Question 1

According to your textbook, which of the following is NOT a pseudo-psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalysis 
B) palmistry 
C) phrenology 
D) astrology 
A) psychoanalysis 
B) palmistry 
C) phrenology 
D) astrology

Question 2

Which of the following would NOT be considered a Neo-Freudian?

Accepted Answer

A) Abraham Maslow 
B) Alfred Adler 
C) Erik Erikson 
D) Carl Jung 
A) Abraham Maslow 
B) Alfred Adler 
C) Erik Erikson 
D) Carl Jung

Question 3

According to the _____ view, human and animal behavior is the result of internal physical and chemical mechanisms.

Accepted Answer

A) biopsychological 
B) behavioristic 
C) psychodynamic 
D) humanistic 
A) biopsychological 
B) behavioristic 
C) psychodynamic 
D) humanistic

Question 4

_____ is the out-dated theory that personality is revealed by the bumps on the skull.

Accepted Answer

A) Palmistry 
B) Phrenology 
C) Phenomenology 
D) Graphology 
A) Palmistry 
B) Phrenology 
C) Phenomenology 
D) Graphology

Question 5

The concept of natural selection was adapted to the study of human behavior by which of the early psychologists?

Accepted Answer

A) John Watson 
B) Carl Rogers 
C) Edward Titchener 
D) William James 
A) John Watson 
B) Carl Rogers 
C) Edward Titchener 
D) William James

Question 6

Critical thinking includes which of the following questions?

Accepted Answer

A) What authority is making the claim? 
B) What test of this claim has been made? 
C) Are the tests based on a long-accepted "truth"? 
D) How is the event explained with common sense? 
A) What authority is making the claim? 
B) What test of this claim has been made? 
C) Are the tests based on a long-accepted "truth"? 
D) How is the event explained with common sense?

Question 7

Critical thinking includes which of the following questions?

Accepted Answer

A) Do the findings appear to be objective? 
B) What was the nature and quality of the tests? 
C) Has any other independent researcher duplicated the findings? 
D) all of these questions 
A) Do the findings appear to be objective? 
B) What was the nature and quality of the tests? 
C) Has any other independent researcher duplicated the findings? 
D) all of these questions

Question 8

With respect to astrology, palmistry, and phrenology, it can be said that

Accepted Answer

A) all are pseudo-psychologies. 
B) none is subject to the Barnum effect. 
C) they rarely appear to work due to the fallacy of positive instances. 
D) astrology is the only system with a scientific basis. 
A) all are pseudo-psychologies. 
B) none is subject to the Barnum effect. 
C) they rarely appear to work due to the fallacy of positive instances. 
D) astrology is the only system with a scientific basis.

Question 9

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 10

The process of fully developing one's personal potential and becoming the best person one can become is known as

Accepted Answer

A) introspection. 
B) determinism. 
C) conditioning. 
D) self-actualization. 
A) introspection. 
B) determinism. 
C) conditioning. 
D) self-actualization.

Question 11

Which of the following could serve as an experimental hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A) Although 25 percent of U.S.drivers say they wear their seatbelts, only 14 percent really do. 
B) A case history of multiple personality appeared to be caused by traumatic childhood experiences. 
C) College women who are anxious tend to want to wait together. 
D) All of these could serve as experimental hypotheses. 
A) Although 25 percent of U.S.drivers say they wear their seatbelts, only 14 percent really do. 
B) A case history of multiple personality appeared to be caused by traumatic childhood experiences. 
C) College women who are anxious tend to want to wait together. 
D) All of these could serve as experimental hypotheses.

Question 12

Skinner's contribution to behaviorism lies in his insistence that

Accepted Answer

A) behavior is shaped and maintained by rewards and punishments. 
B) behavior is only partially conscious. 
C) the whole is more than the sum of its parts. 
D) self-actualization is the primary determinant of behavior. 
A) behavior is shaped and maintained by rewards and punishments. 
B) behavior is only partially conscious. 
C) the whole is more than the sum of its parts. 
D) self-actualization is the primary determinant of behavior.

Question 13

_____ wrote an influential textbook on animal behavior entitled The Animal Mind.

Accepted Answer

A) Margaret Washburn 
B) Christine Ladd-Franklin 
C) Mary Calkins 
D) Anna Freud 
A) Margaret Washburn 
B) Christine Ladd-Franklin 
C) Mary Calkins 
D) Anna Freud

Question 14

Who conducted pioneering work on memory and was the first female president of the APA in 1905?

Accepted Answer

A) Margaret Washburn 
B) Christine Ladd-Franklin 
C) Mary Calkins 
D) Anna Freud 
A) Margaret Washburn 
B) Christine Ladd-Franklin 
C) Mary Calkins 
D) Anna Freud

Question 15

Some topics in psychology are difficult to study because

Accepted Answer

A) it would be unethical to study the topic. 
B) there is no practical way that the research can be conducted. 
C) there is no suitable research method available to study the topic. 
D) all of these situations can occur. 
A) it would be unethical to study the topic. 
B) there is no practical way that the research can be conducted. 
C) there is no suitable research method available to study the topic. 
D) all of these situations can occur.

Question 16

When a person remembers or notices only things that confirm his or her expectations and forgets the rest, he or she is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A) the Barnum Effect. 
B) the fallacy of positive instances. 
C) the astrologer's dilemma. 
D) uncritical acceptance. 
A) the Barnum Effect. 
B) the fallacy of positive instances. 
C) the astrologer's dilemma. 
D) uncritical acceptance.

Question 17

An industrial-organizational psychologist has been asked to identify the ways in which high-stress and low-stress game designers are different.After questioning the game designers about how much stress they experience, she comes up with the tentative explanation that low-stress game designers feel they have more control over their work.This tentative explanation would constitute which step in the scientific method?

Accepted Answer

A) theory building 
B) operationally defining the problem 
C) proposing a hypothesis 
D) gathering evidence through observations 
A) theory building 
B) operationally defining the problem 
C) proposing a hypothesis 
D) gathering evidence through observations

Question 18

Research on "bystander apathy" reveals that people often fail to help when other possible helpers are nearby due to a "diffusion of responsibility." Explaining this perplexing problem meets which goal of psychology?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

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 20

Any false and unscientific system of beliefs and practices that is offered as an explanation of behavior is called

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalysis. 
B) pseudo-psychology. 
C) social learning. 
D) humanism. 
A) psychoanalysis. 
B) pseudo-psychology. 
C) social learning. 
D) humanism.

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

According to your textbook, which of the following is NOT a pseudo-psychology?

Which of the following would NOT be considered a Neo-Freudian?

According to the _____ view, human and animal behavior is the result of internal physical and chemical mechanisms.

_____ is the out-dated theory that personality is revealed by the bumps on the skull.

The concept of natural selection was adapted to the study of human behavior by which of the early psychologists?

Critical thinking includes which of the following questions?

Critical thinking includes which of the following questions?

With respect to astrology, palmistry, and phrenology, it can be said that

Why questions refer to which of psychology's goals?

The process of fully developing one's personal potential and becoming the best person one can become is known as

Which of the following could serve as an experimental hypothesis?

Skinner's contribution to behaviorism lies in his insistence that

_____ wrote an influential textbook on animal behavior entitled The Animal Mind.

Who conducted pioneering work on memory and was the first female president of the APA in 1905?

Some topics in psychology are difficult to study because

When a person remembers or notices only things that confirm his or her expectations and forgets the rest, he or she is experiencing

Research on "bystander apathy" reveals that people often fail to help when other possible helpers are nearby due to a "diffusion of responsibility." Explaining this perplexing problem meets which goal of psychology?

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?

Any false and unscientific system of beliefs and practices that is offered as an explanation of behavior is called

Introduction the Psychology

Extension B: 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

Appendix A: Behavioral Statistics