Final Questions

Question 1

For which concept is Abraham maslow best known?

Answer 1

Proposing a hierarchy of needs

Question 2

The relief of pain following the taking of an inactive substance that is perceived to have medical benefits illustrates

Answer 2

The placebo effect

Question 3

A hypothesis is a

Answer 3

Testable prediction that gives direction to research

Question 4

A ____ is a well developed set of ideas that proposes an explanation for observed phenomenona

Answer 4

Theory

Question 5

Correlation is a measure of the extent to which two factors

Answer 5

Vary together

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Informed consent

Question 7

The empirical method of study is based on

Answer 7

Observation of phenomenona

Question 8

After an experiment, research participants are told its purpose and about any deception they may have experienced, this is called:

Answer 8

Debriefing

Question 9

An intert substance that may be administered instead of a drug to see if it produces any of the same effects as the drug, this is called

Answer 9

Placebo

Question 10

Clinical psychologist specialize in

Answer 10

Providing therapy to troubled people

Question 11

In a psychological experiment, the experimental factor that is manipulated by the investigator is called the ____ variable

Answer 11

Independent

Question 12

Which perspective within psychology that emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans

Answer 12

Humanism

Question 13

Cognitive psychology focuses on studying ___

Answer 13

Thoughts and their relationship to our experiences and actions

Question 14

A series of dots arranged in the shape of a face will be perceived as a face, not a series of dots. A psychologist studying this phenomenon is applying the principals of ____

Answer 14

Gestalt psychology

Question 15

Penelope studies how the structures and function of the nervous system is related to behavior. She is a _____

Answer 15

Biopsychologist

Question 16

When every individual in a large population has a small but equal chance of being included in a survey, researchers are using a procedure known as

Answer 16

Random-sampling

Question 17

In a psychological experiment, the factor that may be influenced by the manipulated experimental treatment is called the _______ variable

Answer 17

Dependent

Question 18

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 received a placebo. This investigation involves the use of

Answer 18

The double-blind procedure

Question 19

Which psychologists were MOST likely to be involved in applied research

Answer 19

Industrial-organizational psychologists

Question 20

The specialist most likely to have a medical degree is a

Answer 20

Psychiatrist

Question 21

Which of the following methods is most helpful in clarifying cause-effect relationships

Answer 21

The experiment

Question 22

Lucy wants to study changes in physical attributes, cognitive skills, moral reasoning, and social behavior across the lifespan. Lucy should specialize in ______ psychology

Answer 22

Developmental

Question 23

Looking inward and reporting your immediate sensors, images, and feelings is called

Answer 23

Introspection

Question 24

The birth of psychology is often attributed to Wilhelm Wundt because he started the investigation of mental processing by using

Answer 24

Scientific methods

Question 25

The case study is a research method in which

Answer 25

A single individual or group is studied in death depth

Question 26

Which famous female psychologist completed all of the requirements for a degree but was denied that degree because of her sex

Answer 26

Mary Whiton Calkins

Question 27

According to William James, what was the true purpose of psychology

Answer 27

Studying the function of behavior in the world