Psych exam 1

Some argue that animal research is inherently flawed in terms of being ethical because unlike human participants, animals do not consent to be involved in research. Do you agree with this perspective? Given that animals do not consent to be involved in research projects, what sorts of extra precautions should be taken to ensure that they receive the most humane treatment possible?

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_________ is most well-known for proposing his hierachy of needs

Abraham Maslow

Which of the following was mentioned as a skill to which psychology students would be exposed? Critical Thinking , Use of the scientific method, Critical evaluation of sources of information, All of the above

All of the above.

Why do you think many people might be skeptical about psychology being a science?

Because it's a relatively new science.

_________ is to animal research as ___________ is to human research.

IACUC; IRB

If someone wanted to become a psychology professor at a 4-year college, they would probably need a ___________ degree in psychology

PhD

The ___________ places less emphasis on research and more emphasis on application of therapeutic skills

PsyD

Which statement best illustrates a negative correlation between the number of hours spent watching TV the week before an exam and the grade on that exam? Watching too much television leads to poor exam performance B Smart students watch less television C Viewing television interferes with a student's ability to prepare for the upcoming exam D Students who watch more television perform more poorly on their exams

Students who watch more television perform more poorly on their exams.

The operant conditioning chamber (aka __________ box) is a device used to study the principles of operant conditioning

The Skinner box

Using existing records to try to answer a research question is known as ____________.

archival research

Longitudinal research is complicated by high rates of ____________.

attrition

A researcher interested in how changes in the cells of the hippocampus (a structure in the brain related to learning and memory) are related to memory formation would be most likely to identify as a(n) ______________ psychologist

biological

Researchers might use _____________ when providing participants with the full details of the experiment could skew their responses.

debriefing

Scientific knowledge is ______________

empirical

Sometimes, researchers will administer a(n) ___________ to participants in the control group to control for the effects that participant expectation might have on the experiment.

independent variable

The ______________ is controlled by the experimenter, while the ________________ represents the information collected and statistically analyzed by the experimenter.

independent variable; dependent variable

_________________ involves observing behavior in individuals in their natural environments

naturalistic observation

_________________ means that everyone in the population has the same likelihood of being asked to participate in the study.

operationalizing

Scientific hypotheses are _____________ and falsifiable

provable

A(n) __________________ is a list of questions developed by a researcher that can be administered in paper form

survey

Rogers believed that providing genuineness, empathy, and _____________ in the therapeutic environment for his clients was critical to their being able to deal with their problems

unconditional positive regard

A major criticism of Freud's early theories involve the fact that his theories _________.

were not testable