Introduction to Psychology
What can a psychiatrist do that a clinical psychologist cannot do, in most states?
Prescribe drugs
What is a random sample?
Everyone in the population have an equal chance of being chosen
The Hawthorne Effect refers to which of the following problems that researchers face?
Participants who know they are in a research study often behavior differently because they are being observed
What is a statement that leads to a prediction?
Hypothesis
He established the world's first psychology laboratory
Wilhelm Wundt
What distinguishes a psychoanalyst from other kinds of therapists?
Reliance on theories and methods pioneered by Sigmund Freud
It measures the relationship between two variables
Correlation
Is the following statement true or false? “You use only 10% of your brain.”
False
Replicable means...?
Our researchers can get the same results
What technique did Jane Goodall use when observing chimpanzees in the wild?
Naturalistic Observation
What does a forensic psychologist do?
Helps a legal court that needs advice about whether a defendant is mentally competent
What is the correct order of events any scientific study goes through?
Hypothesis-methods-results-interpretation
The nature–nurture issue concerns the relationship between which of these?
Heredity and environment
It combines the results from many studies
Meta-analysis
This animal was actually responding to facial movements instead of math
Clever Hans
What are typical activities of an industrial/organizational psychologist?
Helping companies hire the best employees
Helping companies train people for their jobs
Trying to improve worker satisfaction by better organization
In what kind of sample does everyone in the population have an equal chance of being chosen?
A random sample
What are the main parts of a neuron, other than the cell body?
Axon and dendrites
What is parsimony?
The principle that we should prefer the theory that makes the fewest and simplest assumptions
The story of Phineas Gage exemplifies the value of which research method?
Case Study
What does a counseling psychologist do?
Helps people with life decisions and career adjustments.
What does a correlation measure?
It measures the relationship between two variables.
What is an “action potential” in the nervous system?
A message that travels along an axon
A definition that states how to produce or measure something
What type of a degree does a psychiatrist have?
MD