Psychology Answers

List the “Five Ws” that can be used to establish the context in which data values exist.

1. The ________________________________ is a measure of spread. It describes the highest and the lowest scores in a distribution.
2. The mode is a measure of central tendency used to describe numerical data. Name another measure of central tendency.
3. If you wanted to represent a frequency distribution for a categorical variable, you would often use a bar-chart. If you wanted to represent a frequency distribution for a continuous variable, you would use a ________________________________.
4. List the “Five Ws” that can be used to establish the context in which data values exist.

1. A researcher is about to conduct a quasi-experiment that involves two groups of people. The researcher created the two groups (which will be levels of the IV) by identifying people in the top or bottom half (i.e., top or bottom 50%) of the distribution of their scores on a happiness measure. This is known as the
2. In a true experiment, what type of check can a researcher use to see if the experiment truly put the participants in the psychological state that the researcher was trying to create
3. If you plotted the results of a factorial study using lines whose slopes represents mean differences across different experimental conditions, the presence of non-parallel lines would indicate a statistical ________________________________.
4. A Latin square is one specific example of

1. Ruling out other probable causes of an event before concluding that one thing (e.g., time to complete work tasks) is the cause of another (e.g., stress) is known as eliminating ________________________________.
2. In non-experimental studies, researchers look at the relationship between variables in natural settings. For example, a researcher may want to know if there is an association between time spent outdoors in nature and the wellbeing of its citizens. What is the name of the statistical method these types of studies use
3. Most researchers would argue that rigorously designed laboratory experiments tend to be high in ________________________________.
4. The extent to which an experimental setting resembles a real-life situation (e.g. driving) or event is known as _______________________________realism

1. Which of the four canons of science suggests we should prefer simple theories or explanations over complex ones ______________________________ .
2. People use two basic methods for developing ideas about the world. Which of these two methods can be described as reasoning from specific instances to general principles
3. If we wanted to formally assess the reliability of a set of judgments (scores) made by a group of experts in non-verbal communication, which form of reliability would we need to assess
4. Name one effect that describes how the act of studying people can change the way they behave

Which of the four canons of science suggests we should prefer simple theories or explanations over complex ones

Discuss adolescents' vulnerability to accidents

Taylah is a forensic psychologist. She is interested in answering the question, which group is better at recognizing lies in an interview: Police or lawyers? She conducts a study in which her participants view a video of a suspect being interviewed. The suspect makes several statements in the interview. The participants’ task is to identify from the suspect’s body language (including facial expressions) when he is lying. The participants view the video individually. There are 14 police and 15 lawyers. In this study what sort of analysis should Taylah conduct?




Group of answer choices

examine differences between means.

examine correlations.

examine correlations between means.

examine mean differences between correlations.

Discuss vulnerability to accidents

What type of questions should you ask yourself when referring to case studies? Do the questions differ based on the case studies being modern or historical?
2. What kind of supports and structure might have been provided to Phineas through his post-accident jobs that would have possibly helped him with his recovery?
3. How might the modern study of psychology help us better understand other historical case studies?