Exam 1: Introduction and Methods of Research

Identify the most important limitation of the survey method of epidemiological research.

In the late 18th and early 19th century, most Europeans viewed deranged or mentally ill people as ______.

The process of bringing emotions to the surface and "discharging" them in therapy is called ______.

Which statement is true about the view of homosexuality as abnormal?

Hippocrates diagnoses one of his patients as suffering from an excess of phlegm. The patient is probably ______.

Which of the following is an example of an independent variable?

A bogus treatment designed to look real and used in research to control for subjects' expectations is ______.

In the famous case of Anna O., Anna was suffering from amnesia.

Discuss the reform movement and the use of moral therapy, focusing on roles of Pussin, Pinel, Rush, and Dix.

In order to carry out valid research, it may be necessary to keep people unaware of the treatments they receive.

There are ______ genes in the nucleus of a human body cell.

In ______folk society, psychological problems are often attributed to the influence of "spirits" or the possession of a "weak soul."

Describe the purpose and features of the experimental method.

In a study on alcohol and driving ability, half the subjects are given alcohol before driving an obstacle course, while the remaining subjects drive the course while remaining Sober. In this study, those subjects who are given the alcohol before driving the course Comprise the ______ group.

Jill decides to study overweight people. She designs a correlational study comparing weight level and level of physical activity. She finds that as the level of physical activity Decreases, weight level increases. Jill's study has found a _______ correlation.

Sigmund Freud's psychodynamic theory was developed primarily on the basis of naturalistic observation.

In a correlational study, when one variable increases as a second variable increases, there is a _______ correlation between them.

A researcher tests a new antidepressant drug. The drug works, but not for the theoretical reasons proposed in the researcher's hypothesis. The experiment lacks ______ validity.

A person who is cheerful, confident, and optimistic is said to be ______.

Mary goes to a therapist for treatment of numbness in her arms that appears to have no physical cause. Her therapist tells her that her symptoms result from repressed emotions Dating back to subconscious conflicts during her early childhood. The therapist uses Hypnosis and has her talk about her feelings to help her "discharge" her pent-up Emotions. Her therapist's treatment approach is most similar to that of ______.