Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

Suppose you were a graduate student studying for a Ph.D.in psychology in the 1920s.Your advisor was strongly influenced by John B.Watson.Which of the following might your advisor consider an acceptable choice for your research?

A negative correlation means that ________.

A correlation coefficient shows that alcohol consumption and driving accidents are indeed related.As a result,a researcher could predict ________ if the direction of the relationship is known.

Ken is planning on studying the influence of intelligence on the ability to recall events from the 1960s.If Ken does not account for variables such as age,which could also influence one's ability to recall these events,age could be considered a(n)________.

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

Which of the following questions could be answered best by using the survey method?

As a project for a psychology course,a student correlated weight and intelligence scores for 250 students.The computed correlation coefficient was .00.What did the scatter plot look like?

Which of the following statements concerning using animals in research is correct?

The magazine Desperate Wives publishes a survey of its female readers called "The Sex Life of the American Wife." It reports that 87 percent of all wives like to make love in rubber boots.A more accurate title for this survey would be ________.

Freud stressed the importance of ________.

Which of the following statements is correct concerning correlation coefficients?

Adaris has always been drawn to the saying "Absence makes the heart grow fonder," and she decides to incorporate this saying into her research project.Adaris is trying to define absence in a way that can be empirically tested.She is attempting to find an appropriate ________.

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 correlation coefficient represents two things: ________ and ________.

Which treatment approach did Sigmund Freud develop for treating his patients?

The early perspective called Gestalt psychology has evolved into the current perspective called ________.

The school of behaviorism attempted to explain behavior by studying:

Critical thinking requires making judgments that are well-reasoned and well-thought out.

Who was an early proponent of functionalism?

Drinking orange juice is negatively correlated with the risk of cancer.Based on this information,which of the following statements is true?