Final Questions Flashcards
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For which concept is Abraham maslow best known?
Proposing a hierarchy of needs
The relief of pain following the taking of an inactive substance that is perceived to have medical benefits illustrates
The placebo effect
A hypothesis is a
Testable prediction that gives direction to research
A ____ is a well developed set of ideas that proposes an explanation for observed phenomenona
Theory
Correlation is a measure of the extent to which two factors
Vary together
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
Informed consent
The empirical method of study is based on
Observation of phenomenona
After an experiment, research participants are told its purpose and about any deception they may have experienced, this is called:
Debriefing
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
Placebo
Clinical psychologist specialize in
Providing therapy to troubled people
In a psychological experiment, the experimental factor that is manipulated by the investigator is called the ____ variable
Independent
Which perspective within psychology that emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans
Humanism
Cognitive psychology focuses on studying ___
Thoughts and their relationship to our experiences and actions
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 ____
Gestalt psychology
Penelope studies how the structures and function of the nervous system is related to behavior. She is a _____
Biopsychologist
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
Random-sampling
In a psychological experiment, the factor that may be influenced by the manipulated experimental treatment is called the _______ variable
Dependent
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
The double-blind procedure
Which psychologists were MOST likely to be involved in applied research
Industrial-organizational psychologists
The specialist most likely to have a medical degree is a
Psychiatrist
Which of the following methods is most helpful in clarifying cause-effect relationships
The experiment
Lucy wants to study changes in physical attributes, cognitive skills, moral reasoning, and social behavior across the lifespan. Lucy should specialize in ______ psychology
Developmental
Looking inward and reporting your immediate sensors, images, and feelings is called
Introspection
The birth of psychology is often attributed to Wilhelm Wundt because he started the investigation of mental processing by using
Scientific methods
