Question 1

Which of the following best summarizes the philosophy of the textbook?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reading this textbook will be a revelatory experience that will help you achieve tranquility. 
B)  Accurate knowledge about the principles of psychology can be of value to you in everyday life. 
C)  This textbook is best described as a self-help book in that it offers do-it-yourself treatments for achieving happiness. 
D)  All of these. 
A)  Reading this textbook will be a revelatory experience that will help you achieve tranquility. 
B)  Accurate knowledge about the principles of psychology can be of value to you in everyday life. 
C)  This textbook is best described as a self-help book in that it offers do-it-yourself treatments for achieving happiness. 
D)  All of these.

Question 2

When course material is especially difficult, it is a good idea to prepare for lectures by

Accepted Answer

A)  reading ahead on the subject of the lecture. 
B)  asking fellow classmates to explain the material to you. 
C)  writing down questions that you can ask the instructor later. 
D)  writing down exact words the instructor says. 
A)  reading ahead on the subject of the lecture. 
B)  asking fellow classmates to explain the material to you. 
C)  writing down questions that you can ask the instructor later. 
D)  writing down exact words the instructor says.

Question 3

Which of the following correlation coefficients indicates the strongest relationship between two variables?

Accepted Answer

A)  -0.36 
B)  -0.97 
C)  +0.75 
D)  +0.15 
A)  -0.36 
B)  -0.97 
C)  +0.75 
D)  +0.15

Question 4

Imagine that you are studying for a History of Psychology exam in which you have to list the years associated with particular landmark events in the field of psychology. Which of the following study strategies would reflect overlearning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Studying key events and their respective years for the past 8 weeks. 
B)  Earning a perfect grade on a quiz before the exam. 
C)  Studying key events and their respective years even after you feel you know them. 
D)  Focusing on the key events and years that remain most difficult to memorize. 
A)  Studying key events and their respective years for the past 8 weeks. 
B)  Earning a perfect grade on a quiz before the exam. 
C)  Studying key events and their respective years even after you feel you know them. 
D)  Focusing on the key events and years that remain most difficult to memorize.

Question 5

Surveys exploring psychotherapists' opinions of self-help books suggest

Accepted Answer

A)  there are some excellent books that offer authentic insights and sound advice. 
B)  there are some good books that offer adequate insights and advice. 
C)  there are some excellent books that offer good general advice, but very few that offer good specific advice for particular problems. 
D)  psychotherapists don't endorse the use of self-help books because it's bad for business. 
A)  there are some excellent books that offer authentic insights and sound advice. 
B)  there are some good books that offer adequate insights and advice. 
C)  there are some excellent books that offer good general advice, but very few that offer good specific advice for particular problems. 
D)  psychotherapists don't endorse the use of self-help books because it's bad for business.

Question 6

"Any overt response or activity by an organism" defines the term

Accepted Answer

A)  behavior 
B)  empiricism 
C)  psychology 
D)  mental process. 
A)  behavior 
B)  empiricism 
C)  psychology 
D)  mental process.

Question 7

A good place to study is one

Accepted Answer

A)  that is matched to your learning style. 
B)  that changes occasionally, to provide variety. 
C)  that is associated with pleasant activities, like eating. 
D)  where distractions are likely to be minimal. 
A)  that is matched to your learning style. 
B)  that changes occasionally, to provide variety. 
C)  that is associated with pleasant activities, like eating. 
D)  where distractions are likely to be minimal.

Question 8

Which of the following is the best description of the relationship between health and happiness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Good health may not, by itself, produce happiness because people tend to take good health for granted. 
B)  Good health is one of the best predictors of happiness. 
C)  Individuals who develop serious health problems have difficulty adjusting and therefore are less happy than those who are healthy. 
D)  People born with serious health problems are happier than others because they do not take their health for granted. 
A)  Good health may not, by itself, produce happiness because people tend to take good health for granted. 
B)  Good health is one of the best predictors of happiness. 
C)  Individuals who develop serious health problems have difficulty adjusting and therefore are less happy than those who are healthy. 
D)  People born with serious health problems are happier than others because they do not take their health for granted.

Question 9

Research indicates that

Accepted Answer

A)  people with high IQs are happier than people with low IQs. 
B)  people with low IQs are happier than people with high IQs. 
C)  there is no association between IQ and happiness. 
D)  people with really high IQs and really low IQs are not as happy as people with average IQs. 
A)  people with high IQs are happier than people with low IQs. 
B)  people with low IQs are happier than people with high IQs. 
C)  there is no association between IQ and happiness. 
D)  people with really high IQs and really low IQs are not as happy as people with average IQs.

Question 10

According to research, many commonsense notions about happiness appear to be accurate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Until the 1950s, psychologists were found almost exclusively in

Accepted Answer

A)  private industry. 
B)  academic institutions. 
C)  mental health facilities. 
D)  the psychiatric wards of hospitals. 
A)  private industry. 
B)  academic institutions. 
C)  mental health facilities. 
D)  the psychiatric wards of hospitals.

Question 12

Stephen was trying to choose a good self-help book. He noticed that one book seemed touchingly human in tone and he found himself thinking the examples of problems were just like what he was facing. Stephen is most likely to find that

Accepted Answer

A)  this is the right book for him. 
B)  the book only provides some vague advice or common sense. 
C)  it will give him sound, explicit advice. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  this is the right book for him. 
B)  the book only provides some vague advice or common sense. 
C)  it will give him sound, explicit advice. 
D)  all of these.

Question 13

A correlation exists when

Accepted Answer

A)  two variables are related to each other. 
B)  two variables have the same underlying cause. 
C)  two variables are affected by a third variable. 
D)  a cause-and-effect relationship exists between two variables. 
A)  two variables are related to each other. 
B)  two variables have the same underlying cause. 
C)  two variables are affected by a third variable. 
D)  a cause-and-effect relationship exists between two variables.

Question 14

A research wants to know whether children eating a high-protein breakfast will have a higher test grade. Half of the children in the study eat a high-protein breakfast while the other half eat their normal diet. The control group consists of the children who

Accepted Answer

A)  are not being tested. 
B)  eat low-protein breakfasts. 
C)  eat their normal diet. 
D)  eat the high-protein breakfast. 
A)  are not being tested. 
B)  eat low-protein breakfasts. 
C)  eat their normal diet. 
D)  eat the high-protein breakfast.

Question 15

Case studies

Accepted Answer

A)  provide strong bases for developing laws of behavior. 
B)  can provide general conclusions through consistencies between cases. 
C)  are of little use when treating and diagnosing psychological problems. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  provide strong bases for developing laws of behavior. 
B)  can provide general conclusions through consistencies between cases. 
C)  are of little use when treating and diagnosing psychological problems. 
D)  all of these.

Question 16

Dr. Prather randomly assigns 100 student volunteers who experience test anxiety to either a group that will receive training in relaxation exercises or a group that will sit in a waiting area for the same length of time as those learning relaxation. She will then measure their symptoms of test anxiety. Based on her results, Dr. Prather will have evidence of

Accepted Answer

A)  how well relaxation exercises work in the treatment of various mood disorders. 
B)  how students with test anxiety behave in a classroom setting. 
C)  how effective the waiting time is. 
D)  whether or not relaxation exercises may cause an alleviation of symptoms of test anxiety. 
A)  how well relaxation exercises work in the treatment of various mood disorders. 
B)  how students with test anxiety behave in a classroom setting. 
C)  how effective the waiting time is. 
D)  whether or not relaxation exercises may cause an alleviation of symptoms of test anxiety.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a guideline to choose a good self-help book?

Accepted Answer

A)  Find out about the author or authors' credentials. 
B)  Look for books that do not promise too much in the way of immediate change. 
C)  Avoid books with explanations of theories or research. 
D)  Look for books with detailed directions on how to alter your behavior. 
A)  Find out about the author or authors' credentials. 
B)  Look for books that do not promise too much in the way of immediate change. 
C)  Avoid books with explanations of theories or research. 
D)  Look for books with detailed directions on how to alter your behavior.

Question 18

Psychologists base their conclusions on__________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  reasoning, speculation, and common sense. 
B)  formal, systematic, objective tests of their hypotheses. 
C)  traditional beliefs. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  reasoning, speculation, and common sense. 
B)  formal, systematic, objective tests of their hypotheses. 
C)  traditional beliefs. 
D)  all of these.

Question 19

According to Schwartz, increased freedom of choice available in modern societies

Accepted Answer

A)  has resulted in improved mental health. 
B)  has enhanced tranquility. 
C)  has led to fewer postdecision regrets. 
D)  has contributed to depression and anxiety. 
A)  has resulted in improved mental health. 
B)  has enhanced tranquility. 
C)  has led to fewer postdecision regrets. 
D)  has contributed to depression and anxiety.

Question 20

Research indicates that people are

Accepted Answer

A)  surprisingly bad at predicting what will make them happy. 
B)  the best ones to predict their happiness. 
C)  all made happy by the same things. 
D)  able to analyze direct measurable causes of happiness. 
A)  surprisingly bad at predicting what will make them happy. 
B)  the best ones to predict their happiness. 
C)  all made happy by the same things. 
D)  able to analyze direct measurable causes of happiness.

Which of the following best summarizes the philosophy of the textbook?

When course material is especially difficult, it is a good idea to prepare for lectures by

Which of the following correlation coefficients indicates the strongest relationship between two variables?

Imagine that you are studying for a History of Psychology exam in which you have to list the years associated with particular landmark events in the field of psychology. Which of the following study strategies would reflect overlearning?

Surveys exploring psychotherapists' opinions of self-help books suggest

"Any overt response or activity by an organism" defines the term

A good place to study is one

Which of the following is the best description of the relationship between health and happiness?

Research indicates that

According to research, many commonsense notions about happiness appear to be accurate.

Until the 1950s, psychologists were found almost exclusively in

Stephen was trying to choose a good self-help book. He noticed that one book seemed touchingly human in tone and he found himself thinking the examples of problems were just like what he was facing. Stephen is most likely to find that

A correlation exists when

A research wants to know whether children eating a high-protein breakfast will have a higher test grade. Half of the children in the study eat a high-protein breakfast while the other half eat their normal diet. The control group consists of the children who

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Which of the following is NOT a guideline to choose a good self-help book?

Psychologists base their conclusions on__________ .

According to Schwartz, increased freedom of choice available in modern societies

Research indicates that people are

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Which of the following best summarizes the philosophy of the textbook?

When course material is especially difficult, it is a good idea to prepare for lectures by

Which of the following correlation coefficients indicates the strongest relationship between two variables?

Imagine that you are studying for a History of Psychology exam in which you have to list the years associated with particular landmark events in the field of psychology. Which of the following study strategies would reflect overlearning?

Surveys exploring psychotherapists' opinions of self-help books suggest

"Any overt response or activity by an organism" defines the term

A good place to study is one

Which of the following is the best description of the relationship between health and happiness?

Research indicates that

According to research, many commonsense notions about happiness appear to be accurate.

Until the 1950s, psychologists were found almost exclusively in

Stephen was trying to choose a good self-help book. He noticed that one book seemed touchingly human in tone and he found himself thinking the examples of problems were just like what he was facing. Stephen is most likely to find that

A correlation exists when

A research wants to know whether children eating a high-protein breakfast will have a higher test grade. Half of the children in the study eat a high-protein breakfast while the other half eat their normal diet. The control group consists of the children who

Case studies

Which of the following is NOT a guideline to choose a good self-help book?

Psychologists base their conclusions on__________ .

According to Schwartz, increased freedom of choice available in modern societies

Research indicates that people are

Theories of Personality

Stress and Its Effects

Coping Processes

Psychology and Physical Health

The Self

Social Thinking and Social Influence

Interpersonal Communication

Friendship and Love

Marriage and the Family

Gender and Behavior

Development and Expression of Sexuality

Careers and Work

Psychological Disorders

Psychotherapy

Positive Psychology

Filters