Exam 1: Psychology: the Science of Behaviour

Sam and Ben are brothers.Sam attends the local neighbourhood school,while his younger brother,Ben,attends an exclusive private school.Sam is very proud of his home and frequently invites friends over to his house to study or just relax.Ben,on the other hand,does not want his classmates to see how poor his family is and is embarrassed by the small house his family lives in.In this case,the opposing views of the same home can be explained from a sociocultural perspective in the following way:

Julie wants to earn good grades in college and planned to devote enough time studying to succeed.However,Julie's apartment is a mess,and although it is the quietest place to study,she cannot focus on studying when she is surrounded by the mess.Julie decides to clean up her apartment and then she is too tired to study.Julie has a problem with:

Research looking at the effectiveness of different study techniques found that in general,study techniques:

Research on perceptual illusions provides evidence that the mind perceives elements as a meaningful whole,a position advocated for by:

As an attempt to explain human nature,which psychological perspective views humans as interactive beings embedded in a group?

A criticism of the sociobiology approach is that it places too much emphasis on cultural factors.

The three important guidelines for effective time management are using written schedules,prioritizing,and constantly monitoring your progress.

Which of the following statements about basic and applied research is true?

In the 1960s,psychologists conducted a study at a summer camp for 11-year old boys.These researchers in the "Robbers Cave" experiment thought that if they created conditions in which the two groups of boys had to cooperate,then there would be less hostility between the groups.The "Robbers Cave" study showed that conflict between groups could be decreased by making the groups dependent upon one another to cooperate.This finding is an illustration of which goal of psychology?

One of the intellectual precursors to the cognitive revolution was the debate over how children acquire language.

A researcher is interested in exploring the nature of attention and consciousness as well as how unconscious processes influence behaviour.This researcher takes what type of perspective in the study of psychology?

Susan is attending a seminar on stress management.The psychologist leading the seminar states that,"most stress is caused by irrational thinking and the negative ways that we judge various situations." The psychologist's comment most closely resembles which goal of psychology?

According to the behavioural perspective,depression is the result of:

A person who is depressed begins eating poorly and quits exercising.These behaviours in turn result in a change in the person's physiology.This would be an example of:

The sociocultural and behavioural perspectives are similar in that both emphasize:

The following is an important technical advancement in the study of the relationship between the brain and behaviour:

Sigmund Freud assumed that humans are in a never-ending internal struggle because of:

The four goals of psychology are to ______,understand,predict,and control.

The cognitive psychological perspective views human beings as information processors who think,plan,and solve problems.

The term that refers to persisting values,beliefs,behaviours,and traditions that are shared by a large group of people and are passed from one generation to the next is: