Exam 1: Introduction and Research Methods

The success of new medications in the treatment of psychological disorders has increased interest in the biological perspective of psychology.

Theory is to hypothesis as _____ is to _____.

Which of the following techniques or instruments generates color-coded images of the brain's activity by tracking a small amount of radioactively tagged glucose that is injected into the person's bloodstream?

Professor Nelson wishes to investigate the relationship between stress and visits to the college mental health clinic. Which of the following research methods would be most appropriate?

A correlational study:

In general, critical thinking refers to the practice of:

In one natural experiment investigating weight gain during the first year of college, it was found that:

Anecdotal evidence is one of the strongest forms of scientific evidence.

Wilhelm Wundt defined psychology as:

The research method that is used to demonstrate a cause-and-effect relationship between changes in one variable and the effects on another variable is called the:

Forensic psychology applies psychological principles and techniques to legal issues, such as the assessment and treatment of offenders, mental competency to stand trial, child custody, jury selection, and eyewitness testimony.

Discuss the achievements and contributions of Francis C. Sumner.

Pseudoscientists often claim that the responsibility for proving or disproving the validity of their claims rests with the skeptics, not with them.

Positive psychology shares some characteristics with the humanistic perspective. How are the two perspectives similar? How are they different?

What kinds of obstacles did women face in the early days of American psychology?

Dr. Nelson studies the psychological factors that seem to be associated with the development of heart disease. Dr. Nelson specializes in _____ psychology.

"I hate doing group projects in my classes," Hillary, an American student, complained. "When we do a group project, people just don't work as hard as they do when they are working alone." Hillary's observation reflects a psychological phenomenon called:

When a critical thinker is asking herself, "What evidence supports this claim?" she is demonstrating a healthy sense of skepticism.

The double-blind technique is used to guard against the possibility that the researcher will display subtle cues or signals that communicate what is expected from the participants.

Proponents of pseudoscience frequently promote their claims using scientific jargon without scientific substance.