Exam 1: Introduction to the Science of Psychology

You are asked to be on a panel of experts investigating the nature of consciousness.While the other experts are content to rely on speculation regarding consciousness,you demand that the evidence be based on experience and observation.Your approach is known as ____.

Zorica studies social influences on consumer behavior.Pat researches the effect of chemical imbalances on the onset of depression.Zorica and Pat study different topics and may use different methods,but like the majority of psychologists,they both ____.

Although psychology contains diverse subfields and approaches,two factors provide unity.One of these factors is that ____.

Aaron believes that drug abuse occurs because abusers produce more of certain brain chemicals and because they perceive drugs to be their salvation.Aaron advocates which two approaches in psychology?

To attempt to discover why some adolescents begin using drugs and alcohol,a social psychologist would most likely study the ____.

Jami says to her therapist,Len,"I really want to understand myself better.That is why I am in therapy." Len replies,"Then we will have to start digging in your past and understanding all of the unconscious motives that cause you to be who you are." Len probably takes a(n)____ approach to psychology.

During lunch,Tara says,"I am reading this book called On the Origin of Species,and the author has some really bizarre ideas about why we think and act as we do." Thom replies,"Yeah,I read that book.It was written by Charles Darwin.I liked the discussion on ____."

A guest at a party says that the psychodynamic and behavioral approaches to psychology are quite similar.You disagree and say the behavioral approach stresses ____ while the psychodynamic model emphasizes ____.

The song lyric,"I am a rock; I am an island" is similar to the attitudes of people from a(n)_____ culture.

Within a scientific discipline,the focus of investigation is often cyclical in nature.In psychology,the cycle is represented by an emphasis on the study of ____ in the 1880s and on the study of ____ in the 1980s.

The difference between a school psychologist and an educational psychologist is that a school psychologist ____.

A creative team wants to design a web site that users can navigate intuitively and that has a logical flow of information.This team would benefit most from the expertise of a(n)____ psychologist.

Latasha works for a multinational corporation.She must report to executives from a collectivist culture about the status of a project conducted by her group.To communicate in the most appropriate way to these executives,what should she say?

If you were to study consciousness by having your friends use introspection and report the results to you,your research method would be most similar to that used by ____.

Dr.Cassidy researches how teachers can most effectively teach grammar principles to elementary school students.Dr.Cassidy's research is most appropriate for which subfield of psychology?

Wundt's approach to psychology is called structuralism because he stressed that ____.

Jorie thinks that the attention her little brother gets when he has tantrums actually encourages him to have more tantrums.Jorie's explanation is based on a____ approach.

The chapter in your textbook on consciousness would be of least interest to someone advocating ____.

Kari wants to win and gets upset when she loses in sports.She also tries not to wear the same types of clothes that other people wear.Despite her attempts to be unique,she often feels lonely.Kari is most likely from a(n)____ culture.

Debi notices that her seven-year-old daughter often gives wrong answers before giving the right answers when playing word games.Debi suspects her daughter does this for several reasons; her brain is still forming,she has learned it will earn her attention,and her problem-solving skills are ever-changing.Debi's explanation best reflects a(n)____ approach to psychology.