Exam 1: An Introduction to Psychology

Which statement BEST captures the relationship between extraneous variables and confounding variables?

The largest area of specialization in psychology is _____ psychology.

A list of all the articles cited appears at the end of a journal article in psychology. This list is called:

The title of the American jazz classic, "Body and Soul" echoes a view known as dualism, a view associated MOST prominently with the philosopher:

A(n) _____ correlation results when there is no relationship between two variables.

Owen is asked if he can identify a suspect in a lineup. He thinks his fear at the time of the crime may have impaired his memory for the perpetrator. This hypothesis would MOST likely be tested by a _____ psychologist.

Irving has noticed a pattern: The more alcohol people drink, the more aggressive they seem to be. Which research method would be aimed at verifying the relationship between these two variables?

Identify and describe three elements--other than the title and the author--of a scientific journal article in psychology. Note whether each element you describe appears at or near the beginning of an article, in the middle of an article, or toward or at the end of an article.

In the 1980s, research began questioning whether psychology's findings could be applied universally. This research sparked the ____ perspective.

A research assistant does not know whether she is administering a placebo or an anti-anxiety pill to a given participant; she is therefore assisting in a single-blind study.

Research indicates that the main reason people use Facebook is to find new friends.

The last step in the scientific process is publication.

Positive psychology has its roots in the _____ perspective.

When a neuropsychologist studies a patient with damage to a small portion of the brain, she is conducting a case study.

In an experiment, the process of random _____ ensures that each participant has an equal chance of being in either the control group or the experimental group.

Which of the following is a component of informed consent?

No one can ever be forced to take part in a psychology experiment.

The direction of the relationship between two variables is given by a correlation coefficient's ______; the strength of the relationship is given by the coefficient's _____.

The first step in the scientific method is:

A pharmaceutical company wishes to test the efficacy of a new antidepressant using a double-blind procedure. Which alternative correctly describes the procedure the company would use?