Exam 1: Introduction to the Science of Psychology

Veronica is preparing a lecture for class tomorrow on the topic of behavioral genetics. The content of her lecture will be about

Deepthi tells her academic advisor that she is tired of learning about mental disorders and stress-related illnesses. She would rather focus on what goes right with people and learn about creativity or self-actualization. Deepthi's advisor should recommend Deepthi look into the study of __________ psychology.

Cicely is trying to prevent teenage inner-city boys from joining gangs. She has set up a program in the boys' neighborhood to teach job skills. Cicely is most likely a __________ psychologist.

A researcher shows a violent film to one group of participants and a nonviolent film to another before giving both groups a test measuring aggressiveness. Which of the following statements is true?

As an example of the way in which psychology often links/connects to other disciplines, your text notes that psychologist Daniel Kahneman won a Nobel prize in ________ for his model of decision making even though he was not trained in that particular field.

Lupe is interested in knowing how people feel about working for a male boss versus a female boss. She asks men and women in several business firms for information about their relationships with their supervisors, noting the sex of both the participant and their boss at work. What research method is Lupe using?

Dr. Essen wants to conduct a study on eating habits. He suspects that there are both environmental and genetic influences that affect a person's eating behavior. To study this behavioral genetics topic, Dr. Essen will likely conduct a __________ study.

Loretto is conducting research on how psychology can influence the criminal justice system. Specifically, he wants to know what factors might lead a witness to a crime to make an incorrect identification during a suspect lineup. Loretto is interested in the __________ subfield of psychology.

José is interested in using computers to model how people process information when making decisions about employee performance. José follows the __________ approach in psychology.

If Dr. Tarantino wants to know the degree to which heredity and environment affect differences among individuals, he would likely consider any of the following research approaches except for a(n)__________ study.

The prediction that "eating one whole tomato every day will increase blood pressure by 10% in a six-month period" is called a(n)

"Group decision making: The role of the leader" would be a likely title for a research paper written by a(n)__________ psychologist.

Dr. Abdul wants his research findings to be representative of the students at State U. He makes sure that every student has an equal chance of being a participant, thereby ensuring that he has done __________ sampling.

To attempt to discover why some adolescents begin using drugs and alcohol, a social psychologist would most likely study the

A major limitation of naturalistic observation in the study of human behavior is that

The text gives a lengthy discussion of a form of treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder called EMDR. If you were suffering from this problem and were exploring the possibility of using EMDR as part of your own treatment, which of the following questions would indicate that you were engaging in critical thinking?

In a classic song from the 1980s, singer Janet Jackson asked her listeners "what have you done for me lately?" If she applied this question to the purposes of consciousness, she would most likely be classified as a

As a homework assignment, you choose to research the concept of introspection from your psychology textbook. You would first explain that introspection is the

Dr. Fontenot is studying the effects of fatigue on aggression. He hypothesizes that the more fatigue a person is experiencing, the more aggressively the person will behave. The level of aggression in Dr. Fontenot's study is the __________ variable.

After earning his doctorate, David was hired by an automobile company to examine why there was such a high rate of turnover in employees. His goal is to reduce the rate to help the company trim training costs. David most likely received her degree in __________ psychology.