PSYC 1720 Chapter 1 Quiz

PSYC 1720 Chapter 1 Quiz | Saint Paul College

Question 1                         

Instructors have discovered a relationship between grades and attendance. Students who have poor attendance tend to have worse grades than students who attend class regularly.

                a)            cross-sectional study 

                b)            observation 

                c)            sequential design 

                d)            longitudinal study 

                e)            correlational study 

                f)             self-report 

                g)            experiment

Question 2                         

Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between the forces of the biopsychosocial framework?

                a)            unimportant 

                b)            interactive 

                c)            independent 

                d)            non-normative

Question 3                         

Correlational studies provide information about

                a)            whether one variable causes change in another variable. 

                b)            people's attitudes on an issue. 

                c)            whether there is a relationship between two variables. 

                d)            how people behave in a natural setting.

Question 4                         

When a researcher is interested in the cause of a particular behavior, this is the appropriate research method to use because this method allows conclusions about cause and effect.

                a)            longitudinal study 

                b)            observation 

                c)            self-report 

                d)            correlational study 

                e)            cross-sectional study 

                f)             sequential design 

                g)            experiment

Question 5                         

Since Dr. Sun believes that nature is most influential concerning the origins of mental retardation, she would most likely believe that her son’s retardation is due to

                a)            her parenting style. 

                b)            his genes. 

                c)            his exposure to a toxic chemical prior to birth. 

                d)            environmental influences.

Question 6                         

Students who do better in high school tend to do better in college. This is an example of

                a)            an experiment 

                b)            a negative correlation 

                c)            a positive correlation 

                d)            zero correlation

Question 7                         

This method involves watching individuals behaving as they normally do.

                a)            observation 

                b)            longitudinal study 

                c)            self-report 

                d)            cross-sectional study 

                e)            experiment 

                f)             sequential design 

                g)            correlational study

Question 8                         

A researcher is going to do a correlational study dealing with playing video games and intelligence. Because she is using this particular research method, she will not be able to

                a)            measure the variables. 

                b)            determine whether there is a relationship between these two variables. 

                c)            determine the strength of the relationship between these two variables. 

                d)            determine whether there is a cause and effect relationship between the two variables.

Question 9                         

In this method, a researcher collects data on two variables as they naturally exist to see if there is a relationship between them.

                a)            observation 

                b)            sequential design 

                c)            cross-sectional study 

                d)            longitudinal study 

                e)            correlational study 

                f)             self-report 

                g)            experiment

Question 10                       

One limitation of ____ studies are that differences between age groups may be due to environmental effects rather than development. This is known as _____.

                a)            longitudinal / validity 

                b)            longitudinal design / reliability 

                c)            cross-sectional / cohort effects 

                d)            cross-sectional / sequential error

Question 11                       

A researcher studies how sleep affects memory. The number of hours of sleep the subjects are allowed to get in an experiment is called the ____ variable.

                a)            control 

                b)            experimental 

                c)            dependent 

                d)            independent

Question 12                       

Mohamed has been promoted and is moving his family to a new city in a different part of the country.  Though 4-year-old Abdi is very happy and makes the transition easily, 13-year-old Ahmed is unhappy and has a very difficult time adjusting to the move.  Which factor from the biopsychosocial framework best explains the different responses of Abdi and Ahmed to the move?

                a)            biological factors 

                b)            sociocultural factors 

                c)            personality factors 

                d)            life-cycle factors

Question 13                       

If a researcher wants to determine whether or not playing music during studying causes students to learn better, the researcher should do a(n) ____.

                a)            correlational study 

                b)            longitudinal study 

                c)            cross-sectional study 

                d)            experiment

Question 14                       

Which of the following is the best explanation of what the study of human development is about?

                a)            It is the study of past peoples and cultures. 

                b)            It is the study of how people change and remain the same over time. 

                c)            It is the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reason, and existence. 

                d)            It is the study of social behavior, including its origins, organization, and institutions.

Question 15                       

Dr. Xiong is studying how memory changes over the course of life by studying one group of people beginning when they are 11 years old, and testing them again every ten years at ages 21, 31, 41, 51, etc. 

a)            sequential design 

b)            cross-sectional study 

c)            experiment 

d)            longitudinal study 

e)            self-report 

f)             observation 

g)            correlational study

Question 16                       

A limitation of this method is that people may not remember accurately or may answer in a socially acceptable way.

                a)            experiment

                b)            self-report 

                c)            correlational study 

                d)            longitudinal study 

                e)            observation 

                f)             sequential design 

                g)            cross-sectional study 

Question 17                       

This design addresses some of the limitations of longitudinal design and cross-sectional design.

                a)            longitudinal study 

                b)            experiment 

                c)            correlational study 

                d)            self-report 

                e)            cross-sectional study 

                f)             sequential design 

                g)            observation

Question 18                       

Adults who were physically punished as children were found to have higher rates of mental health problems on average than those who received no physical punishment.

                a)            observation 

                b)            correlational study 

                c)            experiment 

                d)            sequential design 

                e)            cross-sectional study 

                f)             self-report 

                g)            longitudinal study

Question 19       

Which of the following best summarizes the current thinking in human development regarding the nature-nurture issue?

                a)            While nature is important, it is primarily nurture that determines who we are. 

                b)            While nurture is important, it is primarily nature that determines who we are. 

                c)            Because there are no reliable ways to scientifically test the influences of nature and nurture factors, this question has become ignored in the study of human development. 

                d)            Development is always shaped by both nature and nurture.

Question 20                       

Your psychology instructor announces on the first day of class that research shows that students who attend class regularly get better grades than students who skip class often. This information must be based on ______.

                a)            researcher bias 

                b)            an experiment 

                c)            a correlational study 

                d)            cohort effects