Question 1

Experimenters can justify the use of deception because ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) there is informed consent 
B) research is more important than people 
C) it may be necessary for the experiment to work 
D) it is not that harmful 
A) there is informed consent 
B) research is more important than people 
C) it may be necessary for the experiment to work 
D) it is not that harmful C

Question 2

Which goal of psychology is most closely met through naturalistic observation?

Accepted Answer

A) altering behavior 
B) predicting behavior 
C) describing behavior 
D) controlling behavior 
A) altering behavior 
B) predicting behavior 
C) describing behavior 
D) controlling behavior C

Question 3

Freud said phobias were ____________ whereas Watson said phobias were __________.

Accepted Answer

A) learned;inherited 
B) repressed conflicts;learned 
C) sexual;unconscious 
D) conditioned;unconditioned 
A) learned;inherited 
B) repressed conflicts;learned 
C) sexual;unconscious 
D) conditioned;unconditioned B

Question 4

A detailed description of a particular individual being studied or treated is called ______________________.

Accepted Answer

A) a representative sample 
B) a case study 
C) a single-blind study 
D) a naturalistic observation 
A) a representative sample 
B) a case study 
C) a single-blind study 
D) a naturalistic observation

Question 5

Who was an early proponent of functionalism?

Accepted Answer

A) Ivan Pavlov 
B) William James 
C) Wilhelm Wundt 
D) Max Wertheimer 
A) Ivan Pavlov 
B) William James 
C) Wilhelm Wundt 
D) Max Wertheimer

Question 6

______________________ is an experiment in which participants do not know if they are in the experimental or the control group but the experimenters do know which participants are part of which grou

Accepted Answer

A) The double-blind study 
B) Field research 
C) The single-blind study 
D) Correlational research 
A) The double-blind study 
B) Field research 
C) The single-blind study 
D) Correlational research

Question 7

The goals of psychology are to _____.

Accepted Answer

A) explore the conscious and unconscious functions of the human mind 
B) understand,compare,and analyze human behavior 
C) improve psychological well-being in all individuals from birth until death 
D) describe,understand,predict,and control behavior 
A) explore the conscious and unconscious functions of the human mind 
B) understand,compare,and analyze human behavior 
C) improve psychological well-being in all individuals from birth until death 
D) describe,understand,predict,and control behavior

Question 8

The term ___________________________ refers to a mental health professional who generally has at least an M.S.W.and who typically treats individual dysfunction and family problems but may also deal
With other problems such as addiction or abuse.

Accepted Answer

A) psychiatric social worker 
B) psychiatrist 
C) psychoanalyst 
D) educational psychologist 
A) psychiatric social worker 
B) psychiatrist 
C) psychoanalyst 
D) educational psychologist

Question 9

Which perspective focuses on free will and self-actualization?

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalysis 
B) humanism 
C) cognitive perspective 
D) behaviorism 
A) psychoanalysis 
B) humanism 
C) cognitive perspective 
D) behaviorism

Question 10

A negative correlation means that ______________________.

Accepted Answer

A) high values of one variable are associated with low values of the other 
B) high values of one variable are associated with high values of the other 
C) low values of one variable are associated with low values of the other 
D) there is no relationship between the two variables 
A) high values of one variable are associated with low values of the other 
B) high values of one variable are associated with high values of the other 
C) low values of one variable are associated with low values of the other 
D) there is no relationship between the two variables

Exam 1: B: The Science of Psychology

Experimenters can justify the use of deception because ___________.

Which goal of psychology is most closely met through naturalistic observation?

Freud said phobias were ____________ whereas Watson said phobias were __________.

A detailed description of a particular individual being studied or treated is called ______________________.

Who was an early proponent of functionalism?

______________________ is an experiment in which participants do not know if they are in the experimental or the control group but the experimenters do know which participants are part of which grou

The goals of psychology are to _____.

The term ___________________________ refers to a mental health professional who generally has at least an M.S.W.and who typically treats individual dysfunction and family problems but may also deal With other problems such as addiction or abuse.

Which perspective focuses on free will and self-actualization?

A negative correlation means that ______________________.

A: The Science of Psychology

C: The Science of Psychology

Appendix A: Statistics in Psychology

A: The Biological Perspective

B: The Biological Perspective

C: The Biological Perspective

Appendix B: Applied Psychology and Psychology Careers

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

A: Learning

B: Learning

C: Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

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A: Consciousness and Cognition

B: Consciousness and Cognition

C: Consciousness and Cognition

Development Across the Lifespan

A: Development Across the Lifespan

B: Development Across the Lifespan

C: Development Across the Lifespan

Motivation and Emotion

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

Stress and Health

A: Stress and Health

B: Stress and Health

C: Stress and Health

Social Psychology

A Social Psychology

B: Social Psychology

C: Social Psychology

Theories of Personality and Intelligence

A: Theories of Personality and Intelligence

B: Theories of Personality and Intelligence

C: Theories of Personality and Intelligence

Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

A: Psychological Therapies

B: Psychological Therapies

C: Psychological Therapies

Filters

Freud said phobias were __ whereas Watson said phobias were .