Exam 2: B: The Science of Psychology

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

Who claimed that behavior is affected by reinforcement?

Dr.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.

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

"There is no life outside this solar system and nothing you can say will change that fact!" Which criterion of critical thinking does this person lack?

A good control group ________.

Which of the following statements concerning critical thinking is incorrect?

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

Which research method involves watching behaviors as they occur without intervening or altering the behaviors in any way?

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 ________.