psych midterm review

To apply the scientific method, a researcher with a question about how or why something happens will propose a tentative explanation, called a ___________.

hypothesis

For a scientific explanation to be testable, it must also be ___________.

falsifiable

Char is _____________ when she researches the reliability of the information about marijuana use as a treatment for glaucoma.

exercising skepticism

Wilhelm Wundt used ____________ to examine conscious experience as objectively as possible.

introspection

William James's perspective on psychology was known as ___________.

functionalism

Sigmund Freud theorized that many of his patients’ problems arose from the ________________.

unconscious mind

Peter is interested in pursuing a ___________ training program after he receives his PhD.

fellowship

In 1920, Cecil Sumner was the first _______________________ to receive a PhD in psychology in the United States.

African American psychologist

Someone who scores low on the ___________ trait is quiet, reserved, and withdrawn.

extraversion

_____________ is a perspective in psychology that emphasizes the innate potential for good in all humans.

Humanistic psychology

Edmund wants to conduct research in the area of _____________.

personality psychology

Recently, the study of personality has taken on a more _________________ approach.

integrative