Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

A ________ is a medical doctor with four years of medical training and three years of residency training (spent mostly in supervised clinical practice).

At the beginning of the 20^th century, most university psychology programs were located in ________.

Each of the following is one of five enduring issues that draw psychologists together except ________.

Political polls taken before major elections are examples of ________ research.

A group of psychologists are interested in how hormones, psychoactive medications, and "social drugs" affect us. They are most likely to be ________.

The school of thought that dominated academic psychology in the United States well into the 1960s was ________.

Describe the differences between the structuralist and functionalist schools of psychology. Who were the main proponents of each school and what were the major contributions of each school?

Explain the goals and interests of evolutionary psychology. Explain how evolutionary psychologists and cognitive psychologists differ in their views of the human brain.

Research in which a carefully selected group of people is asked a set of predetermined questions in interviews or through questionnaires is known as ________ research.

In a controlled experiment, the group not subjected to a change in the independent variable, and used for comparison with the group receiving the experimental change, is the ________ group.

Which of the following statements is not true?

Each of the following psychologists was associated with the Gestalt school of psychology except ________.

Which of the following is an example of correlational research?

Describe the procedures used in Milgram's studies. Why were these studies so controversial? How did these studies affect various ethical guidelines within which psychologists are supposed to work?

Freud's ideas provided the foundation for ________.

Titchener's basic elements of experience did not include ________.

Positive psychologists are most similar in their beliefs to ________.

If explanation of the causes of thoughts, feelings, and behavior is a psychologist's goal, then the ________ method of research should be used.

A subset of cases selected from a larger population is a ________.

A group of psychologists study the biological basis of human behavior, thoughts, and emotions. They are most likely ________ psychologists.