Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

 List the four goals of psychology and provide an example of each one.

 Describe two research methods utilized by psychologists,including an example of each.

 The first female president of the American Psychological Association was ____. 

 The point of an experiment is to ____. 

 Predictive hypotheses are used to address which two goals of psychology? 

 Which statement is true about animal research and our understanding of psychological issues? 

 In research,what is a fundamental principle of ethical practice? 

 Dr.O'Neill is interviewing parents about how they discipline their children in an attempt to outline the difference between normal levels of punishment and abuse.Dr.O'Neill is attempting to satisfy which goal of psychology? 

 Problematic variables that can lead to alternative explanations for the results of a study are called ____ variables. 

 Samples of convenience are ____. 

 A therapist who helps clients who are diagnosed with depression works on changing their perception of things that happen to them.Which perspective is she incorporating the most? 

 What is an important disadvantage of experiments? 

 Compared to a clinical psychologist,a counseling psychologist is more likely to ____. 

 Herb is a psychologist who works for a major food manufacturer.He helps the company by studying factors of the work environment,employees,and management that enhance or detract from productivity.Herb is most likely a(n)____ psychologist. 

 After pairing the sound of a bell with giving meat powder,Pavlov noticed that his dogs salivated ____. 

 What is one difference between a developmental psychologist and a clinical psychologist? 

 The psychodynamic perspective is derived from ____ theory. 

 The social movements in the U.S.in the 1960s and the rise of humanism at the same time in psychology were similar in their ____. 

 The dominant force in American psychology from the early 1920s until the 1960s was ____. 

 Which statement illustrates a causal hypothesis?