Exam 1: Adjusting to Life

Dr. Mendelson is a physician who specializes in abnormal behavior and the use of psychotherapy. Dr. Mendelson is most likely a:

One's __________ involves one's cultural heritage, nationality, religion, and language.

Imagine a UFO landed on the Earth and aliens began to observe humans. To understand human behavior, the aliens would need to keep in mind

An experimenter wants to determine whether students who are trained to use memory aids make better scores on a memory test than students who are not trained to use memory aids. The experimenter provides two hours of training to one group of subjects. This group that received the training is the _______ group.

Edward grew up during the 1930's depression, served in World War II, and developed a business and raised a family during the economic boom years of the 1950's and 1960s. These life patterns, historical circumstances, and their influences on Edward would best be described as a(n) _______.

In order to reduce the likelihood that the experiment's results will be due to any preexisting differences between groups, the participants in a study are placed in the experimental and control based on:

In an experiment, the cause is the ________ variable, and the effect is the _______ variable.

Behavior is to mental processes as __________ is to __________.

Based upon the textbook's discussion evaluating the validity of claims about behavior, which person is the MOST skeptical?

Ricardo has seen Dr. Ali because of depression. Dr. Ali has given Ricardo medication for his depression. Dr. Ali is most likely a:

According to your textbook, adjustment without _______ is likely to be a hollow achievement.

Dr. Barrios specializes in the evaluation and treatment of people with serious psychological disorders, such as major depressions and bipolar disorders, but he is not able to prescribe medications. Dr. Barrios is mostly likely a:

________ is defined as the tendency to doubt the validity of claims in the absence of evidence.

Genetically, males are XY and females are XX. This is a(n) _______ difference.

Vivian would like to learn more about her anxiety problems by visiting a self-help web site. According to the guidelines for evaluating self-help web sites, which of the following would be considered a good source of information for Vivian?

One of the most common mistakes made in the media when reporting on psychological studies is to:

The results of a correlational study indicate that first-born children make higher grades than second-born children. One can conclude that:

According the ratings of 2,500 clinical and counseling psychologists, which of the following best-selling self-help books received a positive rating as being helpful for the reader?

If an experimenter wanted to find out if taking a multi-vitamin daily reduced the number of colds experienced by students during the fall semester of school, taking the daily multi-vitamin would be the _______ variable.

Which part of the scientific method was being utilized when James Pennebaker and his associate told one group of participants to write about an upsetting experience and another group to write about a topic unrelated to an emotional event?