Ch1

The entire group about which the investigator draws conclusions is known as a

Population

The technique that Freud developed is called________

Psychoanalysis

Which psychological perspective emphasizes unconscious thought, the conflict between the biological instincts and societies demands, and early family experiences?

Psychodynamic approach

Select all that apply: which of these are recognized approaches to psychology? psychodynamic, evolutionary, exploratory, biological, physical, or sociocultural

Psychodynamic, evolutionary, biological, and sociocultural

Some psychologist argue that psychology should be value free and morally neutral. Why do some psychologist think this would this be difficult to do? A. psychologist are value free, but society couldn't understand such positions since it is a value-laden place B. Psychologist or human and, therefore, cannot be value free, even if they try C. Psychologist do not want to be value free, but our rather trying to push their own agenda

Psychologist or human and, therefore, cannot be value free even if they try

The ________ Approach specifically examines the ways in which social and cultural environments influence behavior

Sociocultural

Which psychological perspective examines the ways in which the social and cultural environment influence behavior?

Sociocultural approach

In psychological research, the population is ________

The group about which the researcher would like to draw conclusions

Which statement about the seven contemporary approaches is most accurate: 1. Most psychologist believe in only one of the perspectives 2. The behaviorist approach has been shown to be more accurate than the others 3. They have all been scientifically tested except for the sociocultural perspective 4. They all provide different lenses for studying human behavior

They all provide different lenses for studying human behavior

Correctional research involves gathering data on ________

Two sets of variables

________ Is a broad term for any characteristic that can change in someway

Variable

Which psychological perspective focuses on the mental processes involved in knowing: how we direct our attention, perceive, remember, think, and solve problems

cognitive approach

Which psychological perspective emphasizes a persons positive qualities, capability for positive growth, and the freedom to choose any destiny?

humanistic approach

The five steps of the ________ Method are reflected differently and three types of research commonly used in psychology

scientific

What is a variable?

Anything that can be changed

Which of these are considered contemporary approaches to psychology select all that apply: behavioral, investigative, sociocultural, metaphysical, humanistic, cognitive, or chemical

Behavioral, sociocultural, humanistic, and cognitive

Laboratory research is conducted in a ________ setting

Controlled

Research that involves determining the relationship between variables and whose purpose is to examine whether and how two variables change together is called ________

Correctional

Select all that apply: Which of these are types of psychological research: 1. Correctional 2. Pseudoscientific 3. Descriptive 4. Experimental

Correctional, descriptive, experimental

________ Research serves the purpose of determining the basic dimensions of a phenomenon in defining what it is or how often occurs, but it cannot provide casual information

Descriptive

________ Research there's a purpose of determining the basic dimensions of a phenomenon in determining what it is or how often it occurs, but he cannot provide casual information

Descriptive

Which of these are types of psychological research select all that apply Descriptive, correlational, experimental, or pseudoscientific

Descriptive, correlation, experimental

Select all that apply: Which of the following are the three basic types of research used in psychology: 1. Descriptive 2. Experimental 3. Variable 4. Correctional

Descriptive, experimental, and correctional

Which statement about the setting contemporary approaches is the most accurate: 1. one approach is correct, and the other approaches are wrong 2. most psychologist believe in only one of the perspectives 3. they have all been scientifically tested, except for the socio-cultural perspective 4. each perspective provide some insight into human behavior and mental processes

Each perspective provide some insight into human behavior and mental processes

What is a psychological perspective that uses concepts such as adaptation, reproduction, and "survival of the fittest" is the basis for explaining specific human behaviors

Evolutionary approach

A ________ Is a carefully regulated procedure in which one or more variables to believe to influence the behavior being studied or manipulated while all other variables are held constant

Experiment

True or false: animal research has provided no benefit to humans

False

The ________ approach to psychology emphasizes a persons qualities, capability for growth, and the freedom to choose any Destiny

Humanistic

Which of the following is not one of the three basic types of researchers in psychology: 1. Inferential 2. Correlational 3. Experimental 4. Descriptive

Inferential

What setting would a researcher choose if they need to remove the complex factors of the real world to conduct a research

Laboratory

And experiment involves ________ One variable in observing the effect on another variable

Manipulating

Before it can be conducted, all psychological research is subject to review by ________

an institutional review board