Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

A negative correlation means that __________.

DaVonte is planning on studying the influence of intelligence on the ability to recall events from the 1960s. If DaVonte does not account for variables such as age, which could also influence one's ability to recall these events, age could be considered a(n) __________ variable.

In the statement "Critical thinking requires reasoned judgments," the word reasoned means __________.

What happens when the results of a study create an undesirable outcome for the participant?

A case study would be the most appropriate method to investigate which of these topics?

Which method of psychological research utilizes a control group, a dependent variable, and an independent variable?

Freud said phobias were ___________, whereas Watson said phobias were __________.

Gestalt psychology attempted to discover __________.

In an experiment to test the effects of anxiety on performance, the dependent variable is the __________.

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

B. F. Skinner is associated with __________.

A subset of cases selected from a larger population is a __________.

The school of psychology known as structuralism used a technique called __________, which involved reporting the contents of consciousness to study a person's experiences.

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

Psychology is said to have begun when __________.

Professor Marquez designed an experiment to test his hypothesis that exercise will increase spelling ability. He divided children into three groups and had one group do 10 minutes of exercises, one group do 30 minutes of exercises, and the third group do no exercise. He then tested all three groups of children to see how many words they could spell correctly on a spelling test. In this experiment, the scores on the spelling test serve as the __________.

Dr. Connolly, a psychologist, bases her theories completely on measuring observable behaviors. She is probably a __________.

What are the strengths of descriptive research methods?

__________ is a system used for reducing bias and error in the measurement of data.

Skinner is associated with __________.