Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

While standing at a craps table, Ronaldo has an involved routine he must perform before he rolls the dice. He did this one and won $100 on a single roll, so now he feels that he must do it before every roll. This belief that a relationship exists between his actions and the outcome of each roll demonstrates a(n) ________ correlation.

A student is identified by her teachers as being very academically gifted, and the administration anticipates that she would do well in the school's advanced studies program. This is an example of which goal in psychology?

Dr. Andreissen is interested in studying why individuals with antisocial personality disorder commit crimes and hurt others without feeling any remorse. On which goal of psychology is Dr. Andreissen focused?

Only when scientists do the same thing and arrive at the same conclusion can we create a shared knowledge that we call ________.

The individual credited with establishing the school of thought called functionalism is ________.

Which psychological perspective emphasized processes such as thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating?

Dr. Wasserman focuses on objective, observable behavior rather than on dynamic unconscious influences, which is consistent with which school of psychology?

Which is the stronger correlation, -1.00 or +1.00?

Applied research is best defined as research that explores ________.

Stimuli other than independent variables that may affect the outcome of the study and lead to erroneous conclusions are called ________.

In what year was the first scientific laboratory of psychology established in Leipzig, Germany?

Dr. Jonas wants to determine how concerned incoming students are about security on campus and sends a link to online questions about this topic to a sample of new students. Which method is Dr. Jonas using?

List and define the three scientific principles that are important in the quest for replication.

The Supreme Court's decision in the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling addressing racial segregation in public schools was directly influenced by the work of which researchers?

Dr. Alice Krostom responds to radio listeners who call in with relationship problems by using mostly her own common sense, beliefs, and values rather than scientific research. Although she does not claim to be a licensed psychotherapist, she calls herself "Dr. Alice" on the show. Only at the very beginning of the show does the announcer note that her doctorate is an honorary doctorate in communication from a little-known school. This type of psychological counseling would BEST be described as ________.

The educational institution that refused to grant a degree to Mary Calkins because she was a woman was ________.

According to your text, what does APA stand for?

What are some ways that you as a researcher might be able to reduce the likelihood of social desirability bias in participants?

Dr. Wagge is interested in how students of different races and ethnicities perceive their likelihood of professional success after they graduate. With what perspective does Dr. Wagge's research best align?

When a researcher is watching and recording the interactions between members of a gorilla group in the wild, the researcher is conducting a(n) ________.