What is the term for the process of posing and answering questions by making careful and systematic observations and gathering information?

A) scientific method
B) hypothesis
C) cohort
D) research question

When conducting research, investigators are guided by the determination of what is right and wrong, which is called ______.

A) ethical principles
B) research integrity
C) participant autonomy
D) scientific beneficence

Primary prevention reduces the damage after an accident.

What other human tendency possibly rooted in evolution is approach and avoidance related to?

A) fight or flight
B) flow state
C) depression and ecstasy
D) push and pull

Psychologists interested in studying repressed memories examined 16 children who were known to have witnessed the murder of one of their parents. What were the results of this study?

A) Every child in the study denied any memory of the murder.
B) Most children in the study repressed the memories, which were later recovered under hypnosis.
C) Most children in the study repressed the memories, which spontaneously began to resurface after around 10 years.
D) None of the children showed any signs of repression.

A person can derive benefits from psychotherapy simply by believing in it. This illustrates the importance of

A) active listening.
B) the placebo effect.
C) the transference effect.
D) interpretation.