Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

Psychologists use research techniques based on __________.

Behaviorist J.B.Watson objected to early theories of psychology because of their focus on:

Observing behavior as it happens in real-life natural settings without imposing laboratory controls is known as the __________.

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 _______.

The psychological school that asks,"What are mental processes for?" rather than "What are mental processes?" is which of the following?

Titchener was a member of the ___________school of thought.

The purpose of an experiment is to discover whether there is a relationship between the ___________ and the ___________.

A correlation of .00 means:

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 __________.

In an experiment,the "measurable aspect of the behavior of the subject" is called the __________ variable.

A psychologist wanted to see if people are more prone to seek the company of others when anxious than when calm.He randomly assigned half of his subjects to an anxiety group and then told them that,as part of the study,they would receive electric shocks.He did not frighten the other group of subjects.Finally,he recorded how many subjects in each group chose to be "tested" in a group setting and how many chose to be "tested" alone.In this study,the group that was NOT frightened would be called the ____________ group.

A psychologist wanted to see if people are more prone to seek the company of others when anxious than when calm.He randomly assigned half of his subjects to an anxiety group and then told them that,as part of the study,they would receive electric shocks.He did not frighten the other group of subjects.Finally,he recorded how many subjects in each group chose to be "tested" in a group setting and how many chose to be "tested" alone.What was the independent variable in this study?

A detailed,well-researched biography of a famous historical person is technically an example of the __________ method of research.

Which of the following is a strength of experiments?

Almost all research done in psychology is analyzed ________.

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?

A psychologist bases his/her theories completely on measuring observable behaviors.This psychologist is probably a __________.

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

A scientist conducting a research study on sleep and learning questions her own objectivity and decides to let a third person,not associated with conducting the experiment,score the tests.The scientist is probably trying to eliminate __________.

Wertheimer was associated with __________ psychology.