Exam 1: Introduction to the Science of Psychology: History and Research Methods

Humanistic psychology focused on the level of the ________.

The key difference between an experimental and a quasi-experimental study is that the quasi-experimental study ________.

Professor Holden gives a psychology exam on the origins of intelligence. She gives a short answer question based on the IQ scores of a parent-child pair. In order to answer the question correctly, her students need to remember that ________________.

What advice might John B. Watson have offered to psychologists of his time?

Surveys, as discussed in the text, are associated most with ________.

One of the reasons psychodynamic theories have persisted over the years is that they are ________________.

________ psychology, according to the authors, is a relative newcomer of psychology, making its appearance in the late 1980s.

At the level of the brain, psychologists mainly focus on physiological factors.

Paul records data that indicate that the number of hot chocolates sold at the concession stand increases as temperature outside decreases (for example, more hot chocolates are purchased during late fall than late spring). Which of the following statements is the most accurate depiction of this finding?

List and describe three descriptive research methods.

A(n) is a measure of how strongly two variables are related to one another.

Which of the following is representative of a neuroethical issue?

A researcher is investigating the effects of exercise on weight. What are the independent and dependent variables in this experiment?

Dr. Proverse has individuals cycle on stationary bikes for 0, 10, 20, or 30 minutes after which he measures their self-reported mood. In this hypothetical study, the dependent variable is _____________.

The process where research participants are placed, by chance, into either the experimental or control groups is known as ________.

________ was closely associated with the school of behaviorism.

"The whole is greater than the sum of the parts" is a statement associated with the perspective of ______________.

Which of the following degrees does a psychiatrist hold?

Which of the following statements is correct concerning correlation coefficients?

In filling out a questionnaire, a student responds in a consistent pattern. The pattern is as follows: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.... The student responds in this way due to his/her idiosyncratic behavior rather than due to the items which he/she is responding to. This best illustrates which of the following forms of bias?