Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

Marie is a middle aged elementary school teacher who has just been arrested for shoplifting. Security guards have video footage of Marie shoplifting shampoo, toothpaste, and cosmetics but when the police interview Marie, she says that she has no conscious memory of the theft. According to Marie's therapist Dr Missoni, it would have been silly for her to jeopardize her career and reputation by engaging in petty larceny. Therefore, Marie's behaviour must be due to unconscious motives. Dr Missoni believes that Marie's recent depression and death of her mother led her projecting her feelings about the role of mother on to the shop. As a result, Marie engaged in "unconscious" shoplifting. Which of the following theoretical approaches to psychology is most consistent with Dr Missoni's interpretation of Marie's behaviour?

Which of the following countries is NOT considered a representative of an individualistic society?

Which of the following philosophers believed that mind and body are two separate entities?

The idea that a healthy diet can increase our cognitive performance supports a __________ view of the relationship between mind and body.

Which of the following CANNOT be considered a psychological risk factor?

The contemporary view on the __________ debate supports the idea that behaviour is determined by an __________ of both genetic and environmental factors. This more moderate position is known as __________.

Which of the following causes of human behaviour will be most likely considered by a behaviourist psychologist?

Innate aggressive and sexual drives are punished in childhood leading to the development of fears and mental issues in adulthood. __________ are techniques that people develop automatically to cope with the anxiety associated to traumatic experiences.

Today the cognitive perspective embraces different disciplines, such as __________, __________ and __________.

Which of the six basic emotions' representations were shown to overlap in Eastern cultures in the study conducted by Jack, Garrod, Yu, Caldara and Schyns (2012)?

The emic approach makes comparisons between cultures using criteria that are considered absolute or universal.

One of the difficulties for a cross-cultural psychologist is ensuring that there is a high level of internal consistency as well as external validity in the materials used with differing cultures.

Which of the following is NOT an aim of the British Psychological Society?

Evolutionary psychologists believe that our skills and behaviour are a product of natural selection.

With respect to the cultural bias in psychology research, which of the following statements about Eurocentrism is CORRECT?

Which of the following statements CORRECTLY describes the notion of 'free will'?

The __________ is a regulatory body which monitors and controls professional practice, having the power to prevent psychologists from practicing.

One of the ethical issues of Milgram's obedience study (1963) is that participants were exposed to humiliation.

Many researchers may fall into __________ whenever their behaviour can unintentionally influence participants' response.

Dr Young is comparing the Intelligence Quotient of children coming from country X and children coming from country Y. She is using a laptop for the subscale of Mental Reasoning. Children are asked to complete a series of computer-based tasks and performance is calculated based on reaction times. Results show a main effect of country on Mental Reasoning, whereby children from country Y are significantly slower than children from country X. However, Dr Young didn't consider the fact that children from culture Y have been exposed to computers less frequently than the other children. Her findings show a clear example of __________.