PY 101
Dr. Rothrock
Fall 2014
SI Worksheet- 1
1. Psychology is the study of ___________ and _____________.
2. Who you are today can be entirely linked to your genetic make-up and what was present
at birth (Nature). True or False
3. Biology, psychology, and environment make up the _______________ levels of analysis.
4. Who established the first psychology laboratory in Germany at the University of Leipzig?
5. What were the two leading forces in psychology in the 1920’s-1960’s?
6. Correlation proves causation. True or False
7. At the end of an experiment that used human participants the participants must be
_________________________.
8. ____________________ lead to hypotheses. Hypotheses lead to __________________.
9. Dr. Rothrock is a ______________________ psychologist. Therefore her subfield of
psychology is ____________________ (Basic research/applied research).
10. What is the purpose of experimental research?
11. To be a psychiatrist you must have a M.D. or a D.O.. True or False
12. The I-knew-it-all-along phenomenon is also known as _________________________.
13. Identify the experimental group, control group, independent variable, and dependent
variable in the following scenario.
Dr. Reid believes he has created a facial cream that will erase any facial
blemishes five minutes after application. He collects a sample of participants from
a dermatologist’s office. He divides the participants randomly in two groups.
Group 1 gets the new facial cream Dr. Reid created. Group 2 gets a placebo
cream. After two days, the groups come back. Group 2 experiences no change in
their acne, but group 1 returns with even worse acne than before.
14. Why do we create a bias?
15. The last steps of the scientific method are_____________, ________________, or
_________________
16. Label each of these as either negative correlation, positive correlation, or no correlation.
A. Weight loss and hours spent running
B. Amount of socks and amount of ceiling fans in the US
C. Age and grade level
17. Should experiments be able to be replicated? Yes or No
18. Emily barely studied from her psychology 101 test, but she thought she knew enough
from her high school psychology class to pass. She had an ‘A’ in her high school
psychology class. When the test came around, she failed it. Emily suffered from
_____________________________.
19. Which has the strongest correlation?
A. 0.98
B. -0.06
C. 0.43
D. -0.87
19. What is the main problem with correlations?
A. They are usually unethical
B. One cannot collect accurate data from them
C. They can be negative or positive
D. One cannot make firm cause-effect conclusions
20. What kind of research observes and records behaviors?
Match the words from the word bank to their definition.
A. Basic Research
B. Correlation
E. Case Study
F. Personality
Psychologist
J. Counseling
Psychology
N. Operational
Definition
R. Natural
Selection
V. Levels of
Analysis
I. Positive
Psychology
M. Functionalism
Q. Humanistic
Psychology
U. Population
C. Biological
Psychologist
G. Structuralism
K. Cognitive
Psychologist
O. Confounding
Variable
S. Double-Blind
Procedure
W. Behaviorism
D. Clinical
Psychology
H. Developments
Psychologist
L. Naturalistic
Observation
P. Applied
Research
T. Survey
X. Correlation
Coefficient
1. A psychologist who investigates our persistent traits
2. A factor other than the independent variable the might produce an effect in an
experiment
3. A measure of the extent to which two factors vary together, and thus of how well either
factor predicts the other
4. An experimental procedure in which both of the research participants and the research
staff are ignorant about whether the research participants have received the treatment or a
placebo
5. A branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological
disorders
6. Observing and recording behavior in naturally occurring situations without trying to
manipulate and control the situation.
7. A branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living and in achieving a
greater well-being
8. Historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy
people
9. Pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base
10. A statement of the procedures used to define research variables.
11. The scientific study of human functioning, with the goals of discovering and promoting
strengths and virtues that help individuals and communities to thrive
12. Early school thought promoted by James and influenced by Darwin; explored how
mental and behavioral processes function—how they enabled the organism to adapt,
survive, and flourish
13. The view that psychology should be an objective science that studies behavior without
reference to mental processes
14. A psychologist who explores the links between brain and mind
15. The differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural,
for analyzing any given phenomenon
16. Scientific study that aims to solve practical problems
17. An observation technique in which one person is studied in depth in the hope of
revealing universal principles.
18. A technique for ascertaining the self-reported attitudes or behaviors of a particular group,
usually by questioning a representative, random sample of the group
19. The principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations those contributing to
reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations
20. Early school of thought promoted by Wundt and Tichener; used introspection to reveal
the structure of the human mind.
21. A statistical index of the relationship between two things
22. A psychologist who studies our changing abilities from womb to tomb
23. All those in a group being studied, from which samples may be drawn
24. A psychologist who experiments with how we perceive, think, and solve problems.