Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

The CEO of a large corporation has hired a psychologist to help her figure out why production has decreased. The type of psychologist she has MOST likely hired is a(n):

Dr. Lopez is conducting research to compare the effectiveness of psychotherapy across different minority groups in America. Which big question in psychology is Dr. Lopez addressing?

_____ created the first laboratory to be used for psychological experiments.

The correlation coefficient that represents the strongest relationship is:

Taking an absolute or extreme belief about something when a more moderate belief would be more accurate is considered a thinking error known as:

_____ psychology is an applied specialization in which psychologists focus on the wellness of large segments of the population.

Dr. Long is conducting research with some of his patients. He asks them to keep a journal and write about mental activities that they participate in, as well as their reactions to certain stimuli. This process is closely related to Wundt's approach known as:

Josiah wanted to study the behaviors of fraternity brothers. In order to conduct this research, he decided to visit several fraternity parties and watch the brothers interact. This type of research would be considered:

_____ is the pseudopsychology in which a healer moves magnets or even just the healer's hands over a person's body to adjust the balance of fluids or even to induce a hypnotic trance.

Psychology emerged from two older academic fields. They are:

_____ is the process that focuses on breaking down mental processes into their most basic parts.

_____ is standing by a belief that is crumbling under the weight of evidence to the contrary.

_____ is a perspective in psychology that focuses on the idea that human nature is generally good and humans are naturally motivated to grow to their fullest potential.

Which statement about ethical standards in research is true?

Multiculturalism challenges the strongly held belief found in older schools of psychology that an explanation of human behavior is equally true for all human beings. Describe how multiculturalism challenges this belief and provide an example to support your answer.

Researchers have discovered that people who have more education tend to make more money in their careers. They discovered this finding by doing _____ research.

Dr. Spivey spends the majority of his workday conducting psychotherapy with individuals and families. Dr. Spivey is MOST likely a:

Dr. Nguyen works with various school districts to determine effective teaching strategies. Dr. Nguyen is MOST likely a(n) _____ psychologist.

_____ is when a researcher explains the real purpose of the study to the participants.

Dr. Tin works with psychiatric patients with severe disorders by studying brain scans and other biological conditions of the disorders. Dr. Tin is MOST likely what type of psychologist?