reading 1
Which psychological perspective examines the ways in which the social and cultural environments influence behavior?
Sociocultural approach
a)descriptive research b)correlational research c)experimental research
a) research that involves finding out about the basic dimensions of some variable b)research that is interested in discovering relationships between variables c)research concerned with establishing causal relationships between variables
a) descriptive research b) correlational research c) experimental research
a) to determine the basic dimensions of a phenomenon b) to determine how variables change together c) to determine whether a causal relationship exists be
What are the three basic types of research used in psychology?
a)correlational b)descriptive c)experimental
Which of the following are types of psychological research?
a)experimental b)descriptive c)correlationa
Which of the following are significant ingredients in producing behavior, according to the biopsychosocial approach?
a)social factors b)psychological factors c)biological factors
The _____ perspective on human behavior asserts that biological, psychological, and social factors are all significant ingredients in producing behavior.
biopsychosocial
Laboratory research is conducted in a(n) __ 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------- research.
correlational, correlation, corelational, or corelation
Which is the psychological perspective that uses concepts such as adaptation, reproduction, and natural selection as the basis for explaining specific human behaviors?
evolutionary approach
The-----approach uses evolutionary ideas such as adaptation, reproduction, and natural selection as the basis for explaining specific human behaviors.
evolutionary, evolution, or evolutionary approach
A(n) _____ is a carefully regulated procedure in which one or more variables believed to influence the behavior being studied are manipulated while all other variables are held constant.
experiment
The -------approach to psychology emphasizes a person's positive qualities, the capability for positive growth, and the freedom to choose any destiny.
humanistic
What is NOT one of the three basic types of research used in psychology?
inferential
What setting would researchers choose if they needed to remove the complex factors of the real world to conduct their research?
laboratory
An experiment involves Blank______ one variable and observing the effect on another variable.
manipulating
Which of the following are descriptive research methods?
observation case studies surveys interviews
Which of the following are NOT among the contemporary approaches to psychology that represent the intellectual backdrop of psychological science?
physical exploratory
The entire group about which the investigator draws conclusions is known as a
population.
The steps in the scientific method do NOT include
preparing meta-analyses.
Which psychological perspective emphasizes unconscious thought, the conflict between biological drives and society's demands, and early family experiences?
psychodynamic approach
The Blank______ examines the influences of social and cultural environments on behavior.
sociocultural approach
In psychological research, the population is
the group about which the researcher would like to draw conclusions.
Correlational research involves studies that are concerned with identifying the relationships between two or more -------in order to describe how they change together.
variables or variable
------ research serves the purpose of determining the basic dimensions of a phenomenon and defining what it is or how often it occurs, but it cannot provide causal information.
Descriptive
