Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

Acceptable behaviors that we expect each gender to engage in are called ________.

Watson's views were based on experiments by ________.

A group of psychologists seeks to determine in advance who will be effective as a salesperson, as an airline pilot, or in any other career. They are most likely to be ________ psychologists.

To find out what he wanted to know, Stanley Milgram deceived subjects in his studies.

A noted scientist argues that experience can be broken down into physical sensations (including sights and sounds), affections or feelings (which are like sensations but less clear), and images (such as memories or dreams). This scientist is most likely a follower of ________.

A therapist has you lie on a couch and describe your dreams, and say whatever comes into your mind. This therapist is using a technique known as ________.

Each of the following is a main point of feminist theory except ________.

Social psychologists investigate the influence of people on one another.

Which of the following professionals is most likely to hold a PhD degree in psychology?

Each of the following is a specialty area within developmental psychology except ________.

The best known of psychology's pioneers is ________.

Köhler, Wertheimer, and Koffka are all most closely associated with the Gestalt school of psychology.

The first psychology laboratory was founded by Wolfgang Köhler.

The ability to think critically is genetically predetermined.

The study of Internet users discussed in the text found that heavier users of the Internet showed slight ________ in some aspects of social involvement and slight ________ in self-reported feelings of loneliness and depression.

The term sexual ________ refers to whether a person is sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex or same sex.

A positive psychologist is most likely to devote her attention to studying the ________.

A psychologist argues that researchers have learned a great deal about the origins, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness but relatively little about the origins and nurturance of mental wellness, or how normal individuals find fulfillment under benign conditions. This psychologist is most likely a ________ psychologist.

Today women receive most of the PhDs granted in psychology.

A mental health professional who typically holds a PhD or PsyD degree, has completed a one-year internship in psychological assessment and psychotherapy, has had at least one more year of supervised practice, and helps people cope with situational problems such as adjusting to college, vocational guidance, marital problems, or coping with the death of a loved one is a ________.