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Example Question #1 : Simple Experimental Study
What is the main difference between laboratory experiments and field experiments?
Laboratory experiments are more realistic
Laboratory experiments are conducted in the lab and field experiments are conducted in the real world
Laboratory experiments are conducted in the real world and field experiments are conducted in the lab
Laboratory and field experiments differ based on the number of subjects
Field experiments are more easily controlled
Laboratory experiments are conducted in the lab and field experiments are conducted in the real world
The difference between laboratory experiments and field experiments is not the number of subjects, but the place where they are conducted—the lab or the outside world. Lab experiments are more easily controlled, whereas field experiments are more realistic.
Example Question #2 : Simple Experimental Study
A researcher is curious about how temperature relates to aggression and predicts that as the temperature in a room increases, a measure of the subject's aggression will increase as well. What is the experimental design term for "temperature" in this scenario?
Dependent variable
Independent variable
Theory
None of these
Hypothesis
Independent variable
A variable is described something that varies between people or objects—in this case, temperature and aggression are the variables. The “independent variable” (IV) is the variable that is manipulated by the researcher (temperature) and the “dependent variable” (DV) is the variable that changes as a result of a change in the IV (aggression). A “hypothesis” describes the relationship between variables and is generally what the researcher predicts will happen (i.e. “as the temperature in a room increases, a measure of the subject's aggression will increase as well”). Last, a “theory” is a principle or set of principles that explains a phenomenon.
Example Question #3 : Simple Experimental Study
A researcher is curious about how temperature relates to aggression and predicts that as the temperature in a room increases, a measure of the subject's aggression will increase as well. What is the experimental design term for "temperature" in this scenario?
None of these
Hypothesis
Theory
Independent variable
Dependent variable
Independent variable
A variable is described something that varies between people or objects—in this case, temperature and aggression are the variables. The “independent variable” (IV) is the variable that is manipulated by the researcher (temperature) and the “dependent variable” (DV) is the variable that changes as a result of a change in the IV (aggression). A “hypothesis” describes the relationship between variables and is generally what the researcher predicts will happen (i.e. “as the temperature in a room increases, a measure of the subject's aggression will increase as well”). Last, a “theory” is a principle or set of principles that explains a phenomenon.
Example Question #16 : Ib Psychology Sl
Which subdiscipline of psychology focuses on studying human behavior in the workplace?
Industrial-organizational psychology
Developmental psychology
Sociological psychology
Environmental psychology
Applied psychology
Industrial-organizational psychology
"Industrial-organizational psychology" focuses on applying the scientific study of individuals and groups to optimizing workplace performance. Psychologists in this field typically work for large corporations and help them to improve areas including employee satisfaction, employee retention, and productivity.
Example Question #4 : Simple Experimental Study
Which of the following correctly places the emergence of the fundamental theories in chronological order?
Structuralism, Gestalt Psychology, Functionalism, Evolutionary Psychology
None of these
Evolutionary Psychology, Functionalism, Structuralism, Gestalt Psychology
Gestalt Psychology, Structuralism, Functionalism, Evolutionary Psychology
Structuralism, Functionalism, Evolutionary Psychology, Gestalt Psychology
Structuralism, Functionalism, Evolutionary Psychology, Gestalt Psychology
Wilhelm Wundt, regarded historically as one of the founders of modern psychology, introduced his structuralist perspective in the late 1870's, as the first major psychological perspective. In direct response to this, the school of functionalism in the later 1880s was introduced by William James. Gestalt psychology was first introduced in 1890 by Christian von Ehrenfels, though the idea of gestalt can be traced back as far as David Hume and Immanuel Kant. Last, evolutionary psychology did not begin to differentiate itself from mere evolutionary biology until well into the 20th century, with most historians placing the actual date around the 1960's-1980's (Donald Symons likely being the first dedicated evolutionary psychologist in the 1970's).
Example Question #5 : Simple Experimental Study
Which subdiscipline of psychology focuses on studying human behavior in the workplace?
Industrial-organizational psychology
Developmental psychology
Environmental psychology
Sociological psychology
Applied psychology
Industrial-organizational psychology
"Industrial-organizational psychology" focuses on applying the scientific study of individuals and groups to optimizing workplace performance. Psychologists in this field typically work for large corporations and help them to improve areas including employee satisfaction, employee retention, and productivity.
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