Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

Double-blind studies control only for the placebo effect.

Dr.Littman-Smith is conducting research in Kenya into the ways that mothers and their toddlers interact throughout the day.Given the purpose of her study,it is most likely that she is engaged in __________________.

Which treatment approach did Sigmund Freud develop for treating his patients?

A detailed description of a particular individual being studied or treated is called ______________.

To determine if sugar-rich diets affect hyperactivity in kids,a researcher prepared two daily menus that children would receive for a 30-day period.A high-sugar diet was given to the boys,while the girls had a menu that seemed identical but was not a high sugar diet.At the end of 30 days,the boys and girls were evaluated to determine their levels of hyperactivity.In the study,the high-sugar diet is the _______.

According to __________,nervous disorders arose in patients as a result of their repressed unconscious urges trying to surface.

Professor Wenches approaches questions about human behavior from a perspective that emphasizes unconscious dynamics within the individual,such as inner forces or conflicts.It is most likely that she accepts which of the following psychological approaches?

Which psychologist was the first African American to receive a Ph.D.in educational psychology from the University of Chicago in 1925?

Humanistic psychologists believe that:

Psychologists who give potential employees tests that determine what kind of job those employees might be best suited for are interested in the goal of

Critical thinking means making judgments based on

In the early part of the past century,psychologists who broke down thought processes into their basic elements and analyzed them were called structuralists.What term might we use to describe psychologists with similar interests today?

Which of the following is an empirical question?

Experimenters can justify the use of deception because ___________.

Freud believed that many unconscious desires are:

The goals of psychology are to _________.

Drinking orange juice is negatively correlated with the risk of cancer.Based on this information,which of the following statements is TRUE?

__________ was (were)the focus of Watson's behaviorism.

A psychologist wanted to see if people are more prone to seek the company of others when anxious than when calm.He randomly assigned half of his subjects to an anxiety group and then told them that,as part of the study,they would receive electric shocks.He did not frighten the other group of subjects.Finally,he recorded how many subjects in each group chose to be "tested" in a group setting and how many chose to be "tested" alone.What was the dependent variable in this study?

The founder of behaviorism is: