Question 1

A pseudo-explanation

Accepted Answer

A)  fails to specify an independent variable. 
B)  is circular. 
C)  may lead to self-fulfilling prophecies. 
D)  all of the above D

Question 2

Which of the following parts of the body appear to take up a disproportionately large part of the human motor cortex?

Accepted Answer

A)  the tongue 
B)  the thumb 
C)  the tongue and thumb 
D)  none of the above C

Question 3

"School of hard knocks" is to ____ as "book learning" is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  prediction ; control 
B)  control; prediction 
C)  direct; indirect 
D)  indirect; direct C

Question 4

William James was a ____ while Wilhelm Wundt was a ____.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

A scientific explanation always includes

Accepted Answer

A)  an independent variable 
B)  a dependent variable 
C)  an independent and dependent variable 
D)  none of the above

Question 6

Which of the following groups in the Tolman and Honzik's (1930) maze study clearly indicated that they had learned?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Regularly Rewarded and No Reward groups 
B)  the Regularly Rewarded and No Reward until Day 11 groups 
C)  the No Reward and No Reward until Day 11 groups 
D)  all three groups

Question 7

Psychology looks to _____ for its explanations.

Accepted Answer

A)  nature (heredity) 
B)  nurture (experience) 
C)  nature and nurture 
D)  none of the above

Question 8

Classical conditioning is to ____ as instrumental conditioning is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptation; prediction 
B)  adaptation; control 
C)  prediction; control 
D)  control; prediction

Exam 1: Science, Psychology, and Adaptive Learning

A pseudo-explanation

Which of the following parts of the body appear to take up a disproportionately large part of the human motor cortex?

"School of hard knocks" is to as "book learning" is to .

William James was a while Wilhelm Wundt was a .

A scientific explanation always includes

Which of the following groups in the Tolman and Honzik's (1930) maze study clearly indicated that they had learned?

Psychology looks to _____ for its explanations.

Classical conditioning is to as instrumental conditioning is to .