Chapter 1 Quiz Psychology

Which of the following is an advantage of conducting psychological research in a laboratory?

A laboratory is a controlled setting with many of the complex factors of the real world removed.

________ refers to researchers' assignment of participants to groups by chance, to reduce the likelihood that an experiment's results will be due to preexisting differences between groups.

Random assignment

According to evolutionary psychologists,

human behavior is traceable to problems early humans faced in adapting to their environments.

Abe and Carl are psychologists who believe that people have free will and can make choices based on higher human values. Abe and Carl's views reflect the ________ approach to psychology.

humanistic

In experimental research, the ________ is a manipulated experimental factor, and the ________ is the outcome.

independent variable

In an experiment, the ________ is conceptualized as the "potential cause" and the ________ is conceptualized as the "resulting effect."

independent variable, dependent variable

According to the principle of ________, all participants must know what their participation will involve and what risks might develop.

informed consent

Which of the following goals of science does the empirical method best fulfill?

objectivity

Which of the following is the first step in the scientific method?

observing some phenomenon in the world

During a therapy session, Mrs. Brown's therapist, Donald, asks Mrs. Brown about her dreams because he believes that they are a key to her unconscious mind. In this scenario, Donald is most likely using the ________ approach to psychology.

psychodynamic

Dr. Badal, a psychologist, is studying achievement motivation among groups of African American, Latino, and Asian American people. In this scenario, Dr. Badal is most likely practicing the ________ approach to psychology.

sociocultural