Exam 1: Introduction and Research Methods

Prediction is to explanation as _____ is to ______.

Dr.Gigliotti is conducting a detailed examination of a patient with dissociative identity disorder.Dr.Gigliotti is undertaking:

Flora is undertaking survey research; what is she MOST likely doing?

Which of the following statements BEST expresses the fate of structuralism in psychology?

A placebo is intended to minimize _____ expectations; a double-blind procedure also minimizes _____ expectations.

Helena proposes that the more impulsive a student is,the more likely he or she will be to change answers on a multiple-choice test.The variable(s)in this statement is/are:

Psychology is defined as the:

Replication is of little value to scientific progress.

Irving has noticed a pattern: The more alcohol people drink,the more aggressive they seem to be.Which research method would aim at verifying the relationship between these two variables?

Organizing and making sense of behavioral observations is central to psychology's goal of:

An advertisement touts the muscle-building benefits of a new herbal supplement.Before she purchases the supplement,Jana investigates the credentials of the individuals testifying to its benefits and does research on the company that manufactures the supplement.She also searches the scientific literature for any controlled research that might attest to the action of the supplement.Jana is engaging in _____ thinking.

The textbook describes the plight of 33 trapped Chilean miners.Which aspect(s)of this situation would most interest a psychologist,and why?

Which statement is true regarding descriptive research?

In an experiment,the dependent variable is:

Which proportion BEST approximates the percentage of psychologists who provide therapy?

Using a sample of young adolescents,Dr.Nguyen finds a correlation of .55 between scores on a measure of neglectful or uninvolved parenting and scores on a measure of delinquent behavior.Based on this correlation alone,Dr.Nguyen can legitimately conclude that:

With respect to the goals of psychology,prediction is to projecting outcomes as _____ is to _____.

Which sequence of correlation coefficients correctly arranges the relationships between three pairs of two variables in order of increasing strength?

According to the textbook,_____ variables change along with the independent variable,making it difficult to pinpoint actual causes.These variables are thus roughly similar to _____ in correlational research.

The last two steps of the scientific method,in order,are: