Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology
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1.  

Psychologists who study how people change as they grow older are called ______________ psychologists.

social
developmental
clinical
organizational


2.  

_____________ psychologists see patients in a hospital.

Clinical
Educational
Industrial
Developmental


3.  

The __________ is composed of formulating a hypothesis, careful observations, gathering data, and analyzing the data.

scientific method
introspection method
deductive method
inductive method


4.  

To gather information about the difference in aggression between boys and girls while you are watching children play at a day care center, you are using the ____________ research method.

experimental
correlational
case study
naturalistic observation


5.  

One research method that studies a person in-depth for some time through the use of observation, interviews, and writings is the ____________ method.

psychometric
naturalistic observation
survey
case study


6.  

In ___________ research, people are asked a set of questions.

correlational
experimental
survey
analytical


7.  

People are sometimes given tests to predict their future performance in school or on the job. These tests are called _____________ studies.

case
correlational
longitudinal
cross sectional


8.  

The __________ research method should be used if one wants to determine the cause of a behavior.

experimental
correlational
longitudinal
cross sectional


9.  

Population is to ________ as sample is to _______.

whole; part
part; whole
research; subjects
control; subjects


10.  

Milgram's research focused on _________.

learning
biofeedback
obedience
pain thresholds


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