Download Quiz 1 General Pysch and more Quizzes Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! M1: Review and Reflect Due No due date Points 5 Questions 9 Time Limit None Instructions Review and Reflect questions give you an opportunity to pause and reflect on the content of the module as well as your understanding of the material. These review and reflect questions serve as a review for the module exam. If you can answer these questions in your own words, you should be well- prepared for the exam. Attempt History Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 34 minutes 5 out of 5 Score for this quiz: 5 out of 5 Submitted Mar 1 at 12:14pm This attempt took 34 minutes. Question 1 0 / 0 pts Which of the myths about psychology have you heard before? How does a scientific approach to psychology counteract some of these myths? Your Answer: The rise in Autism in children and if people use the right or left side of their brains. The scientific approach to the rise in autism numbers in children is due to the loosened criteria for testing among children. Over time the criteria has caused a ratio change having more diagnosed in the ratio. Right vs Left side of the brain through research methods have shown that we use our brain pretty close to equally. Answers will vary, but should discuss some aspect of the scientific method and how it addresses the myth. Question 2 0 / 0 pts The module identified six broad perspectives for psychology (behavior, developmental, clinical, biological, sociocultural and cognitive). Compare and contrast two of the perspectives, identifying what each of the perspectives considers to be most important in understanding humans. Your Answer: Behavioral is the connection from mind to the behavior to what is happening, an example of this was the testing with the dogs and how the bell was rung consistently before the dog ate. Causing the dog to salivate every time the bell was rung. Cognitive is studying on how humans think and then the way we use it to solve problems. It is the mental approach in our processes. Behavioral is mostly focused on the behavioral side. Cognitive focuses on the mental side of a human. Answers will vary, but should highlight key themes of the approaches correctly Question 3 0 / 0 pts B. Given a correlation coefficient of -0.80, is this a strong or a weak relationship? What does the minus sign mean? Your Answer: +.2 is a weak relationship, the plus sign shows a positive correlation -.8 is a strong relationship, the minus sign shows a negative correlation A. +0.20 indicates a weak relationship. The plus sign means that as one variable increases, the second variable also increases. B. -0.80 is a strong relationship. The minus sign indicates that as one variable increases, the other decreases. Question 7 0 / 0 pts A. Define the mean. B. Find the mean for the following test grades: 89, 96, 75, 90. Your Answer: Mean is the average (adding all results together) divided by the total number of examples. In this example. 89+96+75+90= 350 350 divided by total number of examples (4) = 87.5 A. The mean is the sum of all scores divided by the total number of scores. B. 87.5 Question 8 0 / 0 pts What is the difference between the median and mode? Your Answer: Median is the middle score of a group in the data Mode is the number that appears most often. You can or allowed to have more than one mode The median tells you what is “average” by identifying the middle score in a group of numbers. The mode is the most frequently occurring score. Question 9 5 / 5 pts As a reminder, the questions in this review quiz are a requirement of the course and the best way to prepare for the module exam. Did you complete all questions in their entirety? Your Answer: Yes, I completed all the questions Quiz Score: 5 out of 5 Previous Next Submission Details: