Deck 1: A: The Science of Psychology

Question 1

Which perspective focuses on free will and self-actualization?

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

Answer 1

humanism

Question 2

When you watch dogs play in the park or watch how your professors conduct their classes,you are engaging in a form of ______.

A)case study research
B)naturalistic observation
C)survey research
D)psychometric study

Answer 2

naturalistic observation

Question 3

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

Answer 3

high values of one variable are associated with low values of the other

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

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,explain,predict,and control behavior

Question 6

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 7

What is one similarity shared by clinical psychologists and psychiatrists?

A)They obtain the same graduate degree.
B)They have the same training experiences after college.
C)They view abnormal behaviors as arising from the same causes.
D)They diagnose and treat people experiencing behavioral and emotional problems.

Question 8

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 9

Who was an early proponent of functionalism?

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

Question 10

______________________ 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 group.

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