Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

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 ________.

Which of the following statements concerning using animals in research is correct?

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

Research in which a carefully selected group of people is asked a set of predetermined questions in interviews or through questionnaires is known as ________ research.

In an experiment, a researcher manipulates one variable to see how it affects a second variable. The second variable, which is observed for any possible effects, is called the ________ variable.

________ is a system used for reducing bias and error in the measurement of data.

Sandi is a single mother living in a project in a poor section of the city. She has addiction issues and just lost custody of her three children. What type of mental health professional is most likely to get involved in Sandi's situation?

Scientific psychology is formally recognized to have begun:

Braunz has been treating a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. She decides to write a prescription for Ritalin. Given this information, it is most likely that Dr. Braunz is a ________.

Expectations by the experimenter that might influence the results of an experiment or their interpretation are called ________.

Double-blind studies control only for the placebo effect.

Forming a hypothesis is the second step in a scientific investigation. This step is derived from two goals of psychology-description and ________.

Participants in research early in psychology's history might have been asked to view a chair and describe its color, shape, and texture and other aspects of their conscious experience. These individuals would have been using a method called ________.

Professor Beverly approaches questions about human behavior from a perspective that emphasizes bodily events and chemicals, such as hormones, associated with behavior. It is most likely that she accepts which of the following psychological approaches?

All of the following variables, EXCEPT for ________, would likely show a positive correlation.

Each of the following is a common ethical guideline suggested by the American Psychological Association EXCEPT ________.

A correlation coefficient represents two things: ________ and ________.

The question "How can it be changed?" refers to which of the following goals in psychology?

Watson felt that psychologists should study ________.

When you watch dogs play in the park or watch how your professors conduct their classes, you are engaging in a form of ________.