Psychology Midterm review

Front

The ability to focus awareness on specific features in the environment while ignoring others is termed as ________.

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selective attention

Front

Zara went out with her friends to a large gathering. She was trying to follow what her friend was telling her despite the loud noise from the crowd. Suddenly, she heard her name being called out from somewhere behind her. This led her to lose her entire focus on her current conversation with her friend; she became more aware of the conversations going on behind her and she repeatedly looked over her shoulder. Which phenomenon is responsible for Zara's actions?

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The cocktail party effect

Front

True or False? Drugs can effect one's consciousness?

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True

Front

Method of intense study of just one individual:

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Case Study

Front

What is the advantage of the descriptive method of research that creates an immense amount of data to be gathered quickly and inexpensively? Options: Survey, Observational, Correlational, Experiments, Case Study

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Survey

Front

Independent variable is to dependent variable as _________ is to ____________.

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cause | effect.

Front

What kind of relationship?

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Positive Correlation

Front

I believe people choose to live meaningful lives. I share many of the same beliefs as Carl Rogers. Most important, I believe many people have the ability to reach self-actualization. Who am I?

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Maslow

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In experimental studies which group receives nothing? In other words, they do not get the variable that is under study.

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Control group

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__________is one of the first schools of thought in psychology and relied heavily on introspection. It was founded by E.B. Titchener

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Structuralism