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

Which school of psychology questioned whether psychologists should study the mind?

Why was the perspective followed by Wilhelm Wundt and his followers called structuralism?

In 1879, in Leipzig, Germany, the first psychological laboratory was developed by ______________.

"Children who watch violent cartoons will become more aggressive." According to the scientific method, this statement is most likely a ____________.

The class is playing a game of Jeopardy! and it is your turn. "I'll take Pioneers in Psychology for $50." The revealed answer is "Focused on unconscious factors and relied on the case study method." Just before the buzzer sounds, what will you say?

Evolutionary theories are very difficult to test, primarily because ________.

Which of the following questions could be answered best by using the survey method?

What is one similarity shared by clinical psychologists and psychiatrists?

Briefly discuss the three plausible outcomes of a correlational study.

Which of the following statements is true about naturalistic observation?

In addition to describing and explaining mental processes and behavior, psychology also attempts to ________ these phenomena.

In a laboratory, smokers are asked to "drive" using a computerized driving simulator equipped with a stick shift and a gas pedal. The object is to maximize the distance covered by driving as fast as possible on a winding road while avoiding rear-end collisions. Some of the participants smoke a real cigarette immediately before climbing into the driver's seat. Others smoke a fake cigarette without nicotine. You are interested in comparing how many collisions the two groups have. In this study, the cigarette without nicotine is _____________________.

________ was the first woman President of the American Psychological Association in 1905.

The functionalists were strongly influenced by whom? Briefly describe why.

A good theory is one that can be rejected if its predictions are not confirmed.

Define the scientific method and note its six basic steps (in the order in which they are intended to occur).

After reading about the possible causes of schizophrenia, a scientist thinks that a virus is the most likely cause. What term most accurately describes the scientist's idea?

The authors note that the first step of the scientific method is ________.

The goals of psychology are to _____.

A correlation coefficient is a numerical measure of the __________________.