________ perspective is especially interested in the physical Structures and substances
underlying a given behavior, thought, or emotion.
A). Cognitive
B). Humanistic
C).Biological
D).Social-Cultural
21.) The principle of natural selection maintains that….
A). The genes that are most likely to be passed on to future generations are those that
contribute to survival
B). We share 99.9 percent of our genetic makeup
C). The extent to which variation exists among individuals is a function of their genes.
D). It is unethical to clone human beings, but not to select particularly valuable work animals
and clone them
22.) Sal is one of four children in a family with a predisposition to develop diabetes, a disease in
which the body produces too little insulin to use blood sugar efficiently. This means that Sal.
A). Will definitely get diabetes because it is in his genetic program
B). Probably will not get diabetes because he could develop a helpful mutation that would
overcome this predisposition.
C). Will definitely not get diabetes because it is not in his personal genetic program
D). May not get diabetes if he educates himself about all the environmental factors that trigger
the disease and eliminates those risks from his life style.
23.) Psychologists tend to agree that a finding is statistically significant if
A). it is the result of an experiment
B). It can be replicated
C). The possibility of its happening by chance is no greater than 5 percent
D). The possibility of its happening by chance is no greater than 50 percent
24.) Confounding variables, which can influence the results of an experiment, may consist of
A). The independent variable, the dependent variable, and environmental conditions
B). Individual differences among participants, environmental differences, and expectation
effects
C). Control groups, the double blind procedure and placebos
D). Negative correlations, positive correlations and associations
25.) Tony has to design a research study and he is running late. To save time, he wants to design a
study using the simplest research technique. He would be best advised to do a
A). Observation study
B). Replication Study
C). Case Study
D). Correlational study
26). Essay: Please choose 2 out of the 3 to answer. 4-5 sentences minimum….
“What do we mean when we say that Psychology is the science of behavior and
mental processes? “- Four to five sentences break down the two parts of this
definition.
“What is the difference between Experiments and Correlation Studies?”- Please use
four to five sentences to explain the differences between these two entities.
“What are Nature and Nurture?”- Please use four to five sentences to explain the
differences between these two entities.