PSYCH 1301
A ____ case study is conducted by gathering detailed information about participants who are psychological patients
clinical
The belief that strange behavior is linked to the occurrence of a full moon is an example of a
illusory correlation
The _____ is controlled by the experimenter
independent variable
Oona wants to conduct research on personnel management, workplace environment, and what type of environment results in high levels of employee productivity and efficiency. Oona should conduct research in the area of ________ psychology.
industrial organizational
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good hypothesis>
it is complex
Behaviorists study
learned behavior
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
What is the number one occupation employing graduates with a BA in psychology?
mid- and top- level management
Patwardhan et al. report data from a study where they hired experimental confederates to attend speed dating events, posing as daters, and carefully take notes on the behaviors of the daters. What type of research design did they use?
naturalistic observation
The empirical methods of study is based on
observation
A negative correlation means _______
one variable decreases as the other increases
A(n) _____ is a description of how the researchers will measure the variables of interest.
operational defintion
For a scientific explanation to be testable, it must also be ________.
perceivable and measureable
Behaviorism focuses on making psychology an objective science by ________.
studying overt behavior and deemphasizing the importance of unobservable mental processes
____ is/are often conducted with large numbers of participants and can even be conducted by phone, email, or mail.
surveys
Which of the following defines hypothesis?
tentative explanation
Scientific knowledge is advanced through a process known as
the scientific method
A ____ is a well developed set of ideas that purposes an explanation for observed phenomena?
theory
What do industrial and organizational psychology, health psychology, sport and exercise psychology, forensic psychology, and clinical psychology all have in common?
Applied psychololgy
Why is psychology considered a social science?
Behavior is biological, and our behavior is influenced by our interactions with others.
Lucy wants to study changes in cognitive skills, moral reasoning, and social behavior across the lifespan. Lucy should specialize in ________ psychology.
Developmental
Peter is interested in pursuing a ________ training program with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after he receives his PhD, which will allow him to further develop his research on adolescent suicide and broaden his research skills under the supervision of CDC researchers.
Post-doctoral
According to William James, the purpose of psychology was to ________.
Study the function of behavior
The cognitive revolution created an impetus for psychologists to focus their attention on better understanding _____
The mind and mental process that underlie behavior
Functionalist psychologists focus on the function of behavior and _____.
The operation of the while mind rather than the individual parts
What should be changed to make the following sentence true? Humanism focuses on the potential of all people for evil.
The word "evil" should be changed to the word "good"
Introspection refers to a process by which someone examines ________ as objectively as possible.
Their own conscious experience
Who was the first person referred to as a psychologist?
Wilhelm Wundt
_____ research uses past records or data sets to investigate research questions or to look for patterns or relationships
archival
The possible range for correlation coefficient is ____
between -1 and +1
Penelope studies how the structure and function of the nervous system is related to behavior. She is a ________.
biopsychologist
Dr. Mattar is interested in knowing more about brain injury to the occipital cortex, and he studies patients individually in order to gain in-depth knowledge about their behaviors. These studies would best be described as ________.
case studies
The scientific process is __, involving both inductive and deductive reasoning
circular
In the study of personality, the _____ model includes dimensions of conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism, openness, and extroversion.
Five factor
Which kind of psychologist would be consulted in jury selection and witness preparation
Forensic
Which theorist published research related to psychology of personality?
Freud
Which of the following does not influence perception?
Gestalt
The ____ reviews research conducted using animal subjects
IACUC
A _____ is a variable that affects both variables of interest and may falsely give the impression of a cause and effect relationship
confounding variable
The _____ group does not get the experimental treatment
control
______ means that there is a relationship between two or more variables
correlation
Naghemeh wants to focus on the emotional, social, vocational, and health-related outcomes of individuals who are considered psychologically healthy. Which area of psychology should she work in?
counseling psychology
Researchers are conducting a study where they have concerns that the participants beliefs and/or the experimenter's belief may skew the results. Therefore, they chose to conduct a _____ study
double-blind
Which of the following research designs will allow cause and effect conclusions
experimental
Simply expecting something to happen can make it happen. This describes ________.
placebo effect
What is Abraham Maslow best known for?
proposing a hierarchy of human needs in motivating behavior
Dr. Bogdarian noticed that one of her students addresses her with the word mother instead of the word professor or doctor. Dr. Bogdarian applies the principles of ________, and hypothesizes the student misspeaks because he is unconsciously associating her with his mother.
psychoanalytic theory
In order to maximize the chances that experimental groups represent the population of interest, researchers should conduct ________ and ________.
random sampling; random group assignment
_______ refers to the ability to consistently produce a given result
reliability
Stan and Jenny are in a psychology course that requires them to repeat an experiment that researchers have conducted in the past, in order to determine whether they produce the same results. This is called ________.
replication
A ______ is a graphical view of the strength and direction of a correlation
scatterplot
Which of the following refers to a broad explanation or group of explanations for some aspect of the natural world that is consistently supported by evidence over time?
scientific theory
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
A(n) _____ is conducted in order to determine whether there are meaningful differences between two groups in a study
statistical analysis
____ refers to the ability of an instrument or tool to accurately measure what is supposed to measure
validity
Which of the following is an example of research someone might conduct in the area of health psychology?
whether people working at a desk more likely to be obese
Which of the following would be difficult to assess using empirical research?
whether the id, ego, or superego is most responsible for emotional reactions
