Question 1

The sociocultural perspective in psychology emphasizes the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) role of society and culture in determining behavior 
B) biological differences between people originating from different areas of the world 
C) instinctual tendencies common to all humanity 
D) unconscious determinants of individual personality 
A) role of society and culture in determining behavior 
B) biological differences between people originating from different areas of the world 
C) instinctual tendencies common to all humanity 
D) unconscious determinants of individual personality

Question 2

Suppose that Dr.Poonnamalee finds a correlation of +.68 between the amount of humor professors use and the grades that students earn in their classes.What can he appropriately conclude from this finding?

Accepted Answer

A) There is no meaningful relationship between these two variables. 
B) Greater use of humor is associated with higher grades. 
C) Greater use of humor is associated with lower grades. 
D) Humor, or the lack of it, causes student grades to be higher or lower. 
A) There is no meaningful relationship between these two variables. 
B) Greater use of humor is associated with higher grades. 
C) Greater use of humor is associated with lower grades. 
D) Humor, or the lack of it, causes student grades to be higher or lower.

Question 3

The field of science that investigates the relationships between the nervous system and behavior/mental processes is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) evolutionary psychology 
B) psychodynamic psychology 
C) neuroscience 
D) behaviorism 
A) evolutionary psychology 
B) psychodynamic psychology 
C) neuroscience 
D) behaviorism

Question 4

Experimental psychologists are most likely to conduct research on ____.

Accepted Answer

A) sensation and perception 
B) emotional development 
C) adjustment difficulties 
D) people and their work environments 
A) sensation and perception 
B) emotional development 
C) adjustment difficulties 
D) people and their work environments

Question 5

Which progression best represents the historical order in which these psychological perspectives developed?

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalytic theory, humanism, and structuralism 
B) structuralism, behaviorism, and humanism 
C) humanism, psychoanalytic theory, and cognitive psychology 
D) behaviorism, structuralism, and psychoanalytic theory 
A) psychoanalytic theory, humanism, and structuralism 
B) structuralism, behaviorism, and humanism 
C) humanism, psychoanalytic theory, and cognitive psychology 
D) behaviorism, structuralism, and psychoanalytic theory

Question 6

Which statement is TRUE regarding women and/or ethnic minorities in the field of psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) Women did not make any significant contributions to the field of psychology until the last 50 years. 
B) Ethnic minorities did not make any significant contributions to the field of psychology until the last 50 years. 
C) Although ethnic minorities made significant contributions in psychology from the very beginning, women did not make any contributions until the last 50 years. 
D) Both women and ethnic minorities made significant contributions to the field of psychology from the early years of its history. 
A) Women did not make any significant contributions to the field of psychology until the last 50 years. 
B) Ethnic minorities did not make any significant contributions to the field of psychology until the last 50 years. 
C) Although ethnic minorities made significant contributions in psychology from the very beginning, women did not make any contributions until the last 50 years. 
D) Both women and ethnic minorities made significant contributions to the field of psychology from the early years of its history.

Question 7

Forensic psychologists ____.

Accepted Answer

A) use psychic powers to help track down criminals 
B) are lawyers who use psychology to help them win their legal cases 
C) conduct research on the interaction between humans and nature 
D) analyze crime statistics and evidence to create criminal profiles 
A) use psychic powers to help track down criminals 
B) are lawyers who use psychology to help them win their legal cases 
C) conduct research on the interaction between humans and nature 
D) analyze crime statistics and evidence to create criminal profiles

Question 8

Prior to participation in a psychological study at your college,you are given information that clarifies the obligations and responsibilities of both you and the researcher in the study.This fulfills the ethical requirement that all psychological studies include ____.

Accepted Answer

A) informed consent 
B) debriefing 
C) confidentiality 
D) complete disclosure of any deception 
A) informed consent 
B) debriefing 
C) confidentiality 
D) complete disclosure of any deception

Question 9

In order to test causal hypotheses,the researcher must use ____.

Accepted Answer

A) case studies 
B) experiments 
C) naturalistic studies 
D) correlational studies 
A) case studies 
B) experiments 
C) naturalistic studies 
D) correlational studies

Question 10

What is meant by the phrase,"Psychology has a long past,but a short history"?

Accepted Answer

A) Although many negative events have characterized psychology's past, many positive events have occurred in recent years. 
B) People have always been interested in explaining behavior, but psychology did not become a science until relatively recently. 
C) Psychology has been a science for hundreds of years, but only recently has the general public become interested in it. 
D) Although psychology has existed as a science for a very long time, it is being overshadowed by more exact sciences and will not likely survive beyond the current century. 
A) Although many negative events have characterized psychology's past, many positive events have occurred in recent years. 
B) People have always been interested in explaining behavior, but psychology did not become a science until relatively recently. 
C) Psychology has been a science for hundreds of years, but only recently has the general public become interested in it. 
D) Although psychology has existed as a science for a very long time, it is being overshadowed by more exact sciences and will not likely survive beyond the current century.

Question 11

Dr.Townsend wants to test the hypothesis that being tall for your age predicts that you will be shy.Which of the following types of research would Dr.Townsend be least likely to use?

Accepted Answer

A) an experiment 
B) a case study 
C) naturalistic observation 
D) a correlational study 
A) an experiment 
B) a case study 
C) naturalistic observation 
D) a correlational study

Question 12

The material in the textbook on gender and ethnicity in the field of psychology suggests that ____.

Accepted Answer

A) although minorities and women have been involved in psychology for many years, they are still underrepresented in many areas of the field 
B) unlike other fields where women and minorities are outnumbered, in psychology, women and minorities outnumber men and Caucasians 
C) while men outnumber women earning doctorates in psychology, Caucasians outnumber minorities 
D) while minorities outnumber Caucasians within the ranks of employment in psychology, men outnumber women 
A) although minorities and women have been involved in psychology for many years, they are still underrepresented in many areas of the field 
B) unlike other fields where women and minorities are outnumbered, in psychology, women and minorities outnumber men and Caucasians 
C) while men outnumber women earning doctorates in psychology, Caucasians outnumber minorities 
D) while minorities outnumber Caucasians within the ranks of employment in psychology, men outnumber women

Question 13

Dr.Ikeda conducts an experiment on the effect of physical beauty on being hired for a job,and has both attractive and unattractive individuals apply for the same job.However,he fails to control for the possibility that the attractive applicants have better resumes.In this case,the quality of the resumes is considered a(n)____.

Accepted Answer

A) confounding variable 
B) dependent variable 
C) experimental variable 
D) independent variable 
A) confounding variable 
B) dependent variable 
C) experimental variable 
D) independent variable

Question 14

Evolutionary psychology and functionalism are similar in that they both ____.

Accepted Answer

A) are relatively new fields in psychology 
B) focus on abstractions with little ability to be applied in real settings 
C) focus on the ability of organisms to adapt to their environment 
D) are older theories that have been replaced by newer theories in psychology 
A) are relatively new fields in psychology 
B) focus on abstractions with little ability to be applied in real settings 
C) focus on the ability of organisms to adapt to their environment 
D) are older theories that have been replaced by newer theories in psychology

Question 15

The humanistic perspective of the 1960s is to treating clients as the ____ perspective of the 1960s is to conducting memory research.

Accepted Answer

A) sociocultural 
B) cognitive 
C) evolutionary 
D) psychodynamic 
A) sociocultural 
B) cognitive 
C) evolutionary 
D) psychodynamic

Question 16

John asserts that men are not predisposed to monogamy because having sex with lots of women increases the likelihood that they will successfully reproduce and transmit their genes to the next generation.John's explanation is most consistent with ____ psychology.

Accepted Answer

A) biological 
B) psychodynamic 
C) humanistic 
D) evolutionary 
A) biological 
B) psychodynamic 
C) humanistic 
D) evolutionary

Question 17

Dr.Ford wants to test the hypothesis that room color can affect memory.To that end,he randomly assigns 10 students to a condition where they study a written passage while seated in a room that is painted a lilac color.The other 10 students study the passage while seated in an identical room that is painted bright orange.After both groups studied the passage for one hour,they are given a multiple-choice test over the material.Dr.Ford then calculates how many questions the students in both groups answer correctly.In Dr.Ford's study,the independent variable is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) the people who studied the passage while seated in the lilac room 
B) the color of the room in which the students studied the passage 
C) the test scores of the students 
D) whether or not the students were able to recall information about the passage 
A) the people who studied the passage while seated in the lilac room 
B) the color of the room in which the students studied the passage 
C) the test scores of the students 
D) whether or not the students were able to recall information about the passage

Question 18

Dr.Lowrey is testing the hypothesis that the more education a person has,the more money he or she will earn.Dr.Lowrey is testing a ____ hypothesis

Accepted Answer

A) true 
B) causal 
C) predictive 
D) factual 
A) true 
B) causal 
C) predictive 
D) factual

Question 19

Which progression represents the correct sequence of steps in the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

A) make predictions, form a hypothesis, choose a research strategy, conduct a study, analyze the data 
B) conduct a study, analyze the data, form a hypothesis, publish conclusions, obtain feedback 
C) choose a research strategy, determine desired results, conduct a study, form a hypothesis, analyze data 
D) develop a theory, conduct an experiment to test the theory, analyze data, publish data 
A) make predictions, form a hypothesis, choose a research strategy, conduct a study, analyze the data 
B) conduct a study, analyze the data, form a hypothesis, publish conclusions, obtain feedback 
C) choose a research strategy, determine desired results, conduct a study, form a hypothesis, analyze data 
D) develop a theory, conduct an experiment to test the theory, analyze data, publish data

Question 20

A hypothesis is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) a statement describing the actual outcome of an experiment 
B) the question that forms the foundation for a particular study 
C) a statement describing what the researchers expect to find in a study 
D) a type of research method that involves experimentation 
A) a statement describing the actual outcome of an experiment 
B) the question that forms the foundation for a particular study 
C) a statement describing what the researchers expect to find in a study 
D) a type of research method that involves experimentation

The sociocultural perspective in psychology emphasizes the ____.

Suppose that Dr.Poonnamalee finds a correlation of +.68 between the amount of humor professors use and the grades that students earn in their classes.What can he appropriately conclude from this finding?

The field of science that investigates the relationships between the nervous system and behavior/mental processes is ____.

Experimental psychologists are most likely to conduct research on ____.

Which progression best represents the historical order in which these psychological perspectives developed?

Which statement is TRUE regarding women and/or ethnic minorities in the field of psychology?

Forensic psychologists ____.

Prior to participation in a psychological study at your college,you are given information that clarifies the obligations and responsibilities of both you and the researcher in the study.This fulfills the ethical requirement that all psychological studies include ____.

In order to test causal hypotheses,the researcher must use ____.

What is meant by the phrase,"Psychology has a long past,but a short history"?

Dr.Townsend wants to test the hypothesis that being tall for your age predicts that you will be shy.Which of the following types of research would Dr.Townsend be least likely to use?

The material in the textbook on gender and ethnicity in the field of psychology suggests that ____.

Evolutionary psychology and functionalism are similar in that they both ____.

The humanistic perspective of the 1960s is to treating clients as the ____ perspective of the 1960s is to conducting memory research.

John asserts that men are not predisposed to monogamy because having sex with lots of women increases the likelihood that they will successfully reproduce and transmit their genes to the next generation.John's explanation is most consistent with ____ psychology.

Dr.Lowrey is testing the hypothesis that the more education a person has,the more money he or she will earn.Dr.Lowrey is testing a ____ hypothesis

Which progression represents the correct sequence of steps in the scientific method?

A hypothesis is ____.

Neuroscience

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Motivation and Emotion

Learning

Memory

Cognition, language, and Intelligence

Human Development

Social Psychology

Personality

Health, stress, and Coping

Mental Health Disorders

Mental Health Therapies

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Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

The sociocultural perspective in psychology emphasizes the ____.

Suppose that Dr.Poonnamalee finds a correlation of +.68 between the amount of humor professors use and the grades that students earn in their classes.What can he appropriately conclude from this finding?

The field of science that investigates the relationships between the nervous system and behavior/mental processes is ____.

Experimental psychologists are most likely to conduct research on ____.

Which progression best represents the historical order in which these psychological perspectives developed?

Which statement is TRUE regarding women and/or ethnic minorities in the field of psychology?

Forensic psychologists ____.

Prior to participation in a psychological study at your college,you are given information that clarifies the obligations and responsibilities of both you and the researcher in the study.This fulfills the ethical requirement that all psychological studies include ____.

In order to test causal hypotheses,the researcher must use ____.

What is meant by the phrase,"Psychology has a long past,but a short history"?

Dr.Townsend wants to test the hypothesis that being tall for your age predicts that you will be shy.Which of the following types of research would Dr.Townsend be least likely to use?

The material in the textbook on gender and ethnicity in the field of psychology suggests that ____.

Evolutionary psychology and functionalism are similar in that they both ____.

The humanistic perspective of the 1960s is to treating clients as the ____ perspective of the 1960s is to conducting memory research.

John asserts that men are not predisposed to monogamy because having sex with lots of women increases the likelihood that they will successfully reproduce and transmit their genes to the next generation.John's explanation is most consistent with ____ psychology.

Dr.Lowrey is testing the hypothesis that the more education a person has,the more money he or she will earn.Dr.Lowrey is testing a ____ hypothesis

Which progression represents the correct sequence of steps in the scientific method?

A hypothesis is ____.

Neuroscience

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Motivation and Emotion

Learning

Memory

Cognition, language, and Intelligence

Human Development

Social Psychology

Personality

Health, stress, and Coping

Mental Health Disorders

Mental Health Therapies

Filters