Finals Review Game

A psychologist interested in determining the effects of a new medicine on the symptoms of severely mentally retarded patients would most likely choose which research method?

• Naturalistic observation method

• Experimental / Controlled method

• Case study method

• Telephone survey method

• Double-blind experiment

Which of the following perspectives argues that every person has the potential to become self-actualized?

• Psychodynamic

• Humanistic

• Behavioral

• Cognitive

Erin is a student who is interested in pursuing a career in psychology. She wants to use her knowledge of psychology to help improve workplace morale and productivity. Which field of psychology should Eric select in graduate school?

• Psychodynamic

• Clinical

• Educational

• Industrial-Organizational

Cognitive theorists emphasize the:

• Powerful unconscious impulses that motivate behavior

• Formation and modification of schemas

• Impact of rewards and punishments

• Individual’s desire to become self-actualized

• Social norms that determine expected behaviors

Of the following, a behavioral psychologist is most likely to study the:

• Perceived locus of control of adults who experience panic attacks

• Formation of emotional attachments to significant others

• Defense mechanisms used by depressed adults and children in stressful situations

• Genetic basis for schizophrenic disorders

• Learning the proper social manners / skills when meeting your date’s parents for the first time

Introspection as practiced by early Structuralists is best illustrated by which of the following behaviors?

• Describing one’s immediate sensations while looking at a childhood picture of ourselves

• Determining the best way for children to learn in school

• Conditioning an infant to fear rabbits

• Recalling one’s unconscious desires

• Creating intelligence tests for use in the military

The belief that human behavior is the result of unconscious drives and conflicts represents which of the following perspectives?

• Behavioral

• Cognitive

• Psychoanalytic

• Humanistic

• Biological

John is an experimenter who wants to determine if taking a specific amount of the drug Allegra relieves allergies. Which of the following will be most in need of an operational definition in this study?

• The dependent variable

• The independent variable

• The descriptive statistic

• The inferential statistic

Upon collecting a vast amount of data to determine whether there is a correlational relationship between eating junk food and obesity, you calculate the correlation coefficient. Which number would be the best value if you wanted to see that the more you eat junk food, the more likely you are to get be obese?

• -0.50

• -0.08

• +0.55

• +0.90

• -0.10

Ethical principles developed by the American Psychological Association help ensure that human participants in psychological research:

• Get paid for their time and trouble

• Have not participated in similar research in the past

• Are protected from physical and psychological harm

• Understand the hypotheses of the researcher before they take part

• Keep the purposes of the project confidential