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PSYCH 102
Prologue and Chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Incorporating biological, psychological, and social influences into a single method of analysis is known as what? | biopsychological approach |
| To study inner sensations, images, and feelings, Edward Titchener, a structuralist engaged people in what self-reflective method? | introspection |
| The placebo effect best illustrates the impact of what on feelings and behaviors? | expectations |
| What gives a researcher the BEST basis for generalizing findings to the entire population? | using a random sample |
| What two disciplines are considered historical roots of psychology? | philosophy and biology |
| The first psychological laboratory was established by who? | Wilhelm Wundt |
| Assessing whether conclusions are warranted based on existing evidence best illustrates? | critical thinking |
| What principle best explains experimental results caused by expectations alone? | the placebo effect |
| In an experimental study of the effects of dieting on weight loss, dieting would be the? | independent variable |
| Which of the following is a statistical measure of both the direction and the strength of a relationship between two variables? | Correlation coefficient |
| Structuralism, an early branch of psychology, was primarily interested in what task? | discovering the structure of the mind based on introspection |
| Which of the following would most likely get in the way of critical thinking? | overconfidence |
| Which of the following methods is most helpful for clarifying cause-effect relationships? | the experiment |
| Which method allows for researchers to learn cause-effect relationships between variables? | the experiment |
| In an experimental study of the extent to which mental alertness is inhibited by sleep deprivation, alertness would be? | the dependent variable |
| Which research method runs the greatest risk of collecting evidence that may not be representative of the overall population? | the case study |
| In which of the following research methods does the researcher manipulate the independent variable? | experimental study |
| Defining the research variables and procedures of an experiment is known as what? | operational definitions |
| Which of the following is the definition of psychology? | the study of behavior and mental processes |
| Using the scientific method, what would the researcher confirm, reject, or revise after conducting research and making observations? | a theory |
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