Methods and Approaches

A. psychology should be the science of behavior that can be observed by others
B. The unconscious instigates observable behavior, and should be the main focus
C. In order to understand behavior, one must understand the motives behind the behavior
D. Behavior can only be explained in terms of phenomenology, that is an individual’s interpretation of an individual’s interpretation of experience

A. the use of physical exercise as means of combating depression
B. the effect of anxiety on problem-solving behavior
C. possible factors in a school environment that affect adolescent depression
D. the effects on children of being raised in a single-parent home

A. industrial / organizational
B. social
C. clinical
D. cognitive

A. the case study
B. the survey
C. naturalistic observation
D. correlational research

A. behaviorism
B. structuralism
C. humanism
D. psychoanalysis

A. treat information about individual participants confidentially
B. deceive participants about the true purpose of an experiment
C. allow subjects to pick whether they are in the experimental or control group
D. allow people to decide for themselves whether they want to participate in an experiment

A. correlational research
B. case studies
C. experimentation
D. a double-blind procedure

A. the range of the sample increases
B. the standard deviation of the sample increases
C. the man of the sample increases
D. the standard deviation of the sample decreases

A. research participants are exposed to the most favorable levels of experimental treatment
B. dependent variable is not measured
C. experimental treatment is absent
D. experimenter exerts the greatest influence on participants behavior

A. Cognitive
B. behavioral
C. psychodynamic
D. evolutionary