The view that psychology should be an objective science thatstudies observable activity without any reference to internalmental processes is characteristic of
A. Cognitive neuroscience
B. Introspection
C.Behaviorism
D. Functionalism
2. On the first test in Dr. Smith's Principles of Psychologyclass, one randomly selected half of the class gets a test thatsays \"This test is easy! You're going to do well!\" and the otherhalf of the class gets a test that says \"This test is a killer. Dothe best you can.\" The independent variable is __________ and thedependent variable is ___________.
A. The group that got \"The test is a killer...\" message, thetest score
B. What the test said, ... the test score
C. The test score, .... the group that got the \"The test iseasy...\" message
D. The test score, ... what the test said.
3.Naturalistic observations are like case studies in that theyboth:
A. generalize across many contexts.
B.accurately reflect people's attitudes and beliefs.
C. describe behavior.
D. explain behavior.
4.The biggest limitation of experimental research is that :
| | A.it cannot distinguish cause and effect. |
| | B.it cannot be used to investigate mental processes. |
| | C.the results are usually influenced by the experimenter'sbiases. |
| | D.it may not generalize to real-world contexts |
