Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

Professor Holden gives a psychology exam on the origins of intelligence.She gives a short answer question based on the IQ scores of a parent-child pair.In order to answer the question correctly,her students need to remember that ________.

Dr.Braunz has been treating a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.She decides to write a prescription for Ritalin.Given this information,it is most likely that Dr.Braunz is a ________.

Steve is a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team.With little provocation,he will engage you in a debate about whether it is the greatest team in basketball.Steve may be demonstrating ________.

One of the common guidelines for ethical research is that participants may not withdraw from a study once they start.

Sallie noticed that when her alarm clock goes off in the morning,her dog Ruffles is standing by her bed salivating.Every morning when Sallie wakes to the alarm,she immediately rolls out of bed and feeds Ruffles,who very much enjoys his canned dog food.It is likely that _________.

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

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

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?

The goals of psychology are to describe,explain,predict,and control behavior.

Surveys,as discussed in the text,are a form of:

________ is an experiment in which participants do not know if they are in the experimental or the control group,but the experimenters do know which participants are part of which grou

Humanist Abraham Maslow suggests that when people reach self-actualization,they:

The class is playing a game of Jeopardy! and it is your turn."I'll take Specialties in Psychology for $300." The revealed answer is,"These psychological professionals work with situations in which environmental conditions may have an impact on mental health." Just before the buzzer sounds,what will you say?

An operational definition is ________.

"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts" is a statement associated with the perspective of ________.

Which perspective focuses on free will and self-actualization?

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?

A perfect correlation,whether positive or negative,is _____________ in the real world.

Dr.Littman-Smith is conducting research in Kenya into the ways that mothers and their toddlers interact throughout the day.Given the purpose of her study,it is most likely that she is engaged in ________.

College student-athletes who were exposed to "high threat" stereotypes before testing were more likely to perform better than those exposed after testing.