Psychology 11
Ms. Matthews
Chapter 1: Introduction, History & Research Methods
Module 1: Introduction, History, Perspectives & Careers (pg. 3 – 14)
1. Who is Wilhelm Wundt and what is his major contribution to psychology?
2. Complete the ‘Schools of Psychology’ chart after reading the section, ‘Modern
Psychology’s Roots’.
3. a) List and describe the six major perspectives in psychology today
b) Explain why no single approach is “correct” in explaining human behavior.
4. Identify three new areas of interest that psychologists are exploring today
5. Describe the type of work done by:
a) clinical psychologists
b) biological psychologists
c) social psychologists
d) developmental psychologists
e) cognitive psychologists
f) organizational psychologists
g) human factors psychologists
h) psychometricians
i) educational psychologists
6. What is the difference between basic and applied research?
7. Complete the self-test on pgs 15 – 16 of your text. Try not to look back at your text
for answers.
MODULE 1 QUIZ (10 MARKS)
Module 2: Research Strategies (pg 17 – 33)
1. What are the advantages of research over other ways of knowing/learning
Information?
2. Define the following: a) confirmation bias; b) researcher bias, c) participant bias
3. What is one of the best ways to minimize participant bias?
4. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of case studies.
5. What is a correlational study?
6. Why can we not conclude cause-and-effect relationships from correlational data?
7. In your notes, diagram and describe the types of correlation that can exist.
8. Describe the difference between a population and a sample.
9. What is a ‘random sample’ and why is it important that your sample be random?
10. Explain why we should be wary of data obtained from surveys.
11. Define and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of longitudinal and crosssectional studies.
12. What is the key advantage of using an experiment?
13. Define: a) hypothesis; b) operational definition.
14. Differentiate between an independent and dependent variable in an experiment.
15. What is the difference between the experimental group and the control group in an
experiment?
16. What is random assignment and why is it important in an experiment?
17. Define ‘confounding variable’.
18. Explain how the double blind procedure and placebos help control for confounding
variables.
19. Describe the role of statistics in the experimental method.
20. Why is replication of experimental results important?
21. Summarize the four ethical principles that must guide human research.
22. Explain why researchers sometimes use animals in their research.
23. What guidelines are in place to protect animals used in research?
24. Complete the self-test on pgs 36 – 38 of your text. Try not to look back at your text
for answers.
MODULE 2 QUIZ (10 MARKS)
Module 3: Nature & Nurture in Psychology (pg 39 – 49)
1. What is the focus of behavior genetics?
2. Define ‘predisposition’.
3. What is the belief of evolutionary psychology as to why humans are alike?
4. Define ‘natural selection’.
5. Differentiate between identical twins and fraternal twins.
6. What is heritability?
7. What side of the nature-nurture debate do twin studies seem to support? (give specific
examples)
8. What side of the nature-nurture debate do adoption studies seem to support? (give
specific examples)
9. How do the following environmental influences affect development:
a) early learning and brain development?
b) peers and parents?
c) culture?
10. Complete the self-test on pgs 51 – 53. Try not to look back at your text for answers.
MODULE 3 QUIZ (10 MARKS)
Chapter 1 Test (Date:___________________________)