Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

Perceiving the question is the first step in a scientific investigation. This step is derived from which goal of psychology?

Who was an early proponent of functionalism?

Which of these is the most accurate definition of the discipline of psychology?

Diffusion of responsibility is the tendency to feel that someone else is responsible for responding in a crisis situation.

A group of psychologists study how adults change and grow, both psychologically and physiologically, as they age. These psychologists are most like ________ psychologists.

Keller has individuals run on a treadmill for 0, 15, or 30 minutes and then measures their self-reported mood. In this hypothetical study, the independent variable is:

The goals of psychology are to ________.

Which treatment approach did Sigmund Freud develop for treating his patients?

In the early part of the past century, psychologists who broke down thought processes into their basic elements and analyzed them were called structuralists. What term might we use to describe psychologists with similar interests today?

Adaris has always been drawn to the saying "Absence makes the heart grow fonder," and she decides to incorporate this saying into her research project. Adaris is trying to define absence in a way that can be empirically tested. She is attempting to find an appropriate ________.

Political polls taken before major elections are examples of ________ research.

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

John Watson was the founder of the school of thought that became known as ________.

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

Using both independent and dependent variables is associated with which of the following types of research used in psychology?

Which one of the following psychologists was responsible for originating the behavioral school of psychology?

Mr. Marshall hired June to collect data from a group of subjects. Neither June nor the subjects were aware of the independent variable that Mr. Marshall had manipulated. This is an example of ________.

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

B. F. Skinner is associated with __________.

In a laboratory, smokers are asked to "drive" using a computerized driving simulator equipped with a stick shift and a gas pedal. The object is to maximize the distance covered by driving as fast as possible on a winding road while avoiding rear-end collisions. Some of the participants smoke a real cigarette immediately before climbing into the driver's seat. Others smoke a fake cigarette without nicotine. You are interested in comparing how many collisions the two groups have. In this study, the participants who smoke a cigarette without nicotine comprise the ________.