BSU Psychology 101: Unit 1 (Henderson)
The group exposed to a newly created drug that is being tested in an experiment is called the ___.
The simplified reality of laboratory experiments is most helpful in enabling psychologists to ___.
develop general principles that help explain behavior
Governor Donovan was greeted by large, enthusiastic crowds at a ll of his political rallies. As a result, he became overconfident about his chances of re-election. In this instance, the governor needs to be alerted to the value of ___.
Megan was certain that she would never live far away from her family. However, when offered a better job in another state, she decided to take it. Megan's experience best illustrates ___.
By testing their predictions with the observational method of science, psychologists are using an ___.
Mike Crampton's stockbroker has informed him that he has suffered substantial investment losses. When Mike tells his wife, she angrily responds, "I could have told you that your investment plan would fail!" He comment best illustrates ___.
Research participants were asked to monitor and report their own immediate sensory reactions to differently colored objects. This research involved a technique known as ___.
To learn about TV viewing habits of all the children attending Oakbridge School, Professor DeVries randomly selected and interviewed 50 of the school's students. In this instance, all the children attending the school are considered to be a ___.
To assess reactions to a proposed tuition hike at her school, Ariana sent a questionnaire to every fifteenth person in the registrar's alphabetical listing of all currently enrolled students. Ariana is ensuring that her survey results are accurate by usin
The average price for different brands of toothpaste could be visually displayed in a ___.
University of Texas students were fitted with belt-worn audio recorders for up to four days so that researchers could sample their daily activities. The researchers employed a scientific method known as ___.
A normal curve would approximate the distribution of ___.
the physical heights of all American women
Which of the following correlation coefficients expresses the weakest degree of relationship between two variables?
Potential research participants are told enough about an upcoming study to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate. This illustrates the practice of seeking ___.
To understand the unusual behavior of an adult client, a clinical psychologist carefully investigates the client's current life situation and his physical, social-cultural, and educational history. Which research method has the psychologist used?
Mrs. Alfieri believes that her husband's angry outbursts against her result from his unconscious hatred of his own mother. Mrs. Alfieri is looking at her hustband's behavior from a ___ perspective.
The fact that the same individual won the New Jersey lottery on two separate occasions best illustrates ___.
To determine whether the strength of people's self esteem is related to their income levels, researchers would most likely make use of ___.
According to the lecture, the ___ variable is what is being measured, and the ___ variable is what is being manipulated.
As Dr. Henderson discussed in lecture, the ___ variable is what is measured to show change.
As discussed in lecture, the scientific attitude in psychology asserts that one should be skeptical but not ___.
As Dr. Henderson discussed in lecture, Abraham Maslow believed that ___.
humans have the freedom to choose identity
As presented in lecture, a positive correlation means that the values of both variables are moving in ___ direction.
As presented in lecture, operational definitions heed to be written in enough detail so that ___.
others can duplicate research
As discussed in lecture, the first step of the scientific method is ___.
develop, define, and limit the "problem" or phenomena of interest
As Dr. Henderson discussed in lecture, the two major components of an operational definition are ___ and ___, and these two things corresponded to the circles we used during our in-class example.
As presented in lecture, one example of ___ occurred when researchers watched bullying behaviors on school playgrounds.
As discussed in lecture, -0.85 is an example of a ___ correlation.
Human psychologists focused attention on the importance of people's ___.
potential for healthy growth
Which psychologists are MOST likely to be involved in applied research?
industrial-organizational psychologist
Which major force in psychology emphasized unconscious thought processes?
Which psychologists are MOST likely to be involved in basic research?
The survival of organisms best suited to a particular environment is known as ___.
One of the last century's most influential observers of children was the Swiss biologist ___.
The view that psychology should be an objective science that studies observable human activity without reference to mental processes is known as ___.
Human factors psychologists would be most likely to aid in the design of ___.
user-friendly factory machinery
Samples provide ___ estimates of population averages if the samples have small ___.
good; standard deviations
The ___ is a measure of ___.
Which measure of variation is affected most by a few extreme scores?
A completely focused state of consciousness resulting from optimal engagement of one's skills is called ___.
To accurately isolate cause and effect, experimenters should use ___.
Hindsight bias and overconfidence often lead us to overestimate ___.
Both the researchers and the participants in a memory study are ignorant about which participants have actually received a potentially memory-enhancing drug and which have received a placebo. This investigation involves the sue of the ___.
Which techniques involves repeating the essence of an earlier research study with different participants in different circumstances?
Rodesia insists that Dr. Phillip's theory of aggression be checked against observable evidence. She is demonstrating the scientific attitude of ___.
Giving half of the members a group some purported psychological finding and the other half an opposite result is an easy way to demonstrate the impact of ___.
The distinctive feature of the psychodynamic perspective is its emphasis on ___.
The survival of organisms best suited to a particular environment is known as ___
Introspection was the basic research tool used by ___ in order to study people's inner sensations and mental images.
Looking inward and reporting your immediate sensations, images, and feelings is called ___.
Which perspective would focus on the extent to which different parenting styles are encouraged among various ethnic groups?
Assessing the impact of different management styles on the motivation and productivity of employees best illustrates the professional concerns of ___.
organizational psychology
For each performance review, Professor Donnell is evaluated by her students, colleagues, department chair, and research assistants. This best illustrates ___.
By scripting specific job-relevant questions to be asked of all those applying for a particular work position, a personnel psychologist is most clearly developing a framework for ___.
The enduring traditions, attitudes, ideas, values, and behaviors shared by a group of people constitutes their ___.
In a study of the effects of drinking alcohol, some participants drank a nonalcoholic beverage that actually smelled and tasted like alcohol. This nonalcoholic drink was a ___.
In a test of the effects of sleep deprivation on problem-solving skills, research participants are allowed to sleep either 4 or 8 hours on each of three consecutive nights. This research is an example of ___.
The view that psychology should be an objective science that studies observable human acitivity without reference to mental processes is known as ___.