Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

The hypothesis, "Having an efficient digestive system will lead to obesity in rats," is an example of a(n) ____ hypothesis.

A therapist who uses a cognitive approach with depressed clients and a behavioral approach with phobic clients would be described as ____.

Students who spend more hours in study groups tend to do better in their classes, as measured by their GPAs. This association would be an example of ____.

Causal hypotheses are most closely associated with which goal of psychology?

Who conducted important research on color vision in the 1920s?

An organization conducted by psychologists that establishes the ethical guidelines for research is the __________.

When conducting their research, psychologists attempt to obtain a(n) ____ that is representative of their ____.

The fact that many psychological studies are conducted with college students as participants is relevant, while considering ____.

Which perspective proposes that natural selection is the process that explains behavior?

Dr. Ikeda conducts an experiment on the effect of physical beauty on being hired for a job, and has both attractive and unattractive individuals apply for the same job. However, he fails to control for the possibility that the attractive applicants have better resumes. In this case, the quality of the resumes is considered a(n) ____.

Causal hypotheses can be tested only when the researcher has the ability to ____ the main variables of the study.

In order to test causal hypotheses, the researcher must use ____.

Assuming that Stanley Milgram's famous 1963 obedience study was not ethical by today's standards, at what point would his study have been discontinued?

Edward Titchener is most associated with ____.

In a random sample, ____.

After forming a testable hypothesis, the next step in the scientific method is to ____.

Which statement illustrates a causal hypothesis?

The material in the textbook on gender and ethnicity in the field of psychology suggests that ____.

When can research participants withdraw from a study?

The dependent variable ____.