psych

In a research study, informed consent is a concern of

ethics

Which of the following is the strongest correlation?

-.90

Which of the following is the range of Rachel's scores?

15

A test has a mean of 80 with a standard deviation of 4. Which of the following scores is within one standard deviation of the mean?

77

Researchers have found a negative correlation between income and dental problems. What conclusion can correctly be drawn from this statement?

As income increases, the likelihood of dental problems decreases.

John B. Watson is best known as the founder of

Behaviorism

Which of the following is true of the frequency distributions shown in the graphs above?

Distribution B has more variation than distributions A or C.

Which of the following perspectives argues that every person has the potential to become self-actualized?

Humanistic

Which of the following statements best describes the placebo effect?

It can be brought about by the individual's expectations.

All of the following are American Psychological Association ethical guidelines for researchers EXCEPT:

Research may not involve deception.

A researcher randomly assigned boys and girls to each of two groups. One group watched a violent television program while the other group watched a nonviolent program. The children were then observed during a period of free play, and the incidence of aggressive behavior was recorded for each group. What is the independent variable in this study?

Type of television program viewed

When is it permissible for a psychologist to share a client's test scores with another person?

When the client provides written permission to share results

A person displays a set of rare behaviors that psychologists had not known about previously, because nobody had ever shown them before. The best strategy to investigate the nature of those behaviors is

case study

Although Paul seems bright and capable to his parents and friends, he has been failing in school. Paul agrees to speak with a psychologist, who suggests that his problems stem from internal processes such as unrealistic expectations and negative thinking. The psychologist's view is typical of which of the following models of behavior?

cognitive

In an experiment to test the effects of hunger on aggressive behavior, aggressive behavior would be the

dependent variable

Drawing a random sample of people from a town for an interview study of social attitudes ensures that

each person in town has the same probability of being chosen for the study

An industrial-organizational psychologist would be most likely to study the

effectiveness of management training

Which of the following research approaches would be best for testing the hypothesis that the presence of certain odors causes people to gamble more?

experimental

An important difference between humanistic and psychoanalytic approaches is that humanistic psychologists believe in the importance of

free will

Martha is an undergraduate student who is interested in pursuing a career in psychology. She wants to use her knowledge of psychology to help employees become more productive in the workplace. Which field of psychology should Martha select in graduate school?

industrial-organizational

dr. grayson is interested in studying the relationship between weight loss and mood. to conduct the study, dr.grayson analyzes the results of several previous studies on weight loss and emotional state. which research strategy is dr. grayson using?

meta-analysis

Gestalt psychology is concerned primarily with understanding which of the following?

perception

In psychology, Gestalt principles are used to explain

perceptual organization

A research group conducted a study investigating the connection between self-reported number of hours slept in a given week and scores on a happiness measure. Based on the scatterplot above, the group can report that there is

positive correlation

In studying the behavior of five year olds in freeplay situations, a cognitive psychologist would be most interested in the children's

problem solving strategies

The belief that human behavior is the result of unconscious drives and conflicts represents which of the following theoretical perspectives?

psychoanalytic

An evolutionary psychologist would explainthat humans desire social interaction, social acceptance, and social affiliation due to a need for

survival

Of the following, an evolutionary psychologist will most likely investigate the

reason why many people have an innate fear of the dark