Exam 1: Introduction to Psychology

Dr.Leblanc is examining interactions among primates in the wild;he does not intervene.Dr.Leblanc is performing a _____.

The humanistic perspective is explicit in its rejection of _____,the notion that behavior is caused by factors outside the individual's control.

Dr.Thibodeaux examines sensory,learning,and cognitive processes.She is a(n)_____ psychologist.

Which of the following is an advantage of survey research?

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

You have been invited to participate in a program aimed at encouraging high school girls to pursue scientific careers.You wish to tell the girls that despite formidable obstacles,women made many important contributions to the science of psychology in its earliest days.Outline several points you might make in support of your argument.

In what way,if any,do evolutionary psychologists go beyond Darwin's arguments?