Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

According to Freud,unconscious urges:

The structuralists were important in the history of psychology because they:

Sandi believes that people who eat at McDonald's are overweight,so she decides to do a naturalistic observation of people who eat at McDonald's.What should most concern us about Sandi's observations?

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

Why was the perspective followed by Wilhelm Wundt and his followers called structuralism?

Freud said phobias were ________ whereas Watson said phobias were ________.

In a laboratory,smokers are asked to "drive" using a computerized driving simulator equipped with a stick shift and a gas pedal.The object is to maximize the distance covered by driving as fast as possible on a winding road while avoiding rear-end collisions.Some of the participants smoke a real cigarette immediately before climbing into the driver's seat.Others smoke a fake cigarette without nicotine.You are interested in comparing how many collisions the two groups have.In this study,the participants who smoke a cigarette without nicotine comprise the ________.

The question "How can it be changed?" refers to which of the following goals in psychology?

Several years ago,two scientists announced that they had evidence of "cold fusion" in the laboratory,but further studies failed to replicate their findings,and it was later found that the original scientists had used sloppy methods.This highlights which of the following critical thinking principles?

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

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?

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

Roger went to McDonald's to observe people eating in fast-food restaurants.He brought a camera crew and bright lights,and they all wore yellow jump suits.Roger said he wanted to do a naturalistic observation but may have had some problems because of ________.

Dr.Mosher is a psychologist who tries to understand how people select their mates.She must be a(n)________.

Which of the following statements about research with animals is incorrect?

A correlation coefficient is represented by the symbol ________.

Double-blind studies control for ________.

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

Gestalt psychology attempted to discover:

Experimenters can justify the use of deception because ___________.