Psych: Approaches and Methods

Which of the following is not one of the ethical principles we covered in class?

• you must look for and remove potential dangers from your study.
• You must be honest with your subject or at least debrief as soon as possible after the study
• you must maintain confidentiality. 
• once a subject signs up to participate in your study they are committed to finishing it.

Which perspective would focus on the extent to which different styles of parenting are encouraged among various ethnic communities?

• cognitive
• psychodynamic
• social-cultural
• biological

Perspective that focuses on the role unconscious forces play on behavior

• psychoanalytic
• behavioral
• cognitive
• sociocultural

Humanistic psychologists focused on the importance of

• childhood memories
• unconscious thoughts
• healthy growth potentional
• punishment and reinforcement

Which perspective believed psychology should only study observable and objectively described acts?

• Humanistic
• Behaviorism
• Functionalism
• Structuralism

The study of the importance of satisfying love and acceptance needs best describes which school of psychology. 

• Behavioral 
• Functionalist 
• Humanistic 
• Structuralist 

The science of behavior and mental processes is the definition of which field of study?

• Basic research 
• Applied research 
• Philosophy
• Psychology 

Which correlation coefficient represents the strongest relationship between variables?

• -0.78
• 0.67
• 0.85
• -0.87

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

• hypothesis | conclusion
• effect | cause
• cause | effect.
• conclusion | hypothesis

Which kind of study can establish a cause-effect relationship between variables, assuming that the research is appropriate and well conceived?

• survey
• case study
• correlational study
• experiment