Deck 1: E: Introducing Psychological Science

Question 1

The main difference between modern psychology and earlier attempts to understand the mind and behaviour is psychology's use of________________ .

Answer 1

the scientific method

Question 2

Wundt's primary research method was training volunteers to use____________ .

Answer 2

introspection

Question 3

For psychologists,__________means that we apply scientific methods carefully,examine our assumptions and biases,and tolerate ambiguity when the evidence is inconclusive.

Answer 3

critical thinking

Question 4

__________is the field of psychology that concentrates on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders.

Question 5

While popular with audiences,television shows about criminal profilers and crime-scene investigation generally misrepresent the job of a typical _______psychologist.

Question 6

The principle of____________ holds that,when dealing with competing theories,the simplest one should be chosen.

Question 7

Psychoanalysis was developed by ____________as a way to treat his patients.

Question 8

In order to be scientific,it must be possible to_________ a hypotheses.

Question 9

Although Ivan Pavlov is usually credited with its discovery,professor Edwin Twitmyer was one of the first people to study___________ .

Question 10

__________psychology is a branch of applied psychology in which psychologists work for businesses and other organizations to improve employee productivity and the organizational structure of the company or business.