Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

A scientist, conducting a research study on sleep and learning, questions her own objectivity and decides to let a third person, not associated with conducting the experiment, score the tests. The scientist is probably trying to eliminate __________.

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

John B. Watson believed that psychology should involve the study of ________.

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

Collecting objective data without interference in the subject's normal environment is associated with:

A researcher finds that as her subjects increased the number of hours they spent exercising, the overall weight of her subjects decreased. This would be an example of a _________correlation.

Which perspective is often referred to as the "third force" in psychology and focuses on a person's freedom of choice in determining their behavior?

Freud's theories differed radically from the views of his predecessors because of __________.

Structuralism emphasizes __________.

________is an experiment in which neither the participants nor the individuals running the experiment know if participants are in the experimental or the control group until after the results are tallied.

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

Freud said phobias were ________ whereas Watson said phobias were ________.

Steve is a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team. With little provocation, he will engage you in a debate about whether it is the greatest team in basketball. Steve may be demonstrating ________.

A research method in which the real-life behavior of a pre-selected person or a group is studied at an in-depth level for some time through the use of observation, interviews, and writings (such as letters) is the _____________ method of research.

All of the following are accurate statements regarding random assignment EXCEPT __________.

In an experiment, a researcher manipulates one variable to see how it affects a second variable. The second variable, which is observed for any possible effects, is called the __________.

A correlation coefficient shows that smoking and life expectancy are indeed related. As a result, a researcher could predict that ________if the direction of the relationship is known.

A researcher is investigating the effects of exercise on weight. What are the independent and dependent variables in this experiment?

The first African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in psychology in the United States was ________in 1934 at the University of Minnesota.

In an experiment, a researcher manipulates one variable to see how it affects a second variable. The second variable, which is observed for any possible effects, is called the __________.