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Psychology Edexcel AS level
Preguntas del test (24)
1Name a weakness of random sampling?
- AVery time consuming
- BSample may not be representative
- CParticipants may have special qualities
2A hypothesis which states 'the kind of difference between two conditions' is called...
- ADirectional (one tailed)
- BNon-directional (two tailed)
- CNull
3What is a strength of random sampling?
- AVery representative
- BNo researcher bias
- CQuick and easy
4Milgram's original study of obedience had how many participants?
- A60
- B40
- C53
5The shock generator ranged from...
- A15v - 450v
- B50v - 450v
- C40v - 250v
6Milgram's variation study found that...
- AObedience fell to 20.5%
- BObedience increased by 20.5%
- CObedience remained the same
7What was the aim of Milgram's original study of obedience?
- ATo see how obedient participants would be when ordered to administer electric shocks to an innocent victim
- BTo see how obedient participants would be when ordered to administer teach to a learner
- CTo see how obedient participants would be when paid
8Which of these was a weakness of Milgram's original study of obedience?
- ATask Validity
- BExperimental Validity
- CReliability
9Meeus and Raijmaaker's study tested...
- AObedience in an everyday situation of a lab interview
- BObedience in an everyday situation of a lab experiemnt
- CLove
10How much were participants paid in Meeus and Raaijmaker's study?
- A$4
- B$10
- C$13
11What was the name of the Dr in Hofling's study?
- ADr John
- BDr Smith
- CDr Jones
12What was the name of the patient nurses had to administer astroten to?
- AMr Jones
- BMr John
- CMr Jim
13Why was the agency theory passed down through evolution?
- ATo ensure our survival
- BTo ensure our happiness
- CTo maintain capitalism
14Social identity theory was proposed by which psychologist?
- ATajfel
- BSherif
- CMilgram
15The aim of Tajfel's study was 'to investigate whether being categorised into a group would cause prejudice'
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
16Godden and Baddeley found which results from their study?
- ADry + Dry = 13.5
- BWet + Wet = 11.4
- CDry + Dry = 14.3
- DWet + Wet = 10.5
17Which two of the following are aims of Godden and Baddeley's study?
- AIf recall was better when learning context was present at recall
- BIf recall was worse when learning context was present at recall
- CWould participants remember more words when 'wet' learning and 'wet' recall or 'dry' learning and 'dry' recall took place
- DWould participants see more words when 'wet' learning and 'dry' recall or 'dry' learning and 'wet' recall took place
18How many words were used in Godden and Baddeley's study?
- A23
- B65
- C36
19The words used in Godden and Baddeley's study were chosen from a TV show
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
20The words in Godden and Baddeley's study were presented 3 times
- AVerdadero
- BFalso
21A practice session was used in Godden and Baddeley's study because...
- AThe divers had to learn to breathe and hold their breaths to hear the list of words
- BThe experimenters needed to make sure participants could dive
- CThe participants were badly prepared for the experiment
22How is eyewitness testimony recorded?
- APolice statement
- BVerbal testimony
- CCourt case
23Which two of the following are of Hofling's aims?
- ANurses would obey an instruction which would involve them breaking hospital reg and endanger the lives of patients
- BTo see whether nurses were aware of how obedient they tended to be
- CTo see whether nurses would not obey
- DTo see whether nurses could avoid instructions
24Craik and Tulving's study aimed to find out...
- AWhether words processed for their meaning would be better remembered than words processed for the way they appear or sound
- BWhether words processed for the way they appear would be better remembered than words processed for their meaning or sound
- CWhether words processed for their sound would be better remembered than words processed for the way they appear or meaning
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- Test sobre Psychology Edexcel AS level, creado por Hayfa Khatib el 09/05/2015.
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