Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

Who was denied a Ph.D.despite completing all the requirements for earning the degree?

Josh has been participating in a clinical study by a cognitive neuroscientist.It is likely that his brain is being studied to explore _____________.

In the definition of psychology,the term mental processes refers to _________ .

A researcher,based on her review of relevant scientific studies,believes that there is a relationship between the frequency of a baby's crying and whether it was nursed at set intervals or on a demand schedule.If this belief were tested by experimentally manipulating feeding schedules,the feeding schedule would be called the:

Testing a hypothesis is the third step in a scientific investigation.This step is derived from which goal of psychology?

The psychologist John Watson is associated with the _______ school of psychology and argued that psychology must concern itself only with ________.

Clinical psychology is the largest subfield of psychology.

Cognitive psychologists are concerned with the scientific study of __________.

The greatest disadvantage of correlation is:

The question "Why is it happening?" refers to which of the following goals in psychology?

In an experiment concerning the effect of auditory feedback on accuracy in writing computer programs,one group hears a computer-simulated voice say each character or symbol that they type in as they are writing their programs.The second group does not receive the auditory feedback as they type their program lines.This second group is the ___________ grou

A variable that the experimenter manipulates is called a(n)_____________.

Cognitive neuroscience includes the use of tools such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)and positron emission tomography (PET).

How our minds help us adapt to the world around us was a primary question addressed by which early movement of psychology?

A case study would be the most appropriate method to investigate which of these topics?

Wertheimer was associated with __________ psychology.

Which of the following statements is correct?

Who claimed that behavior is affected by reinforcement?

Studying the elements of sensations,feelings,and images is most directly associated with which school of psychology?

Kerri wanted to study the effects of having the oldest child in a family go off to college.She decided to use her own family after her brother went to a college in France.She took notes each day on her parents' behavior and kept a diary of her own reactions.Kerri was using the technique called ______________.