Question 1

Like the behaviorists,Freud believed that all thoughts,emotions,and actions are

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A)  random and accidental. 
B)  caused by external stimuli. 
C)  chosen through free will. 
D)  determined. 
A)  random and accidental. 
B)  caused by external stimuli. 
C)  chosen through free will. 
D)  determined.

Question 2

If a study has a disproportionate number of Caucasian participants in comparison to other ethnic groups,this disproportion

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A)  may place limitations on the meaning of the results. 
B)  will completely invalidate the results of this study. 
C)  will not have a significant effect; therefore, the results of the study should be completely accepted. 
D)  will prevent this study from being conducted until enough participants from other ethnic groups are recruited. 
A)  may place limitations on the meaning of the results. 
B)  will completely invalidate the results of this study. 
C)  will not have a significant effect; therefore, the results of the study should be completely accepted. 
D)  will prevent this study from being conducted until enough participants from other ethnic groups are recruited.

Question 3

Psychologists would best be described as

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A)  scientists who conduct research. 
B)  practitioners who apply psychology to solve problems in fields like education and medicine. 
C)  teachers. 
D)  scientists, practitioners, and/or teachers. 
A)  scientists who conduct research. 
B)  practitioners who apply psychology to solve problems in fields like education and medicine. 
C)  teachers. 
D)  scientists, practitioners, and/or teachers.

Question 4

According to your psychology textbook,which of the following activities would be considered "behavior"?

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A)  A student feels sad because of her grade. 
B)  A student daydreams in class. 
C)  A teacher writes an assignment on the board. 
D)  All of these would be considered behaviors. 
A)  A student feels sad because of her grade. 
B)  A student daydreams in class. 
C)  A teacher writes an assignment on the board. 
D)  All of these would be considered behaviors.

Question 5

When people use critical thinking,they

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A)  validate conventional wisdom. 
B)  constantly revise their understanding of the world. 
C)  give greater weight to the overall amount of evidence than specific credible facts. 
D)  show such a strong conviction to their beliefs that they rarely admit they are wrong
About their ideas. 
A)  validate conventional wisdom. 
B)  constantly revise their understanding of the world. 
C)  give greater weight to the overall amount of evidence than specific credible facts. 
D)  show such a strong conviction to their beliefs that they rarely admit they are wrong
About their ideas.

Question 6

In a survey conducted on October 26,researchers find that 55% of the registered voters favor the passage of the school bond issue.These survey results illustrate which goal of psychology?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

To be scientific,our observations must be

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A)  systematic. 
B)  intuitive. 
C)  haphazard. 
D)  related to common sense. 
A)  systematic. 
B)  intuitive. 
C)  haphazard. 
D)  related to common sense.

Question 8

Which of the following behaviors can best be described as overt behavior?

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A)  watching a TV game show 
B)  thinking about the answer to a contestant's question 
C)  being sad that the contestant answered incorrectly 
D)  wondering if there are any frozen waffles left in the freezer 
A)  watching a TV game show 
B)  thinking about the answer to a contestant's question 
C)  being sad that the contestant answered incorrectly 
D)  wondering if there are any frozen waffles left in the freezer

Question 9

Regarding contemporary trends in psychology,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  Structuralism as a school of thought has disappeared entirely. 
B)  Functionalism and Gestalt psychology have blended into newer, broader perspectives. 
C)  The three broad views that shape modern psychology are the biological, psychological, and sociocultural perspectives. 
D)  During the early days in psychology, psychologists tended to embrace a variety of theoretical views, while today's psychologists tend to show a fierce loyalty to their school of thought and clash over theories. 
A)  Structuralism as a school of thought has disappeared entirely. 
B)  Functionalism and Gestalt psychology have blended into newer, broader perspectives. 
C)  The three broad views that shape modern psychology are the biological, psychological, and sociocultural perspectives. 
D)  During the early days in psychology, psychologists tended to embrace a variety of theoretical views, while today's psychologists tend to show a fierce loyalty to their school of thought and clash over theories.

Question 10

Max Wertheimer is associated with which one of the following schools of thought?

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A)  Gestalt psychology 
B)  behaviorism 
C)  psychoanalysis 
D)  functionalism 
A)  Gestalt psychology 
B)  behaviorism 
C)  psychoanalysis 
D)  functionalism

Question 11

The "whole is greater than the sum of its parts" is the slogan of the

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A)  Gestalt psychologists. 
B)  behaviorists. 
C)  structuralists. 
D)  psychoanalysts. 
A)  Gestalt psychologists. 
B)  behaviorists. 
C)  structuralists. 
D)  psychoanalysts.

Question 12

If one reads all 12 of the daily horoscopes found in newspapers for several days,one will find that the predictions made are so general that they will fit events that happen everyday as well as being applicable to anybody regardless of their sign.This illustrates the

Accepted Answer

A)  Guilford effect. 
B)  phenologist's fallacy. 
C)  Barnum effect. 
D)  Gall fallacy. 
A)  Guilford effect. 
B)  phenologist's fallacy. 
C)  Barnum effect. 
D)  Gall fallacy.

Question 13

Theory building is important in psychology because it

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A)  prevents excessive reliance on empiricism. 
B)  reduces the need for hypothesis testing. 
C)  relies heavily on naturalistic observation. 
D)  provides explanations and guides future research. 
A)  prevents excessive reliance on empiricism. 
B)  reduces the need for hypothesis testing. 
C)  relies heavily on naturalistic observation. 
D)  provides explanations and guides future research.

Question 14

An expert tells you that "you can catch a cold by not wearing a coat when it is cold." You would

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A)  accept his statement since you remember catching a cold after you forgot your coat. 
B)  accept his statement because it is based on commonsense reasoning. 
C)  ask him to list additional experts that support his theory. 
D)  ask to see the empirical evidence that supports his theory. 
A)  accept his statement since you remember catching a cold after you forgot your coat. 
B)  accept his statement because it is based on commonsense reasoning. 
C)  ask him to list additional experts that support his theory. 
D)  ask to see the empirical evidence that supports his theory.

Question 15

Why questions refer to which of psychology's goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  description 
B)  understanding 
C)  preservation 
D)  control 
A)  description 
B)  understanding 
C)  preservation 
D)  control

Question 16

According to your textbook,which of the following is NOT one of the three broad perspectives that shape modern psychology?

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A)  biological 
B)  therapeutic 
C)  psychological 
D)  sociocultural 
A)  biological 
B)  therapeutic 
C)  psychological 
D)  sociocultural

Question 17

Overt behavior includes

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A)  anything a person does. 
B)  things a person does which cannot be seen by others. 
C)  only those things that can be observed. 
D)  hidden, private, internal thoughts. 
A)  anything a person does. 
B)  things a person does which cannot be seen by others. 
C)  only those things that can be observed. 
D)  hidden, private, internal thoughts.

Question 18

Regarding ethics in research,which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Although the APA has set up guidelines for experiments with humans, they have yet to provide guidelines for research with animals. 
B)  If the projected results of the experiment are very important, then the possibility of there being lasting harm to the subjects is considered an acceptable risk. 
C)  Once a subject begins an experiment, continued participation is no longer voluntary. 
D)  Most university psychology departments have ethics committees that oversee the research done at the college to help ensure ethical guidelines are followed. 
A)  Although the APA has set up guidelines for experiments with humans, they have yet to provide guidelines for research with animals. 
B)  If the projected results of the experiment are very important, then the possibility of there being lasting harm to the subjects is considered an acceptable risk. 
C)  Once a subject begins an experiment, continued participation is no longer voluntary. 
D)  Most university psychology departments have ethics committees that oversee the research done at the college to help ensure ethical guidelines are followed.

Question 19

The ideas of which psychologist were most similar to those of Charles Darwin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Edward Titchener 
B)  William James 
C)  Abraham Maslow 
D)  Max Wertheimer 
A)  Edward Titchener 
B)  William James 
C)  Abraham Maslow 
D)  Max Wertheimer

Question 20

A type of reflection involving the support of beliefs through scientific explanation and observation is called __________ thinking.

Accepted Answer

A)  critical 
B)  transductive 
C)  deductive 
D)  creative 
A)  critical 
B)  transductive 
C)  deductive 
D)  creative

Exam 1: A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Like the behaviorists,Freud believed that all thoughts,emotions,and actions are

If a study has a disproportionate number of Caucasian participants in comparison to other ethnic groups,this disproportion

Psychologists would best be described as

According to your psychology textbook,which of the following activities would be considered "behavior"?

When people use critical thinking,they

In a survey conducted on October 26,researchers find that 55% of the registered voters favor the passage of the school bond issue.These survey results illustrate which goal of psychology?

To be scientific,our observations must be

Which of the following behaviors can best be described as overt behavior?

Regarding contemporary trends in psychology,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Max Wertheimer is associated with which one of the following schools of thought?

The "whole is greater than the sum of its parts" is the slogan of the

If one reads all 12 of the daily horoscopes found in newspapers for several days,one will find that the predictions made are so general that they will fit events that happen everyday as well as being applicable to anybody regardless of their sign.This illustrates the

Theory building is important in psychology because it

An expert tells you that "you can catch a cold by not wearing a coat when it is cold." You would

Why questions refer to which of psychology's goals?

According to your textbook,which of the following is NOT one of the three broad perspectives that shape modern psychology?

Overt behavior includes

Regarding ethics in research,which of the following statements is TRUE?

The ideas of which psychologist were most similar to those of Charles Darwin?

A type of reflection involving the support of beliefs through scientific explanation and observation is called __________ thinking.

B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

A: Brain and Behavior

C: Brain and Behavior

A: Human Development

B: Human Development

C: Human Development

D: Human Development

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

A: States of Consciousness

B: States of Consciousness

C: States of Consciousness

D: States of Consciousness

A: Conditioning and Learning

B: Conditioning and Learning

C: Conditioning and Learning

D: Conditioning and Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

A: Cognition,language,and Creativity

B: Cognition,language,and Creativity

C: Cognition,language,and Creativity

A: Intelligence

B: Intelligence

C: Intelligence

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

D: Motivation and Emotion

A: Gender and Sexuality

B: Gender and Sexuality

C: Gender and Sexuality

D: Gender and Sexuality Completion

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

A: Health,stress,and Coping

B: Health,stress,and Coping

C: Health,stress,and Coping

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

D: Psychological Disorders

A: Therapies

B: Therapies

C: Therapies

D: Therapies

A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

A: Applied Psychology