Psychological Science And Consciousness Flashcards
Early psychologists such as Wilhelm Wundt and William James focused on the study of what?
mental processes.
The neuroscience perspective in psychology would be most likely to emphasize that behavior is influenced by what?
blood chemistry.
Professor Crisman believes that most women prefer tall and physically strong partners because this preference promoted the survival of our ancestors’ genes. This viewpoint best illustrates the ________ perspective.
evolutionary
Dr. Santaniello conducts research on how children’s moral thinking changes as they grow older. It is most likely that Dr. Santaniello is a(n) ________ psychologist.
developmental
Contemporary psychology is best defined as the science of what?
behavior and mental processes.
Suppose that people who watch a lot of violence on TV are also particularly likely to behave aggressively. This relationship would NOT necessarily indicate that watching violence influences aggressive behavior because why?
association does not prove causation.
In which type of research would an investigator manipulate one factor and observe its effect on some behavior or mental process?
experimentation
Random assignment minimizes ________ between experimental and control groups. Random sampling minimizes ________ between a sample and a population.
differences; differences
In an experimental study of the effects of anxiety on self-esteem, anxiety would be the ________ variable.
independent
June’s correct solution of a novel arithmetic problem was simultaneously facilitated by unconscious inferences and the conscious application of mathematical principles. This best illustrates the value of what?
dual processing.
Consciousness is what?
our awareness of ourselves and our environment.
At 3 o’clock in the morning, John has already slept for 4 hours. As long as his sleep continues, we can expect an increasing occurrence of what?
REM sleep.
Three hours after going to sleep, Shoshanna’s heart rate increases, her breathing becomes more rapid, and her eyes move rapidly under her closed lids. Research suggests that Shoshanna is what?
dreaming.
Circadian rhythm refers to what?
a pattern of biological functioning that occurs on a roughly 24-hour cycle.
Failing to see visible objects when our attention is directed elsewhere is called what?
inattentional blindness.
