Exam 1: Introduction to Psychology

Correlation research is:

Which of the following is a disadvantage of a case study?

Free will stands in contrast to _____.

The psychodynamic perspective originated in the work of ,an Austrian physician.

A team of researchers conduct an experiment to test the effectiveness of a new drug in treating anxiety disorders.The participants in the control group receive sugar pills without active ingredients,while those in the experimental group receive the new,anti-anxiety drug.In this example,the researchers use a:

_____ psychology focuses on higher mental processes,including thinking,memory,reasoning,problem solving,judging,decision making,and language.

In a test of a new antianxiety medication,participants are given either the medication or a placebo;the personnel administering the study,moreover,do not know which participants receive the medication and which receive the placebo.This experiment may be described as a(n)study.

In an experiment,the _____ variable is measured and is expected to change due to the experimenter's manipulation.

Miranda is statistically combining the results of all the published studies on the effects of the presence of a weapon on eyewitness accuracy.Miranda is performing a(n).

Which of the following psychologists is associated with functionalism?

Which of the following is a disadvantage of survey research?

Research that is conducted,sometimes using other procedures,settings,and groups of participants,to increase confidence in prior finding is referred to as _____.

Which of the following is an advantage of survey research?

_____ is an in-depth,intensive investigation of an individual or small group of people.

Ursula is interested in helping students develop effective study practices and manage test anxiety.Her advisor suggests that she consider a career in psychology.

Donna-Lynn is preparing a visual display of psychology's early history.One panel is headed "The Gay '90s." It portrays developments in the 1890s.Another panel is titled "The Roaring '20s." It is devoted to the 1920s.Which theoretical perspectives in psychology should appear in each of these panels?

According to the cognitive perspective,thinking is similar to by a computer.

Naturalistic observation entails:

A _____ is a false treatment,such as a pill,"drug," or other substance,without any significant chemical properties or active ingredients.

Frederico is presenting the outcomes of an experiment he conducted in a talk at a regional psychology conference.Frederico is engaged in the _____ step of the scientific method,namely _____.