Question 1

Psychology developed into a discipline in

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A) ancient China. 
B) nineteenth-century Europe. 
C) Classical Greece. 
D) colonial America, in the eighteenth century. 
A) ancient China. 
B) nineteenth-century Europe. 
C) Classical Greece. 
D) colonial America, in the eighteenth century.

Question 2

Your friend hands you a teddy bear and asks you to describe your sensations and feelings connected to it.In this example, you are engaging in

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A) psychoanalysis. 
B) functionalism. 
C) introspection. 
D) free association. 
A) psychoanalysis. 
B) functionalism. 
C) introspection. 
D) free association.

Question 3

With respect to the nature/nurture debate, psychological scientists now believe that

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A) nature is the most important factor in understanding the mind, the brain, and behavior. 
B) the mind, the brain, and behavior are largely a matter of nurture. 
C) both nature and nurture are important in understanding the mind, the brain, and behavior. 
D) the issue is largely irrelevant to understanding the mind, the brain, and behavior. 
A) nature is the most important factor in understanding the mind, the brain, and behavior. 
B) the mind, the brain, and behavior are largely a matter of nurture. 
C) both nature and nurture are important in understanding the mind, the brain, and behavior. 
D) the issue is largely irrelevant to understanding the mind, the brain, and behavior.

Question 4

A functionalist approach to classroom education might include

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A) designing activities to help a child adapt to environmental demands. 
B) breaking down complicated tasks into their basic underlying elements. 
C) determining teaching methods based on a child's unconscious desires. 
D) developing reward and punishment programs and token economies. 
A) designing activities to help a child adapt to environmental demands. 
B) breaking down complicated tasks into their basic underlying elements. 
C) determining teaching methods based on a child's unconscious desires. 
D) developing reward and punishment programs and token economies.

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of a question scientists might ask regarding evolutionary adaptations in humans?

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A) Why do people from different cultures like different types of music? 
B) Why do young children develop a fear of heights, as shown in visual cliff studies? 
C) How does practice improve reaction time on visual-motor tasks? 
D) Can you learn to adapt your note-taking style from a lecture to small-group discussion classes? 
A) Why do people from different cultures like different types of music? 
B) Why do young children develop a fear of heights, as shown in visual cliff studies? 
C) How does practice improve reaction time on visual-motor tasks? 
D) Can you learn to adapt your note-taking style from a lecture to small-group discussion classes?

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of research done at the biological level of analysis?

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A) exploring how patterns of brain activity change under hypnosis 
B) examining how mood can influence how we process persuasive arguments 
C) researching how large and small groups function in problem-solving tasks 
D) testing how one's society influences how one explains failure and success 
A) exploring how patterns of brain activity change under hypnosis 
B) examining how mood can influence how we process persuasive arguments 
C) researching how large and small groups function in problem-solving tasks 
D) testing how one's society influences how one explains failure and success

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of the "taking mental shortcuts" bias in thinking described in the text?

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A) Jack thinks he got an A on his essay because he is a great writer, but he thinks he got a D on his communications project because the instructions were too confusing. 
B) Rose overestimates how often cruise ships sink because she can vividly remember the sinking of the Titanic. 
C) Wade believes that he will be funnier on stage if he eats chicken nuggets before he performs. 
D) Michael thinks that he must wear his lucky gym shorts in order to win the game. 
A) Jack thinks he got an A on his essay because he is a great writer, but he thinks he got a D on his communications project because the instructions were too confusing. 
B) Rose overestimates how often cruise ships sink because she can vividly remember the sinking of the Titanic. 
C) Wade believes that he will be funnier on stage if he eats chicken nuggets before he performs. 
D) Michael thinks that he must wear his lucky gym shorts in order to win the game.

Question 8

Almost anywhere you travel in the world you can find a McDonald's restaurant or T-shirts with American logos.Researchers theorize that this phenomenon is part of a process that accelerates cultural evolution.What is this process called?

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A) urbanization 
B) commercial warfare 
C) globalization 
D) world exchange 
A) urbanization 
B) commercial warfare 
C) globalization 
D) world exchange

Question 9

Which of the following psychologists are most closely associated with humanistic psychology?

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A) Watson and Skinner 
B) Allport and Lewin 
C) Freud and Jung 
D) Rogers and Maslow 
A) Watson and Skinner 
B) Allport and Lewin 
C) Freud and Jung 
D) Rogers and Maslow

Question 10

Imagine that you have just made an exciting discovery as a psychology researcher.Which of the following would be a good reason to call your results "groundbreaking"?

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A) to get as much attention from the media as possible 
B) to signal that your research represents a new approach that could change the field going forward 
C) to communicate that you are an important researcher in your field 
D) to convey that your research is consistent with previous discoveries 
A) to get as much attention from the media as possible 
B) to signal that your research represents a new approach that could change the field going forward 
C) to communicate that you are an important researcher in your field 
D) to convey that your research is consistent with previous discoveries

Question 11

Which level of analysis in psychology is correctly matched with an example?

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A) Biological level: testing how men and women differ in negotiations 
B) Individual level: examining how large and small groups compromise during negotiations 
C) Social level: studying what personality traits make one a better negotiator 
D) Cultural level: exploring how the country in which one grows up affects negotiation skills 
A) Biological level: testing how men and women differ in negotiations 
B) Individual level: examining how large and small groups compromise during negotiations 
C) Social level: studying what personality traits make one a better negotiator 
D) Cultural level: exploring how the country in which one grows up affects negotiation skills

Question 12

Mary and Brian see a machine on the television program American Inventor.Mary wants to know what parts make up the machine, but Brian wants to know its purpose.Mary's approach is most similar to the school of psychology, while Brian's approach is most similar to the school of psychology.

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A) structuralist; functionalist 
B) functionalist; structuralist 
C) Gestalt; psychoanalytic 
D) psychoanalytic; Gestalt 
A) structuralist; functionalist 
B) functionalist; structuralist 
C) Gestalt; psychoanalytic 
D) psychoanalytic; Gestalt

Question 13

Which of the following psychologists is most closely associated with the school of structuralism?

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A) Sigmund Freud 
B) B.F.Skinner 
C) Edward Titchener 
D) William James 
A) Sigmund Freud 
B) B.F.Skinner 
C) Edward Titchener 
D) William James

Question 14

Careers in psychology that are expected to grow in the future include

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A) working with older adults. 
B) working with soldiers. 
C) homeland security. 
D) All of the answer choices are correct. 
A) working with older adults. 
B) working with soldiers. 
C) homeland security. 
D) All of the answer choices are correct.

Psychology developed into a discipline in

Your friend hands you a teddy bear and asks you to describe your sensations and feelings connected to it.In this example, you are engaging in

With respect to the nature/nurture debate, psychological scientists now believe that

A functionalist approach to classroom education might include

Which of the following is an example of a question scientists might ask regarding evolutionary adaptations in humans?

Which of the following is an example of research done at the biological level of analysis?

Which of the following is an example of the "taking mental shortcuts" bias in thinking described in the text?

Almost anywhere you travel in the world you can find a McDonald's restaurant or T-shirts with American logos.Researchers theorize that this phenomenon is part of a process that accelerates cultural evolution.What is this process called?

Which of the following psychologists are most closely associated with humanistic psychology?

Imagine that you have just made an exciting discovery as a psychology researcher.Which of the following would be a good reason to call your results "groundbreaking"?

Which level of analysis in psychology is correctly matched with an example?

Mary and Brian see a machine on the television program American Inventor.Mary wants to know what parts make up the machine, but Brian wants to know its purpose.Mary's approach is most similar to the school of psychology, while Brian's approach is most similar to the school of psychology.

Which of the following psychologists is most closely associated with the school of structuralism?

Careers in psychology that are expected to grow in the future include

Research Methodology

Biology and Behaviour

Consciousness

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Language and Intelligence

Human Development

Emotion and Motivation

Health and Wellbeing

Social Psychology

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

Psychology developed into a discipline in

Your friend hands you a teddy bear and asks you to describe your sensations and feelings connected to it.In this example, you are engaging in

With respect to the nature/nurture debate, psychological scientists now believe that

A functionalist approach to classroom education might include

Which of the following is an example of a question scientists might ask regarding evolutionary adaptations in humans?

Which of the following is an example of research done at the biological level of analysis?

Which of the following is an example of the "taking mental shortcuts" bias in thinking described in the text?

Almost anywhere you travel in the world you can find a McDonald's restaurant or T-shirts with American logos.Researchers theorize that this phenomenon is part of a process that accelerates cultural evolution.What is this process called?

Which of the following psychologists are most closely associated with humanistic psychology?

Imagine that you have just made an exciting discovery as a psychology researcher.Which of the following would be a good reason to call your results "groundbreaking"?

Which level of analysis in psychology is correctly matched with an example?

Mary and Brian see a machine on the television program American Inventor.Mary wants to know what parts make up the machine, but Brian wants to know its purpose.Mary's approach is most similar to the school of psychology, while Brian's approach is most similar to the school of psychology.

Which of the following psychologists is most closely associated with the school of structuralism?

Careers in psychology that are expected to grow in the future include

Research Methodology

Biology and Behaviour

Consciousness

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Language and Intelligence

Human Development

Emotion and Motivation

Health and Wellbeing

Social Psychology

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Filters