Exam 1: Introduction and Research Methods

Psychological records, medical records, and even school records may be examined in a case study.

Which school of psychology would agree that "psychology should stress the study of how behavior and mental processes allow people and animals to adapt to their environments"?

Several correlational studies all point to the same basic conclusion: the more time students spend playing violent video games, the lower their grade point average tends to be. This means that low grades cause students to play violent video games.

Experimental psychology is a term used to describe research that focuses on basic psychological topics such as sensory and perceptual processes, learning, emotion, and motivation.

In the Crum and Langer hotel experiment:

Empirical evidence refers to evidence that is the result of:

Any change that can be directly attributed to the independent variable after controlling for other possible outcomes is called:

In compelling experimental demonstrations, B. F. Skinner systematically used reinforcement or punishment to shape the behavior of rats and pigeons.

When the term culture is broadly defined, about 4,000 different cultures can be said to exist in the world today.

The word pseudo means:

Descriptive research methods:

Francis C. Sumner was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in psychology.

What is the difference between a positive correlation and a negative correlation? Give an example of each.

Using statistics, Dr. Hazlett determined that the result of her experiment was statistically significant. Dr. Hazlett then concluded that the:

One natural experiment investigating weight-gain during the first year of college found that female students assigned to dormitories with food service reported eating more meals and more snacks, but they did not report gaining weight.

Many of the issues that are central to contemporary psychology have been debated for hundreds of years.

If a finding is statistically significant, it is likely that the result is due to chance.

In scientific research, experimental controls are:

In survey research, the term sample refers to a(n):

After the dictatorship ended in Slobonia, many children were found in state-run orphanages where they had been badly treated and often neglected. These children were placed for adoption and researchers followed their progress over a number of years, measuring psychological and physical indicators of well-being. This type of research is called: