Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

Which of the following approaches to psychology is least concerned with unconscious processes?

People who participate in an experiment, whose reactions or responses are observed as part of the experiment, usually to test the validity of a hypothesis, are called ________.

Before psychology was a formal discipline, it was a branch of the general field of ________.

Most psychologists use ________ method(s) to study a single problem.

A psychologist claims that hidden motives and unconscious desires are the basis of behavior. This psychologist is most likely a(n) ________ psychologist.

The female psychologist who was elected and served as the first female president of the American Psychological Association in 1905 was ________.

Researchers have found that people tend to be less inhibited in their behavior and take greater risks when they are in a group than when they are alone. Of the following mental health professionals, ________ psychologists would probably have the most interest in these findings.

The female psychologist who is known for her work in color vision during psychology's early years is ________.

The two schools of thought that paved the way for the cognitive revolution in psychology in the 1960s were ________.

Researchers have found that Parkinson's disease is related to deficiencies in the production of the chemical dopamine in the brain. Of the following professionals, ________ psychologists would probably be most interested in these findings.

The idea that consciousness flows in a continuous stream is central to ________.

The group which is not subject to the experimental manipulation in a study is called the design group.

Cognitive psychology is the scientific study of our mental processes.

Those with a bachelor's degree in psychology are qualified to do each of the following except ________.

Modern approaches to psychology ________.

Personality theories contending that personality results from various psychological forces that interact within the individual, often outside the conscious awareness of the individual, are ________ theories.

Subjects in Milgram's studies were really being tested on ________.

A teacher suspects that her students are unusually quiet during her Monday morning classes because they stay up late on Sunday nights. She believes that if she monitored the times they went to bed, she would find that the sleepy ones went to bed later than the more alert ones. In scientific terms, her hunch, or suspicion of what she would find if she monitored her students, is called a ________.

The mental health professional who is least likely to hold an MD, PhD in psychology, or a PsyD, is a ________.

James suggested that ________ allow us to benefit from previous experience.