Exam 1: Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

When reading the claims of makers of home biofeedback machines, sleep-learning devices, subliminal CDs, and the like, it is important to

In an experiment to determine if meditation increases mental concentration, the group who would NOT meditate would be the __________ group.

Inspired by the humanists, which type of psychology focuses on our potential for optimal functioning and addresses such TOPIC (B-HEAD)s as love, happiness, creativity, well-being, self-confidence, and achievement?

Antoine is conducting an experiment on the effects of room color on people's ability to concentrate. The independent variable would be the

Today, many psychologists realize that a single perspective is unlikely to fully explain complex human behavior, so they draw insights from a variety of perspectives. As a result, these psychologists would be described as a(n)__________ psychologist.

Your best friend passes you in the school hallway and glares at you without speaking. You think, "Now, why did she do that?" One possible explanation could be that she saw you flirting with her boyfriend. Within the framework of the scientific method, this possible explanation about your friend's behavior will remain tentative until it is objectively verified by asking your friend why she did not speak to you. Thus, this testable hunch would be considered a(n)

In a research study, when the subjects do not know who is in the experimental group and who is in the control group, but the experimenters do know, the study is called a(n)__________ experiment.

The phenomenon in which a prediction prompts people to act in ways that make the prediction come true is known as a

In a controlled experiment, the group of subjects exposed to the independent variable is called the __________ group.

Watson realized that he could study the behavior of animals even though he could not ask animals questions simply by observing the relationship between any stimuli and an animal's response, with the term response being defined as any

Psychiatrists differ from psychologists because psychiatrists

Which of the following best describes Maslow's concept of self-actualization?

A teacher believes that one group of children is very bright and that a second group is below average in ability, although both groups are actually equal in ability. Nevertheless, the first group progresses more rapidly than the second. This demonstrates

Regarding diversity in psychological research, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Those who label themselves as "applied researchers" do all of the following EXCEPT

Milgram's study of obedience to authority, in which subjects thought they were shocking another subject, raised questions about which two ethical concerns?

Suppose you want to find out if using smart glasses while driving a car affects the likelihood of having an accident. Using smart glasses would be the __________variable.

In a weight-reduction experiment, an overweight individual was given what the researcher called a new type of diet pill that would help curb the desire to eat. In fact, the pill really contained powdered milk, but ever since the individual started taking the diet pill, he has reported that his desire to eat has decreased. This illustrates the

On a daytime talk show, a television actress relates how she cured all three of her children's hyperactivity by using a special diet and exercise regime. She explains that interested parents can buy her book detailing this "cure" online starting today. As a critical thinker, evaluate this actress' claim of curing her children's hyperactivity.

In 1933, Inez Beverly Prosser became the first African-American female psychologist to be awarded her Ph.D.