Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

Barry and Candace are disagreeing.Barry states that psychology is the study of the mind.Candace believes that psychology is the science of behavior.Given your knowledge of psychology,how would you resolve this argument?

Clinical psychologists work with individuals:

With respect to the nature/nurture debate,psychological scientists now believe that:

Who would be most likely to agree with the statement,"Psychologists should study that which is observable"?

Gestalt psychology is LEAST relevant to our understanding of which of the following topics?

Which of the following statements best captures the view of contemporary psychological science with respect to the origin of behavioral and mental disorders?

The school of Gestalt:

Damon thinks that it is impossible to study the experience of consciousness.Instead,he believes psychologists should focus only on the actions people take and why they take them.Damon believes in the ________ approach to psychology.

Almost anywhere you travel in the world you can find a McDonald's restaurant or T-shirts with American logos.Researchers theorize that this phenomenon is part of a process that accelerates cultural evolution.What is this process called?

For most of human history,Western scholars believed that the mind and body were separate and that humans were unique among the animals because humans:

Which of the following is an example of research done at the cultural level of analysis?

Which of the following is an example of the "taking mental shortcuts" bias in thinking described in your text?

Which of the following is NOT a reason why errors and biases occur in our thinking processes?

A drug company wants to create an advertisement for a new antidepressant drug.Using your knowledge of source credibility,which of the following advertisements would be most persuasive?

A drug company is creating a commercial for a new heart medication.Since the evidence for this drug is weak,they focus on the expertise of the drug company instead of the research findings.This strategy is known as:

According to your text,the ancient Chinese philosopher Confucius emphasized each of the following psychological topics EXCEPT:

Dr.Leleux asserts that psychologists should attempt to isolate the fundamental attributes of mental experience.Dr.Leleux appears most sympathetic to the ________ school of thought in psychology.

In which order did the behaviorists discussed in your text make their most important contributions to the field,from the earliest to the most recent?

Jordan studies consciousness by training himself to objectively report on his own sensations,which is similar to how the ________ school investigated psychology.

Which of the following subfields in psychology is correctly matched with an example?