Exam 1

Question 1

independent variable

Answer 1

variable that is manipulated by the researcher in an experiment

Question 2

dependent variable

Answer 2

the variable that measures any effect of manipulation

Question 3

anthropomorphic error

Answer 3

the application of human form, sense, or behavior to a non-human object or being

Question 4

observer bias

Answer 4

observers see what they expect to see or record only selected details

Question 5

behaviorism

Answer 5

the application of human form, sense, or behavior to a non-human object or being

Question 6

cognitive perspective

Answer 6

focuses on how internal thoughts and feelings influence one’s behavior

Question 7

biopsychosocial model

Answer 7

examines how the three aspects – biological, psychological, and social – occupy roles in relative health or disease

Question 8

control group

Answer 8

the group of subjects that receive no treatment

Question 9

experimental group

Answer 9

the group of subjects that the variable is applied to

Question 10

gestalt psychology

Question 11

structuralism

Question 12

single-bind study

Question 13

double-blind study

Question 14

experimental

Question 15

observational

Question 16

correlational

Question 17

confirmation bias

Question 18

humanistic psychology

Question 19

psychodynamic