PSYCHOLOGY EXAM

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

Humanism

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

Jane Goodall

A group of preschool-age children are enrolled in a study that plans to follow them over time in order to assess behaviors and other characteristics that may predict later development of schizophrenia. This is an example of a(n) ________ design.

Longitudinal

For which concept is Abraham Maslow best known?

Proposing a hierarchy of human needs in motivating behavior

________ is/are often conducted with large numbers of participants and can even be conducted by phone, email, or mail.

Surveys

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

Theory

Which individual wrote Principles of Physiological Psychology and is credited with establishing a scientific laboratory of Psychology at the University of Leipzig?

William Wundt

Human eggs and sperm each contain 23 ________, which are composed of long strands of ________.

chromosomes; DNA

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

developmental

Changes in behavior and cognitive processes over time are studied by?

evolutionary psychologists

Which of the following research designs will allow cause-and-effect conclusions?

experimental

A group of researchers investigated the effects of two vocabulary learning strategies on word retention two weeks later. In this example, learning strategy is the ________ variable and word retention is the ________ variable.

experimental; control

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

obtaining the participant's signature or a signature from the parent or guardian if the participant is a minor

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

structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, humanism

Psychological knowledge is advanced through a process known as ________, which involves a prescribed series of steps designed to achieve the desired knowledge.

the scientific method

Psychology refers to the ________.

the scientific study of mind and behavior

Which of the following is not part of feminist psychology?

favoring women over men