Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

Which of the following tasks would a psychologist be most likely to perform?

The psychoanalytic theory proposed by Sigmund Freud emphasized ____.

Describe a real example of each of the following: a negative correlation, a positive correlation, and a zero correlation.

Assumptions about behavior originally conceived by Freud, and modified by his followers, are the basis for the __________ perspective.

Wundt attempted to detail the ____.

The ideas of Sigmund Freud led to the formulation of ____ theory.

Dr. Duarte is studying bullying behavior in children. Every day, he goes to the local playground at 3 P.M., sits on the sidelines, and records the number of times one child bullies another, the sex of the children involved in bullying, and the duration of the bullying. Dr. Duarte is using which research method in his study?

Bea is a researcher working in the area of human sexuality. She conducts a survey to determine how often the average person has sex. In doing this survey, Bea does not have her participants put their name on the survey. Rather, she assigns each participant a number. In doing this, Bea is upholding the ethical rule which states that participants have a right to ____.

Prior to participation in a psychological study at your college, you are given information that clarifies the obligations and responsibilities of both you and the researcher in the study. This fulfills the ethical requirement that all psychological studies include ____.

The farther a commuter has to drive to get to work, the less likely he or she is to get promoted. This is an example of a ______________.

Which modern perspective explains anxiety in terms of its relation to chemicals in the body/brain, or to genetics?

As a therapist, Dr. Mark helps clients recognize their inner potential to reach personal goals. Dr. Mark is best described as a ____.

Behaviorism is a psychological perspective that emphasizes the study of ____.

The hypothesis that the number of armed robberies will increase during the summer months is an example of a(n) _________ hypothesis.

A correlation coefficient is a number that indicates ____.

Wilhelm Wundt is to ____ as William James is to ____.

A person with a bachelor's degree in psychology would most likely be excluded from ____.

When we know that two events regularly occur together, which goal of psychology can be met?

Quasi-experiments are studies that involve____.

Susanne is a psychologist who studies love and romantic attraction. She is most likely a ____ psychologist.