Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

Consider the following experiment. Children are drawn from high-, middle-, and low-income households. All the children are divided into two groups. One group watches "Sesame Street" on TV every day for a month while the other group watches cartoons. Both groups are then given a test that measures creativity. In this study, ________.

A psychologist reads a lengthy story to a group of people and then observes the kinds of things they remember, the ways in which their recollections change over time, and the sorts of errors in their memories that occur. This psychologist is most likely a(n) ________ psychologist.

The basic units of experience and their combinations were the foundation of ________.

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

In recent years, several Japanese automobile companies have opened manufacturing plants in the United States, bringing Japanese management practices with them. For the most part, American workers at these plants have refused to unionize in the traditional American mold, preferring to work under the Japanese model. Of the following mental health professionals, ________ psychologists would probably be most interested in these events.

Freud argued that human beings are rational and have free will.

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 ________.

Psychologists are interested in ________.

Currently, with regard to research using animals, the APA ________.

In an experiment to assess the effects of a new hay fever drug, two groups are used. One group is given the drug while the second group is given a pill that contains no medication but looks and tastes exactly like the one containing the drug. The group getting the pill that contains the hay fever drug is called the ________ group.

A group of psychologists studies how people influence one another, exploring issues such as first impressions, interpersonal attraction, and how attitudes are formed and maintained. These psychologists are most likely to be ________ psychologists.

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 ________.

A sample in which everyone in a population has an equal chance of being selected to the sample is known as a ________ sample.

Identify and briefly explain the five enduring issues that draw psychologists together from the various subfields of psychology.

Physiological psychologists investigate the biological bases of behaviors, thoughts, and emotions.

Which of the following is an example of correlational research?

Positive psychologists are most similar in their beliefs to ________.

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

Wundt used the term ________ to describe his view of psychology.

The idea that psychology should be based only on observable, measurable behavior is central to ________.