Exam 2: Psychology as a Science

Which of the following is NOT a descriptive research method?

Cecilia is using the formula F = M*A to solve a physics problem.Cecilia is using ___ reasoning.

Dr.Arceneaux is a meteorologist.Dr.Bianchini is a psychologist.With which of the following statements would they most likely agree?

Dr.Fernelli is using the scientific method to investigate Freud's concepts about the unconscious as a strong determiner of behaviour.Specifically,he predicts that people who have more unconscious aggressive urges will act more aggressively than people with fewer unconscious aggressive urges.What is the biggest problem that Dr.Fernelli is overlooking in his research?

Dr.Mallette is studying the effects of toy choices on aggressive behaviour in preschool children.To do this,she has two groups of children that each have access to different types of toys.The Violent Group has access to violent toys (guns,wrestling dolls,handcuffs),and the Non-Violent Group has access to non-violent toys (tea party set,colouring books,toy trucks).For each group,she records the number of aggressive acts performed.What kind of research method is Dr.Mallette using?

Psychology,like biology and physics and chemistry,relies on the scientific method.

A subset of a population is known as a(n)___.

Which of the following examples shows how psychology differs from other sciences in that applying psychological findings entails issues associated with values and morality?

Which field is given credit for shifting the field of psychology away from philosophy toward becoming a science?

The main difference between deductive and inductive reasoning is that deductive reasoning ___,whereas inductive reasoning ___.

The field that suggests that genetics should be applied to human breeding to produce desired offspring is called

Ginnie just finished participating in a study on the effects of alcohol on driving.She had to consume a nasty liquid that may or may not have had alcohol,and then she drove in a simulator for half an hour while the researchers measured her performance.Now,she is sitting down with the experimenter and is handed a document that explains the details of the study to a greater degree.She is further asked if she has any questions,and provided with contact information in case she thinks of a question later.What type of document was this?

At what stage of research are case studies usually conducted?

Dr.Tanaka stumbled across Big Foot in the woods one day,and after some conversation (yes,Big Foot actually spoke English!),Big Foot agreed to be studied.Dr.Tanaka gave him all sorts of intelligence tests,personality tests,memory tests,empathy tests,and then observed him in his natural habitat.What type of research method is Dr.Tanaka using?

When a research participant is supplied with full information about the study after their participation,this is called

Dr.Lillian is proposing to study the effects of social embarrassment on stress levels.To do this,she plans on having participants perform an oral presentation and either face laughter from the audience or not.Following this,each participant would provide a saliva sample to measure stress levels.Do you think Dr.Lillian would be given ethics approval?

Psychologists operationalize the ___ in a ___.

Which of the following universities conducted research exposing mentally ill patients to LSD and ECT to test the causes and effects of brainwashing?

A researcher finds a correlation of -.51.Which pair of variables is the researcher most likely investigating?

Descriptive research methods allow psychologists to determine the causal relationship between variables.