Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

Which founding contributors to psychology helped develop behaviorism?

Sam conducted a naturalistic observation as a project for a psychology class.He observed the interactions of parents and children at a restaurant.Many of the people he observed seemed to notice him.When Sam described his work to his teacher,she suggested he find out more about the _________________.

Surveys,as discussed in the text,are associated most with:

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

Systematically collecting data in real-world environments is the essence of which descriptive research method?

The administration of Midwest State University wants to know if arrangement of chairs affects student participation in classrooms.What would be a good operational definition of the dependent variable in an experiment designed to measure this relationship?

After reading about the possible causes of schizophrenia,a scientist thinks that a virus is the most likely cause.What term most accurately describes the scientist's idea?

Sandy Sue was participating in an experiment in which she was given a pill that was supposed to cause her to get drowsy.Five minutes after taking the pill,Sandy Sue reported that she felt drowsy and wanted to lie down.The pill was actually made of sugar and had no ingredients to cause drowsiness.How do you explain Sandy Sue's drowsy feeling?

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

A group of randomly selected subjects for a study that matches the population on important characteristics such as age and sex is called __________________.

Professor Beverly approaches questions about human behavior from a perspective that emphasizes bodily events and chemicals,such as hormones,associated with behavior.It is most likely that she accepts which of the following psychological approaches?

Which type of early psychologist believed that "the whole is more than the sum of its parts"?

Which topic would NOT be investigated by a psychologist if the definition of psychology were limited to "the science of behavior"?

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

What is meant by the "direction of the relationship" in a correlation coefficient?

Who claimed that behavior is affected by reinforcement?

According to the present research on psychologists,the three most popular work settings are __________,__________,and __________.

You are at a basketball game and the arena is packed;the crowd is evenly split between fans of the two teams.At one point,the referee makes a call.Half of the fans yell insults;the other half of the fans shout their approval.The event reminds you of the topic of today's lecture in psychology class.What was the likely topic of the lecture?

Which of the following is a common ethical guideline suggested by the American Psychological Association?

Which correlation coefficient is most likely to describe the relationship between brushing one's teeth and the number of cavities one gets?