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Unit 1: History and Research
Review Sheet
1) What is Psychology?
2) Who was Wilhem Wundt? How was he important to Psychology? What was psychology
like before his research?
3) Describe each of the following:
Humanistic Psychology:
Psychodynamic Psychology:
Cognitive Psychology:
Biological Psychology:
Social Psychology:
Neuropsychology:
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Behavior Psychology:
Genetic Psychology:
Evolutionary Psychology:
4) What is Hindsight Bias? How does it impact psychological research?
5) What is Overconfidence? How does it impact psychological research?
6) What is a Case Study? Describe any problems with the accuracy of this method of
descriptive research.
7) What is a Survey? Describe any problems with the accuracy of this method of
descriptive research.
8) What is Naturalistic Observation? Describe any problems with the accuracy of this
method of descriptive research.
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9) Explain Correlation. How is it measured? What are the types of correlation and what do
they look like (give an example for each)?
10) Explain each of the following parts of an experiment:
Hypothesis:
Independent Variable:
Dependent Variable:
Population:
Sample:
Experimental Group:
Control Group:
11) Why is random assignment or random selection important in an experiment?
12) Why is it important to operationally define variables? Give an example.
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13) What are confounding variables? How can they be prevented?
14) Explain the placebo effect:
15) Explain the importance of each of the following in psychological research:
Frequency Polygon:
Frequency Histogram:
Mean:
Median:
Mode:
Range:
Standard Deviation:
Distribution:
16) How do researchers prevent sampling error? How much room for error is left?
17) What are the APA and IRB guidelines for using animals in research?
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18) Describe the Ethical importance of each of the following:
Informed Consent:
Voluntary Participation:
Anonymity/Confidentiality:
Knowledge of Risk:
Debriefing:
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