Term 1

Which of these is the most accurate definition of the discipline of psychology?

Definition 1

The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

Term 2

The goals of psychology are to____?

Definition 2

Description, Explanation, Prediction, Control

Term 3

Mei was sent to the school psychologist to be tested. Based on her IQ scores it was decided that she would do well in the gifted child program. This is an example of which goal of psychology?

Definition 3

Prediction
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Term 4

The question "What is happening?" refers to which of the following goals in psychology?

Definition 4

Description and Explanation

Term 5

The question "How can it be changed?" refers to which of the following goals in psychology?

Definition 5

Control

Term 6

The school of psychology called structuralism used a technique called ____, which involved reporting the contents of consciousness to study a person's experiences.

Definition 6

Objective Introspection
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Term 7

If a functionalist from the 1870s were alive today, where would we mist likely find him?

Definition 7

School working towards improving teaching.

Term 8

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

Definition 8

Gestalt Psychology

Term 9

Which type of psychologist would be most likely to argue that a criminal engages in unlawful behavior because he grew up around older boys who engaged in criminal activities?

Definition 9

Behaviorists
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Term 10

The belief that the unconscious mind has an influence on one's behavior is part of what early field of psychology?

Definition 10

Psychoanalyst

Term 11

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

Definition 11

Cognative

Term 12

The class is playing a game of Jeopardy! and it is your turn. "I'll take Pioneers in Psychology for $50." The revealed answer is "Focused on unconscious factors and relied on the case study method." Just before the buzzer sounds, what will you say?

Definition 12

Sigmund Frued
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Term 13

Which treatment approach did Sigmund Frued develop for treating his patients?

Definition 13

Psychoanalysis

Term 14

Frued stressed the importance of _______.

Definition 14

Early childhood experiences. Personality formed in the first 6 years.

Term 15

John B. Watson believed that psychology should involve the study of _____.

Definition 15

Scientific Inquiry
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Term 16

What advice might John B. Watson have offered to psychologists of his time?

Definition 16

Focus on observable behavior

Term 17

Freud said phobias were _______ whereas Watson said phobias were ______.

Definition 17

Term 18

Which pair of scientists shard the most similar views of behavior?

Definition 18

Mary and John Watson
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Term 19

Self-actualization was part of which of the following perspectives?

Definition 19

Psychodynamic Perspective

Term 20

Professor Beverly approaches questions about human behavior from a perspective that emphasizes bodily events and chemicals, such as hormones, associated with behavior. It is most likely that she accepts which of the following psychological approaches?

Definition 20

Biopsychological Perspective

Term 21

Dr. Mosher is a psychologist who tries to understand how people select their mates. She must be an ______.

Definition 21

Evolutionary perspective seeking mental strategy.
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Term 22

Dr. Braunz has been treating a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. She decides to write a prescription for Ritalin. Given this information,it is most likely that Dr, Braunz is a ________.

Definition 22

Psychiatrist

Term 23

Sandi is a single mother living in a project in a poor section of the city. She has addiction issues and just lost custody if her three children. What type of psychologist is most likely to get involved in Sandi's situation?

Definition 23

Psychiatric Social Worker

Term 24

________ is a system used for reducing bias and error in the measurement of data.

Definition 24

Scientific Method
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Term 25

Forming a hypothesis is the second step in a scientific investigation. This step is derived from which goal of psychology?

Definition 25

Prediction

Term 26

What is one of the major reasons that psychologist report results publicly?

Definition 26

So others can learn from work

Term 27

Jane Goodall's research with chimpanzees and gorillas can best be described as ______.

Definition 27

Naturalistic observation
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Term 28

A researcher stops people at the mall and asks them questions about their attitudes toward gun control. Which research technique is being used?

Definition 28

Surveys

Term 29

All of the following variables, except for _____ show a positive correlation.

Definition 29

Negative

Term 30

Marcy is trying to define anxiety in a way that can be empirically tested. She is attempting to find an appropriate ________.

Definition 30

Operational
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Term 31

A researcher is investigating the effects f exercise on weight. What are the independent and dependent variables in this experiment?

Definition 31

Independent: Exercise

Dependent: Weight

Term 32

Sandy Sue was participating in an experiment in which she was given a pill that was supposed to cause her to get drowsy. Five minutes after taking the pill, Sandy Sue reported that she felt drowsy and wanted to lie down. The pill was actually made of sugar and had no ingredients to cause drowsiness. How do you explain Sandy Sue's drowsy feeling?

Definition 32

Assumed the drug affected her

Term 33

_______ is an experiment in which participants do not know if they are in the experimental or the control group but the experimenters do know which participants are part of which group.

Definition 33

Single/Blind
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Term 34

Each of the following is a common ethical guideline suggested by the American Psychological Association EXCEPT _____.

Definition 34

People - first
Research - second

Term 35

Experimenters can justify the use of deception because ________.

Definition 35

Sometimes the study wouldn't work but later are told why they were deceived.

Term 36

In the statement "Critical thinking requires reasoned judgments," the word reasoned means _____.

Definition 36

Logical and well thought out.