Exam 1: Extension A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Which goal of psychology is illustrated by a psychologist seeking to discover why sociopaths tend to repeat their destructive behavior?

To assess your personality, a phrenologist would want to

The _____ view sees behavior as being shaped and controlled by one's environment.

A Gestalt psychologist might

Your best friend passes you in the school hallway and glares at you without speaking.You think, "Now, why did she do that?" One possible explanation could be that she saw you flirting with her boyfriend.Within the framework of the scientific method, that possible explanation for your friend's behavior would be considered a(n)_____, which will remain tentative until it has been tested.

According to John B. Watson, psychology is the study of

John's poor performance in reading was found to be due to visual discrimination problems.This determination of the cause for his poor reading performance illustrates which goal of psychology?

According to John B. Watson, introspection was

The more general the prediction a fortune teller or palmist makes, the more believable are the results.This fact has been called the

_____ emphasizes the study of thinking, learning, and perception in whole units, not by analysis into parts.

According to your textbook, astrology

Which question below relates most directly to the goal of controlling behavior?

Psychological research found which of the following common-sense beliefs to be FALSE?

You see a psychologist and tell her that you are feeling depressed.She talks to you about the goals you have for yourself, about your image of yourself, and about the choices that you can make in your life so that you can realize your potential.This psychologist would probably belong to the _____ school of psychology.

Psychoanalysis

The first psychological laboratory was set up in order to

Who said, "Give me a dozen healthy infants...and I'll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select..."?

In their attempts to analyze consciousness into its elements, the structuralists used a method called

Common sense is a poor source of psychological information because it is

On an old science fiction series, TV viewers were always able to tell which crew member would be the most likely to die when the crew was exploring a new planet.It was the crew member wearing the yellow suit, although one never knew the reason for this occurrence.The ability to forecast the demise of the yellow-suited crew member illustrates the ability to