Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

Which topic would NOT be investigated by a psychologist if the definition of psychology were limited to "the science of behavior"?

Experimenters can justify the use of deception because ________.

The tendency to look for information that supports one's own belief is called ________.

Which of the following is CORRECT concerning random assignment?

Which of the following types of psychologists is most prepared to help a person who hears voices and believes she is Joan of Arc?

As children grow older, their discretionary income usually increases. The best conclusion to draw about the variables age and income are that they are:

The steps or procedures an experimenter must use to control or measure the variables in a study is called the ________.

Sallie noticed that when her alarm clock goes off in the morning, her dog Ruffles is standing by her bed salivating. This is because she immediately rolls out of bed and feeds Ruffles, who very much enjoys his canned dog food. It is likely that ________.

A researcher stops people at the mall and asks them questions about their attitudes toward gun control. Which research technique is being used?

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

The structuralists were important in the history of psychology because they:

The method of psychological research which utilizes a control group, a dependent variable, and an independent variable is

What advice might John B. Watson have offered to psychologists of his time?

A(n) ________ is a measure of how strongly two variables are related to one another.

Why was the perspective followed by Wilhelm Wundt and his followers called structuralism?

Which of the following is the correct order which psychologists use in studying a particular behavior?

A large group of people whom you want to know about is called a ________.

Almost all research done in psychology is analyzed ________.

In studying the bystander effect, a researcher is interested in looking at differences between prison guards in China and the United Kingdom. The researcher is taking a(n) ________ perspective in this cross-cultural study.

The majority of psychologists are self-employed or work for private, not-for-profit agencies.