Prologue & Chap 1 Quiz1 – Flashcards

In its early years,psychology focused on the study of _______, but from the 1920's into the 1960's ,American psychologists emphasized the study of ________

Edward Titchener is to_______as William James is to_______

Functionalism was the school of psychology that focused attention on the :

Empiricism

Plato's presumption of inborn knowledge most clearly contrasts with a view known as:

An important difference between humanistic & psychoanalytic approaches is that humanistic psychologists believe in the importance of

Cognitive theorist emphasize the

Formulating testable hypotheses before conducting research is most directly useful for restraining a thinking error known as

The scientific attitude requires an open-minded humility because it involves a willingness to:

The case study is a research method in which:

The process of replication is most likely to be facilitated by

Which of the following scientific procedures is most useful for helping researchers avoid false generalizations? A. the case study B. naturalistic observation C. Random sampling D. Operational definitions E. ex-post facto studies

Professor Ober carefully monitors & records that behaviors of children in their classrooms in order to track the development of their social and intellectual skills. Profesor Ober is most clearly engaged in: A. Survey research B. Naturalistic Observation C. Experimentation D. replication E. cross-sectional studies

The sight of large, enthusiastic crowds at all of his political rallies led Governor Dovanan to become overconfident about his chances of winning the upcoming election. In this instance, the governor needs to be alerted to the value of A. Replication B. Random Sampling C. Naturalistic observation E. Assignment control