In the simplest experimental method, ‘E’ manipulates __________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Which TWO of the following statements are true of blocking?
   1: The phenomenon of blocking provides an interesting and much-studied instance of failure to learn, in spite of contiguous presentations of the CS and the US
   2: In a blocking experiment, animals receive training with what is termed a compound CS (Phase 2)
   3: The experimental group has first received a phase of training in which the US alone is conditioned (Phase 1)
   4: The experimental groups shows no (or very little evidence of learning about the CS that is presented in Phase 1

   A. 1 & 2
   B. 2 & 3
   C. 3 & 4
   D. 1 & 3

2. In experiments, placing subjects in experimental groups such that each subject has an equal probability of ending up in any experimental group is referred to as:

   A. random forecasting
   B. fandom selection
   C. random placement
   D. random assignment

3. The experimental procedure in which both the experimenter and subject are unaware of who is in the experimental and who is in the control group is referred to as the:

   A. single-blind procedure
   B. the type of experiment is not possible
   C. stereotaxic procedure
   D. double-blind procedure

4. An implicit by which an organism becomes aware of and manipulates past experiences through the use of symbols is our class definition of:

   A. chunking
   B. thinking
   C. concepts
   D. symbols

5. A major disadvantage of the experimental method is that:

   A. private funding can never be obtained
   B. APA Ethical Review committees often do not approve of the research techniques.
   C. there is a certain amount of artificiality attached to it
   D. subjects are difficult to find for research projects

6. An advantage of the experimental method in psychology is:

   A. the identification of a cause-and-effect relationship
   B. similar to the correlational method that causality is determined
   C. that the surroundings are always similar to real life experiences
   D. that it is an informal way to investigate behavior

7. Which of the following is NOT a widely used research method in modern experimental psychology?

   A. The true experimental method
   B. The quasi-experimental method
   C. The introspective method
   D. The case study method

8. In the simplest experiment, the two groups of subjects are treated exactly alike except for the ______________ variable.

   A. independent
   B. dependent
   C. extraneous
   D. hypothetical theory formulation

9. The simplest form of learning that involves modification of behaviour through a diminution of responses to repeated stimuli:

   A. Imprinting
   B. Habituation
   C. Latent learning
   D. Conditioned reflex type II

10. Wilhelm Wundt established the first laboratory of experimental psychology at ___________?

    A. Greenwich
    B. Zurich
    C. Leipzig
    D. Munich