Exam 1: Introduction to Psychology

Julie finds that the number of hours she sleeps each night is related to the scores she receives on quizzes the next day. As her sleep approaches 8 hours, her quiz scores improve; as her sleep drops to 5 hours, her quiz scores show a similar decline. Julie realizes that __________

The __________ stresses the importance of social and cultural influences on human behavior.

In 1879, in Leipzig, Germany, the first psychological laboratory was developed by ______________.

The first step in any scientific investigation is _______________.

The belief that the unconscious mind has an influence on one's behavior is part of what early field of psychology?

The magazine Desperate Wives publishes a survey of its female readers called "The Sex Life of the American Wife." It reports that 87 percent of all wives like to make love in rubber boots. The critical flaw in this research would be __________

Random assignment is when each participant is assigned alphabetically to each condition.

________________ is the most objective method known for acquiring knowledge.

What is an operational definition?

Propose three methods typically used in psychology to test examine a topic such as the relationship between marijuana use and academic performance.

In the early part of the past century, psychologists who broke down thought processes into their basic elements and analyzed them were called structuralists. What term might we use to describe psychologists with similar interests today?

A correlation is a numerical measure of the __________

What is meant by the "direction of the relationship" in a correlation coefficient?

Freud's theory has been criticized for being relatively untestable. It is still taught in introductory psychology classes, in part because of its __________

The work of African American psychologist Kenneth Clark caused the Supreme Court to rule that racial segregation in U.S. schools was constitutional, and violated no state or federal laws.

Description is to assessment as _________ is to prognosis.

At the football game, Meghan found herself focusing on and noting the behaviors of the people watching the game. Meghan was engaging in __________ observation.

Dr. Littman-Smith is conducting research in Kenya into the ways that mothers and their toddlers interact throughout the day. Given the purpose of her study, it is most likely that she is engaged in ______________________

The most recent set of ethical standards adopted by the American Psychological Association was in which year?

Adaris has always been drawn to the saying "Absence makes the heart grow fonder," and she decides to incorporate this saying into her research project. Adaris is trying to define absence in a way that can be empirically tested. She is attempting to find an appropriate __________