Question 1

The research technique of introspection

Accepted Answer

A)  measures people biologically by using tools such as an MRI or PET scan. 
B)  studies groups of people interacting with one another. 
C)  asks people to describe their sensations and responses. 
D)  studies children rather than adolescents and adults. 
E)  exposes people to a variety of stressful situations to determine how they will respond. 
A)  measures people biologically by using tools such as an MRI or PET scan. 
B)  studies groups of people interacting with one another. 
C)  asks people to describe their sensations and responses. 
D)  studies children rather than adolescents and adults. 
E)  exposes people to a variety of stressful situations to determine how they will respond.

Question 2

At the close of the nineteenth century, Gerhard is excited to find that he has been accepted for training in the psychology laboratory of Wilhelm Wundt. It is likely that Gerhard will be trained to

Accepted Answer

A)  analyze how to break down his sensations into their most basic elements. 
B)  determine the function or purpose of a particular human behavior. 
C)  listen intently while individuals tell him of their depression or nervousness. 
D)  carefully feel the bumps on a person's head in order to determine his or her character traits. 
E)  uncover a person's unconscious conflicts. 
A)  analyze how to break down his sensations into their most basic elements. 
B)  determine the function or purpose of a particular human behavior. 
C)  listen intently while individuals tell him of their depression or nervousness. 
D)  carefully feel the bumps on a person's head in order to determine his or her character traits. 
E)  uncover a person's unconscious conflicts.

Question 3

Dr. Jones is an industrial/organizational (I/O) psychologist. Thus, she is most likely to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  help individuals who have eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa 
B)  conduct experiments to determine which studying strategies work best 
C)  diagnose learning disabilities within a school district 
D)  assist an athlete in creating an effective schedule of practice sessions 
E)  Help companies develop questions to ask job candidates. 
A)  help individuals who have eating disorders, such as anorexia nervosa 
B)  conduct experiments to determine which studying strategies work best 
C)  diagnose learning disabilities within a school district 
D)  assist an athlete in creating an effective schedule of practice sessions 
E)  Help companies develop questions to ask job candidates.

Question 4

A scientist who is skeptical about a particular study can decide to run that study in their laboratory. This would represent ________ the original research study.

Accepted Answer

A)  reconfiguring 
B)  rearranging 
C)  reanalyzing 
D)  replicating 
E)  referencing 
A)  reconfiguring 
B)  rearranging 
C)  reanalyzing 
D)  replicating 
E)  referencing

Question 5

Psychology is differentiated from pseudo-psychology because of

Accepted Answer

A)  the absolute certainty of its findings. 
B)  its focus on the natural rather than the social world. 
C)  the more widespread public acceptance of pseudoscience. 
D)  its findings are more relevant to human problems. 
E)  its method of using the scientific method to test theories and hypotheses. 
A)  the absolute certainty of its findings. 
B)  its focus on the natural rather than the social world. 
C)  the more widespread public acceptance of pseudoscience. 
D)  its findings are more relevant to human problems. 
E)  its method of using the scientific method to test theories and hypotheses.

Question 6

A cross-cultural psychologist would be most interested in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  measuring how children respond after they are spanked 
B)  asking parents why they spank their children 
C)  comparing how often Americans and Canadians spank their children 
D)  examining how spanking has served an evolutionary purpose throughout history 
E)  determining whether mothers or fathers are more likely to spank their children 
A)  measuring how children respond after they are spanked 
B)  asking parents why they spank their children 
C)  comparing how often Americans and Canadians spank their children 
D)  examining how spanking has served an evolutionary purpose throughout history 
E)  determining whether mothers or fathers are more likely to spank their children

Question 7

Experimenters can justify the use of deception

Accepted Answer

A)  there is informed consent. 
B)  research is more important than people. 
C)  it may be necessary for the experiment to work. 
D)  it is not that harmful. 
E)  there are no guidelines that prohibit any use of deception. 
A)  there is informed consent. 
B)  research is more important than people. 
C)  it may be necessary for the experiment to work. 
D)  it is not that harmful. 
E)  there are no guidelines that prohibit any use of deception.

Question 8

Which type of research study would best be used to study the factors that shaped a notorious serial killer?

Accepted Answer

A)  confounding 
B)  case study 
C)  introspection 
D)  naturalistic observation 
E)  experiment 
A)  confounding 
B)  case study 
C)  introspection 
D)  naturalistic observation 
E)  experiment

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT a drawback to correlational studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Researchers must give up some control of the research conditions. 
B)  One can never ensure that groups are comparable in every way. 
C)  Subjects cannot be assigned randomly to the various conditions. 
D)  The results may not hold true in the real world outside of the laboratory. 
E)  It cannot be determined whether one variable caused a change in the other. 
A)  Researchers must give up some control of the research conditions. 
B)  One can never ensure that groups are comparable in every way. 
C)  Subjects cannot be assigned randomly to the various conditions. 
D)  The results may not hold true in the real world outside of the laboratory. 
E)  It cannot be determined whether one variable caused a change in the other.

Question 10

If you could measure the height of each student in your introductory psychology class and the amount of money that each person has in their pockets right now, you would expect to find

Accepted Answer

A)  a zero correlation. 
B)  a positive correlation. 
C)  a negative correlation. 
D)  that taller people have more money. 
E)  that shorter people have more money. 
A)  a zero correlation. 
B)  a positive correlation. 
C)  a negative correlation. 
D)  that taller people have more money. 
E)  that shorter people have more money.

Question 11

Suppose you were a graduate student studying for a PhD in psychology in the 1920s. Your advisor was strongly influenced by John B. Watson. Which of the following might your advisor consider an acceptable choice for your research?

Accepted Answer

A)  a survey of daydreams 
B)  an analysis of how specific behaviors are acquired 
C)  a survey of sexual imagery in dreams of men and women 
D)  an analysis of the thought processes students report while answering test items 
E)  the achievement of self-actualization and why it is such a rarely seen occurrence 
A)  a survey of daydreams 
B)  an analysis of how specific behaviors are acquired 
C)  a survey of sexual imagery in dreams of men and women 
D)  an analysis of the thought processes students report while answering test items 
E)  the achievement of self-actualization and why it is such a rarely seen occurrence

Question 12

The values of a correlation coefficient can range from

Accepted Answer

A)  0 to 1.0 
B)  -1.0 to +1.0 
C)  0 to 100. 
D)  -10 to +10.0 
E)  0 to 10.0 
A)  0 to 1.0 
B)  -1.0 to +1.0 
C)  0 to 100. 
D)  -10 to +10.0 
E)  0 to 10.0

Question 13

A cognitive psychologist has been studying aggression in teens. Which of the following is most likely to be the title of his latest study?

Accepted Answer

A)  "The Consequences of Teen Violence" 
B)  "The Family Dynamics of Violent Teens" 
C)  "Social Pressures that Produce Violent Teens" 
D)  "The Use of Medications to Control Aggression in Teens" 
E)  "The Reasons Why Teens Say They Act Violently" 
A)  "The Consequences of Teen Violence" 
B)  "The Family Dynamics of Violent Teens" 
C)  "Social Pressures that Produce Violent Teens" 
D)  "The Use of Medications to Control Aggression in Teens" 
E)  "The Reasons Why Teens Say They Act Violently"

Question 14

Explain why pseudo-psychology could be considered harmful.

Accepted Answer

A person who follows a type of

Question 15

Sally proposes the idea that one's sexual history prior to marriage may be linked to whether one ends up getting divorced. This best represents which step of the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

A)  testing the hypothesis 
B)  observing events 
C)  forming a hypothesis 
D)  formulating a theory 
E)  randomizing participants 
A)  testing the hypothesis 
B)  observing events 
C)  forming a hypothesis 
D)  formulating a theory 
E)  randomizing participants

Question 16

In an experiment, the independent variable is always

Accepted Answer

A)  changed by the subjects. 
B)  confounded by other variables. 
C)  controlled by the researcher. 
D)  created by other researchers. 
E)  considered by the control group. 
A)  changed by the subjects. 
B)  confounded by other variables. 
C)  controlled by the researcher. 
D)  created by other researchers. 
E)  considered by the control group.

Question 17

In a research study, the dependent variable is

Accepted Answer

A)  assumed to influence the other variables. 
B)  measured by the researcher(s). 
C)  involved in standardizing the meaning of concepts. 
D)  involved in maintaining objectivity by avoiding bias. 
E)  manipulated by the researcher. 
A)  assumed to influence the other variables. 
B)  measured by the researcher(s). 
C)  involved in standardizing the meaning of concepts. 
D)  involved in maintaining objectivity by avoiding bias. 
E)  manipulated by the researcher.

Question 18

If there is a negative correlation between candy consumption and happiness, what would we expect to note in people who eat a lot of candy?

Accepted Answer

People who eat more

Question 19

The ancient Greek typology of the four body humors is lives on in modern times as

Accepted Answer

A)  trait and temperament psychology. 
B)  psychodynamic theory. 
C)  structuralism. 
D)  functionalism. 
E)  Gestalt psychology. 
A)  trait and temperament psychology. 
B)  psychodynamic theory. 
C)  structuralism. 
D)  functionalism. 
E)  Gestalt psychology.

Question 20

________ argued that a truly objective science of psychology should deal solely with observable events: stimuli from the environment and the organism's responses.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jean Piaget 
B)  John B. Watson 
C)  B. F. Skinner 
D)  Sigmund Freud 
E)  Wilhelm Wundt 
A)  Jean Piaget 
B)  John B. Watson 
C)  B. F. Skinner 
D)  Sigmund Freud 
E)  Wilhelm Wundt

The research technique of introspection

At the close of the nineteenth century, Gerhard is excited to find that he has been accepted for training in the psychology laboratory of Wilhelm Wundt. It is likely that Gerhard will be trained to

Dr. Jones is an industrial/organizational (I/O) psychologist. Thus, she is most likely to do which of the following?

A scientist who is skeptical about a particular study can decide to run that study in their laboratory. This would represent ________ the original research study.

Psychology is differentiated from pseudo-psychology because of

A cross-cultural psychologist would be most interested in which of the following?

Experimenters can justify the use of deception

Which type of research study would best be used to study the factors that shaped a notorious serial killer?

Which of the following is NOT a drawback to correlational studies?

If you could measure the height of each student in your introductory psychology class and the amount of money that each person has in their pockets right now, you would expect to find

Suppose you were a graduate student studying for a PhD in psychology in the 1920s. Your advisor was strongly influenced by John B. Watson. Which of the following might your advisor consider an acceptable choice for your research?

The values of a correlation coefficient can range from

A cognitive psychologist has been studying aggression in teens. Which of the following is most likely to be the title of his latest study?

Explain why pseudo-psychology could be considered harmful.

Sally proposes the idea that one's sexual history prior to marriage may be linked to whether one ends up getting divorced. This best represents which step of the scientific method?

In an experiment, the independent variable is always

In a research study, the dependent variable is

If there is a negative correlation between candy consumption and happiness, what would we expect to note in people who eat a lot of candy?

The ancient Greek typology of the four body humors is lives on in modern times as

________ argued that a truly objective science of psychology should deal solely with observable events: stimuli from the environment and the organism's responses.

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The research technique of introspection

At the close of the nineteenth century, Gerhard is excited to find that he has been accepted for training in the psychology laboratory of Wilhelm Wundt. It is likely that Gerhard will be trained to

Dr. Jones is an industrial/organizational (I/O) psychologist. Thus, she is most likely to do which of the following?

A scientist who is skeptical about a particular study can decide to run that study in their laboratory. This would represent ________ the original research study.

Psychology is differentiated from pseudo-psychology because of

A cross-cultural psychologist would be most interested in which of the following?

Experimenters can justify the use of deception

Which type of research study would best be used to study the factors that shaped a notorious serial killer?

Which of the following is NOT a drawback to correlational studies?

If you could measure the height of each student in your introductory psychology class and the amount of money that each person has in their pockets right now, you would expect to find

Suppose you were a graduate student studying for a PhD in psychology in the 1920s. Your advisor was strongly influenced by John B. Watson. Which of the following might your advisor consider an acceptable choice for your research?

The values of a correlation coefficient can range from

A cognitive psychologist has been studying aggression in teens. Which of the following is most likely to be the title of his latest study?

Explain why pseudo-psychology could be considered harmful.

Sally proposes the idea that one's sexual history prior to marriage may be linked to whether one ends up getting divorced. This best represents which step of the scientific method?

In an experiment, the independent variable is always

In a research study, the dependent variable is

If there is a negative correlation between candy consumption and happiness, what would we expect to note in people who eat a lot of candy?

The ancient Greek typology of the four body humors is lives on in modern times as

________ argued that a truly objective science of psychology should deal solely with observable events: stimuli from the environment and the organism's responses.

Biopsychology, Neuroscience, and Human Nature

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Human Nurture

Memory

Thinking and Intelligence

Development Over the Lifespan

States of Consciousness

Emotion and Motivation

Personality: Theories of the Whole Person

Social Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Therapies for Psychological Disorders

From Stress to Health and Well-Being

Filters