Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

All of the following variables,except for show a positive correlation.

All of the following variables,except for show a negative correlation.

The question "When will it happen again?" refers to which of the following goals in psychology?

Which of the following correlation coefficients represents the strongest relationship between two variables?

Description is to assessment as _________ is to prognosis.

The psychodynamic perspective was based on the work of ________________.

What is one of the major reasons that psychologists use operational definitions?

Which of the following statements is correct concerning correlation coefficients?

Psychologists who give potential employees tests that determine what kind of job those employees might best perform are interested in the goal of _____________.

Each of the following is a common ethical guideline suggested by the American Psychological Association EXCEPT ___________________.

The class is playing a game of Jeopardy! and it is your turn."I'll take Pioneers in Psychology for $50." The revealed answer is "Focused on unconscious factors" Just before the buzzer sounds,what will you say?

Mei was sent to the school psychologist to be tested.Based on her IQ scores it was decided that she would do well in the gifted child program.This is an example of which goal of psychology?

A negative correlation means that ______________________.

If you are interested in how patterns,beliefs,and customs influence behavior,you are interested in the __________ perspective.

In the 1970s,a 13-year-old girl was found locked up in a room,strapped to a potty chair.Since she had grown up in a world without human speech,researchers studied "Genie's" ability to acquire words,grammar,and pronunciation.This type of research is called ________________________.

Wilhelm Wundt used the method of objective introspection.

Shorey (2001)found that the brutal death of a Somolian prisoner in a Canadian military facility could have been prevented.One reason the beating was not stopped was the _________________.

A correlation coefficient represents two things: ______________________ and ______________________.

________________ is a system used for reducing bias and error in the measurement of data.

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