Ch 1 Quiz

You are unsure whether you want to complete an experiment you began an hour ago. According to the Ethical Principles of Psychologists when you ask the researcher is you have to continue, the researcher should respond with_____.

"You have the right to drop out of the study at any time."

If you wanted to study someone with a rare disorder such as photophobia (fear of light), your BEST research option would be a _____.

Case study

A participant's agreement to take part in a study after being told what to expect is known as_____.

Informed consent

Structuralism, although short-lived, made an important contribution to the science of psychology because it _____.

Established a model for the scientific study of mental processes.

Which of the following is the BEST example of psychology's goal of changing behavior?

Exploring the function of cutting behavior in a teenager's life so the teenage can understand his/her options and makes the choices regarding behavior.

Cognitive psychology focuses on _____.

Mental processes, language and perception.

Hsao-Wei was sent to the school psychologist to be tested. Based on her IQ score, she was placed in a program for gifted children. This is an example of which goal of psychology?

Predicting behavior

Which of the following is NOT a mental process?

Reading

_____ is used to analyze the findings of a research study?

Statistics

The term basic research is BEST defined as research that _____.

advances general scientific understanding

Dr. Watson, from the _____ school of psychology, focused on objective, observable behavior rather than on the unconscious.

behaviorism

The BEST definition of a double blind study is research in which _____.

both the researcher and the participants are unaware of who is in the experimental and control groups

The psychological perspective that studies how we gather, encode, and store information is the _____ perspective.

cognitive

According to your text, debriefing is _____.

explaining the purpose of the study, anticipated results, and deceptions used when the study is over

Universalists believe _____ provide the clearest example of a possible cultural universal.

facial emotion expression

_____ are manipulated; _____ are measured.

independent variables; dependent variables

Behaviorists are most successful in treating _____.

overt behavior problems

Salary and years of education are typically _____ correlated, and grade point average and the number of hours of television watched per day are typically _____ correlated.

positively; negatively

The control group in an experiment is the group in which participants _____.

receive no treatment

A survey is a _____.

research technique for assessing behaviors and attitudes of a sample or population

Replication increases scientific confidence in a theory if the _____.

results are similar

The inability to generalize research results to other people or situations is directly affected by _____.

sample bias

In a study on student conformity, researchers selected a group of college students who appeared to represent the characteristics of students from the entire college campus. The selected group served as the _____ of the college _____.

sample; population

Lloyd is fascinated by interpersonal behavior, especially prejudice and other attitudes. It is likely that Lloyd is a _____ psychologist.

social

Numerous studies have been conducted on test-taking behavior. The data from these studies have been compiled, and researchers have developed a set of concepts to explain this interrelated data and generate testable questions to verify these concepts. This set of concepts is called a _____.

theory