Question 1

Typologies can provide organization without a functional or mechanistic explanation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Scientists use the hypothetico-deductive method in constructing and testing their theories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Historically, what has happened to the kinds of theories that scientific psychologists prefer?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have become more speculative. 
B)  They have become less formal. 
C)  They have become narrower. 
D)  They have become broader. 
A)  They have become more speculative. 
B)  They have become less formal. 
C)  They have become narrower. 
D)  They have become broader.

Question 4

Which of the following is the best example of a phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Smiling people are generally evaluated more positively than non-smiling people. 
B)  Sam, a male waiter, drew a smiley face on a check and got a particularly poor tip. 
C)  Smiling people put us in a good mood, causing us to be more likely to help smiling people. 
D)  Smiling is a fundamental human behavior. 
A)  Smiling people are generally evaluated more positively than non-smiling people. 
B)  Sam, a male waiter, drew a smiley face on a check and got a particularly poor tip. 
C)  Smiling people put us in a good mood, causing us to be more likely to help smiling people. 
D)  Smiling is a fundamental human behavior.

Question 5

Social facilitation refers to people's performing tasks better when they are observed by others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Drive theory is meant to explain the negative effect of cell phone use on driving performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to the textbook, what is the purpose of theories (other than accurately describing the world)?

Accepted Answer

A)  organizing research results 
B)  predicting what will happen in new situations 
C)  generating new research 
D)  all of the above 
A)  organizing research results 
B)  predicting what will happen in new situations 
C)  generating new research 
D)  all of the above

Question 8

Which of the following describes Zajonc's famous theory of social facilitation and inhibition?

Accepted Answer

A)  observation by others  arousal  enhancement of dominant response 
B)  observation by others  evaluation apprehension  increased motivation or withdrawal 
C)  observation by others  memories of past successes or failures  better or worse performance 
D)  observation by others  anxiety  faster or slower performance 
A)  observation by others  arousal  enhancement of dominant response 
B)  observation by others  evaluation apprehension  increased motivation or withdrawal 
C)  observation by others  memories of past successes or failures  better or worse performance 
D)  observation by others  anxiety  faster or slower performance

Typologies can provide organization without a functional or mechanistic explanation.

Scientists use the hypothetico-deductive method in constructing and testing their theories.

Historically, what has happened to the kinds of theories that scientific psychologists prefer?

Which of the following is the best example of a phenomenon?

Social facilitation refers to people's performing tasks better when they are observed by others.

Drive theory is meant to explain the negative effect of cell phone use on driving performance.

According to the textbook, what is the purpose of theories (other than accurately describing the world)?

Which of the following describes Zajonc's famous theory of social facilitation and inhibition?

The Science of Psychology

Getting Started in Research

Research Ethics

Psychological Measurement

Experimental Research

Nonexperimental Research

Complex Research Designs

Survey Research

Single-Subject Research

Presenting Your Research

Descriptive Statistics

Inferential Statistics

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Exam 4: Theory in Psychology

Typologies can provide organization without a functional or mechanistic explanation.

Scientists use the hypothetico-deductive method in constructing and testing their theories.

Historically, what has happened to the kinds of theories that scientific psychologists prefer?

Which of the following is the best example of a phenomenon?

Social facilitation refers to people's performing tasks better when they are observed by others.

Drive theory is meant to explain the negative effect of cell phone use on driving performance.

According to the textbook, what is the purpose of theories (other than accurately describing the world)?

Which of the following describes Zajonc's famous theory of social facilitation and inhibition?

The Science of Psychology

Getting Started in Research

Research Ethics

Psychological Measurement

Experimental Research

Nonexperimental Research

Complex Research Designs

Survey Research

Single-Subject Research

Presenting Your Research

Descriptive Statistics

Inferential Statistics

Filters