10/1 Ch. 2 Exam

Entrance for Tuesday--Write on 1 of the following: III. Short Answer Answer on a separate sheet of paper. I. You are asked to design a simple experiment to find out if caffeine effects memory. (A) Devise a hypothesis. Be sure to clearly define all your terms: How much caffeine? What type of memory? (B) Indentify the independent and dependent variables. (C) Briefly describe the procedure you will follow. (D) Identify the experimental and control groups. (E) Finally, what would be the last steps you would follow using the scientific method. II. You are a psychologist who reads about the benefits of a stimulating environment on the development of children. You have the following methods of research at your disposal: survey, naturalistic observation, case study, longitudinal study, cross-sectional method. Select one method you would definitely use to study this issue. Then (a) briefly describe the method; (b) discuss the general advantages and disadvantages of using that method; and (c) discuss why you selected the method in this case and how you would conduct your research. Be as specific as possible