Exam 1: Psychology Is a Way of Thinking

Benjamin is a social psychologist who studies marriage. He believes that marital satisfaction has two components: the ability to trust one's partner and a belief that one can be a good spouse. This is known as:

Research that is done specifically to add to our general understanding of psychology, like distinguishing the components of extraversion or predicting the time it takes a person to determine whether an object is a face or another object, is known as:

What are the three components of a good theory?

Which of the following is true of the relationship between hypotheses and theories?

Another word for data is a(n) .

Deci and Ryan (1985, 2001) have proposed that there are three fundamental needs that are required for human growth and fulfillment: relatedness, autonomy, and competence. Susan predicts that students who have these needs met in their psychology class feel happier and more satisfied with the class. She collects data and finds that students who feel more related and competent do feel happier but that feeling more autonomous does not seem to matter. Susan thinks that maybe autonomy is only necessary when people are in situations in which they are not being evaluated. Susan's prediction that students who have all three needs met will experience greater satisfaction with their psychology class is an example of which of the following?

Salma conducts a study and finds that her data do not completely support her theory. Which of the following statements should she avoid saying?

Dr. Mendoza sends a paper to a journal. The editor sends the paper to four experts in the field for peer review. Name three things that the peer reviewers should comment on in evaluating Dr. Mendoza's paper.

Which of the following is an example of basic research?

Both James and Thomas have theories that explain why listening to classical music while reading is associated with increased recall of the material. James' theory is much simpler than Thomas'. Thomas created his theory a few months before James did. Which of the following is true?

Which of the following is a benefit of the peer-review process?

Which of the following is true of the difference between basic and applied research?

Students who are interested in being consumers of, but not producers of, research might choose which of the following professions?

Although not all psychology majors become producers of research, name two benefits of learning how to become a producer of research.

Research that is done specifically to solve a practical problem, like increasing memory ability or decreasing symptoms of depression, is known as:

Translational research is best thought of as basic research and applied research.

Dr. Gonzalez is a peer reviewer for a manuscript submitted to a journal. He is likely to provide comments on which of the following?

Name three ways that articles published in scientific journals are different from journalistic articles.

Nadia submits her article to a scientific journal for publication. Who makes the final decision on whether her article is published in that scientific journal?

Imagine that you are a clinical researcher who studies depression. Provide an example of basic research and applied research that you might conduct.