You read a fascinating experiment that provides evidence for extrasensory percep
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You read a fascinating experiment that provides evidence for extrasensory perception. Before getting too excited, however, you set out to try the same experiment yourself. Which scientific principle are you demonstrating knowledge of
Replicability
Occam's razor
Falsifiability
Correlation vs. causation
After drinking heavily for many years, Kevin decides to stop. He begins to experience a variety of physical and psychological symptoms, such as being unable to sleep at night, feeling anxious, having seizures, and even having hallucinations. What is the best term to describe the experience that Kevin is going through?
Physical dependence
Psychological dependence
Drug detoxification
Withdrawal
Ellen is an energetic and friendly person. When others are around her, they tend to become more active and outgoing. This, in turn, enhances Ellen's level of energy and friendliness. This is an example of
Co-dependence of psychological influences
Individual differences
Reciprocal Determinisn
Multiply determined actions
Tim and Rick decide to explore the basement of the psychology building. When they first got down there, they were both overpowered by a horrid smell. After 10 minutes of exploring, they couldn’t smell the odor anymore despite not doing anything to take care of the smell. This is known as
sensory adaptation.
sensory illusion.
sensory interaction.
transduction.
Amir stared at a red image for 30 seconds and then immediately looked at a white wall. Amir was surprised to see green appear on his white wall. What theory of color vision best describes Amir’s experience of the color after image?
Additive color mixing theory
Subtractive color mixing theory
Trichromatic theory
Opponent-process theory
Dr. Andrew and his team of researchers are conducting an experiment. Neither the researcher nor the participants know who's in the experimental group or who's in the control group. This is an example of an experiment that is
blind
untestable
longitudinal
double-blind
Matilda mentions to her eye doctor that when she is in the dark she is able to see the shapes of objects surprisingly well, but she has trouble distinguishing colors. Her doctor tells her that this is completely normal and that her ___________ are responsible for her ability to see in the dark.
irises
cones
rods
corneas
Elizabeth's classmates all believe they can ace their first PSY 2012 exam without studying if they listen to classical music the night before the exam. Elizabeth assumes this is correct because so many people believe it. Elizabeth has fallen prey to which of the following?
Emotional reasoning fallacy
Patternicity
Bandwagon fallacy
Overreliance on anecdotes
Tyler, an aspiring golfer, is examining the relationship between how long he practices putting and how many putts he has each round of golf. He believes that the more he practices putting, the lower his putts per round will be. Which of the following correlation coefficients best supports Tyler's belief?
-0. 00
+0. 50
-0. 70
+0. 90
Explanation / Answer
Answer 1. REPLICABILITY
Answer 2. WITHDRAWL
Answer 3. RECIPROCAL DETERMINISM
Answer 4. SENSORY ADAPTATION
Answer 5. TRICHROMATIC THEORY
Answer 6. DOUBLE BLIND
Answer 7. RODS
Answer 8. BANDWAGON FALLACY
Answer 9. -0.70
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