Psych 665 Capstone Quiz

Capstone Quiz

 

Answer the following multiple choice questions by highlighting the answer. There is one correct answer per question.

 

1.     Which historical perspective stated that psychologists should study the different components of the mind independently, because to understand how the conscious mind works, we must understand all of its individual parts completely?

 

a.     Structuralism

b.    Functionalism

c.     Behaviorism

d.    Gestalt

e.     Psychodynamic

 

2.     Edward Titchener used a method for studying the mind that became popular during the Structuralist period. The method, called _____, required trained participants to report their conscious mental experiences to the investigator. For example, if a person was angry, they would report all of their experiences during the time they were angry.

 

a.     empiricism

b.    functionalism

c.     contemplation

d.    introspection

e.     conscientiousness

 

3.     A potential problem with ___________ research is _____________.

 

a.     longitudinal; cohort differences

b.    cross-sectional; subject attrition

c.     cross-sectional; cohort differences

d.    longitudinal; random assignment

e.     cross-sectional; maturation

 

4.     Research by _____________  legitimized psychological science when it became the first psychological research presented as evidence to the United States Supreme Court.

 

a.     Muzafer Sherif

b.    Irving Janis

c.     Mamie Clark

d.    Phillip Zimbardo

e.     Kurt Lewin

 

5.     To determine whether changing one variable like education will produce changes in another like income, we must conduct _____________________ research.

 

a.     survey

b.    correlational

c.     experimental

d.    statistical

e.     basic

 

6.     Mary is studying the effect of high blood sugar on intelligence test performance. Which of these might be her hypothesis?

 

a.     People should not eat high sugar foods prior to IQ testing.

b.    High sugar foods increase energy and improve IQ test performance.

c.     People who eat high sugar foods before testing will have lower scores on an IQ test than people who do not.

d.    Roughly 75% of people had lower IQ test scores after eating high sugar snacks right before testing.

e.     Individuals should not be given high sugar snacks prior to IQ testing.

 

7.     Which of the following research methods would be most effective in demonstrating whether the presence of others improves our performance of a task?

 

a.     An experiment

b.    A correlational study

c.     A survey

d.    A field study

e.     An historical study

 

8.     Which of the following psychological studies would you expect to have similar results cross-culturally?

 

a.     Milgram’s study of obedience to authority

b.    Asch’s conformity study

c.     Study of the symptoms of mental illness

d.    Study of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs

e.     Study of parenting styles

 

9.     According to the APA Ethical Standards, psychologists must inform participants of the nature of the research; and that they are free to participate, decline to participate, or withdraw from the research at any time. These requirements, among others, are necessary to ensure the participants’ ______.

 

a.     anonymity

b.    risk level

c.     informed consent

d.    debriefing

e.     risk/benefit ratio

 

10.  Making an ethical decision involves

 

a.     simply applying a clear and definitive set of guidelines for ethical research

b.    deciding that an ethical decision is effective if it makes you happy

c.     identifying what ethical guidelines are relevant in a situation and what is at stake for all parties involved

d.    maintaining the anonymity of the researchers

e.     maintaining the anonymity of the participants

 

11.  According to the APA Ethical Standards, who is ultimately responsible for the ethical conduct of research done in psychology?

 

a.     The Institutional Review Board

b.    The individual researchers

c.     The sponsoring institution, such as the university

d.    The assistants who test the participants

e.     The funding agency

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CLASS

Discussion Questions (DQ)

• Initial responses to the DQ should address all components of the questions asked, including a minimum of one scholarly source, and be at least 250 words.
• Successful responses are substantive (i.e., add something new to the discussion, engage others in the discussion, well-developed idea) and include at least one scholarly source.
• One or two-sentence responses, simple statements of agreement, or “good post,” and responses that are off-topic will not count as substantive. Substantive responses should be at least 150 words.
• I encourage you to incorporate the readings from the week (as applicable) into your responses.

Weekly Participation

• Your initial responses to the mandatory DQ do not count toward participation and are graded separately.
• In addition to the DQ responses, you must post at least one reply to peers (or me) on three separate days, for a total of three replies.
• Participation posts do not require a scholarly source/citation (unless you cite someone else’s work).
• Part of your weekly participation includes viewing the weekly announcement and attesting to watching it in the comments. These announcements are made to ensure you understand everything that is due during the week.

APA Format and Writing Quality

• Familiarize yourself with APA format and practice using it correctly. It is used for most writing assignments for your degree. Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for APA paper templates, citation examples, tips, etc. Points will be deducted for poor use of APA format or absence of APA format (if required).
• Cite all sources of information! When in doubt, cite the source. Paraphrasing also requires a citation.
• I highly recommend using the APA Publication Manual, 6th edition.

Use of Direct Quotes

• I discourage overutilization of direct quotes in DQs and assignments at the Masters’s level and deduct points accordingly.
• As Masters’s level students, it is important that you be able to critically analyze and interpret information from journal articles and other resources. Simply restating someone else’s words does not demonstrate an understanding of the content or critical analysis of the content.
• It is best to paraphrase content and cite your source.

 

LopesWrite Policy

• For assignments that need to be submitted to LopesWrite, please be sure you have received your report and Similarity Index (SI) percentage BEFORE you do a “final submit” to me.
• Once you have received your report, please review it. This report will show you grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors that can easily be fixed. Take the extra few minutes to review instead of getting counted off for these mistakes.
• Review your similarities. Did you forget to cite something? Did you not paraphrase well enough? Is your paper made up of someone else’s thoughts more than your own?
• Visit the Writing Center in the Student Success Center, under the Resources tab in LoudCloud for tips on improving your paper and SI score.

Late Policy

• The university’s policy on late assignments is 10% penalty PER DAY LATE. This also applies to late DQ replies.
• Please communicate with me if you anticipate having to submit an assignment late. I am happy to be flexible, with advance notice. We may be able to work out an extension based on extenuating circumstances.
• If you do not communicate with me before submitting an assignment late, the GCU late policy will be in effect.
• I do not accept assignments that are two or more weeks late unless we have worked out an extension.
• As per policy, no assignments are accepted after the last day of class. Any assignment submitted after midnight on the last day of class will not be accepted for grading.

Communication

• Communication is so very important. There are multiple ways to communicate with me: 
  • Questions to Instructor Forum: This is a great place to ask course content or assignment questions. If you have a question, there is a good chance one of your peers does as well. This is a public forum for the class.
  • Individual Forum: This is a private forum to ask me questions or send me messages. This will be checked at least once every 24 hours.

Psych 665 Capstone Quiz

Psych 665 Capstone Quiz