Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

You attend a lecture by a psychologist who uses terms such as free will and self-actualization. Which psychological perspective is most consistent with the points the psychologist presented?

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Question 141

Wertheimer was associated with the _____________ school.

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Question 142

Psychologists use techniques based on ___________.

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Question 143

The first step in a psychological experiment is developing a method.

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Question 144

Which of the following types of psychologists is most prepared to help a person who hears voices and believes she is Joan of Arc?

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Question 145

Who is considered to be the father of African American psychology?

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Question 146

Which two important factors contribute to the formula in measuring a correlation coefficient?

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Question 147

What is one of the major reasons that psychologists report results publicly?

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Question 148

Which psychologist was the first African American to receive a Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Chicago in 1925?

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Question 149

Observing behavior as it happens in real-life natural settings without imposing laboratory controls is known as the ________.

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Question 150

A detailed description of a particular individual being studied or treated is called a ________.

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Question 151

Which research method involves watching behaviors as they occur without intervening or altering the behaviors in any way?

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Question 152

Which treatment approach did Sigmund Freud develop for treating his patients?

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Question 153

Positive correlation shows:

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Question 154

Roger went to McDonald's to observe people eating in fast-food restaurants. He brought a camera crew and bright lights, and they all wore yellow jump suits. Roger said he wanted to do a naturalistic observation but may have had some problems because of ________.

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Question 155

The placebo effect means ________.

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Question 156

________is an experiment in which participants do not know if they are in the experimental or the control group, but the experimenters do know which participants are part of which group.

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Question 157

B. F. Skinner is most closely associated with which school of psychology?

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Question 158

Like Watson, Skinner believed that psychology should study only __________.

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Question 159

Which perspective focuses on free will and self-actualization?

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You attend a lecture by a psychologist who uses terms such as free will and self-actualization. Which psychological perspective is most consistent with the points the psychologist presented?

Wertheimer was associated with the _____________ school.

Psychologists use techniques based on ___________.

The first step in a psychological experiment is developing a method.

Which of the following types of psychologists is most prepared to help a person who hears voices and believes she is Joan of Arc?

Who is considered to be the father of African American psychology?

Which two important factors contribute to the formula in measuring a correlation coefficient?

What is one of the major reasons that psychologists report results publicly?

Which psychologist was the first African American to receive a Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Chicago in 1925?

Observing behavior as it happens in real-life natural settings without imposing laboratory controls is known as the ________.

A detailed description of a particular individual being studied or treated is called a ________.

Which research method involves watching behaviors as they occur without intervening or altering the behaviors in any way?

Which treatment approach did Sigmund Freud develop for treating his patients?

Positive correlation shows:

Roger went to McDonald's to observe people eating in fast-food restaurants. He brought a camera crew and bright lights, and they all wore yellow jump suits. Roger said he wanted to do a naturalistic observation but may have had some problems because of ________.

The placebo effect means ________.

________is an experiment in which participants do not know if they are in the experimental or the control group, but the experimenters do know which participants are part of which group.

B. F. Skinner is most closely associated with which school of psychology?

Like Watson, Skinner believed that psychology should study only __________.

Which perspective focuses on free will and self-actualization?

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