Psyc 2005 exam 1 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

central tendency - correct answer typical or most representative value of a group of scores outlier - correct answer score with an extreme value (very high or very low) in relation to the other scores in the distribution mean - correct answer -used with equal-interval variables; numerical values -very commonly used in psychology research -use when distribution symmetrical -can ...

types of statistics: - correct answer descriptive and inferential variable: - correct answer characteristics that can have different values values: - correct answer possible number or category that a score can have score: - correct answer a particular person's value on a variable types of dependent and independent variables - correct a...

descriptive statistics - correct answer psychologists use this to summarize and describe a group fo numbers from a research study inferential statistics - correct answer we use this to draw conclusions and make inferences that are based on the numbers from a research study but go beyond the numbers equal interval variable - correct answer variable in which numbers stand for approx...

*CL* (9/5) Given the exceptionally high level of student that UVA accepts, what shape would you expect the final (uncurved) grade distribution of any UVA class of students would be? a.Negative b.Positive c.Normal - correct answer Negative *CQ* 9/10 Which measure of variability is the easiest to interpret? A. SD^2 B.SD - correct answer SD - We interpret as a unit measuring the distance a score is from the mean ...

MANUAL FOR THE GRADUATE PROGRAM IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY Department of Psychology UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA VICTORIA, BC September 2021 Welcome to the Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology! We acknowledge and respect the lək̓ ʷəŋən peoples on whose traditional territory the university stands and the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱ SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day. This document is intended as a guide to assist you in und...

PSYC 205 Exam Test Bank | Questions and Answers (Complete Solutions) Which of the following statements is most accurate? a) Some examples of animal 'teaching' appear to fit the current operational definition of teaching. b) It is commonly accepted that the current operational definition of 'teaching' captures the key components of human teaching. c) Meerkat 'teaching behavior' includes information regarding how to kill prey. d) Comparative cognition research indicates that 'teaching' i...

PSYC 302 Final Exam Questions With Correct Answers What are Quasi-experimental designs? - answerare research studies in which participants are selected for *different* conditions from pre-existing groups and self-selection into groups Q designs are studies in which the IV are? - answerselected from pre-existing values and not created through manipulation by the researcher How are preexisting groups formed? - answerby self-selected groups ex. smokers vs nonsmokers What is a central issue ...

(Bundled) Health Psychology Practice Exam 2 CH 6-9, PSY303 Module 4 - Seeking and Using Health Care Services (2 Weeks), Pre-test Health Final (part 1), Psych 313 chapter 9, Psych 313 chapter 8, CH.8, Health CH-7, PSYC 313 Midterm Ch. 7, Quiz 7, Chapter 7 Practice Exam Chronic stress appears to _____. A. contribute to psychological distress and physical illness B. habituate people to negative life events C. be unrelated to negative life events D. be unrelated to illness A. contribute to p...

(Bundled) Health Psychology Practice Exam 2 CH 6-9, PSY303 Module 4 - Seeking and Using Health Care Services (2 Weeks), Pre-test Health Final (part 1), Psych 313 chapter 9, Psych 313 chapter 8, CH.8, Health CH-7, PSYC 313 Midterm Ch. 7, Quiz 7, Chapter 7 Practice Exam Chronic stress appears to _____. A. contribute to psychological distress and physical illness B. habituate people to negative life events C. be unrelated to negative life events D. be unrelated to illness A. contribute to p...