Psychology Test #1

What did Wilhelm Wundt call the procedure he followed? (analyzing own mental process)

• insight

• introspection

• observation

• free association

A psychologist uses results of sleep research to solve a patient’s sleep problem. This psychologist is using

• applied science

• basic science

• psychiatry

• behaviorism

When a psychologist derives results from experimentation and observation, the results are called

• cognitive data

• predictive data

• structural data

• empirical data

1. What are the four goals of psychology?

• observe, define, explain, report

• describe, explain, predict, influence

• assume, predict, influence, report

• explore, analyze, adjust, test

Which of the following is most likely to have a negative correlation?

• A person’s ability as a driver and number of accidents

• The price of a television and the size of the television screen

• Hours spent practicing the viola and chances of getting into the orchestra

• The age of a child and the child’s reading ability

In a study, what is a relatively small group out of the total population called?

• Case Study

• Variable

• Control Group

• Sample

The science of behavior and mental processes is

• Sociology

• Psychoanalysis

• Behaviorism

• Psychology

Medical Professional who treat people with disturbed behaviors are

• psychiatrist

• psychologist

• internets

• surgeons

Psychologist that studied the behavior of dogs and effects of hearing a bell before feeding

• Freud

• Wundt

• Pavlov

• James

A _______________ is some form of medical treatment that resembles medical therapy but has no medical effects.

• Placebo

• Tranquilizer

• Variable

• Contron