Question 1

Psychologists who give potential employees tests that determine what kind of job those employees might best perform are interested in the goal of _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  description 
B)  explanation 
C)  prediction 
D)  control 
A)  description 
B)  explanation 
C)  prediction 
D)  control

Question 2

Dr. Samson wanted to know how college students in his state would vote during the next election. By sampling the seniors at his college, he can get a representative sample.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A teacher tells the school psychologist that Kate is late to class, does not turn in her homework, squirms around a lot in her seat, and swings her feet constantly. This is an example of which goal of psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  describing behavior 
B)  explaining behavior 
C)  predicting behavior 
D)  controlling behavior 
A)  describing behavior 
B)  explaining behavior 
C)  predicting behavior 
D)  controlling behavior

Question 4

A negative correlation means that __________

Accepted Answer

A)  high values of one variable are associated with low values of the other. 
B)  high values of one variable are associated with high values of the other. 
C)  low values of one variable are associated with low values of the other. 
D)  there is no relationship between the two variables. 
A)  high values of one variable are associated with low values of the other. 
B)  high values of one variable are associated with high values of the other. 
C)  low values of one variable are associated with low values of the other. 
D)  there is no relationship between the two variables.

Question 5

The American Psychological Association (APA) __________

Accepted Answer

A)  supports animal research. 
B)  does not support animal research. 
C)  supports research with rodents but not with other animals. 
D)  stopped supporting animal research in 1986. 
A)  supports animal research. 
B)  does not support animal research. 
C)  supports research with rodents but not with other animals. 
D)  stopped supporting animal research in 1986.

Question 6

Which of the following correlation coefficients represents the STRONGEST relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  -.97 
B)  +.79 
C)  +1.03 
D)  -.82 
A)  -.97 
B)  +.79 
C)  +1.03 
D)  -.82

Question 7

List and describe five specialties in the field of psychology. In your descriptions be sure to include specific types of research that might be conducted.

Accepted Answer

1. Clinical Psychology: Clinical psychol

Question 8

The goals of psychology are to describe, explain, predict, and influence behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following situations best illustrates the placebo effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  You sleep because you are tired. 
B)  You throw up after eating bad meat. 
C)  You have surgery to repair a defective heart valve. 
D)  You drink a nonalcoholic drink and become "intoxicated" because you think it contains alcohol. 
A)  You sleep because you are tired. 
B)  You throw up after eating bad meat. 
C)  You have surgery to repair a defective heart valve. 
D)  You drink a nonalcoholic drink and become "intoxicated" because you think it contains alcohol.

Question 10

An operational definition is __________

Accepted Answer

A)  a statement that attempts to predict a set of phenomena and specifies relationships among variables that can be empirically tested. 
B)  an organized system of assumptions and principles that purports to explain a specified set of phenomena and their interrelationships. 
C)  the precise meaning of a term used to describe a variable, such as a type of behavior, that researchers want to measure. 
D)  the principle that a scientific theory must make predictions that are specific enough to expose the theory to the possibility of disconfirmation. 
A)  a statement that attempts to predict a set of phenomena and specifies relationships among variables that can be empirically tested. 
B)  an organized system of assumptions and principles that purports to explain a specified set of phenomena and their interrelationships. 
C)  the precise meaning of a term used to describe a variable, such as a type of behavior, that researchers want to measure. 
D)  the principle that a scientific theory must make predictions that are specific enough to expose the theory to the possibility of disconfirmation.

Question 11

Which type of early psychologist believed that "the whole is more than the sum of its parts"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gestaltist 
B)  behaviorist 
C)  structuralist 
D)  functionalist 
A)  Gestaltist 
B)  behaviorist 
C)  structuralist 
D)  functionalist

Question 12

Which of the following would be true if the number of hours students spend watching T.V. is negatively correlated with their grades in school?

Accepted Answer

A)  Students who watch less T.V. would have the higher grades. 
B)  Students who watch more T.V. would have the higher grades. 
C)  T.V. viewing would not be related to grades in any systematic way. 
D)  T.V. viewing would be the independent variable in the study. 
A)  Students who watch less T.V. would have the higher grades. 
B)  Students who watch more T.V. would have the higher grades. 
C)  T.V. viewing would not be related to grades in any systematic way. 
D)  T.V. viewing would be the independent variable in the study.

Question 13

The school of psychology called behaviorism was started by __________

Accepted Answer

A)  B.F. Skinner. 
B)  John B. Watson. 
C)  Abraham Maslow. 
D)  Edward B. Titchener. 
A)  B.F. Skinner. 
B)  John B. Watson. 
C)  Abraham Maslow. 
D)  Edward B. Titchener.

Question 14

Giving a participant full information about all aspects of an experiment after the participant has fulfilled his or her role in an experiment is referred to as __________

Accepted Answer

A)  confounding. 
B)  debriefing. 
C)  deception. 
D)  random assignment. 
A)  confounding. 
B)  debriefing. 
C)  deception. 
D)  random assignment.

Question 15

The question "What is happening?" refers to which of the following goals in psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  description 
B)  explanation 
C)  prediction 
D)  control 
A)  description 
B)  explanation 
C)  prediction 
D)  control

Question 16

A psychology instructor studying the effects of the order of test items on test scores gave half the class a test in which the item order reflected the order in the textbook. The other half received the same questions in random order. What was the dependent variable in this experiment?

Accepted Answer

A)  the order of the items 
B)  the method used to assign participants to groups 
C)  the students' scores on the two versions of the test 
D)  the difficulty of the items on the test 
A)  the order of the items 
B)  the method used to assign participants to groups 
C)  the students' scores on the two versions of the test 
D)  the difficulty of the items on the test

Question 17

Why was the perspective followed by Wilhelm Wundt and his followers called structuralism?

Accepted Answer

A)  They wanted to identify the major brain structures. 
B)  Their primary goal was to understand the physiology of the mind. 
C)  They focused their efforts on analyzing the elements of the nervous system. 
D)  Their primary focus was on describing the structure of conscious experience. 
A)  They wanted to identify the major brain structures. 
B)  Their primary goal was to understand the physiology of the mind. 
C)  They focused their efforts on analyzing the elements of the nervous system. 
D)  Their primary focus was on describing the structure of conscious experience.

Question 18

The most accurate definition of the discipline of psychology today is that it is the science of behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

He is known as the "father of African American psychology."

Accepted Answer

A)  Francis Cecil Sumner 
B)  Albert Sidney Beckham 
C)  Kenneth Clark 
D)  Porter Lincoln Jackson 
A)  Francis Cecil Sumner 
B)  Albert Sidney Beckham 
C)  Kenneth Clark 
D)  Porter Lincoln Jackson

Question 20

Who claimed that behavior is affected by positive reinforcement?

Accepted Answer

A)  William James 
B)  Sigmund Freud 
C)  B. F. Skinner 
D)  Wilhelm Wundt 
A)  William James 
B)  Sigmund Freud 
C)  B. F. Skinner 
D)  Wilhelm Wundt

Psychologists who give potential employees tests that determine what kind of job those employees might best perform are interested in the goal of _____________.

Dr. Samson wanted to know how college students in his state would vote during the next election. By sampling the seniors at his college, he can get a representative sample.

A teacher tells the school psychologist that Kate is late to class, does not turn in her homework, squirms around a lot in her seat, and swings her feet constantly. This is an example of which goal of psychology?

A negative correlation means that __________

The American Psychological Association (APA) __________

Which of the following correlation coefficients represents the STRONGEST relationship?

List and describe five specialties in the field of psychology. In your descriptions be sure to include specific types of research that might be conducted.

The goals of psychology are to describe, explain, predict, and influence behavior.

Which of the following situations best illustrates the placebo effect?

An operational definition is __________

Which type of early psychologist believed that "the whole is more than the sum of its parts"?

Which of the following would be true if the number of hours students spend watching T.V. is negatively correlated with their grades in school?

The school of psychology called behaviorism was started by __________

Giving a participant full information about all aspects of an experiment after the participant has fulfilled his or her role in an experiment is referred to as __________

The question "What is happening?" refers to which of the following goals in psychology?

A psychology instructor studying the effects of the order of test items on test scores gave half the class a test in which the item order reflected the order in the textbook. The other half received the same questions in random order. What was the dependent variable in this experiment?

Why was the perspective followed by Wilhelm Wundt and his followers called structuralism?

The most accurate definition of the discipline of psychology today is that it is the science of behavior.

He is known as the "father of African American psychology."

Who claimed that behavior is affected by positive reinforcement?

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Exam 1: Introduction to Psychology

Psychologists who give potential employees tests that determine what kind of job those employees might best perform are interested in the goal of _____________.

Dr. Samson wanted to know how college students in his state would vote during the next election. By sampling the seniors at his college, he can get a representative sample.

A teacher tells the school psychologist that Kate is late to class, does not turn in her homework, squirms around a lot in her seat, and swings her feet constantly. This is an example of which goal of psychology?

A negative correlation means that __________

The American Psychological Association (APA) __________

Which of the following correlation coefficients represents the STRONGEST relationship?

List and describe five specialties in the field of psychology. In your descriptions be sure to include specific types of research that might be conducted.

The goals of psychology are to describe, explain, predict, and influence behavior.

Which of the following situations best illustrates the placebo effect?

An operational definition is __________

Which type of early psychologist believed that "the whole is more than the sum of its parts"?

Which of the following would be true if the number of hours students spend watching T.V. is negatively correlated with their grades in school?

The school of psychology called behaviorism was started by __________

Giving a participant full information about all aspects of an experiment after the participant has fulfilled his or her role in an experiment is referred to as __________

The question "What is happening?" refers to which of the following goals in psychology?

A psychology instructor studying the effects of the order of test items on test scores gave half the class a test in which the item order reflected the order in the textbook. The other half received the same questions in random order. What was the dependent variable in this experiment?

Why was the perspective followed by Wilhelm Wundt and his followers called structuralism?

The most accurate definition of the discipline of psychology today is that it is the science of behavior.

He is known as the "father of African American psychology."

Who claimed that behavior is affected by positive reinforcement?

Biology and Behavior

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Child Development

Adolescence and Adulthood

Motivation and Emotion

Human Sexuality and Gender

Health and Stress

Personality Theory and Assessment

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Social Psychology

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