Exam 1: Introduction and Research Methods

A scientist who seeks knowledge for its own sake is conducting ________ research.

Functionalism made an important contribution to the science of psychology because it:

The psychological perspective that emphasizes objective, observable environmental influences of overt actions is called the ________ perspective.

As you walk into your Introductory Psychology class, your teacher flips a coin to determine whether you should be in Group A or Group B for her in-class experiment.This procedure is called _____.

While conducting research, you unintentionally provide subtle cues to the study's participants about the purpose of the research, which influences your results in the direction you expected.This is a demonstration of _____.

A survey is a(n)_____.

This is a statistical procedure for combining and analyzing data from many studies with the goal of identifying overall trends.

Which of the following is an example of a zero correlation?

According to the rules of informed consent, a researcher must disclose all EXCEPT which of the following before the study begins?

Your authors discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different research methods .What is the primary drawback of correlational research?

In experimental research the group designated as the experimental group is the one in which the participants _____.

In an experiment _____ are manipulated while _____ are measured.

Replication increases scientific confidence in a theory if the _____.

Structuralism, although short-lived, made an important contribution to the science of psychology because it ________________.

A well-substantiated explanation for a phenomenon or a group of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed by previous research is called a(n) .

Ethnocentrism in research refers to _____.

In your textbook, the process of objectively evaluating, comparing, analyzing, and synthesizing information is called _____.

The psychological perspective that studies how we think, know, remember, and communicate is the ________ perspective.

Cognitive psychology focuses on ____.

The sound of music makes your feet start tapping.A behaviorist would say that the music is a _____, because it results in the response of your tapping foot.