Psychology Final example #8281

The vast majority of violent crimes are committed by those with

John B. Watson would have expressed the greatest disapproval of attempts to scientifically study whether:

Which of the following is true for those assigned to a control group?

Learning that some responses, but not others, will be punished is called:

A child hits one of his older siblings, who is constantly teasing him. People from East Asian cultures would be more likely than people from individualist Western cultures to explain the younger child's behavior in terms of

Some students study hard beginning with the first couple of weeks of a semester because they subsequently receive very good final course grades. This best illustrates that human behavior is influenced by:

Participants in the Milgram obedience studies were ordered to

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 use of

Obsessions are

A representative sample is one that accurately reflects a larger

Tom is in a bad mood because he has just lost his cell phone, but he decides to attend his friend's party anyhow. At the party, people are laughing and having a good time, so Tom immediately cheers up and joins the fun. Tom's emotional change is to the result of

Any stimulus that, when presented after a response, strengthens the response is called a(n):

Which perspective would suggest that the facial expressions associated with the emotions of lust and rage are inherited?

Jeremy wears his baseball cap backward because he noticed that his older brother does so. This illustrates the importance of:

Psychologists describe shared goals that override differences among people and require their cooperation as

Disruptions in conscious awareness and sense of identity are most characteristic of

A factor other than the independent variable that might produce an effect in an experiment is called a

A response is learned most rapidly and is most resistant to extinction if it is acquired under conditions of:

Alex was paid $100 for eight hours of work. The money was a(n):

A major issue that has emerged from debates over the use of animals in psychological research centers on

Contemporary psychology is best defined as the scientific study of

The psychologist who would be least likely to participate in devising ways to improve teaching and learning in a classroom would be a(n) _______ psychologist.

The hindsight bias refers to people's tendency to

Being randomly assigned to the experimental group in a research project involves being assigned

The early school of psychology known as functionalism was developed by

A dislike of the tastes of certain foods during pregnancy tends to peak when the developing embryo is most vulnerable to:

Dr. Mills conducts research on why individuals conform to the behaviors and opinions of others. Which specialty area does his research best represent?

Attribution theory was designed to account for

Arguments as to whether psychological differences between men and women result from biological or social influences most clearly involve a debate over the issue of

Who would be most likely to emphasize the role of the unconscious in affecting behavior?

Helpful and constructive actions best illustrate:

A descriptive technique for obtaining the self-reported attitudes or behaviors of a representative sample of a population is known as

Following the 9/11 terrorist attack on New York, people across the country donated their time and money to assist the devastated community. This behavior best illustrates

Wilma is extremely agitated because she hears voices that tell her to sexually seduce the male nurses in her hospital ward. Wilma is most clearly suffering from

In classical conditioning a stimulus is any event or situation that

Critical thinking most clearly involves

Dr. Wilcox conducts basic research on the behavioral differences between shy and outgoing people. Dr. Wilcox is most likely a(n) ________ psychologist.

Three key attitudes of scientific inquiry are

Mr. Christian has designed a camera with buttons that are easy to reach and see. Mr. Christian is most likely

Professor Reed attempts to assess the relative contributions of heredity and home environment on children's susceptibility to depression. Her research best illustrates the concerns of the ________ approach.

A psychological disorder is a syndrome marked by a clinically significant disturbance

Luke suffers from acrophobia, a fear of high places. His therapist suggests that his reaction to heights is a generalization of the fear triggered by a childhood playground accident in which he fell off a jungle gym. The therapist's suggestion indicates that he believes Luke's fear results from

Attitudes are ________ that guide behavior.

Introspection was the basic research tool used by ________ in order to study people's inner sensations and mental images.

In a survey, psychologists select a random sample of research participants in order to ensure that

A zero correlation

Groupthink is defined as

To discover the extent to which economic status can be used to predict political preferences, researchers are most likely to use

Mrs. Thompson believes that her son has become an excellent student because she consistently uses praise and affection to stimulate his learning efforts. Her belief best illustrates a ________ perspective.

Taking away the driver's license of a reckless teen driver is intended to serve as a:

Contemporary psychologists are most likely to reject which of the following as appropriate for the study of psychology?

By 8 to 16 months, infants imitate various novel gestures they see others perform. This best illustrates:

The tendency in individualist cultures to attribute the behavior of others to internal, personal characteristics while ignoring or underestimating the effects of external, situational factors is called

Cognitive learning involves the acquisition of: