Psyc 1-2

Magali and Jean-Gabriel have been asked to design a study investigating happiness across the lifespan. They decide their study will involve going to the mall and asking people of a variety of ages if they are happy or unhappy. What is the most serious flaw of this design?

They have not defined happiness or how it will be measured.

Penelope studies how the structure and function of the nervous system is related to behavior. She is a ________.

biopsychologist

The ________ variable measures effects of the independent variable.

dependent

A major advantage of case studies is ________.

detailed information

Lucy wants to study changes in cognitive skills, moral reasoning, and social behavior across the lifespan. Lucy should specialize in ________ psychology.

developmental

Which kind of psychologist would be consulted in jury selection and witness preparation?

forensic

A(n) ________ is a description of how the researchers will measure the variables of interest.

operational definition

Edmund wants to identify relatively consistent patterns of thought and behavior, measure these traits, and determine how these traits interact in a particular context to determine how a person will behave in any given situation. Edmund wants to conduct research in the area of ________.

personality

A ________ is a graphical view of the strength and direction of a correlation.

scatterplot

Susan wants to study prejudice, attraction, how we explain our own behavior versus how we explain the behavior of others, and how we resolve interpersonal conflicts. Susan should conduct research in the area of ________.

social psychology

Behaviorism focuses on making psychology an objective science by ________.

studying overt behavior and deemphasizing the importance of unobservable mental processes

Scientific knowledge is advanced through a process known as ________.

the scientific method

A(n) ________ is a well-developed set of ideas that proposes an explanation for observed phenomena.

theory

Which of the following is an example of research someone might conduct in the area of health psychology?

whether people working at a desk are more likely to be obese

What do industrial and organizational psychology, health psychology, sport and exercise psychology, forensic psychology, and clinical psychology all have in common?

They are all areas of psychology that developed in the 19th century, Job growth is greatest in these fields,They all focus on groups instead of individuals.

A(n) ________ is a variable that affects both variables of interest and may falsely give the impression of a cause-and-effect relationship.

confounding variable

The ________ group does not get the experimental treatment.

control

________ is a perspective within psychology that emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans.

humanism

The empirical method of study is based on ________.

observation

A negative correlation means ________.

one variable decreases as the other increases