Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

Which of the following therapists is violating psychology's ethical standard of confidentiality?

Who was initially denied a Ph.D. despite having completed all of the work for the degree and went on to become the first female president of the American Psychological Association?

In which type of research does a researcher study previously recorded data?

In an experiment to determine if listening to music affects how well students perform on a test, the independent variable is ________.

If the results of a study have been replicated, they have been ________.

Observing the activities of a 3-year-old from a hidden location within the child's daycare is an example of which type of research method?

Conclusions about cause-and-effect relationships can only be drawn from which type of study?

Jenna wants to train her roommate to duck every time Jenna gets a text message. To do this, Jenna periodically triggers the sound associated with an arriving text message and hits her roommate in the back of the head with a wadded-up piece of paper. Which of the following training concepts, first developed by Ivan Pavlov, is Jenna using?

At a freshman event to welcome new students to campus, an "expert" offers to read palms and give predictions about the future. The routine is very authentic-looking and entertaining, but there is no evidence that these predictions are anything more than guesses. Palmistry, therefore is an example of ________.

Which of the following is a research question that a behaviorist would investigate?

According to currently accepted research ethics, when you ask the researcher if you have to complete the experiment in which you are participating, the researcher should respond with which of the following statements?

A correlation coefficient of zero might correctly summarize the relationship between ________.

What stage of the scientific method will someone be at if they make a prediction that drinking alcohol will make people more violent during a sporting event?

List and describe the four goals of psychology giving an original example of how either basic or applied research could be used to achieve each goal.

Which field of psychology developed from the humanistic approach and stresses optimal human development?