Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

"Children who watch violent cartoons will become more aggressive." According to the scientific method, this statement is most likely a ________.

Jones probably agrees with the ________ theory of psychology, since he contends that humans are intelligent species due to the fact that intelligence gives us an advantage in the natural world.

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

In an experiment, the group of subjects to which the experimental group is compared is called the:

Surveys are procedures used to measure and evaluate personality traits, emotional states, aptitudes, interests, abilities, and values.

On a television talk show, an actor describes the symptoms of anxiety he has been experiencing. He reports that the severity of the symptoms has decreased since he has been taking a drug prescribed by his therapist back in Hollywood. You conclude that the actor's therapist is probably a ________.

Dr. Welsh is doing experiments using drugs. He is concerned that his subjects will respond to demand characteristics. He may want to control for this by using which of the following?

You are at a basketball game and the arena is packed; the crowd is evenly split between fans of the two teams. At one point, the referee makes a call. Half of the fans yell insults; the other half of the fans shout their approval. The event reminds you of the topic of today's lecture in psychology class. What was the likely topic of the lecture?

Which of the following situations best illustrates the placebo effect?

The class is playing a game of Jeopardy! and it is your turn. "I'll take Pioneers in Psychology for $50." The revealed answer is "Focused on unconscious factors." Just before the buzzer sounds, what will you say?

A correlation of .00 means:

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

Why is it essential that the experimental and control groups be treated identically in every respect but one?

Critical thinking means making judgments based on ________.

Wertheimer was associated with ________ psychology.

The goals of psychology are to describe, explain, predict, and control behavior.

Which founding contributors to psychology helped develop behaviorism?

The question "When will it happen again?" refers to which of the following goals in psychology?

Collecting objective data without interference in the subject's normal environment is associated with ________.

As part of an assignment, Bill's class was asked to complete an anonymous questionnaire on prejudice. Which research method was Bill's professor using?