Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

In a laboratory,smokers are asked to "drive" using a computerized driving simulator equipped with a stick shift and a gas pedal.The objective 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 with nicotine 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 independent variable is _______________.

According to Freud,unconscious urges

In studying the bystander effect,a researcher is interested in looking at differences between prison guards in China and the United Kingdom.The researcher is taking a(n)____________ in this cross cultural study.

Perceiving the question is the first step in a scientific investigation.This step is derived from which goal of psychology?

Sandi believes that people who eat at McDonald's are overweight,so she decides to do a naturalistic observation of people who eat at McDonald's.What should most concern us about Sandi's observations?

Evolutionary psychology might suggest that certain cognitive strategies and goals are built into the brain because

Which pair of scientists shared the most similar views of behavior?

Psychology:

While on a visit to a large city,you observe several billboards in which a series of lights seems to move.Which perspective in psychology would most likely help you understand this phenomenon?

As a project for a psychology course,a student correlated weight and intelligence scores for 250 students.The computed correlation coefficient was .00.What did the scatter plot look like?

The class is playing a game of Jeopardy! and it is your turn."I will take Specialties in Psychology for $300." The revealed answer is "These psychological professionals work with situations in which environmental conditions may have an impact on mental health." Just before the buzzer sounds,what will you say?

An experiment was run in which group A was given 3 minutes to study a word list,while group B was given 10 minutes to study the same list.Later,both groups were asked to recall words from the list.In this study,the number of words recalled is the _______.

Psychology is said to have begun when

The structuralists were important in the history of psychology because they

Scientific psychology is formally recognized to have begun:

You attend a lecture by a psychologist who uses terms such as free will,human nature,and self-actualization.Which psychological perspective is most consistent with the points the psychologist presented?

Dr.Wiseman wants to know about alcohol consumption patterns among college juniors in the United States.He should _____________.

You overhear psychology students preparing for a test.They note that one of the research methods often "fails to generalize." Which method is the MOST likely topic of their discussion?

Psychologists use research techniques based on __________.

In an experiment to test the effects of anxiety on performance,the dependent variable is the __________.