Question 1

Today, women receive __________ of the doctorate degrees awarded in psychology in both North American and Europe.

Accepted Answer

A)  about 10% 
B)  about 20% 
C)  about 25% 
D)  more than half 
A)  about 10% 
B)  about 20% 
C)  about 25% 
D)  more than half

Question 2

Psychological research on people of different cultures

Accepted Answer

A)  is too difficult to do currently, but is a goal for future researchers. 
B)  can help to reveal what are stable features of human nature. 
C)  is not necessary, since cultural influences have been demonstrated to have little importance for psychological processes. 
D)  is the best hope for resolving the mind-brain problem. 
A)  is too difficult to do currently, but is a goal for future researchers. 
B)  can help to reveal what are stable features of human nature. 
C)  is not necessary, since cultural influences have been demonstrated to have little importance for psychological processes. 
D)  is the best hope for resolving the mind-brain problem.

Question 3

An increased need for sodium salts in the body can be caused by damage to the

Accepted Answer

A)  ventromedial hypothalamus. 
B)  lateral hypothalamus. 
C)  thyroid gland. 
D)  adrenal gland. 
A)  ventromedial hypothalamus. 
B)  lateral hypothalamus. 
C)  thyroid gland. 
D)  adrenal gland.

Question 4

Sigmund Freud, the Austrian psychiatrist, attempted to help his patients by

Accepted Answer

A)  analyzing patients' dreams and tracing current behavior to childhood experiences. 
B)  changing inappropriate behaviors through behavior modification. 
C)  identifying brain abnormalities that prevented the person from adequate functioning. 
D)  comparing the intelligence of different species of animals. 
A)  analyzing patients' dreams and tracing current behavior to childhood experiences. 
B)  changing inappropriate behaviors through behavior modification. 
C)  identifying brain abnormalities that prevented the person from adequate functioning. 
D)  comparing the intelligence of different species of animals.

Question 5

People who support the concept of free will believe that

Accepted Answer

A)  heredity plays a critical role in the development of behavior. 
B)  some choices go beyond the realm that science could study or predict. 
C)  different parts of the brain control different types of behavior. 
D)  behavior is basically predictable. 
A)  heredity plays a critical role in the development of behavior. 
B)  some choices go beyond the realm that science could study or predict. 
C)  different parts of the brain control different types of behavior. 
D)  behavior is basically predictable.

Question 6

People who support the idea of free will OPPOSE the concept that

Accepted Answer

A)  the mind and brain are separate entities. 
B)  people can sometimes change their opinions. 
C)  all behaviors have causes that scientists can study. 
D)  people have a conscious mind. 
A)  the mind and brain are separate entities. 
B)  people can sometimes change their opinions. 
C)  all behaviors have causes that scientists can study. 
D)  people have a conscious mind.

Question 7

Which type of psychologist is most likely to investigate the principles of learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalyst 
B)  behaviorist 
C)  social psychologist 
D)  quantitative psychologist 
A)  psychoanalyst 
B)  behaviorist 
C)  social psychologist 
D)  quantitative psychologist

Question 8

Teachers seeking advice on how to cope with the special needs of students in the classroom would most likely consult a

Accepted Answer

A)  psychiatrist. 
B)  social worker. 
C)  ergonomist. 
D)  school psychologist. 
A)  psychiatrist. 
B)  social worker. 
C)  ergonomist. 
D)  school psychologist.

Question 9

Light A is exactly twice as intense as Light B. Compared to Light B, Light A will appear to be

Accepted Answer

A)  exactly twice as bright. 
B)  exactly half as bright. 
C)  exactly as bright. 
D)  brighter, but less than twice as bright. 
A)  exactly twice as bright. 
B)  exactly half as bright. 
C)  exactly as bright. 
D)  brighter, but less than twice as bright.

Question 10

A teacher needing help to determine the optimal methods for increasing learning and retention in his special needs classroom would most likely consult a/an

Accepted Answer

A)  ergonomic specialist. 
B)  forensic psychologist. 
C)  school psychologist. 
D)  behavioral neuroscientist. 
A)  ergonomic specialist. 
B)  forensic psychologist. 
C)  school psychologist. 
D)  behavioral neuroscientist.

Question 11

The field of psychology today is

Accepted Answer

A)  extremely diverse in the subjects it explores. 
B)  devoted mainly to the study of laboratory animals. 
C)  devoted mainly to studying anxiety and depression. 
D)  no longer interested in studying mental processes. 
A)  extremely diverse in the subjects it explores. 
B)  devoted mainly to the study of laboratory animals. 
C)  devoted mainly to studying anxiety and depression. 
D)  no longer interested in studying mental processes.

Question 12

Women now receive approximately __________ of the doctoral degrees awarded in psychology in the North America and Europe.

Accepted Answer

A)  one tenth 
B)  one quarter 
C)  one third 
D)  two thirds 
A)  one tenth 
B)  one quarter 
C)  one third 
D)  two thirds

Question 13

Contemporary cognitive psychologists

Accepted Answer

A)  continue to use the methods first developed by Titchener. 
B)  attempt to understand cognitive processes by measuring the speed and accuracy of responses. 
C)  have determined that the best way to learn about how people think is to ask them to describe their thought processes. 
D)  are attempting to determine which part of the brain is actually the mind. 
A)  continue to use the methods first developed by Titchener. 
B)  attempt to understand cognitive processes by measuring the speed and accuracy of responses. 
C)  have determined that the best way to learn about how people think is to ask them to describe their thought processes. 
D)  are attempting to determine which part of the brain is actually the mind.

Question 14

Women make up about __________ of the current graduate students in psychology.

Accepted Answer

A)  12% 
B)  25% 
C)  41% 
D)  67% 
A)  12% 
B)  25% 
C)  41% 
D)  67%

Question 15

The adherents of free will disagree with the adherents of determinism with regard to whether behavior is

Accepted Answer

A)  useful 
B)  inherited. 
C)  persistent. 
D)  predictable. 
A)  useful 
B)  inherited. 
C)  persistent. 
D)  predictable.

Question 16

A child is constantly in trouble at school for disrupting the class. How would a learning psychologist view this situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is conflict in the child's home, and he unconsciously wants to hurt his parents. 
B)  The child may have damage to a specific part of his brain. 
C)  The child's diet is lacking in essential minerals and vitamins. 
D)  The child receives attention (which is reinforcing) only when he is disruptive. 
A)  There is conflict in the child's home, and he unconsciously wants to hurt his parents. 
B)  The child may have damage to a specific part of his brain. 
C)  The child's diet is lacking in essential minerals and vitamins. 
D)  The child receives attention (which is reinforcing) only when he is disruptive.

Question 17

Donna is likely to reject vanilla tastes if

Accepted Answer

A)  her adrenal glands have been damaged. 
B)  she has drunk a substantial amount of distilled water. 
C)  she once became nauseated from riding a roller coaster shortly after eating vanilla ice cream. 
D)  she has recently lost a great deal of blood. 
A)  her adrenal glands have been damaged. 
B)  she has drunk a substantial amount of distilled water. 
C)  she once became nauseated from riding a roller coaster shortly after eating vanilla ice cream. 
D)  she has recently lost a great deal of blood.

Question 18

From around 1920 to around 1970 the dominant view in psychology was

Accepted Answer

A)  structuralism. 
B)  cognitivism. 
C)  behaviorism. 
D)  humanism. 
A)  structuralism. 
B)  cognitivism. 
C)  behaviorism. 
D)  humanism.

Question 19

The nature-nurture issue is the question of the relationship between

Accepted Answer

A)  mind and brain. 
B)  heredity and environment. 
C)  free will and determinism. 
D)  conscious and unconscious. 
A)  mind and brain. 
B)  heredity and environment. 
C)  free will and determinism. 
D)  conscious and unconscious.

Question 20

A psychologist who specializes in ergonomics would be most likely to try to create a better

Accepted Answer

A)  gear shift lever for a bicycle. 
B)  test to measure exam anxiety. 
C)  definition of addiction. 
D)  method of analysis. 
A)  gear shift lever for a bicycle. 
B)  test to measure exam anxiety. 
C)  definition of addiction. 
D)  method of analysis.

Exam 1: What Is Psychology

Today, women receive __________ of the doctorate degrees awarded in psychology in both North American and Europe.

Psychological research on people of different cultures

An increased need for sodium salts in the body can be caused by damage to the

Sigmund Freud, the Austrian psychiatrist, attempted to help his patients by

People who support the concept of free will believe that

People who support the idea of free will OPPOSE the concept that

Which type of psychologist is most likely to investigate the principles of learning?

Teachers seeking advice on how to cope with the special needs of students in the classroom would most likely consult a

Light A is exactly twice as intense as Light B. Compared to Light B, Light A will appear to be

A teacher needing help to determine the optimal methods for increasing learning and retention in his special needs classroom would most likely consult a/an

The field of psychology today is

Women now receive approximately __________ of the doctoral degrees awarded in psychology in the North America and Europe.

Contemporary cognitive psychologists

Women make up about __________ of the current graduate students in psychology.

The adherents of free will disagree with the adherents of determinism with regard to whether behavior is

A child is constantly in trouble at school for disrupting the class. How would a learning psychologist view this situation?

Donna is likely to reject vanilla tastes if

From around 1920 to around 1970 the dominant view in psychology was

The nature-nurture issue is the question of the relationship between

A psychologist who specializes in ergonomics would be most likely to try to create a better

A --What Is Psychology

Scientific Methods in Psychology

A--Scientific Methods in Psychology

Biological Psychology

A--Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

A--Sensation and Perception

Nature, Nurture, and Human Development

A--Nature, Nurture, and Human Development

Learning

A--Learning

Memory

A--Memory

Cognition and Language

A--Cognition and Language

Intelligence

A--Intelligence

Consciousness

A--Consciousness

Motivated Behaviors

A--Motivated Behaviors

Emotional Behaviors, Stress, and Health

A--Emotional Behaviors, Stress, and Health

Social Psychology

A--Social Psychology

Personality

A--Personality

Abnormality, Therapy, and Social Issues

A--Abnormality, Therapy, and Social Issues

Specific Disorders and Treatments

A--Specific Disorders and Treatments

Exam Extenssion: S 1-16--Final Examination

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