Question 1

The general curiosity about why people think,feel,and behave the way they do:

Accepted Answer

A) primarily happened after World War II. 
B) is about a century old. 
C) is several centuries old. 
D) has always probably been with us. 
A) primarily happened after World War II. 
B) is about a century old. 
C) is several centuries old. 
D) has always probably been with us.

Question 2

The psychodynamic perspective was based on the work of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Watson 
B) Wundt 
C) Gestalt 
D) Freud 
A) Watson 
B) Wundt 
C) Gestalt 
D) Freud

Question 3

The CEO of a large automobile company says the cars the company makes are safe regardless of the fact that they lead the country in accidents due to faulty equipment.This discrepancy highlights which of the following critical thinking principles?

Accepted Answer

A) Few "truths" do not need to be tested. 
B) All evidence is not equal in quality. 
C) Authority or expertise does not make the claims of the authority or expert true. 
D) Critical thinking requires an open mind. 
A) Few "truths" do not need to be tested. 
B) All evidence is not equal in quality. 
C) Authority or expertise does not make the claims of the authority or expert true. 
D) Critical thinking requires an open mind.

Question 4

A psychologist is interested in finding out why identical twins have different personalities.This psychologist is most interested in the goal of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) description 
B) explanation 
C) prediction 
D) control 
A) description 
B) explanation 
C) prediction 
D) control

Question 5

"Children who watch violent cartoons will become more aggressive." According to the scientific method,this statement is most likely a(n)________.

Accepted Answer

A) conclusion 
B) result 
C) hypothesis 
D) fact 
A) conclusion 
B) result 
C) hypothesis 
D) fact

Question 6

Double-blind studies control only for the placebo effect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The question "Why is it happening?" refers to which of the following goals in psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) description 
B) explanation 
C) prediction 
D) control 
A) description 
B) explanation 
C) prediction 
D) control

Question 8

As part of a psychology experiment,Brett decides to measure a person's "anxiety" by noting the number of blinks a person makes in a twenty minute social interaction with a stranger.Brett appears to have offered a(n)________ of anxiety.

Accepted Answer

A) variable 
B) operational definition 
C) theory 
D) hypothesis 
A) variable 
B) operational definition 
C) theory 
D) hypothesis

Question 9

Observing behavior as it happens in real-life natural settings without imposing laboratory controls is known as the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) naturalistic observation method 
B) experimental method 
C) survey method 
D) psychometric approach 
A) naturalistic observation method 
B) experimental method 
C) survey method 
D) psychometric approach

Question 10

A correlation coefficient shows that smoking and life expectancy are indeed related.As a result,a researcher could predict that ________ if the direction of the relationship is known.

Accepted Answer

A) if a person smokes a lot of cigarettes,he or she will have less money monthly to buy gas 
B) the person's life expectancy will go up or down based on the number of cigarettes the person smokes daily 
C) if a person smokes cigarettes,he or she will eventually develop lung cancer 
D) a person's lungs will repair themselves and he or she will live a longer life 
A) if a person smokes a lot of cigarettes,he or she will have less money monthly to buy gas 
B) the person's life expectancy will go up or down based on the number of cigarettes the person smokes daily 
C) if a person smokes cigarettes,he or she will eventually develop lung cancer 
D) a person's lungs will repair themselves and he or she will live a longer life

Question 11

Athletes have been shown to have poorer performance on academic tests compared to non-athletes in college.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The general curiosity about why people think,feel,and behave the way they do:

The psychodynamic perspective was based on the work of ________.

The CEO of a large automobile company says the cars the company makes are safe regardless of the fact that they lead the country in accidents due to faulty equipment.This discrepancy highlights which of the following critical thinking principles?

A psychologist is interested in finding out why identical twins have different personalities.This psychologist is most interested in the goal of ________.

"Children who watch violent cartoons will become more aggressive." According to the scientific method,this statement is most likely a(n)________.

Double-blind studies control only for the placebo effect.

The question "Why is it happening?" refers to which of the following goals in psychology?

As part of a psychology experiment,Brett decides to measure a person's "anxiety" by noting the number of blinks a person makes in a twenty minute social interaction with a stranger.Brett appears to have offered a(n)________ of anxiety.

Observing behavior as it happens in real-life natural settings without imposing laboratory controls is known as the ________.

A correlation coefficient shows that smoking and life expectancy are indeed related.As a result,a researcher could predict that ________ if the direction of the relationship is known.

Athletes have been shown to have poorer performance on academic tests compared to non-athletes in college.

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation, Stress, and Emotion

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Statistics in Psychology

Applied Psychology and Psychology Careers

Psychology in Action

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Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

The general curiosity about why people think,feel,and behave the way they do:

The psychodynamic perspective was based on the work of ________.

The CEO of a large automobile company says the cars the company makes are safe regardless of the fact that they lead the country in accidents due to faulty equipment.This discrepancy highlights which of the following critical thinking principles?

A psychologist is interested in finding out why identical twins have different personalities.This psychologist is most interested in the goal of ________.

"Children who watch violent cartoons will become more aggressive." According to the scientific method,this statement is most likely a(n)________.

Double-blind studies control only for the placebo effect.

The question "Why is it happening?" refers to which of the following goals in psychology?

As part of a psychology experiment,Brett decides to measure a person's "anxiety" by noting the number of blinks a person makes in a twenty minute social interaction with a stranger.Brett appears to have offered a(n)________ of anxiety.

Observing behavior as it happens in real-life natural settings without imposing laboratory controls is known as the ________.

A correlation coefficient shows that smoking and life expectancy are indeed related.As a result,a researcher could predict that ________ if the direction of the relationship is known.

Athletes have been shown to have poorer performance on academic tests compared to non-athletes in college.

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation, Stress, and Emotion

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Statistics in Psychology

Applied Psychology and Psychology Careers

Psychology in Action

Filters