Exam 1: Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Quinton is studying the temperamental differences in persons exhibiting Type A and Type B behaviors. Quinton is most likely a __________ psychologist.

The results of a study become more credible when other researchers

Dr. Ward investigates classroom dynamics, teaching styles, and learning. He also develops tests that will be used to evaluate learning. Dr. Ward is most likely a(n)__________ psychologist.

Humanistic psychologists emphasize __________, our ability to make voluntary choices.

A variable, such as the personality of a subject, that might affect the outcome of an experiment would be controlled by

In 1901, a student of Wundt, discovered what he called imageless thought. This student was

Which of the following psychological approaches is matched correctly to its view of human nature?

Which specialty area in psychology would be most likely to study how people interact in group settings, including such areas as interpersonal attraction, friendships, and peer influences?

When a personnel director uses tests and interviews to select the best candidate for the job, this selection process is illustrating the psychological goal of prediction.

If you read an article comparing the value of breastfeeding versus formula feeding on the physical growth of infants, the psychologist who wrote this article is probably a __________ psychologist.

Psychologists who specialize in the treatment of human emotional problems are called __________ psychologists.

If a study has a disproportionate number of Caucasian participants in comparison to other ethnic groups, this disproportion

In 1901, Karl Marbe, a student of Wundt, asked trained introspectionists to introspect while they compared two objects of different weights, holding one in each hand. They could clearly describe their experiences of each weight and which one was heavier, but they could not describe the mental process of judging which one was heavier. Marbe called this experience

Which of the following psychological professionals is allowed to prescribe drugs in all 50 states of the United States?

A correlation coefficient of 1.36 would be

When people read their horoscopes, they often believe these flattering descriptions of themselves, a tendency referred to as

A system of ideas designed to interrelate concepts and facts in a way that summarizes existing data and predicts future observations is called a(n)__________.

You have designed an experiment to test a new drug. You prepare the injection doses of the drug and a placebo and label them with different alphabet letters. Then, you hire research assistants to give the injections and to collect data from the participants. These research assistants as well as the participants will not know which injection is the drug or which is the placebo or whether a participant is in the experimental or the control group. You have

The graph shown depicts a __________ correlation. ​

Which section of a research report tells how and why observations were made and describes the specific procedures used by the researchers to gather data?