Question 1

Which one of the following statements is the most objective?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sarah thinks the baby is running a fever. 
B)  The students arrived according to schedule. 
C)  Many of the students appeared to be inattentive. 
D)  The professor dislikes inattentive students.

Question 2

The idea that scientific progress does not proceed in a straightforward manner,but rather consists of normal science,followed by shifts to other ways of thinking,is Kuhn's concept of a ____

Accepted Answer

A)  Theory 
B)  Hypothesis 
C)  Law 
D)  Paradigm

Question 3

The last stage of the scientific method (fifth step)is

Accepted Answer

A)  Defining the problem 
B)  Collecting data 
C)  Communicating the findings 
D)  Formulating a hypothesis

Question 4

Broca's discovery of the speech area of the brain may have involved asking all of the following questions except

Accepted Answer

A)  Did the loss of speech cause the stroke? 
B)  What did the stroke victims who were unable to speak have in common? 
C)  How did stroke victims who were unable to speak differ from others? 
D)  Did the severity of the speech problem vary with the size of the affected brain area?

Question 5

A statement describing the relationship between two or more events is called a

Accepted Answer

A)  theory 
B)  principle 
C)  concept 
D)  law

Question 6

Mr.Manear,a high school literature teacher,noticed that his students always did better on tests if he had given them study questions the day before than if he had not."Aha," he said,"giving study questions facilitates student learning." Mr.Manear had discovered a

Accepted Answer

A)  theory 
B)  hypothesis 
C)  concept 
D)  law

Question 7

Which one of the following statements best describes the major limitation of authority as a way of knowing? Authorities

Accepted Answer

A)  are sometimes dishonest 
B)  do not use scientific methods 
C)  are often wrong 
D)  often rely too heavily on intuitive methods

Question 8

Which of the following are empirical ways of knowing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Authority and logic 
B)  Intuition and Science 
C)  Authority and Science 
D)  Logic and intuition

Question 9

A good theory

Accepted Answer

A)  is logical 
B)  matches common sense 
C)  eventually becomes a law 
D)  provides an explanation for a large number of events

Exam 1: Psychology and Science