Exam 1: Introduction to the Science of Psychology

A cognitive psychologist would be most likely to design a study of ____.

Rashma teaches a Parent Training Workshop,and she advocates that parents get to know the uniqueness of their children.She stresses that we can't see children's points of view because we don't know how they perceive the world and that children are innately good and working toward self-fulfillment.Rashma most likely identifies with the ____ approach to psychology.

Lola is conducting research on the intersection of psychology and law.Specifically,she wants to know how eyewitness testimony can be affected by the way that police officers and attorneys phrase their questions.Lola is interested in the ____ subfield of psychology.

Erick is a psychologist who depends on methods and strategies from more than one discipline of psychology.In other words,Erick takes a(n)____ approach to the study of psychology.

Dr.Bashir meets with clients who are dealing with a range of psychological disorders.He discusses strategies for changing behaviors and thoughts and assists his clients in the process of overcoming their problems.Dr.Bashir most likely works in the ____ subfield of psychology.

Dr.Jamison is conducting a study examining the emotional and behavioral changes that occur during puberty.Dr.Jamison is especially interested in how these changes are associated with changes in hormones.The subfield of psychology Dr.Jamison is likely interested in is ____ psychology.

The focus on what goes right,on the things that make life worth living,has become known as ____.

Dr.Bothwell's research finds a correlation between frequency of touching another person during conversations and perceived attractiveness of the person doing the touching.You would most likely find Dr.Bothwell's work reported in a journal that publishes research in ____ psychology.

Mark is trying to teach his dog to sit at his command.To do this,he rewards the dog with a biscuit only if the dog obeys when Mark says "Sit!" Mark is following the ____ approach to psychology.

Calisha and Renata are discussing arsonists.Calisha has been reading the work of a ____ psychologist and believes that fire-setting behavior might be linked to hormonal imbalances.Renata has been reading the work of a ____ psychologist and believes that fire-setting is a behavior that is influenced by other people.

In research on depression,Dr.Calhoun has subjects keep track of their negative and pessimistic thoughts so those thoughts can be examined to determine how realistic they actually are.Dr.Calhoun is using a(n)____ approach.

A psychologist following the ____ approach is most likely to believe that an unconscious struggle concerning repressed sexual urges is affecting his or her patient's mental processes.

Elvira must decide between two jobs,one in Alaska and one in Hawaii.The job in Alaska will require her to give up her own goal of living in a warmer climate,but it would honor her family's preference that she live near them.Elvira will be most likely to accept the job in Alaska if she identifies with the values of a(n)____ culture.

Achmed claims that men are more aggressive than women because in the past,being aggressive increased men's reproductive chances.Clarisse argues that this difference is a result of men being rewarded and women being punished for being aggressive.Achmed is taking the ____ approach,while Clarisse is taking the ____ approach to understanding aggressiveness.

Dr.Mueller is interested in studying eating disorders.Her hypothesis is that abnormal eating behavior is learned through previous successes and failures with restrictive diet programs.She most likely follows which school of psychological thought?

While relaxing in the park,Dilbert decides to read his new book on the study of positive psychology.This book will primarily focus on ____.

At McCutcheon University,Dr.West is studying how factors such as gender,ethnicity,and social class affect the attitudes of domestic students toward international students.This research is focusing on ____ variables.

Community psychologists are primarily interested in the ____ of psychological disorders.

A researcher interested in measuring characteristics such as agreeableness or openness to experience would probably be a ____ psychologist.

Which research question would be least likely to focus on sociocultural variables?