Exam 1: Introduction to Psychology

If a functionalist from the 1870s were alive today, where would we most likely find him?

After reading about the possible causes of schizophrenia, a scientist thinks that a virus is the most likely cause. What term most accurately describes the scientist's idea?

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. A more accurate title for this survey would be __________

What advice might John B. Watson have offered to psychologists of his time?

Professor Caine is running an experiment to determine if exercise affects memory retention. Two groups of participants are given the same list of 25 words and allowed 15 minutes to study them. Then one group sits idly in a classroom while the other participates in an hour-long aerobic work-out. After the work-out each group is tested in the classroom on the list of words. What is the independent variable in this study?

Which of these is the most accurate definition of the discipline of psychology?

What is the difference between the control group and experimental group in a research study?

Drinking orange juice is negatively correlated with the risk of cancer. Based on this information, which of the following statements is true?

Professor Beverly approaches questions about human behavior from a perspective that emphasizes bodily events and chemicals, such as hormones, associated with behavior. It is most likely that she accepts which of the following psychological approaches?

In conducting a survey of the sexual behaviors of young adults, which sampling technique below would be the most "scientific"?

Suppose you were a graduate student studying for a Ph.D. in psychology in the 1920s. Your advisor was strongly influenced by John B. Watson. Which of the following might your advisor consider an acceptable choice for your research?

Mrs. Mathews, a second-grade teacher, has noted that when students increase their compliance with her requests, their sharing behavior also increases. This is called a(n) ___________

The correlational method is usually used in studies to determine cause-effect relationships.

Which of the following questions could be answered best by using the survey method?

The question "When will it happen again?" refers to which of the following goals in psychology?

The question "Why is it happening?" refers to which of the following goals in psychology?

__________ was a prominent female psychologist who wrote the books The Animal Mind (1908) and Movement and Mental Imagery (1916).

Samuel is working to develop a new program to assist the elderly in improving their memories. Samuel is doing __________ research.

In studying the bystander effect, a researcher is interested in looking at differences between prison guards in China and the United Kingdom. The researcher is taking a __________ in this cross cultural study.

Sigmund Freud's primary research approach was __________