Question 1

Which perspective looks at perception,learning,and memory?

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalysis 
B) behaviorism 
C) cognitive psychology 
D) evolutionary perspective 
A) psychoanalysis 
B) behaviorism 
C) cognitive psychology 
D) evolutionary perspective C

Question 2

In that same experiment,the experimental group would

Accepted Answer

A) not play the video games. 
B) take the memory test while the control group would not. 
C) not take the memory test while the control group would. 
D) play the video games. 
A) not play the video games. 
B) take the memory test while the control group would not. 
C) not take the memory test while the control group would. 
D) play the video games. D

Question 3

Who was denied a Ph.D.despite completing all the requirements for earning the degree?

Accepted Answer

A) Mary Whiton Calkins 
B) Mary Cover Jones 
C) Margaret Washburn 
D) Eleanor Gibson 
A) Mary Whiton Calkins 
B) Mary Cover Jones 
C) Margaret Washburn 
D) Eleanor Gibson A

Question 4

A researcher designs an experiment to test the effects of playing video games on memory.What would be the dependent variable?

Accepted Answer

A) scores on a memory test 
B) playing video games 
C) number of hours spent playing video games 
D) the type of video game played 
A) scores on a memory test 
B) playing video games 
C) number of hours spent playing video games 
D) the type of video game played

Question 5

A person who has suffered a major stroke and is now experiencing severe personality problems because of the damage would best be advised to see a

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which of the following professionals in psychology has the broadest area of interests and functions?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which of the following specialties in psychology provides diagnosis and treatment for less serious mental problems such as adjustment disorders?

Accepted Answer

A) developmental 
B) counseling 
C) personality 
D) experimental 
A) developmental 
B) counseling 
C) personality 
D) experimental

Question 8

"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts" is a statement associated with the perspective of

Accepted Answer

A) introspectionism. 
B) functionalism. 
C) psychoanalysis. 
D) Gestalt psychology. 
A) introspectionism. 
B) functionalism. 
C) psychoanalysis. 
D) Gestalt psychology.

Question 9

In a __________ study,only the experimenter knows who is in the control group and who is in the experimental group.

Accepted Answer

A) placebo 
B) single-blind 
C) double-blind 
D) triple-blind 
A) placebo 
B) single-blind 
C) double-blind 
D) triple-blind

Question 10

Double-blind studies control for

Accepted Answer

A) the placebo effect. 
B) the experimenter effect. 
C) the placebo effect and the experimenter effect. 
D) extrinsic motivation. 
A) the placebo effect. 
B) the experimenter effect. 
C) the placebo effect and the experimenter effect. 
D) extrinsic motivation.

Question 11

__________ was (were)the focus of Watson's behaviorism.

Accepted Answer

A) Conscious experiences 
B) Gestalt perceptions 
C) The unconscious mind 
D) Observable experiences 
A) Conscious experiences 
B) Gestalt perceptions 
C) The unconscious mind 
D) Observable experiences

Question 12

Which early theorist developed his perspective on psychology by basing it on Darwin's "survival of the fittest" doctrine?

Accepted Answer

A) Wilhelm Wundt 
B) William James 
C) John Watson 
D) Sigmund Freud 
A) Wilhelm Wundt 
B) William James 
C) John Watson 
D) Sigmund Freud

Question 13

Which perspective focuses on free will and self-actualization?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

The main advantage of laboratory observation is

Accepted Answer

A) the degree of control it allows the observer. 
B) the degree of participation it allows the observer. 
C) the observer effect. 
D) the opportunity for representative sampling. 
A) the degree of control it allows the observer. 
B) the degree of participation it allows the observer. 
C) the observer effect. 
D) the opportunity for representative sampling.

Question 15

The main advantage of a case study is

Accepted Answer

A) the ease of generalizing the results to others. 
B) being able to determine cause and effect. 
C) the amount of detail it provides about an individual. 
D) the large number of people that can be studied at one time. 
A) the ease of generalizing the results to others. 
B) being able to determine cause and effect. 
C) the amount of detail it provides about an individual. 
D) the large number of people that can be studied at one time.

Question 16

Harlan wanted to write realistically about street gangs,so he pretended to be a teenager and joined a real gang.This is most similar to the method of

Accepted Answer

A) laboratory observation. 
B) the observer effect. 
C) the case study. 
D) participant observation. 
A) laboratory observation. 
B) the observer effect. 
C) the case study. 
D) participant observation.

Question 17

In the scientific method,forming an educated guess is called

Accepted Answer

A) reporting your results. 
B) perceiving a question. 
C) drawing conclusions. 
D) forming a hypothesis. 
A) reporting your results. 
B) perceiving a question. 
C) drawing conclusions. 
D) forming a hypothesis.

Question 18

Jenna suffers from a nervous tic of washing her hands repeatedly and being unable to resist washing them again and again.Which perspective would explain Jenna's hand-washing behavior as a result of repressed conflicts?

Accepted Answer

A) psychodynamic perspective 
B) cognitive psychology 
C) behaviorism 
D) biopsychology 
A) psychodynamic perspective 
B) cognitive psychology 
C) behaviorism 
D) biopsychology

Question 19

Professor Jones surveyed her six classes and found that students who slept less than 5 hours the night before an exam received lower exam scores than those students who slept 7 hours or more.What kind of correlation is this relationship between hours of sleep and scores?

Accepted Answer

A) positive 
B) negative 
C) zero 
D) causal 
A) positive 
B) negative 
C) zero 
D) causal

Question 20

Which perspective emphasizes the biological bases for shared,universal mental characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalysis 
B) behaviorism 
C) cognitive psychology 
D) evolutionary perspective 
A) psychoanalysis 
B) behaviorism 
C) cognitive psychology 
D) evolutionary perspective

Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

Which perspective looks at perception,learning,and memory?

In that same experiment,the experimental group would

Who was denied a Ph.D.despite completing all the requirements for earning the degree?

A researcher designs an experiment to test the effects of playing video games on memory.What would be the dependent variable?

A person who has suffered a major stroke and is now experiencing severe personality problems because of the damage would best be advised to see a

Which of the following professionals in psychology has the broadest area of interests and functions?

Which of the following specialties in psychology provides diagnosis and treatment for less serious mental problems such as adjustment disorders?

"The whole is greater than the sum of its parts" is a statement associated with the perspective of

In a __________ study,only the experimenter knows who is in the control group and who is in the experimental group.

Double-blind studies control for

__________ was (were)the focus of Watson's behaviorism.

Which early theorist developed his perspective on psychology by basing it on Darwin's "survival of the fittest" doctrine?

Which perspective focuses on free will and self-actualization?

The main advantage of laboratory observation is

The main advantage of a case study is

Harlan wanted to write realistically about street gangs,so he pretended to be a teenager and joined a real gang.This is most similar to the method of

In the scientific method,forming an educated guess is called

Jenna suffers from a nervous tic of washing her hands repeatedly and being unable to resist washing them again and again.Which perspective would explain Jenna's hand-washing behavior as a result of repressed conflicts?

Professor Jones surveyed her six classes and found that students who slept less than 5 hours the night before an exam received lower exam scores than those students who slept 7 hours or more.What kind of correlation is this relationship between hours of sleep and scores?

Which perspective emphasizes the biological bases for shared,universal mental characteristics?

A: The Science of Psychology

B: The Science of Psychology

C: The Science of Psychology

Biological Perspective

A: Biological Perspective

B: Biological Perspective

C: The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

A: Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

B: Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

C: Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

Learning

A: Learning

B: Learning

C: Learning

Memory

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

A: Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

B: Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

C: Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

A: Development Across the Life Span

B: Development Across the Life Span

C: Development Across the Life Span

Motivation and Emotion

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

Sexuality and Gender

A: Sexuality and Gender

B: Sexuality and Gender

C: Sexuality and Gender

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

A: Theories of Personality

B: Theories of Personality

C: Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

A: Psychological Therapies

B: Psychological Therapies

C: Psychological Therapies