Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

For Freud,much of our behavior is controlled by __________.

One of the main reasons for using a laboratory for psychological research is to:

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

Freud's theories differed radically from the views of his predecessors because of __________.

The founder of behaviorism is:

A researcher wished to study the relationship between high school grades and college grades.Of the following research methods,which would be the most appropriate?

To obtain objective information,researchers sometimes must deceive their subjects.Ethically,research involving deception must always _________.

Experimenter bias can best be controlled using ________.

A researcher tests the hypothesis that students who study in the room where they take their tests will perform better on the tests than students who study in other rooms.She requires one group to study in the classroom where the exam is given and another group to study in the library.All students take the test in the classroom,and their test performance is compared.In this example,where students study is the:

A correlation tells us:

The school of thought that became known as behaviorism was founded by __________.

Studying the elements of sensations,feelings,and images is most directly associated with which school of psychology?

In an experiment to test the effects of anxiety on performance,the dependent variable is the __________.

In a controlled experiment,the group subjected to a change in the independent variable is called the __________ group.

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

A research method in which the real-life behavior of a pre-selected person or a group is studied at an in-depth level for some time through the use of observation,interviews,and writings (such as letters)is the _____________ method of research.

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

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?

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

The psychologist John Watson is associated with the _______ school of psychology and argued that psychology must concern itself only with ________.