Psych 2012 Quiz 1 – Flashcards
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Naturalistic observation entails:
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the systematic, detailed study of a single individual.
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An approach that attempts to explain behavior but is without empirical support is labeled a:
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pseudo psychology.
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The overall group a researcher wishes to examine is called the:
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population.
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Which method relies on questionnaires or interviews?
survey
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survey
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A list of all the articles cited appears at the end of a journal article in psychology. This list is called:
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refrences
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The process of weighing, synthesizing, and evaluating evidence is called _____ thinking.
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critical
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In psychology, scientific journal articles generally begin with a brief description of the entire article. This description is called a(n):
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abstract.
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Which psychologist is incorrectly matched with an associated perspective?
Ygotsky - biological
Freud - psychoanalytic
Skinner - behavioral
Maslow - humanistic
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Skinner
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Descriptive statistics:
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summarize a set of data.
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In a journal article in psychology, the specific hypothesis tested in the research usually appears in the:
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introduction.
