Exam 1: Introduction to Psychology

Roger conducted a naturalistic observation as a project for a psychology class. He observed the interactions of parents and children at a football game. Many of the people he observed seemed to have noticed him. Roger forgot about observer bias.

Which perspective assumes that human behavior may have developed in certain directions because it served a useful function in preserving the species?

A group of randomly selected subjects for study that matches the population on important characteristics such as age and sex is called __________

Participants in a study on how age affects reaction time were asked to press a button every time they heard a buzzer. A person standing at a podium in front of them triggered the buzzer by flipping a hidden switch. During the experiment the switch operator began to flinch slightly before the buzzer sounded. The results of this study would be confounded due to ___________

Dr. Wiseman wants to know about the alcohol consumption patterns among college juniors in the United States. He should __________

All of the following variables, except for , would probably show a negative correlation.

Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow represent the __________ school of psychology.

Double-blind studies control only for the placebo effect.

"Children who watch violent cartoons will become more aggressive." According to the scientific method, this statement is most likely a ____________

The class is playing a game of Jeopardy! and it is your turn. "I'll take Pioneers in Psychology for $50." The revealed answer is "Focused on unconscious factors and relied on the case study method." Just before the buzzer sounds, what will you say?

Freud felt that once sexual and aggressive urges were pushed into our unconscious, they continued to fester and affect our day-to-day functioning.

In 1999, Richard Suinn became the first Asian American president of the American Psychological Association.

What is the best analogy for Wundt's and Titchener's mission for psychology?

One of the common guidelines for ethical research is that it is not required that researchers provide their participants with an explanation of any deception used during an experiment.

Dr. Wang is conducting a study to test ways of helping students reduce stress during exams. While taking practice exams, one group of students is trained in deep muscle relaxation and a second group is trained to visualize success. Dr. Wang's study compares the effectiveness of these two stress-reduction strategies. This is an example of _________

Describe a research method used in psychology.

Describe a method used in one of the early schools of psychology.

Experimenters can justify the use of deception because __________

Skinner's research showed that ____________ is an integral factor for both learning and maintaining a particular behavior.

The sociocultural approach is frequently considered to be part of the broader context of a systems perspective, which points out that __________