Psychological Research
Added bonus - If HW is submitted on time this week - I will count Weekend, Tuesday and Wednesday's HW as 1/3 of a test each - All three add up to a 100
Yes, I know it is a bribe but we have an AP Exam in 11 days!
In addition there will be two extra credit essays Thursday and Friday
Monday's Essay is mandatory and separate exam grade
Friday, April 30
Aim: What are the essential ingredients of psychological research?
Weekend HW: Read Chapter 2 in Review Book
Please do this in a timely fashion - topics in this chapter are often an essay on AP- You will write an essay as a test this week
(The first 10 questions are review - we did this in class)
Do not panic most of these answers are short :) :) :)
- What is the difference between applied and basic research in psychology?
- Define the following terms: Hypothesis, independent variable, dependent variable, operational definitions
- What is the goal of a hypothesis?
- Define the term sample, random selection (Sample), stratified sampling
- What is the advantage of a lab experiment over a field experiment?
- Why do psychologists prefer experiments over other types of research?
- What are confounding variables?
- How will random assignment limit participant confounding variables?
- How would the experimenter remove the possibility of situational confounding variables?
- Where would an independent variable be used - experimental group or your control group?
- Identify two ways researchers prevent a situational confounding variable known as experimenter bias?
- Explain participant or response bias
- Explain the placebo method as a control
- What would the purpose of counterbalancing be?
- What is the difference between a positive and negative correlation?
- What are the strengths and weaknesses of a survey study?
- What is an advantage of a naturalistic study? disadvantage?
- Who often uses case studies?
Statistics Component
19. Define the following terms: Frequency distribution, measures of central tendency, and outliers
20. How can an outlier skew a result? - review the three graphs
21. Define the terms range, variance, and standard deviation.
22. What is a Z score?
23.What is a bell curve?
24. How do z scores differ from percentiles?
25. What is the difference between a positive and negative correlation?
26. What does the correlation coefficient tell us?
27. How is a correlation graphed?
28. What does the line of regression (line of best fit) reveal on a scatter plot?
29. What is the purpose if inferential statistics?
30. What is a sampling error? What is the p value in a sampling error?
Monday, May 4
Chapter 2: Complete essay: This counts as a test grade and is due Tuesday, May 5
After school Review Class - Learning, Memory and Motivation
Tuesday, May 5
Read Chapter 11 - Testing and Individual Differences
- Define the following terms: Standardized, norms, psychometricians,
- Reliability of a test is the consistency of a test: How is the reliability of a test measured using split-half reliability?
- equivalent-form reliability? test- retest reliability?
- Validity refers to the accuracy of the test - Explain the different types of validity - face validity, content validity, criterion validity
- predictive validity, and construct validity
- What is the difference between aptitude and achievement test?
- What is the difference between a speed test and a power test?
- Identify two examples of an individual test
- What is the difference between fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence?
- Charles Spearman believed intelligence can be reduced to one ability known as?
- Explain Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences.
- What does Daniel Goleman's theory of intelligence stress?
- Explain Sternberg's Triarchic Theory of intelligence - not his romantic love theory
No review class Switch to Monday and Wednesday this week due to department meetings
Wednesday, May 6
Read Chapter 11 - Testing and Individual Differences
- What was the purpose of Alfred Binet's Intelligence Test?
- Explain how Alfred Binet devised his intelligence test.
- How is IQ measured under the Stanford-Binet IQ test?
- How did Terman account for adults measured IQ tests using Binet's formula?
- How did Weschler measure intelligence? WAIS, WISC, WPPSI
- If you have an IQ of 130 what percentile would you be in? 70? 100?
- What would your z scores be using the scores above?
- How does the Weschler Test (WAIS) differ from the Stanford-Binet test?
- Are SAT exams biased? Explain
- What is the difference between nature and nurture?
- Explain the term heritability.
- What is the Flynn effect?
- What are some of confounding variable in measuring monozygotic twins for intelligence?
- What factors may cause a disparity between races in Intelligence scores?
- Why is it important to understand the difference between -group differences and within-group differences
Review Class: Emotion, Developmental Psychology, and Personality
Thursday, May 7
Aim: Describe the different theories of intelligence
HW: Practice Essay: Extra Credit - 35 points - due Friday
A student in Mrs. Johnson's AP Class is unsure about taking the AP exam. She has developed a list of pros and cons
to help determine whether to take the test.
Part A: Explain how the following could help determine whether she should take it
a. Yerkes-Dodson Law - (Inverted U Function of arousal)
b. Extrinsic Motivationc.Self- Efficacy Beliefsd. Conformitye. ObediencePart B: One of the reasons she does not want to take the test is that she believes she has test anxiety. She states
that when she experiences feelings of sickness, shaky hands, and headaches when she sits down for the test.
How could the following terms and theories explain Lisa's interpretations of symptoms while taking the test?
f. Hans Selye' General Adaption Syndrome: Alarm Stage, Resistive Stage, and Exhaustion Stage
g. Stanley Schachter's Two Factor Theory of Emotion
Friday, May 8
HW: Practice Essay: Extra Credit - Due Monday- 30 points
Psychologists often disagree on the influence of nature and nurture. Using your understanding of each issue, explain how nature and nurture
arguments consider each of the following - Be specific and give en example of each- using a Theory / Psychologist
1. Intelligence (Nature and Nurture argument)
2. Language (Nature and Nurture argument)
3. Phobias (Nature and Nurture argument)
4. Aggression (Nature and Nurture argument)
5. Mental Disorders (Nature and Nurture argument)
Monday, May 10
Review for AP
After school Review will be held: Practice Tests
Tuesday, May 11
AP Exam - Students report to the library at 11:30 AM for registration
Students not taking the exam will report to class and will work on assignments