Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

The steps or procedures an experimenter must use to control or measure the variables in a study is called the __________.

Diffusion of responsibility is the tendency to feel that someone else is responsible for responding in a crisis situation.

If a functionalist from the 1870s were alive today, where would we most likely find him?

"Children who watch violent cartoons will become more aggressive." According to the scientific method, this statement is most likely a __________.

A good control group __________.

The editors of Scientific American are able to obtain a representative sample of their readers in order to assess their attitudes toward preservation of the rainforests in Costa Rica. When interpreting the results of their survey, the editors will be able to apply the results to __________.

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

Cognitive psychologists are concerned with the scientific study of __________.

Darley and Latané (1968) studied a concept called the bystander effect. Provide a detailed real-life example of this concept and explain how culture might be a factor.

Almost all research done in psychology is analyzed __________.

Cause-and-effect conclusions can be drawn from the results of an experiment because __________.

The early perspective called Gestalt psychology has evolved into what current perspective?

Which of the following shows the correct order of the steps that psychologists use in studying a particular behavior?

Anything that follows a response and makes that response more likely to recur is __________.

In an experiment, four groups of college students used different memorizing strategies to learn the material in one chapter of a textbook. Then each group was given the same multiple-choice test on the material. What was the dependent variable in this study?

Which pair of scientists shared the most similar views of behavior?

The class is playing a game of Jeopardy! and it is your turn. "I'll take Specialties in Psychology for $300." The revealed answer is, "These psychological professionals work with situations in which environmental conditions may have an impact on mental health." What will you say?

Dr. Jones has individuals run on a treadmill for 0, 15, or 30 minutes and then measures their self-reported mood. In this hypothetical study, the independent variable is the __________.

Which of the following is an ethical consideration when using animals in research?

In the stereotypes-and-athletes study, who was the control group?