A. naturalistic observation.
B. the correlational method
C. a controlled experiment.
D. the survey method
Related Mcqs:
- The most frequently used method in psychology to explore cause and effect relationship between variables is: _____________?
A. Correlational method
B. Experimental method
C. Naturalistic observation method
D. Participant observer method - Which one of the following statements describes the most appropriate relationship between language and thought?
A. Thinking is active imagination carried out by language
B. Thinking is nothing but silent speech
C. Thinking is a mental activity and language gives it objective shipe
D. Thinking denotes language relativity - Which of the following historical events created a demand for clinicians that was far greater than the supply and stimulated the development of clinical psychology?
A. World War I
B. the depression
C. World war II
D. the Korean War - One difference between sociology and psychologists is that psychologist study:
A. Behavior in individuals
B. biological processes more than psychological processes
C. Religion, philosophy and epistemology
D. Animal behavior rather than group behavior - The study of similarities and differences in the behavior of different species is called:_____________?
A. biology
B. comparative psychology
C. environmental psychology
D. differential psychology - The close emotional bond of affection between an infant and its caregiver called:__________?
A. attachment
B. dependency
C. imprinting
D. nurturing - Which area in psychology would be most likely to study the phenomenon of “peer influence”?
A. social
B. comparative
C. physiological
D. school - Developmental psychologists study the effects of __________ on behavior.
A. marketing
B. learning disabilities
C. aging
D. robotics - Psychologists employ a variety of tools and methods to study human behaviour which of the following methods to psychologists rely on to make systematic observations and draw conclusions about human behaviour.
A. Speculation and common sense
B. Generalisation and common sense
C. Hindsight and experimentation
D. Controlled Measurement and experimentation - One of the reasons to study psychology is:______________?
A. to understand the human mind and how it works
B. to learn how to manipulate other
C. to completely understand and predict human behavior
D. to have the answers to all of life’ss
