Question 1

In terms of principles of critical thinking, the statement "Intelligence is genetically based" needs to be examined for its

Accepted Answer

A) assumptions or premises. 
B) definition of intelligence. 
C) oversimplification of the question. 
D) all of these. 
A) assumptions or premises. 
B) definition of intelligence. 
C) oversimplification of the question. 
D) all of these.

Question 2

Which represents the strongest correlation?

Accepted Answer

A) +.97 
B) -.90 
C) +.09 
D) -.99 
A) +.97 
B) -.90 
C) +.09 
D) -.99

Question 3

Which perspective dominated psychotherapy during the 1940s and 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A) sociocultural 
B) humanistic-existential 
C) cognitive 
D) psychodynamic 
A) sociocultural 
B) humanistic-existential 
C) cognitive 
D) psychodynamic

Question 4

Working for a consumer research organization, a woman needs to learn about behavior that she can neither observe in its natural setting nor study experimentally. She probably will use the __________ method.

Accepted Answer

A) observational 
B) case study 
C) experimental 
D) survey 
A) observational 
B) case study 
C) experimental 
D) survey

Question 5

The purpose of a(n) __________ is to review research studies and help researchers consider the areas of potential harm in their proposed studies.

Accepted Answer

A) ethics review committee 
B) grant-writing techniques 
C) global communications 
D) electronic methods 
A) ethics review committee 
B) grant-writing techniques 
C) global communications 
D) electronic methods

Question 6

A hypothesis is an assumption or a best guess that

Accepted Answer

A) becomes a selection factor in research. 
B) can be tested by gathering evidence. 
C) is accepted if it is popular. 
D) provides an operational definition. 
A) becomes a selection factor in research. 
B) can be tested by gathering evidence. 
C) is accepted if it is popular. 
D) provides an operational definition.

Question 7

Wilhelm Wundt felt that the object of psychology was the study of the mind as a natural event and that the best way to approach the study of psychology was to

Accepted Answer

A) break down conscious experience into basic elements. 
B) focus on the continuity between conscious experience and behavior. 
C) analyze the relationship between sensory stimuli and behavior. 
D) determine the functions of conscious experience. 
A) break down conscious experience into basic elements. 
B) focus on the continuity between conscious experience and behavior. 
C) analyze the relationship between sensory stimuli and behavior. 
D) determine the functions of conscious experience.

Question 8

Jean Blake, a psychiatrist who is strongly influenced by the social-cognitive perspective, is most likely to take which approach in treating a male client who is extremely shy of females?

Accepted Answer

A) Condition positive emotional responses to women. 
B) Observe and imitate models engaged in social interactions with women. 
C) Prescribe anti-anxiety medication for him to take before going out with a woman. 
D) Uncover the unconscious conflicts in the approach and avoidance of women. 
A) Condition positive emotional responses to women. 
B) Observe and imitate models engaged in social interactions with women. 
C) Prescribe anti-anxiety medication for him to take before going out with a woman. 
D) Uncover the unconscious conflicts in the approach and avoidance of women.

Question 9

In reviewing the contents of several psychology journals, a graduate student noted a marked increase in the number of articles on memory and thinking over the past dozen years. He concluded that there was increased interest in the __________ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) learning 
B) psychodynamic 
C) biological 
D) cognitive 
A) learning 
B) psychodynamic 
C) biological 
D) cognitive

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT likely the concern of sociocultural psychologists?

Accepted Answer

A) alcohol abuse among ethnic minority groups 
B) color perception 
C) gender roles 
D) racial bias 
A) alcohol abuse among ethnic minority groups 
B) color perception 
C) gender roles 
D) racial bias

Question 11

The best research method to investigate cause and effect relationships between variables is

Accepted Answer

A) observation. 
B) correlation. 
C) an experiment. 
D) a case study. 
A) observation. 
B) correlation. 
C) an experiment. 
D) a case study.

Question 12

Prior to becoming the first female president of the APA, Mary Whiton Calkins

Accepted Answer

A) was denied a doctorate at Harvard University because of her gender. 
B) attended Harvard as a guest because they did not accept female students. 
C) was offered, but declined, a doctorate at Radcliff college for women. 
D) All of these are True. 
A) was denied a doctorate at Harvard University because of her gender. 
B) attended Harvard as a guest because they did not accept female students. 
C) was offered, but declined, a doctorate at Radcliff college for women. 
D) All of these are True.

Question 13

The first person to show how scientific methods could be used to investigate psychological phenomena was

Accepted Answer

A) Wilhelm Wundt. 
B) William James. 
C) Charles Darwin. 
D) Gustav Fechner. 
A) Wilhelm Wundt. 
B) William James. 
C) Charles Darwin. 
D) Gustav Fechner.

Question 14

Cathy was a very successful real estate agent. At age 36 she decided to donate her wealth to charity and become a missionary in Haiti, where she has been living in relative contentment for the past two years. Which perspective would best explain Cathy's behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) psychodynamic 
B) social-cognitive 
C) humanistic-existential 
D) developmental 
A) psychodynamic 
B) social-cognitive 
C) humanistic-existential 
D) developmental

Question 15

Psychology is defined as the scientific study of

Accepted Answer

A) behavior and mental processes. 
B) diagnosing and treating behavioral disorders. 
C) conscious and unconscious mental processes. 
D) the mind. 
A) behavior and mental processes. 
B) diagnosing and treating behavioral disorders. 
C) conscious and unconscious mental processes. 
D) the mind.

Question 16

Psychoanalysis emphasizes unconscious processes while behaviorism emphasizes

Accepted Answer

A) perception. 
B) observation. 
C) sensation. 
D) introspection. 
A) perception. 
B) observation. 
C) sensation. 
D) introspection.

Question 17

Psychologists with a biological perspective study the links between ______________ and behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) brain activity 
B) hormone activity 
C) heredity 
D) all of these 
A) brain activity 
B) hormone activity 
C) heredity 
D) all of these

Question 18

The benefits of animal research

Accepted Answer

A) are obvious to everyone. 
B) can never justify the loss of the animal's right to freedom. 
C) cannot be demonstrated. 
D) must justify the harm that might be done to an animal. 
A) are obvious to everyone. 
B) can never justify the loss of the animal's right to freedom. 
C) cannot be demonstrated. 
D) must justify the harm that might be done to an animal.

Question 19

You design a test of intelligence. Based on the idea that intelligence is related to academic performance, you use __________ to test the relationship between performance on your new test and grades in school.

Accepted Answer

A) an experimental method 
B) a test-retest method 
C) the correlational method 
D) naturalistic observation 
A) an experimental method 
B) a test-retest method 
C) the correlational method 
D) naturalistic observation

Question 20

Both social-cognitive theorists and behaviorists adhere to the __________ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) humanistic-existential 
B) learning 
C) psychoanalytic 
D) sociocultural 
A) humanistic-existential 
B) learning 
C) psychoanalytic 
D) sociocultural

In terms of principles of critical thinking, the statement "Intelligence is genetically based" needs to be examined for its

Which represents the strongest correlation?

Which perspective dominated psychotherapy during the 1940s and 1950s?

Working for a consumer research organization, a woman needs to learn about behavior that she can neither observe in its natural setting nor study experimentally. She probably will use the __________ method.

The purpose of a(n) __________ is to review research studies and help researchers consider the areas of potential harm in their proposed studies.

A hypothesis is an assumption or a best guess that

Wilhelm Wundt felt that the object of psychology was the study of the mind as a natural event and that the best way to approach the study of psychology was to

Jean Blake, a psychiatrist who is strongly influenced by the social-cognitive perspective, is most likely to take which approach in treating a male client who is extremely shy of females?

In reviewing the contents of several psychology journals, a graduate student noted a marked increase in the number of articles on memory and thinking over the past dozen years. He concluded that there was increased interest in the __________ perspective.

Which of the following is NOT likely the concern of sociocultural psychologists?

The best research method to investigate cause and effect relationships between variables is

Prior to becoming the first female president of the APA, Mary Whiton Calkins

The first person to show how scientific methods could be used to investigate psychological phenomena was

Cathy was a very successful real estate agent. At age 36 she decided to donate her wealth to charity and become a missionary in Haiti, where she has been living in relative contentment for the past two years. Which perspective would best explain Cathy's behavior?

Psychology is defined as the scientific study of

Psychoanalysis emphasizes unconscious processes while behaviorism emphasizes

Psychologists with a biological perspective study the links between ______________ and behavior.

The benefits of animal research

You design a test of intelligence. Based on the idea that intelligence is related to academic performance, you use __________ to test the relationship between performance on your new test and grades in school.

Both social-cognitive theorists and behaviorists adhere to the __________ perspective.

Biology and Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory: Remembrance of Things Past--And Future

Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

The Voyage Through the Life Span

Personality: Theory and Measurement

Stress, Health, and Coping

Psychological Disorders

Methods of Therapy

Social Psychology

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Exam 1: What Is Psychology

In terms of principles of critical thinking, the statement "Intelligence is genetically based" needs to be examined for its

Which represents the strongest correlation?

Which perspective dominated psychotherapy during the 1940s and 1950s?

Working for a consumer research organization, a woman needs to learn about behavior that she can neither observe in its natural setting nor study experimentally. She probably will use the __________ method.

The purpose of a(n) __________ is to review research studies and help researchers consider the areas of potential harm in their proposed studies.

A hypothesis is an assumption or a best guess that

Wilhelm Wundt felt that the object of psychology was the study of the mind as a natural event and that the best way to approach the study of psychology was to

Jean Blake, a psychiatrist who is strongly influenced by the social-cognitive perspective, is most likely to take which approach in treating a male client who is extremely shy of females?

In reviewing the contents of several psychology journals, a graduate student noted a marked increase in the number of articles on memory and thinking over the past dozen years. He concluded that there was increased interest in the __________ perspective.

Which of the following is NOT likely the concern of sociocultural psychologists?

The best research method to investigate cause and effect relationships between variables is

Prior to becoming the first female president of the APA, Mary Whiton Calkins

The first person to show how scientific methods could be used to investigate psychological phenomena was

Cathy was a very successful real estate agent. At age 36 she decided to donate her wealth to charity and become a missionary in Haiti, where she has been living in relative contentment for the past two years. Which perspective would best explain Cathy's behavior?

Psychology is defined as the scientific study of

Psychoanalysis emphasizes unconscious processes while behaviorism emphasizes

Psychologists with a biological perspective study the links between ______________ and behavior.

The benefits of animal research

You design a test of intelligence. Based on the idea that intelligence is related to academic performance, you use __________ to test the relationship between performance on your new test and grades in school.

Both social-cognitive theorists and behaviorists adhere to the __________ perspective.

Biology and Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory: Remembrance of Things Past--And Future

Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

The Voyage Through the Life Span

Personality: Theory and Measurement

Stress, Health, and Coping

Psychological Disorders

Methods of Therapy

Social Psychology

Filters