Question 1

If we predict that the more years of education that employees have,the higher their income will be,we are expecting to find a

Accepted Answer

A) positive correlation 
B) negative correlation 
C) hypothesis 
D) variable 
A) positive correlation 
B) negative correlation 
C) hypothesis 
D) variable A

Question 2

What is the central theme in the debate about individual differences versus universal principles?

Accepted Answer

The answer will focus on how much of our behavior is a consequence of our unique and special qualities,and how much reflects the culture and society in which we live? How much of our behavior is universally human?

Question 3

Which approach focused on what the mind does and how behavior functions?

Accepted Answer

A) Structuralism 
B) Functionalism 
C) Introspection 
D) Introversion 
A) Structuralism 
B) Functionalism 
C) Introspection 
D) Introversion B

Question 4

_________ are behaviors,events,or other characteristics that can change or vary in some way.

Accepted Answer

Variables
Explanatio

Question 5

Which of the following subfields in psychology focuses on how people grow and change from the moment of conception through death?

Accepted Answer

A) Cognitive Psychology 
B) Developmental Psychology 
C) Experimental Psychology 
D) Counseling Psychology 
A) Cognitive Psychology 
B) Developmental Psychology 
C) Experimental Psychology 
D) Counseling Psychology

Question 6

Trephining is the term used to explain how,seven thousand years ago,

Accepted Answer

A) bumps on a person's skull explained their personality. 
B) intelligence was transmitted through the brain. 
C) animal spirits were able to inhabit a person's body. 
D) ancient healers chipped a hole in a patient's skull to allow the evil spirits to be releaseD. 
A) bumps on a person's skull explained their personality. 
B) intelligence was transmitted through the brain. 
C) animal spirits were able to inhabit a person's body. 
D) ancient healers chipped a hole in a patient's skull to allow the evil spirits to be releaseD.

Question 7

____________ explores the relationship between psychological factors and physical ailments or disease.

Accepted Answer

Health psychology
Explanation:

Question 8

If you were to participate in an experiment that asked you to read words written on a card and then explain how you feel,what procedure would that be called?

Accepted Answer

A) Structuralism 
B) Functionalism 
C) Introspection 
D) Introversion 
A) Structuralism 
B) Functionalism 
C) Introspection 
D) Introversion

Question 9

Trephining is a procedure that ancient healers used to allow spirits to escape from the body.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following subfields in psychology focuses on the consistency in people's behavior over time and the traits that differentiate one person from another?

Accepted Answer

A) Cognitive Psychology 
B) Experimental Psychology 
C) Developmental Psychology 
D) Personality Psychology 
A) Cognitive Psychology 
B) Experimental Psychology 
C) Developmental Psychology 
D) Personality Psychology

Question 11

The five basic perspectives that comprise psychological theory are

Accepted Answer

A) Neuroscience,Psychodynamic,Behavioral,Cognitive,and Humanistic 
B) Experimental,Gestalt,Introspection,Structuralism,and Functionalism 
C) Psychoanalysis,Gestalt,Behavioral,Cognitive,and Functionalism 
D) Humanistic,Existential,Cognitive,Behavioral,and Introspection 
A) Neuroscience,Psychodynamic,Behavioral,Cognitive,and Humanistic 
B) Experimental,Gestalt,Introspection,Structuralism,and Functionalism 
C) Psychoanalysis,Gestalt,Behavioral,Cognitive,and Functionalism 
D) Humanistic,Existential,Cognitive,Behavioral,and Introspection

Question 12

Exploring the fundamental mental components of perception,consciousness,thinking,emotions,and other kinds of mental states and activities defines which theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Structuralism 
B) Psychodynamics 
C) Functionalism 
D) Introspection 
A) Structuralism 
B) Psychodynamics 
C) Functionalism 
D) Introspection

Question 13

Behavior that is produced by forces of which we are not fully aware is known as ________ behavior.

Accepted Answer

unconscious
Explanat

Question 14

__________ is a subspecialty of experimental psychology that has become a specialty in its own right and it focuses on higher mental processes,including thinking,memory,reasoning,problem solving,judging,decision making,and language.

Accepted Answer

Cognitive psychology
Explanati

Question 15

Descriptive research is an approach designed to systematically investigate a person,group,or patterns of behavior.Its methods include

Accepted Answer

A) archival research. 
B) naturalistic observation. 
C) survey research. 
D) case studies. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) archival research. 
B) naturalistic observation. 
C) survey research. 
D) case studies. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 16

Descriptive research is designed to systematically investigate a person,group,or patterns of behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Mental processes are

Accepted Answer

A) how your brain works. 
B) the firing of the synapses in your brain. 
C) thoughts,emotions,perceptions,reasoning processes,memories,and biological activities that maintain bodily functioning. 
D) skills,levels,and functioning of your brain. 
A) how your brain works. 
B) the firing of the synapses in your brain. 
C) thoughts,emotions,perceptions,reasoning processes,memories,and biological activities that maintain bodily functioning. 
D) skills,levels,and functioning of your brain.

Question 18

Compare and contrast clinical psychology and counseling psychology.

Accepted Answer

Clinical psychology deals with the study

Question 19

Which of the following subfields in psychology investigates the similarities and differences in psychological functioning in and across various cultures and ethnic groups?

Accepted Answer

A) Cross-Cultural Psychology 
B) Diversity Psychology 
C) Cognitive Psychology 
D) Forensic Psychology 
A) Cross-Cultural Psychology 
B) Diversity Psychology 
C) Cognitive Psychology 
D) Forensic Psychology

Question 20

Which of the following subfields in psychology considers how behavior is influenced by our genetic inheritance from our ancestors?

Accepted Answer

A) Diversity Psychology 
B) Cross-Cultural Psychology 
C) Evolutionary Psychology 
D) Cognitive Psychology 
A) Diversity Psychology 
B) Cross-Cultural Psychology 
C) Evolutionary Psychology 
D) Cognitive Psychology

If we predict that the more years of education that employees have,the higher their income will be,we are expecting to find a

What is the central theme in the debate about individual differences versus universal principles?

Which approach focused on what the mind does and how behavior functions?

_________ are behaviors,events,or other characteristics that can change or vary in some way.

Which of the following subfields in psychology focuses on how people grow and change from the moment of conception through death?

Trephining is the term used to explain how,seven thousand years ago,

____________ explores the relationship between psychological factors and physical ailments or disease.

If you were to participate in an experiment that asked you to read words written on a card and then explain how you feel,what procedure would that be called?

Trephining is a procedure that ancient healers used to allow spirits to escape from the body.

Which of the following subfields in psychology focuses on the consistency in people's behavior over time and the traits that differentiate one person from another?

The five basic perspectives that comprise psychological theory are

Exploring the fundamental mental components of perception,consciousness,thinking,emotions,and other kinds of mental states and activities defines which theory?

Behavior that is produced by forces of which we are not fully aware is known as ________ behavior.

__________ is a subspecialty of experimental psychology that has become a specialty in its own right and it focuses on higher mental processes,including thinking,memory,reasoning,problem solving,judging,decision making,and language.

Descriptive research is an approach designed to systematically investigate a person,group,or patterns of behavior.Its methods include

Descriptive research is designed to systematically investigate a person,group,or patterns of behavior.

Mental processes are

Compare and contrast clinical psychology and counseling psychology.

Which of the following subfields in psychology investigates the similarities and differences in psychological functioning in and across various cultures and ethnic groups?

Which of the following subfields in psychology considers how behavior is influenced by our genetic inheritance from our ancestors?

Neuroscience and Behavior Concepts

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Thinking, Memory, Cognition, and Language

Motivation and Emotion

Development

Personality and Individual Differences

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Social Psychology

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Exam 1: Introduction to Psychology

If we predict that the more years of education that employees have,the higher their income will be,we are expecting to find a

What is the central theme in the debate about individual differences versus universal principles?

Which approach focused on what the mind does and how behavior functions?

_________ are behaviors,events,or other characteristics that can change or vary in some way.

Which of the following subfields in psychology focuses on how people grow and change from the moment of conception through death?

Trephining is the term used to explain how,seven thousand years ago,

____________ explores the relationship between psychological factors and physical ailments or disease.

If you were to participate in an experiment that asked you to read words written on a card and then explain how you feel,what procedure would that be called?

Trephining is a procedure that ancient healers used to allow spirits to escape from the body.

Which of the following subfields in psychology focuses on the consistency in people's behavior over time and the traits that differentiate one person from another?

The five basic perspectives that comprise psychological theory are

Exploring the fundamental mental components of perception,consciousness,thinking,emotions,and other kinds of mental states and activities defines which theory?

Behavior that is produced by forces of which we are not fully aware is known as ________ behavior.

__________ is a subspecialty of experimental psychology that has become a specialty in its own right and it focuses on higher mental processes,including thinking,memory,reasoning,problem solving,judging,decision making,and language.

Descriptive research is an approach designed to systematically investigate a person,group,or patterns of behavior.Its methods include

Descriptive research is designed to systematically investigate a person,group,or patterns of behavior.

Mental processes are

Compare and contrast clinical psychology and counseling psychology.

Which of the following subfields in psychology investigates the similarities and differences in psychological functioning in and across various cultures and ethnic groups?

Which of the following subfields in psychology considers how behavior is influenced by our genetic inheritance from our ancestors?

Neuroscience and Behavior Concepts

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Thinking, Memory, Cognition, and Language

Motivation and Emotion

Development

Personality and Individual Differences

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Social Psychology

Filters