Unit 1 Study Guide

Module 1

1) Describe how the following would explain the connection between the
mind and body –
Socrates –

Aristotle –

Plato –

2) For the following, identify which side of the ‘inborn or blank slate’ debate
each would side with and explain their positions –
Aristotle –

Locke –

Plato -

Socrates –

3) Describe the early views of psychology –

Empiricism –

Functionalism –

Structuralism –

4) Identify the seven current perspectives in psychology and explain the

focus of each –
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c. -

d. -

e. -

f. -

g. -

Module 2

5) Identify and define two common flaws of intuition and common sense.

6) Identify and describe the three basic steps to the scientific method.

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b. -

c. -

7) Theories are useful if they:

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2)

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8) As a check for researcher bias, what do psychologists always include in
their reports? Why?

9) Identify and describe the three methods of descriptive research –

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b. -

c. -

10) How can false consensus effect effect research?

11)Define and explain the importance of the following terms when conducting
a survey.
Population –

Random Sample –

12)What is the main difference between descriptive and inferential statistics?

13)Define correlation coefficient.

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14)What do scatterplots represent?

15)Describe the graph and relationships of the following –

a. Perfect Positive Correlation –

b. Perfect Negative Correlation –

16) Does correlation prove causation? Explain.

17)What is an illusory correlation? Identify and explain an example.

18)What is the purpose of an experiment?

19)How are single and double blind procedures different?

20)Define and explain the purpose of random assignment.

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 21) Define the following terms and give an example of each in research
design –
a. Independent Variables –

b. Dependent Variables –

22)What are the three measures of central tendency? Define.

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b. -

c. -

23)What is the purpose of measures of variation?

24)Samples have the most confidence when they –

a.

b.

c.

Module 5
25)Explain the connection between natural selection and evolutionary
psychology.

26)How do behavior geneticists explain individual differences?

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 27)What do temperament studies reveal about the development of
personality?

Module 6
28)Describe how nature and nurture affect gender.

29)Explain the difference between gender identity and gender typed.

30)Describe how the social learning theory influences gender behavior.

31)Summarize the two sides of the nature versus nurture debate (by
identifying the arguments for each side).