Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

Brianne wants to find an explanation for the behavior of her lab rats in her study. Which step in the scientific method is she currently focusing on?

Sandi believes that people who eat at McDonald's are overweight, so she decides to do a naturalistic observation of people who eat at McDonald's. What should most concern us about Sandi's observations?

As part of an assignment, Bill's class was asked to complete an anonymous questionnaire on sexual discrimination. Which research method was Bill's professor using?

Which of the following is a strength of experiments?

Wilhelm Wundt used the method of objective introspection.

In an experiment concerning the effect of auditory feedback on accuracy in writing computer programs, one group hears a computer-simulated voice say each character or symbol that they type in as they are writing their programs. The second group does not receive the auditory feedback as they type their program lines. This second group is the ___________ group.

________refers to the idea that one can repeat a research project that has already been conducted to see if the same results are or are not obtained.

Which psychologist dared to ignore the whole consciousness issue and return to a study of scientific inquiry by focusing on observable behavior?

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

Kerri wanted to study the effects of having the oldest child in a family go off to college. She decided to use her own family after her brother went off to a college in France. She took notes each day on her parents' behavior and kept a diary on her own reactions. Kerri was using the technique called ________.

As part of a psychology experiment, Brett decides to measure a person's "anxiety" by noting the number of blinks a person makes in a twenty minute social interaction with a stranger. Brett appears to have offered a(n) ________of anxiety.

A teacher tells the school psychologist that Kate is late to class, does not turn in her homework, squirms around a lot in her seat, and swings her feet constantly. This is an example of which goal of psychology?

Critical thinking means making judgments based on ________.

Provide a real life example of conditioning according to Ivan Pavlov. Be sure to label each part of your example accordingly and be very detailed.

How did Ivan Pavlov discover the process of conditioning when working with dogs?

The psychological school that asks, "What are mental processes for?" rather than "What are mental processes?" is which of the following?

As part of an assignment, Ricks' class was asked to complete an anonymous questionnaire on female sexual harassment. Which research method was Bill's professor using?

Sam conducted a naturalistic observation as a project for a psychology class. He observed the interactions of parents and children at a restaurant. Many of the people he observed seemed to notice him. When Sam described his work to his teacher, she suggested he find out more about the ________.

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?

Dr. Jones probably agrees with the _______theory of psychology, since he contends that humans are intelligent species due to the fact that intelligence gives us an advantage in the natural world.