Exam 1: An Introduction to Psychology

The process psychologists use to conduct research is called:

Dr. Estevez prepares a set of questions to ask college students about their drinking behavior and their attitudes toward alcohol. Dr. Estevez is undertaking:

In order, the last two steps of the scientific method are:

The textbook describes the harrowing experience of 33 trapped Chilean miners. Rare phenomena such as this may be studied using the _____ method.

Dr. O'Connor is telling his participants before he begins the experiment that their participation is completely voluntary and that they can stop taking part at any time. Dr. O'Connor is:

Which statement BEST expresses the aim of functionalism?

Of the research designs discussed in your textbook, only the correlational method enables cause-and-effect conclusions.

A sample whose characteristics are the same as those of the population it is intended to reflect is called a _____ sample.

It is the year 2029. At the American Psychological Association's annual conference, a special keynote address commemorates the 150ᵗʰ anniversary of an historic event in psychology's early days. What event is celebrated in the address?

Psychology's earliest two schools were structuralism and humanism.

Dr. Greenway argues that psychology should focus on observable, measurable behavior. Dr. Cech suggests that psychology should study how people think and process information. Which option correctly pairs the psychologists with their respective perspectives?

Naturalistic observation entails:

Numerology is a pseudopsychology.

Dr.Villatte is overseeing a naturalistic study of children's aggression. He notices that male and female research assistants vary in how they rate the aggressiveness of girls' behaviors. Dr. Villatte suspects the presence of ____ bias.

William James was inspired by the work of Charles Darwin.

Describe the contributions of the philosophers Plato, Aristotle, and Descartes to the nature-nurture and mind-body issues. Suggest how EITHER the nature-nurture issue OR the mind-body problem is relevant to a psychological phenomenon in which you are especially interested.

Dr. Ingram deliberately varied the imageability of items on a list and later measured participants' recall of the items. Dr. Ingram conducted a(n) _____ study.

In a scientific journal article, the abstract:

Which of the following steps in the scientific method is correctly paired with its corresponding activity?

In a scientific journal article, keywords: