Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

In an experiment, a researcher manipulates one variable to see how it affects a second variable. The manipulated variable is called the:

Which of the following professionals in psychology has no medical training but has a doctoral degree?

A researcher, based on her review of relevant scientific studies, believes that there is a relationship between the frequency of a baby's crying and whether it was nursed at set intervals or on a demand schedule. If this belief were tested by experimentally manipulating feeding schedules, frequency of crying would be called the:

The steps or procedures an experimenter must use to control or measure the variables in a study is called the ________.

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

What are the basic principles of critical thinking, and how can they be used in everyday life?

Dr. Proverse has individuals cycle on stationary bikes for 0, 10, 20, or 30 minutes, after which he measures their self-reported mood. In this hypothetical study, the dependent variable is the:

The founder of behaviorism is:

Which step in the scientific method is derived from the goal of description?

Experimenters can justify the use of deception because ___________.

Participants in research early in psychology's history might have been asked to view a chair and describe its color, shape, and texture and other aspects of their conscious experience. These individuals would have been using a method called ________.

How does diffusion of responsibility contribute to the bystander effect?

The goals of psychology are to describe, explain, predict, and control behavior.

A case study would be the most appropriate method to investigate which of these topics?

In a __________study, the participants do not know if they are part of the control group or the experimental group. Only the experimenter knows who is in each group.

When you watch dogs play in the park or watch how your professors conduct their classes, you are engaging in a form of __________.

A large group of people whom you want to know about is called a __________.

How our minds help us adapt to the world around us was a primary question addressed by which early movement of psychology?

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

Which of the following statements is correct concerning correlation coefficients?