Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

Direction and strength are important in understanding correlation coefficients.

In an experiment to test the effects of anxiety on performance, the dependent variable is the __________.

B. F. Skinner is associated with __________.

The greatest disadvantage of correlation is:

On a television talk show, an actor describes the symptoms of anxiety he has been experiencing. He reports that the severity of the symptoms has decreased since he has been taking a drug prescribed by his therapist back in Hollywood. You conclude that the actor's therapist is probably a ________.

Who claimed that behavior is affected by reinforcement?

Adaris has always been drawn to the saying "Absence makes the heart grow fonder," and she decides to incorporate this saying into her research project. Adaris is trying to define absence in a way that can be empirically tested. She is attempting to find an appropriate ________.

Which one of the following psychologists was responsible for originating the behavioral school of psychology?

In psychological studies, randomization is used to ensure that:

Dr. Leland can prescribe drugs in some situations and works with depressed women. He must be a psychologist.

Keeping responses anonymous helps researchers avoid the ethical problem of _______.

In order to increase typing speed, Minisoft has redesigned its keyboard and provided a chime that is related to typing speed. The company wants to know if its innovations affect typing speed. Identify the independent and dependent variables in this proposed study. The dependent variable is:

Pavlov's research demonstrated that ________.

Experimenter bias can best be controlled using ________.

John Watson was the founder of the school of thought that became known as __________.

Professor Wenches approaches questions about human behavior from a perspective that emphasizes unconscious processes within the individual, such as inner forces or conflicts. It is most likely that she accepts which of the following psychological approaches?

Studying the elements of sensations, feelings, and images is most directly associated with which school of psychology?

Which of the following situations best illustrates the placebo effect?

Professor Holden gives a psychology exam on the origins of intelligence. She gives a short answer question based on the IQ scores of a parent-child pair. In order to answer the question correctly, her students need to remember that ________.

The psychologist John Watson is associated with the _______ school of psychology and argued that psychology must concern itself only with _______.