Question 1

Psychology is said to have begun when

Accepted Answer

A) medicine was seen to be ineffective in treating neurosis. 
B) Wilhelm Wundt started the first psychological laboratory . 
C) Sigmund Freud opened his private practice in Vienna. 
D) it was discovered in the early 1900s that many illnesses have no medical. 
A) medicine was seen to be ineffective in treating neurosis. 
B) Wilhelm Wundt started the first psychological laboratory . 
C) Sigmund Freud opened his private practice in Vienna. 
D) it was discovered in the early 1900s that many illnesses have no medical. B

Question 2

As a science,psychology is approximately how old?

Accepted Answer

A) 50 years 
B) 125 years 
C) 175 years 
D) 2500 years since the field dates back to the ancient Greeks 
A) 50 years 
B) 125 years 
C) 175 years 
D) 2500 years since the field dates back to the ancient Greeks B

Question 3

What early school of thought in psychology was noted for its emphasis on the unconscious determinants of behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Structuralism 
B) Behaviorism 
C) Gestalt psychology 
D) Psychoanalytic theory 
A) Structuralism 
B) Behaviorism 
C) Gestalt psychology 
D) Psychoanalytic theory D

Question 4

A psychologist bases his/her theories completely on measuring observable behaviors.This psychologist is probably a __________.

Accepted Answer

A) humanist 
B) behaviorist 
C) structuralist 
D) functionalist 
A) humanist 
B) behaviorist 
C) structuralist 
D) functionalist

Question 5

Expectations by the experimenter that might influence the results of an experiment or their interpretation are called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) experimental blinds 
B) experimenter bias 
C) sample bias 
D) treatment bias 
A) experimental blinds 
B) experimenter bias 
C) sample bias 
D) treatment bias

Question 6

Professor McSpell designed an experiment to test her hypothesis that exercise will increase spelling ability.She divided children into three groups and had one group do 10 minutes of exercises,one group do 30 minutes of exercises,and the third group do no exercise.She then tested all three groups of children to see how many words they could spell correctly on a spelling test.In this experiment,the scores on the spelling test serve as the

Accepted Answer

A) dependent variable. 
B) independent variable. 
C) control group. 
D) reliability measure. 
A) dependent variable. 
B) independent variable. 
C) control group. 
D) reliability measure.

Question 7

A large group of people whom you want to know about is called a __________.

Accepted Answer

A) control group 
B) treatment group 
C) population 
D) sample 
A) control group 
B) treatment group 
C) population 
D) sample

Question 8

The process of establishing causal relationships is associated most with:

Accepted Answer

A) naturalistic observation. 
B) experiments. 
C) correlation. 
D) surveys. 
A) naturalistic observation. 
B) experiments. 
C) correlation. 
D) surveys.

Question 9

Experimenter bias can best be controlled using ________.

Accepted Answer

A) a placebo 
B) double-blind control 
C) randomization 
D) subjects who do not know the purpose of the study 
A) a placebo 
B) double-blind control 
C) randomization 
D) subjects who do not know the purpose of the study

Question 10

Freud was the founder of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) existential psychology 
B) behavioral psychology 
C) psychoanalysis 
D) behaviorism 
A) existential psychology 
B) behavioral psychology 
C) psychoanalysis 
D) behaviorism

Question 11

Freud believed that many unconscious desires are:

Accepted Answer

A) the result of excessive punishment. 
B) by-products of introspection. 
C) the result of excessive reinforcement. 
D) sexual in nature. 
A) the result of excessive punishment. 
B) by-products of introspection. 
C) the result of excessive reinforcement. 
D) sexual in nature.

Question 12

Scientific psychology is formally recognized to have begun:

Accepted Answer

A) in Greece,with the work of Hippocrates. 
B) in the United States,with the work of James. 
C) in Austria,with the work of Freud. 
D) in Germany,with the work of Wundt. 
A) in Greece,with the work of Hippocrates. 
B) in the United States,with the work of James. 
C) in Austria,with the work of Freud. 
D) in Germany,with the work of Wundt.

Question 13

The degree of relationship between two or more variables is:

Accepted Answer

A) correlation. 
B) validity. 
C) reliability. 
D) a hypothesis. 
A) correlation. 
B) validity. 
C) reliability. 
D) a hypothesis.

Question 14

Structuralism emphasizes __________.

Accepted Answer

A) individual differences 
B) the application of biological principles to the mind 
C) the influence of subconscious urges on conscious behavior 
D) the basic units of experience and their combinations 
A) individual differences 
B) the application of biological principles to the mind 
C) the influence of subconscious urges on conscious behavior 
D) the basic units of experience and their combinations

Question 15

A correlation of .00 means:

Accepted Answer

A) you made a mistake in calculation. 
B) you did not find out anything about the relationship between the two variables. 
C) the two variables are unrelated. 
D) everyone who scored low on one variable scored high on the other variable,and vice versa. 
A) you made a mistake in calculation. 
B) you did not find out anything about the relationship between the two variables. 
C) the two variables are unrelated. 
D) everyone who scored low on one variable scored high on the other variable,and vice versa.

Question 16

The psychologist John Watson is associated with the _______ school of psychology and argued that psychology must concern itself only with _______.

Accepted Answer

A) behavioral;behavior 
B) behavioral;mental processes 
C) cognitive;thought and action 
D) cognitive;behavior 
A) behavioral;behavior 
B) behavioral;mental processes 
C) cognitive;thought and action 
D) cognitive;behavior

Question 17

A researcher wished to study the relationship between high school grades and college grades.Of the following research methods,which would be the most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

A) case study 
B) correlation 
C) experiment 
D) survey 
A) case study 
B) correlation 
C) experiment 
D) survey

Question 18

Cognitive psychology is contributing to the development of ________,which attempts to make computers learn and solve problems the way people do.

Accepted Answer

A) educational technology 
B) forensic psychology 
C) virtual reality 
D) artificial intelligence 
A) educational technology 
B) forensic psychology 
C) virtual reality 
D) artificial intelligence

Question 19

Anything that follows a response,making that response more likely to recur,is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) an antecedent 
B) an enhancement 
C) reinforcement 
D) consequence 
A) an antecedent 
B) an enhancement 
C) reinforcement 
D) consequence

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a strength of the experiment as a research method?

Accepted Answer

A) Cause-and-effect relationships can be established. 
B) Experimental conditions usually seem realistic to subjects. 
C) Experiments can usually be replicated if the findings are valid. 
D) Variables can be analyzed carefully because of the degree of control over them. 
A) Cause-and-effect relationships can be established. 
B) Experimental conditions usually seem realistic to subjects. 
C) Experiments can usually be replicated if the findings are valid. 
D) Variables can be analyzed carefully because of the degree of control over them.

Psychology is said to have begun when

As a science,psychology is approximately how old?

What early school of thought in psychology was noted for its emphasis on the unconscious determinants of behavior?

A psychologist bases his/her theories completely on measuring observable behaviors.This psychologist is probably a __________.

Expectations by the experimenter that might influence the results of an experiment or their interpretation are called __________.

A large group of people whom you want to know about is called a __________.

The process of establishing causal relationships is associated most with:

Experimenter bias can best be controlled using ________.

Freud was the founder of __________.

Freud believed that many unconscious desires are:

Scientific psychology is formally recognized to have begun:

The degree of relationship between two or more variables is:

Structuralism emphasizes __________.

A correlation of .00 means:

The psychologist John Watson is associated with the _ school of psychology and argued that psychology must concern itself only with _.

A researcher wished to study the relationship between high school grades and college grades.Of the following research methods,which would be the most appropriate?

Cognitive psychology is contributing to the development of ________,which attempts to make computers learn and solve problems the way people do.

Anything that follows a response,making that response more likely to recur,is __________.

Which of the following is NOT a strength of the experiment as a research method?

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

Learning

Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation and Emotion

Sexuality and Gender

Stress and Health

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

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Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

Psychology is said to have begun when

As a science,psychology is approximately how old?

What early school of thought in psychology was noted for its emphasis on the unconscious determinants of behavior?

A psychologist bases his/her theories completely on measuring observable behaviors.This psychologist is probably a __________.

Expectations by the experimenter that might influence the results of an experiment or their interpretation are called __________.

A large group of people whom you want to know about is called a __________.

The process of establishing causal relationships is associated most with:

Experimenter bias can best be controlled using ________.

Freud was the founder of __________.

Freud believed that many unconscious desires are:

Scientific psychology is formally recognized to have begun:

The degree of relationship between two or more variables is:

Structuralism emphasizes __________.

A correlation of .00 means:

The psychologist John Watson is associated with the _______ school of psychology and argued that psychology must concern itself only with _______.

A researcher wished to study the relationship between high school grades and college grades.Of the following research methods,which would be the most appropriate?

Cognitive psychology is contributing to the development of ________,which attempts to make computers learn and solve problems the way people do.

Anything that follows a response,making that response more likely to recur,is __________.

Which of the following is NOT a strength of the experiment as a research method?

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

Learning

Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation and Emotion

Sexuality and Gender

Stress and Health

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Filters

The psychologist John Watson is associated with the _ school of psychology and argued that psychology must concern itself only with _.