Deck 1: B: The Science of Psychology

Question 1

Freud said phobias were ____________ whereas Watson said phobias were __________.

A)learned;inherited
B)repressed conflicts;learned
C)sexual;unconscious
D)conditioned;unconditioned

Answer 1

repressed conflicts;learned

Question 2

The term ___________________________ refers to a mental health professional who generally has at least an M.S.W.and who typically treats individual dysfunction and family problems but may also deal
With other problems such as addiction or abuse.

A)psychiatric social worker
B)psychiatrist
C)psychoanalyst
D)educational psychologist

Answer 2

psychiatric social worker

Question 3

Who was an early proponent of functionalism?

A)Ivan Pavlov
B)William James
C)Wilhelm Wundt
D)Max Wertheimer

Answer 3

William James

Question 4

A negative correlation means that ______________________.

A)high values of one variable are associated with low values of the other
B)high values of one variable are associated with high values of the other
C)low values of one variable are associated with low values of the other
D)there is no relationship between the two variables

Question 5

Which goal of psychology is most closely met through naturalistic observation?

A)altering behavior
B)predicting behavior
C)describing behavior
D)controlling behavior

Question 6

A detailed description of a particular individual being studied or treated is called ______________________.

A)a representative sample
B)a case study
C)a single-blind study
D)a naturalistic observation

Question 7

______________________ is an experiment in which participants do not know if they are in the experimental or the control group but the experimenters do know which participants are part of which grou

A)The double-blind study
B)Field research
C)The single-blind study
D)Correlational research

Question 8

Experimenters can justify the use of deception because ___________.

A)there is informed consent
B)research is more important than people
C)it may be necessary for the experiment to work
D)it is not that harmful

Question 9

Which perspective focuses on free will and self-actualization?

A)psychoanalysis
B)humanism
C)cognitive perspective
D)behaviorism

Question 10

The goals of psychology are to _____.

A)explore the conscious and unconscious functions of the human mind
B)understand,compare,and analyze human behavior
C)improve psychological well-being in all individuals from birth until death
D)describe,understand,predict,and control behavior