Exam 1: Psychology As a Science: Thinking Like a Researcher

Ravi is applying for a job within the health services field. Although he may not draw directly from the psychological course content he learned during college, he knows that his ability to quickly and efficiently identify potential issues, develop and evaluate alternative options, and implement solutions will be invaluable. When Ravi refers to these abilities during his interview, he is discussing his:

Which career skill pertains to an individual's ability to share their research findings to a broader audience (e.g., conference presentation)?

Harlow recently took a job at a large financial institution where her primary responsibilities involve assessing the performance of stocks/bonds and guiding individuals in making investment decisions. Which of the following skills do you think will be LEAST helpful in her job?

The use of double-blind experiments in psychological research, whereby both the participants and the researchers are unaware of which experimental group the participants have been assigned to, is employed to increase the researchers':

Jon Stewart, Mark Zuckerberg, and Natalie Portman all majored in _____, attesting to the versatility of skills acquired through study of this subject area.

Rashida is particularly adept at the ability to identify, define, and effectively implement solutions to potential problems. Cameron is skilled at the ability to actively evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information. Given this, which of the following is true?

Hindsight bias is:

Which social psychologist is known for stating, "There is nothing more practical than a good theory."?

(Scenario I) Although the results of the study described in Scenario I suggest that drinking red wine is beneficial to cognitive function, you are cautious of beginning to drink heavily because other studies have associated heavy alcohol intake with alcohol dependence, dementia, and cirrhosis of the liver. This type of thinking is best described as:

(Scenario I) The score removed from the data set prior to analysis is called an:

Claims that are misrepresented as being derived from the use of the scientific method, even though they are not known as:

Marigold is told by her mother that her intellectual abilities are the result of a "baby genius" program that her mother enrolled her in when she was an infant. Now that Marigold has taken developmental psychology, she is filled with questions about how much an infant can truly learn at such a young age and whether such programs lead to any intellectual advances. What characteristic of a good scientist is Marigold demonstrating?

(Scenario I) USA Today is going to run a story based on the study described in Scenario I. The following four headlines have been proposed. Which do you hope they use?

The _____ is the tendency to overestimate skills, abilities, and performance when comparing oneself with others.

_____ is the tendency to be exceedingly assured of the correctness of one's own judgments.

Your research program yields a significant finding about the ability of a new medication to successfully treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The ability of others to build upon your work to make future advances depends on your:

A researcher who advanced the understanding of sexual behaviors by embracing open-mindedness was:

The primary avenue by which psychologists share their findings with the larger research community is through:

Using appropriate research methods to examine how people think, feel, and behave is important because:

Of the following industries, which has the largest number of full-time employees with a psychology major?