Question 1

A negative correlation means that as one variable increases the other

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A) increases. 
B) decreases. 
C) remains constant. 
D) increases then decreases. 
A) increases. 
B) decreases. 
C) remains constant. 
D) increases then decreases.

Question 2

A psychologist observes the confrontation between two rival neighborhood gangs from the window of an abandoned building.This method of collecting observations is best described as

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A) experimental regression. 
B) naturalistic observation. 
C) controlled experimentation. 
D) clinical case study. 
A) experimental regression. 
B) naturalistic observation. 
C) controlled experimentation. 
D) clinical case study.

Question 3

Regarding real psychologists and their portrayal in the media, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

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A) Real psychologists follow an ethical code that stresses respect for people's privacy, dignity, confidentiality, and welfare. 
B) Most psychologists "in real life" are employed by schools, businesses, and social agencies and are not in private practice as depicted in the movies. 
C) Movies have features psychologists who were more disturbed than their patients or who followed unethical practices. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) Real psychologists follow an ethical code that stresses respect for people's privacy, dignity, confidentiality, and welfare. 
B) Most psychologists "in real life" are employed by schools, businesses, and social agencies and are not in private practice as depicted in the movies. 
C) Movies have features psychologists who were more disturbed than their patients or who followed unethical practices. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 4

Correlation coefficients can be expressed in numbers ranging from _____ to _____.

Accepted Answer

A) 0.00; 3.00 
B) -1.00; +1.00 
C) -2.00; +2.00 
D) -3.00; +3.00 
A) 0.00; 3.00 
B) -1.00; +1.00 
C) -2.00; +2.00 
D) -3.00; +3.00

Question 5

Aaron earned a Psy.D.This means that he will most likely be

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A) employed by a university as a psychological researcher and professor. 
B) conducting therapy at a community mental health clinic. 
C) prescribing medication to severely disturbed patients. 
D) visiting patients' homes to evaluate family and living conditions. 
A) employed by a university as a psychological researcher and professor. 
B) conducting therapy at a community mental health clinic. 
C) prescribing medication to severely disturbed patients. 
D) visiting patients' homes to evaluate family and living conditions.

Question 6

You want to test people's reactions to a new artificial sweetener, and so you give them coffee with two different kinds of sweetener.Although you know which sweetener is which, you don't let them know which sweetener is the one they're getting.This type of experiment is called a _____ experiment.

Accepted Answer

A) double-blind 
B) single-blind 
C) placebo effect 
D) placebo bias 
A) double-blind 
B) single-blind 
C) placebo effect 
D) placebo bias

Question 7

In an experiment to find out if taking vitamins increases IQ scores, the IQ scores would be

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A) the independent variable. 
B) a control variable. 
C) an extraneous variable. 
D) the dependent variable. 
A) the independent variable. 
B) a control variable. 
C) an extraneous variable. 
D) the dependent variable.

Question 8

Which of the following psychological professionals is allowed to prescribe drugs in all 50 states of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) counselor 
B) therapist 
C) psychiatrist 
D) psychologist 
A) counselor 
B) therapist 
C) psychiatrist 
D) psychologist

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic ethical guidelines for psychological researchers?

Accepted Answer

A) Accurately describe risks to potential participants. 
B) Never use deception. 
C) Provide results and interpretations to participants. 
D) Ensure that participation is voluntary. 
A) Accurately describe risks to potential participants. 
B) Never use deception. 
C) Provide results and interpretations to participants. 
D) Ensure that participation is voluntary.

Question 10

Positive psychology

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A) is the study of human strengths and virtues. 
B) addresses topics like love, happiness, creativity, and achievement. 
C) focuses on our potential for optimal functioning. 
D) is characterized by all of these statements. 
A) is the study of human strengths and virtues. 
B) addresses topics like love, happiness, creativity, and achievement. 
C) focuses on our potential for optimal functioning. 
D) is characterized by all of these statements.

Question 11

A researcher is testing the effectiveness of a new math program.The extraneous variables, such as temperature and lighting, will best be controlled by

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A) randomly assigning students to rooms of varying temperature and light intensity. 
B) randomly selecting the rooms in which the students will be taught. 
C) making the temperature and the amount of light the same for all the rooms. 
D) letting the students select the room temperature and lighting in which they are most comfortable. 
A) randomly assigning students to rooms of varying temperature and light intensity. 
B) randomly selecting the rooms in which the students will be taught. 
C) making the temperature and the amount of light the same for all the rooms. 
D) letting the students select the room temperature and lighting in which they are most comfortable.

Question 12

Psychologists who want to study behavior as it unfolds in natural settings use a technique called

Accepted Answer

A) the clinical method. 
B) correlational studies. 
C) the survey method. 
D) naturalistic observation. 
A) the clinical method. 
B) correlational studies. 
C) the survey method. 
D) naturalistic observation.

Question 13

A(n) _____ is any condition that can change and that might affect the outcome of the experiment.

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A) variable 
B) mediator 
C) stimulus 
D) experimental behavior 
A) variable 
B) mediator 
C) stimulus 
D) experimental behavior

Question 14

Decreases in one measure are matched by increases in the other measure in a

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A) nonexistent relationship. 
B) positive correlation. 
C) negative correlation. 
D) zero correlation. 
A) nonexistent relationship. 
B) positive correlation. 
C) negative correlation. 
D) zero correlation.

Question 15

Janie is a psychologist, who works for a cable network that regularly televises court proceedings and provides commentary for the viewers.Janie is most likely a(n)_____ psychologist.

Accepted Answer

A) eclectic 
B) personality 
C) forensic 
D) comparative 
A) eclectic 
B) personality 
C) forensic 
D) comparative

Question 16

Which of the following groups serves as a point of reference for a comparison of results in an experiment?

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A) independent group 
B) experimental group 
C) control group 
D) dependent group 
A) independent group 
B) experimental group 
C) control group 
D) dependent group

Question 17

To replicate an experiment means to

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A) use control groups and experimental groups. 
B) use statistics to determine the effect of chance. 
C) control for the effects of extraneous variables. 
D) repeat the experiment using either identical or improved research methods. 
A) use control groups and experimental groups. 
B) use statistics to determine the effect of chance. 
C) control for the effects of extraneous variables. 
D) repeat the experiment using either identical or improved research methods.

Question 18

Emil is a sports psychologist who is finding ways to improve the performance of the athletes who are his clients.Research conducted by Emil would be considered _____ research.

Accepted Answer

A) applied 
B) basic 
C) psychodynamic 
D) comparative 
A) applied 
B) basic 
C) psychodynamic 
D) comparative

Question 19

A correlational study is one that determines

Accepted Answer

A) the relationship between the independent and the dependent variable. 
B) the effects of the observer on the observed. 
C) cause-effect relationships. 
D) the relationship between two events. 
A) the relationship between the independent and the dependent variable. 
B) the effects of the observer on the observed. 
C) cause-effect relationships. 
D) the relationship between two events.

Question 20

We wish to test the hypothesis that music improves learning.Random assignment into two groups, one that listens to music and one that studies in silence, controls for

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A) the students' inherent academic ability. 
B) the students' use of different study strategies. 
C) the amount of sleep students had prior to the experiment. 
D) all of these. 
A) the students' inherent academic ability. 
B) the students' use of different study strategies. 
C) the amount of sleep students had prior to the experiment. 
D) all of these.

Exam 1: Extension B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

A negative correlation means that as one variable increases the other

A psychologist observes the confrontation between two rival neighborhood gangs from the window of an abandoned building.This method of collecting observations is best described as

Regarding real psychologists and their portrayal in the media, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Correlation coefficients can be expressed in numbers ranging from _____ to _____.

Aaron earned a Psy.D.This means that he will most likely be

You want to test people's reactions to a new artificial sweetener, and so you give them coffee with two different kinds of sweetener.Although you know which sweetener is which, you don't let them know which sweetener is the one they're getting.This type of experiment is called a _____ experiment.

In an experiment to find out if taking vitamins increases IQ scores, the IQ scores would be

Which of the following psychological professionals is allowed to prescribe drugs in all 50 states of the United States?

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic ethical guidelines for psychological researchers?

Positive psychology

A researcher is testing the effectiveness of a new math program.The extraneous variables, such as temperature and lighting, will best be controlled by

Psychologists who want to study behavior as it unfolds in natural settings use a technique called

A(n) _____ is any condition that can change and that might affect the outcome of the experiment.

Decreases in one measure are matched by increases in the other measure in a

Janie is a psychologist, who works for a cable network that regularly televises court proceedings and provides commentary for the viewers.Janie is most likely a(n)_____ psychologist.

Which of the following groups serves as a point of reference for a comparison of results in an experiment?

To replicate an experiment means to

Emil is a sports psychologist who is finding ways to improve the performance of the athletes who are his clients.Research conducted by Emil would be considered _____ research.

A correlational study is one that determines

We wish to test the hypothesis that music improves learning.Random assignment into two groups, one that listens to music and one that studies in silence, controls for

Introduction the Psychology

Extension A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension A: Brain and Behavior

Extension B: Brain and Behavior

Extension C: Brain and Behavior

Extension A: Human Development

Extension B: Human Development

Extension C: Human Development

Extension D: Human Development

Extension A: Sensation and Reality

Extension B: Sensation and Reality

Extension A: Perceiving the World

Extension B: Perceiving the World

Extension A: States of Consciousness

Extension B: States of Consciousness

Extension C: States of Consciousness

Extension D: States of Consciousness

Extension A: Conditioning and Learning

Extension B: Conditioning and Learning

Extension C: Conditioning and Learning

Extension A: Memory

Extension B: Memory

Extension C: Memory

Extension A: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension B: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension C: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension D: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension A: Motivation and Emotion

Extension B: Motivation and Emotion

Extension C: Motivation and Emotion

Extension D: Motivation and Emotion

Extension A: Gender and Sexuality

Extension B: Gender and Sexuality

Extension C: Gender and Sexuality

Extension A: Personality

Extension B: Personality

Extension C: Personality

Extension D: Personality

Extension A: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension B: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension C: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension A: Psychological Disorders

Extension B: Psychological Disorders

Extension C: Psychological Disorders

Extension D: Psychological Disorders

Extension A: Therapies

Extension B: Therapies

Extension C: Therapies

Extension D: Therapies

Extension A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension A: Applied Psychology

Extension B: Applied Psychology

Extension C: Applied Psychology

Correlation coefficients can be expressed in numbers ranging from _ to _.