Exam 1: Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Regarding contemporary trends in psychology, which of the following statements is FALSE?

A view that combines conditioning and thinking to explain the behavior of both humans and other animals is called __________.

A researcher observing children and recording only those details that match his expectations would be

A humanistic psychologist would refer to your perception of your own body, personality, and capabilities as your

Pavlov's contribution to behaviorism lies in his discovery of

During naturalistic observation, the tendency of an observer to distort observations or perceptions to match his or her expectations is called the

Stimuli, responses, conditioning, and learning are key concepts in the thinking of

Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow belong to which school of thought in psychology?

In Wilson and Nesbitt's experiment, shoppers were asked to examine four pairs of silk stockings hanging on a rack, choose the highest quality pair, and explain their choice.Although the serial position of the stockings on the rack strongly influenced the shopper's choices, no shopper gave serial position as a subjective reason for his or her choice.Thus, the results of this experiment indicated that much of our thinking, like the shoppers, actually takes place in the part of the mind of which we are subjectively unaware and that is not open to our introspection.This part of the mind is referred to as the

Which of the following coefficients of correlation indicates the STRONGEST relationship between two sets of variables?

An observation that the higher the air temperature, the lower the activity of test animals would be an example of a

Which of the following theorists is associated with Gestalt psychology?

A correlation coefficient of -1.09 indicates a(n)

Critical thinking includes which of the following?

Sid believes his dreams forecast the future.He describes all the dreams that came true in the last month.His friend Joey asks him about all the times his dreams did not come true.Sid's tendency to remember the times his dreams came true and forget the times they did not is known as

Applied research is best defined as research done

To assess your personality, a graphologist would want to

An environmental psychologist helps redesign a college dorm to reduce feelings of crowding.The psychologist's work reflects which of psychology's goals?

Freud believed that mental life is like an iceberg with only a small part being exposed to view.He called the area of the mind that is not exposed and which lies outside of personal awareness the

Dr.Bogato is a psychologist who works at a mental hospital with clients who have severe mental disorders, such as major depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.He works closely with the psychiatrists at the hospital and conducts psychotherapy with the residents.Dr.Bogato is most likely a __________ psychologist.