PSYA01H3 Introduction to Psychology
Combined Exam Quizzes from the Text
book For Revision UNIVERSITY OF
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Johnathan witnesses a robbery. The police then asked him to select the
perpetrator from a lineup. You can be most confident in his selection if
A. The authorities smiled after Jonathan's response so that he would feel
comfortable during the lineup procedure.
B. The authorities had the lineup presented all at the same time so
Jonathan could compare the individuals.
C. The lineup included individuals of different races and ethnicities.
D. Jonathan was given the option to not choose any of the people from
the lineup if no one fit his memory.
Verified Answer -D
observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without
trying to manipulate and control the situation
Verified Answer -naturalistic observation
faternal twins whp come from two separate eggs fertilized by 2 different
sperm cells that share the same womb; these twins have approx. 50% of
their genetics in common
Verified Answer -dizygotic twins
,Psychologists who study false memories have engaged in a debate over
the validity of recovered memories. Why are they skeptical about claims of
recovered memories?
A. They have never experienced recovered memories themselves.
B. Many of the techniques use to recover memories in therapy bear a
striking similarity to the techniques used to create false memories in
research.
C. Brain scans can easily distinguish between true and false memories.
D. Scientists have proved that it is impossible to remember something that
you have once forgotten.
Verified Answer -B
a molecule formed into a double helix shape that contains 4 amino acids:
adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine
Verified Answer -DNA
A research technique in which the two or more groups that are compared
are selected based on predetermined characteristics, rather than random
assignment
Verified Answer -quasi-experimental research
assigning participants to experimental and control groups by chance
Verified Answer -random assignment
changes in the gene expression that occur as a result of experience and
that do not alter the genetic code
Verified Answer -epigenetics
,A method in which responses are direct. For example: face-to-face, online
questionnaires and phone surveys
Verified Answer -self-reporting
the change in the frequency of genes occurring in an interbreeding
population over generations
Verified Answer -evolution
The circumstance where a variable that has not been measured accounts
for the relationship between two other variables. Third variables are also
known as confounds.
Verified Answer -third variable problem
the basic units of heredity; genes are responsible for guiding the process of
creating the proteins that make up our physical structures and regulate
development and physiological processes throughout the lifespan
Verified Answer -genes
a research design in which the same participants are observed across
many groups but not necessarily before and after a treatment
Verified Answer -within-subjects design
the genetic makeup of an organism the unique set of genes that comprise
that individuals genetic code
Verified Answer -genotype
statistic, expressed as a number between zero and one, that represents the
degree to which genetic differences between individuals contribute to
individual differences in a behavior or trait found in a population
Verified Answer -heritability
, giving participants in a research study a complete explanation of the study
after the study is completed
Verified Answer -debriefing
the act of misleading or wrongly informing someone about the true nature
of a situation. it allows participants to engage in a research study without
behaving in an unnatural way; when conducting psychological research, it
is important that participants behave the way they normally would if not
being observed or studied.
Verified Answer -deception
a situation in which members of one sex select a mating partner based on
their desirable traits
Verified Answer -intersexual selection
An ethical principle requiring that research participants be told enough to
enable them to choose whether they wish to participate.
Verified Answer -informed consent
a situation in which members of the same sex compete in order to win the
opportunity to mate with members of the opposite sex
Verified Answer -intrasexual selection
Ethics review committee established to review research proposals within a
university
Verified Answer -research ethics board
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