A Psychologist Is Studying the Effects of Fatigue on Competition

question 184

Multiple Choice

A psychologist is studying the effects of fatigue on competition. She has subjects skip one, two, or three nights of sleep and then play a competitive game, noting the number of points scored by subjects in the three different conditions. In this example, the dependent variable is

• A) fatigue.
• B) the number of points scored.
• C) number of nights sleep was missed.
• D) number of games played.

Distinguish between the academic qualifications and professional activities of psychologists and psychiatrists.

Understand the role of intuition and systematic bias in human cognition and decision-making.

Appreciate the scientific method as a self-correcting process for understanding natural phenomena.

Describe how psychology aims to improve human well-being through various sub-fields like counseling, community psychology, and industrial-organizational psychology.

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Definitions:

Cognition

The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

Self-Monitor

The act of observing and regulating one's own behavior in social situations to fit into the expected norms or to achieve personal goals.

Nonreactive

A state or characteristic of not responding to stimuli or environmental factors.

Reactive

Responding to stimuli or events after they have occurred, rather than initiating action preemptively.