Question 1

As scientists, psychologists adopt an attitude of skepticism because they believe that

Accepted Answer

A)  people are unlikely to reveal what they are really thinking. 
B)  most commonsense ideas about human behavior are wrong. 
C)  claims about human behavior need to be supported with evidence. 
D)  events never occur randomly. 
A)  people are unlikely to reveal what they are really thinking. 
B)  most commonsense ideas about human behavior are wrong. 
C)  claims about human behavior need to be supported with evidence. 
D)  events never occur randomly.

Question 2

Ethical principles developed by the American Psychological Association and the British Psychological Society urge psychological investigators to

Accepted Answer

A)  forewarn potential research participants of the exact hypotheses that the research will test. 
B)  avoid the use of laboratory experiments when the behaviors of interest can be directly observed in natural settings. 
C)  ensure that research participants give informed consent before participating in the research. 
D)  avoid the use of monetary incentives in recruiting people to participate in research. 
A)  forewarn potential research participants of the exact hypotheses that the research will test. 
B)  avoid the use of laboratory experiments when the behaviors of interest can be directly observed in natural settings. 
C)  ensure that research participants give informed consent before participating in the research. 
D)  avoid the use of monetary incentives in recruiting people to participate in research.

Question 3

According to Emily's grandfather, Adolf Hitler's obvious emotional instability made it clear from the beginning days of his international conflicts that Germany would inevitably lose World War II. The grandfather's claim best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  hindsight bias. 
B)  critical thinking. 
C)  intuition. 
D)  overconfidence. 
A)  hindsight bias. 
B)  critical thinking. 
C)  intuition. 
D)  overconfidence.

Question 4

The personal values of psychologists are likely to influence their choice of

Accepted Answer

A)  topics of investigation. 
B)  research methods. 
C)  explanatory theories. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  topics of investigation. 
B)  research methods. 
C)  explanatory theories. 
D)  all of these.

Question 5

Psychology experiments are typically designed to

Accepted Answer

A)  test principles that help explain behavior. 
B)  observe behaviors that are unobservable outside the laboratory. 
C)  re-create the naturally occurring conditions that influence people's daily behaviors. 
D)  observe a truly random sample of human or animal behavior. 
A)  test principles that help explain behavior. 
B)  observe behaviors that are unobservable outside the laboratory. 
C)  re-create the naturally occurring conditions that influence people's daily behaviors. 
D)  observe a truly random sample of human or animal behavior.

Question 6

The transmission of political practices and religious customs from one generation to the next best illustrates the importance of

Accepted Answer

A)  critical thinking. 
B)  the empirical approach. 
C)  the scientific attitude. 
D)  culture. 
A)  critical thinking. 
B)  the empirical approach. 
C)  the scientific attitude. 
D)  culture.

Question 7

The principle of informed consent is most directly relevant to people's right to

Accepted Answer

A)  choose whether they wish to participate in a research study. 
B)  know whether they are assigned to an experimental or control group. 
C)  replicate the results of a research study. 
D)  be fully debriefed following their participation in research. 
A)  choose whether they wish to participate in a research study. 
B)  know whether they are assigned to an experimental or control group. 
C)  replicate the results of a research study. 
D)  be fully debriefed following their participation in research.

Exam 2: A: Thinking Critically With Psychological Science

As scientists, psychologists adopt an attitude of skepticism because they believe that

Ethical principles developed by the American Psychological Association and the British Psychological Society urge psychological investigators to

According to Emily's grandfather, Adolf Hitler's obvious emotional instability made it clear from the beginning days of his international conflicts that Germany would inevitably lose World War II. The grandfather's claim best illustrates

The personal values of psychologists are likely to influence their choice of

Psychology experiments are typically designed to

The transmission of political practices and religious customs from one generation to the next best illustrates the importance of

The principle of informed consent is most directly relevant to people's right to

The Story of Psychology

A: the Story of Psychology

Thinking Critically With Psychological Science

Research Strategies

A: Research Strategies

Neural and Hormonal Systems

A: Neural and Hormonal Systems

Tools of Discovery and Older Brain Structures

A: Tools of Discovery and Older Brain Structures

The Cerebral Cortex and Our Divided Brain

A: the Cerebral Cortex and Our Divided Brain

Brain States and Consciousness

A: Brain States and Consciousness

Sleep and Dreams

A: Sleep and Dreams

Hypnosis

A: Hypnosis

Drugs and Consciousness

A: Drugs and Consciousness

Behavior Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology

A: Behavior Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology

Culture, Gender, and Other Environmental Influences

A: Culture, Gender, and Other Environmental Influences

Developmental Issues, Prenatal Development

A: Developmental Issues, Prenatal Development

Infancy and Childhood

A: Infancy and Childhood

Adolescence

A: Adolescence

Adulthood

A: Adulthood

Basic Principles of Sensation and Perception

A: Basic Principles of Sensation and Perception

Vision and Perceptual Organization and Interpretation

A: Vision and Perceptual Organization and Interpretation

The Nonvisual Senses

A: the Nonvisual Senses

Basic Learning Concepts and Classical Conditioning

A: Basic Learning Concepts and Classical Conditioning

Operant Conditioning

A: Operant Conditioning

Effects of Biology and Cognition

A: Effects of Biology and Cognition

Studying and Building Memories

A: Studying and Building Memories

Storage- Retaining Information in the Brain

A: Storage A: Retaining Information in the Brain

Retrieval

A: Retrieval

Forgetting, Memory Construction

A: Forgetting, Memory Construction

Thinking

A: Thinking

Language and Thought

A: Language and Thought

Introduction to Intelligence

A: Introduction to Intelligence

Assessing Intelligence

A: Assessing Intelligence

Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence

A: Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence

Basic Motivational Concepts and Hunger

A: Basic Motivational Concepts and Hunger

Sexual Motivation and the Need to Belong

A: Sexual Motivation and the Need to Belong

Motivation at Work

A: Motivation at Work

Introduction to Emotion

A: Introduction to Emotion

Expressed Emotion

A: Expressed Emotion

Experienced Emotion