Exam 1: Introduction to Psychology

Marcy is trying to define anxiety in a way that can be measured. She is attempting to find an appropriate _____

Theories help psychologists achieve the _____ goal by generating testable _____

The _____ variable is the variable that the experimenter manipulates, or changes, in the experimental method.

Kim wants to talk with a therapist who will see him in a positive light and respect his personal experience while helping him understand his feelings and create a meaningful life. Kim will be most satisfied with a therapist who takes the _____ perspective.

Jorge is a psychology student who is doing a report on the behaviors kindergarten children demonstrate on the playground. Because he notices that many of the children like to play tag, he takes detailed notes on tag-playing behavior. Which of the goals of psychology did Jorge meet?

Which of the following statements would most likely be made by Sigmund Freud?

People responding to surveys or interviews tend to want to present themselves in a good light, thus reducing the accuracy of their responses. This is called the _____ response.

Which of the following is NOT a descriptive research method?

Bob is a participant in a study investigating the effectiveness of Ritalin in treating ADHD. Bob has ADHD, but is in a group that received a placebo (sugar pills)instead of Ritalin. Bob is in the _____ group.

Describe structuralism as a school of thought. What significant role did structuralism play in establishing the field of psychology?

The early perspective called Gestalt psychology has evolved into the current perspective called _____

Experimenters can justify the use of deception because _____

The adaptation of human behavior over long periods of time for survival is the focus of the _____ school of thought.

"The whole is greater than the sum of the parts" is a statement associated with the perspective of _____

When the researcher's expectations influence participant's behavior and/or the researcher's interpretation of the experimental results, it is called ____

The process of objectively evaluating claims, propositions, and conclusions to determine whether they follow logically from the evidence is known as _____

Matt's experiment was designed to find out if reading an entire chapter at once led to better test grades than reading a section at a time over several days. The dependent variable in his experimental research was _____

Psychology is more than just common sense because it utilizes the _____ to acquire knowledge.

A case study would be the most appropriate method to investigate which of these topics?

The most important limitation of the experimental method is that, no matter how careful an experimenter is, factors other than the independent variable can affect different subject groups in the study unequally. These factors are called _____