Exam 1: Introduction to Psychology

Kenneth Gergen et al. assert that we are in desperate need of

Of the following, which statement would most likely be endorsed by John Watson?

Lauri believes that her boyfriend is afraid of making commitments because of an unconscious hatred for his mother. Her belief is closest to which psychological perspective?

Followers of psychoanalysis consider human behaviour to be unique due to the human capacity for choice, growth, and psychological health.

Structuralism is to basic elements as Gestalt psychology is to:

What is the role of control group in relation to the experimental group?

Which of the following groups has not historically been overrepresented as subjects in psychological research?

Descriptive research methods

What was the goal of the early school of psychology known as functionalism?

What type of test will yield nearly the same score time after time if the same person is tested and then retested?

The subject matter of the early schools of psychology called structuralism and functionalism was

Which of the following situations would be offered as a justification for the use of animals in research?

What must psychologists do to ensure proper treatment of the human participants in their research?

For the Gestaltists, the phi phenomenon proved:

Naturalistic observation, laboratory observation, the case study method, and survey research share which of the following features?

You are taking a psychology course from a noted psychologist in the early twentieth century. He states that psychology must be built only on overt behaviours because only the observable can be measured scientifically. Your professor is most likely the well-known

The textbook describes Skinner's behaviourism as a "blind alley."

Which perspective emphasizes the importance of an individual's subjective experience as a key to understanding behaviour?

Sigmund Freud is to psychoanalysis as ________ is to behaviourism.

Moria conducted a study to see how different levels of sleep deprivation (the lack of sleep) influenced test performance in college students. She was using the