GRCC PS 201 Unit 1 Test

Which correlation coefficient best represents a moderate relationship showing fewer anxiety symptoms in people who report higher life satisfaction?

-0.53

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

Biopsychologist

Which of the following exemplifies the empirical method?

Dr. Sarkeesian observes and records how watching cartoons influences heart rates

Krista and Tatiana Hogan are participants in a(n) ________ of conjoined twins who are joined at the head.

Case study

When studying personality traits, someone who is hardworking, dependable, and organized will score high on the ________ trait.

Conscientiousness

In a drug study, group one receives an inactive pill and group two receives a pill that is believed to be effective in treating depression. Group two is the ________.

Control group

Phoebe is reading about a study that examined the relationship between time spent outdoors and blood pressure. The results revealed that as time spent outdoors increased, blood pressure decreased. What type of study is Phoebe reading about?

Correlational study

This organization, one of the largest professional groups of psychologists in the world, was founded in 1892

The American Psychological Association

Cognitive psychology focuses on studying ________?

Thoughts and their relationship to our experiences and our actions

Professor Devine and her colleagues are interested in assessing whether active versus passive play causes a preference for sweet or salty foods in toddlers. They assign groups of children to either an active play, passive play, or no play group and record their food choices when presented with a variety of sweet and salty foods In this study, _________ is the independent variable and _________ is the control group

Type of play; no play

Which of the following choices refers to a broad explanation of group of explanations for some aspect of the natural world that is consistently supported by evidence over time?

Scientific theory

penny is working as a research assistant on a drug trial for a new alzheimer's treatment. she is having a hard time coping with the fact that rose, one of the patients in the drug trial she has become close with, is receiving a placebo. penny wishes she could tell rose that she is not receiving the actual drug but she knows this would ruin the experiment. based on this information, we know this is a _____ study and rose is in the _____ group.

Single blind; control

A(n) _________, also known as an operant chamber, is an instrument that isolates an animal from the external environment and allows a researcher to control that animals rewards and punishments

Skinner box

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

Egor has a headache. His friend, Ivan, gives him a wristband and tells him that is contains technology that can relieve headaches. Egor puts the wristband on and reports that he feels much better. A few hours later later Ivan explains that the wristband does not actually relieve headaches. Egor was experiencing _________.

The placebo effect

Which of the following is a common requirement of a PhD across different schools and/or countries?

A dissertation

In an experiment, the _________ group receives the placebo

Control

What is the only type of research method that allows for causation to be determined?

Environment

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

Forensic

A series of dots arranged in the shape of a face will be perceived as a face, not a series of dots. A psychologist studying this phenomenon is applying the principals of _________.

Gestalt psychology

Guillermo spends some time each day applying the principles of structuralism to examine his own conscious experience as carefully as possible. Guillermo is engaged in ________.

Introspection

Jane Goodall is an anthropologist who contributed to our understanding of chimpanzee behavior in the wild, using ________.

Naturalistic observation

As the temperature outside rises, so do crime rates. What type of correlation is this an example of?

Positive

_________ are the most commonly used species for animal research

Rodents

Psychology refers to the ________.

Scientific study of the mind

A(n) _________ is conducted in order to determine whether there are meaningful differences between two groups in a study

Statistical analysis

The cognitive revolution created an impetus for psychologists to focus their attention on better understanding _________.

The mind and mental processes that underlie behavior

Functionalist psychologists focus on the function of behavior and _________.

The operation of the whole mind rather than the individual parts

Which of the following correlation coefficients represents two variables with the strongest relationship?

-0.82

Which of the following is an example of an objective measure used by functionalists?

Examination of anatomy and physiology

Which of the following is not part of obtaining informed consent?

Explaining the hypothesis to the participants

The Institutional Review Board (IRB) was founded in order to _________.

Keep research ethical

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

Operational definition

What should be changed to make the following statement true? Jean Piaget is famous for his theories regarding changes in emotional ability that occur as we move from infancy to adulthood

The word "emotional" should be changed to the word "cognitive"

Which of the following is the correct order of steps in the scientific method?

Ask a question, create a hypothesis, collect evidence, draw conclusions

_________ is a reduction in the number of research participants as some drop out of the study overtime

Attrition

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

Developmental

In a ________ study, both the researchers and the participants are unaware of the group assignments

Double-blind

Which of the following is not part of feminist psychology?

Favoring women over men

Introspection refers to a process by which someone examines ________ as objectively as possible.

Her own conscious experience

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

Bernadette wants to conduct a survey to determine how satisfied her colleague are with their work hours. She works at a very large corporation and only a portion of her colleagues actually fill out and return the survey to her. Everyone employed at Bernadette's corporation would be the _________ and her colleagues that fill out and return the survey would be the _________.

Population; sample

Dr. Singh has just completed her PhD program and is now applying for a year-long program at a nationally-recognized hospital. If accepted, she will greatly advance her knowledge of behavior neuroscience. Dr. Singh is applying for a(n) ________ training program

Postdoctoral

Select the correctly ordered list of psychological perspectives, with the earliest perspective listed first.

Structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, humanism

Behaviorism focuses on making psychology an objective science by ________.

Studying overt behavior and deemphasizing the importance of unobservable mental processes

According to William James, what was the true purpose of psychology?

Studying the function of behavior in the world

Research shows that people who smoke cigarettes are more likely to get lung cancer than those who do not smoke. This research alone demonstrates the ________.

There is a relationship between smoking and lung cancer

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