PSYCH 1010 QUIZ 1 ch. 1 -2
Thorndike and Psychology: A Quiz
Test your knowledge on the foundational concepts of psychology and the experiments that shaped the field! This quiz covers important theories, methodologies, and key figures in psychology, particularly focusing on Thorndike's work and clinical approaches.
- Understanding Thorndike's experiments
- The clinical approach of Carl Rogers
- Research methodologies in psychology
What did the cat do in Thorndikes experiment?
Learned the quickest way to escape from the box
Tried to get the ball.
Monitored the cat salvating.
What did the cat in Thorndikes experiment do with the slower methods?
Abandoned the ineffective ones
Kept ineffective ones
What was the Clinical approach of Carl Rogers?
Client centered therapy
Patient centered therapy
What was the problem with early psychologist approaches?
No experimental data to back up theories.
Aristotle thought heart contained consciousness.
What can psychiatrists do that psychologists cannot do?
Prescribe medication
Experiment
What is a double blind study? Give me an example
Participants and researchers do not know who has the actual drug and the fake drug. Do not know important manipulations.
Researchers monitor who has placebos and who do not.
What is "peer review" in science and why is it important?
Having other experts examine research prior to publishing.
Having best friend review research before publishing
Professor Scott conducts research on teenage risk-taking behavior. He would like to develop a hypothesis on the parental influence on teenage risk-taking at the extreme end of the spectrum, with a focus on teenagers who sail around the world alone. Would a case study be an appropriate first step? Why or why not?
Yes, because teenage circumnavigators (people sailing around the world) are rare and the data will help generate new, or possibly falsify existing, hypotheses.
No
What is naturalistic observation? Give me an example of a study where we could use N.O.
Jane Goodall and the chimps.
Naturalistic observation isn't a thing
Why was her study N.O?(Jane Goodall)
Involves studying subjects in their natural environment
No
In terms of research, what is a "sample"?
Subset of population being studied
Consists of the entire group from which a sample is taken.
If a drug counselor wanted to conduct research on teen drug use would there be any reason he couldn't conduct a form of natural observation by watching drug sales and use without the participants' knowledge?
Minors and ethical reasons. It would be unethical
No
What is the most appropriate method to study effects of parental smoking on infants?
Best approach to the smoking study would be a correlational study.
Case study
What is the difference between independent and dependent variables? What is each?
Dependent depends on the independent
A dependent variable demonstrates the effects of the independent variable.
An independent variable is controlled bythe experimenter
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