Psychology: Scientific Method and Replication
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What type of memories was Henry Molaison unable to form after the medical procedure?

  • Procedural memories related to motor skills (correct)
  • Episodic memories related to personal experiences
  • Implicit memories related to unconscious skills
  • Semantic memories related to facts and knowledge

What medical procedure did Henry Molaison undergo?

  • Bilateral ablation to his prefrontal cortex
  • Unilateral ablation to his parietal lobes
  • Bilateral ablation to his ventral medial temporal lobes (correct)
  • Unilateral ablation to his occipital lobes

What are surveys primarily used for?

  • Address neurological disorders
  • Assess procedural memory
  • Quickly collect information and understand people's opinions or attitudes (correct)
  • Conduct medical experiments

What is sampling error in the context of surveys?

<p>A sample that deviates from a true representation of a population (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does 'wording effects' refer to in the context of surveys?

<p>The influence of language or wording on people's response (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the tendency for participants to agree or respond yes to all questions regardless of their actual opinions?

<p>Response bias (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which ethical principle in research ethics involves researchers striving to do good in a research study?

<p>Beneficence (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the tendency to describe our own behavior as better than average?

<p>Illusory superiority (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which ethical principle in research ethics involves engaging in accurate, honest, and non-biased practices?

<p>Integrity (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the bias whereby only a motivated fraction of a population respond to a survey or participate in research?

<p>Volunteer bias (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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