Final Study Deck Flashcards
The young science of psychology developed from the more established fields of
philosophy and
biology
Correlation is a measure of the extent to which two factors
vary together
Which major force in psychology emphasized unconscious thought processes?
Freudian psychology
A theory is an organized set of principles that __observations and __ events.
Organizes
Predicts
Correlational research is most useful for purposes of
prediction
In an experimental study, men with erectile dysfunction received either Viagra or a
placebo. In this study, the drug dosage (none versus peak dose) was the
independent variable
Which of the following methods is most helpful for clarifying cause-effect relationships?
The experiment
If participants in the experimental group of a drug treatment study are much younger
than participants in the control group, the age of the research participants is a(n)
confounding variable
Discerning the unstated assumptions and values that underlie conclusions best illustrates__ which is an important learning tool.
critical thinking
Suppose that people who watch a lot of violence on TV are also particularly likely behave aggressively. This relationship would NOT necessarily indicate that watching violence influences aggressive behavior because
association does not prove causation
Which perspective most clearly focuses on how we learn observable responses?
Behavioral
Our tendency to believe we know more than we do illustrates
Overconfidence
Three key attitudes of scientific inquiry are
curiosity, skepticism, and humility
In an experimental study of the effects of anxiety on self-esteem, anxiety would be the __variable.
Independent
Contemporary psychology is best defined as A science of
behavior and mental processes
The enduring traditions, anitudes, ideas, values, and behavior shared by a group of people constitutes their
Culture
In a psychological experiment, the factor that may be influenced by the manipulated experimental treatment is called the _ variable.
dependent
The nature-nurture issue refers to the debate over the relative contributions that __make to the development of psychology traits.
Genes and experience
A testable prediction that is often implied by a theory is called a(n)
Hypothesis
A questioning attitude regarding psychologists’ assumptions and hidden values best
illustrates
critical thinking
Recognizing that one of your friends is feeling angry and that another friend is feeling sad llustrates an ability known as:
theory of mind
The reappearance, after a time lapse, of an extinguished CR is called
spontaneous recovery
Five-year-old Trevor is emotionally disturbed and refuses to communicate with anyone. To get him to speak, his teacher initially gives him candy for any utterance, then only for a clearly spoken word, and finally only for a complete sentence. The teacher is using the method of
shaping
The acquisition of mental information by observing events, by watching others, or through:
Cognitive learning