Question 1

Which of the following numbers is NOT a possible correlation coefficient?

Accepted Answer

A)  +1.00 
B)  -.98 
C)  +1.72 
D)  +.54

Question 2

Because there are so few psychiatrists in the state, North Dakota became the first state in the nation to pass legislation authorizing properly trained psychologists to prescribe medications to treat psychological symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Evolutionary theory is based on the principle of natural selection. What must be assumed in the evolutionary perspective in psychology to apply the principles of evolution to the investigation of human thought and behavior?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Evolutionary theory is based on the principle...

Question 4

Harvard University refused to award Mary Whiton Calkins her Ph.D. in psychology because she was a woman and at that time Harvard was not a coeducational institution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Positron emission tomography (PET) is an invasive imaging technique that provides color-coded images of brain activity by tracking the brain's use of a radioactively tagged compound, such as glucose, oxygen, or another substance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Students who are enrolled in a psychology class can be forced to participate in experiments and other types of research as part of the course requirements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

During the month-long hotel experiment conducted by Crum and Langer, hotel management confirmed that the workload of the housekeeping staff remained constant in both conditions throughout the study.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Clinical psychologists study people with psychological disorders while psychiatrists actually treat them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

It is a universal cultural norm that infants and toddlers are not routinely supposed to sleep in the same bed as their parents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following statements about Mary Whiton Calkins is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Calkins was the first woman president of the American Psychological Association. 
B)  Calkins conducted research on dreams, memory, and personality. 
C)  Calkins established one of the first psychology laboratories in the United States. 
D)  Calkins founded behaviorism as one of the early schools of psychology.

Question 11

Professor Diaz is studying the development of the human brain from infancy to early adulthood. She takes the _____ perspective and her specialty area is _____ psychology.

Accepted Answer

A)  humanistic; social 
B)  evolutionary; cognitive 
C)  behavioral; social 
D)  biological; developmental

Question 12

Whereas structuralists were concerned with the study of conscious experiences, functionalists abandoned the study of conscious experiences, favoring the study of overt measurable behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Edward B. Titchener departed from Wilhelm Wundt's position regarding consciousness and developed his own ideas on the nature of psychology, which he called functionalism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Placebo or expectancy effects

Accepted Answer

A)  a change in a subject's behavior that is produced by the subject's beliefs and expectations rather than by the actual drug, treatment, or procedure. 
B)  the researcher's confidence in his or her findings. 
C)  the instructions that are given to the research participants before the experiment begins. 
D)  the results that the researcher expects to discover.

Question 15

Cross-cultural psychologists have found that there are absolutely no psychological processes that are shared by all humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Case-based research is a statistical approach that involves combining and analyzing the results of many research studies on a specific topic in order to identify overall trends.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Dr. Ramen believes that, in order to effectively treat his clients' psychological disorders, it is essential to understand his clients' early life experiences. Dr. Ramen takes the _____ perspective in psychological treatment.

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral 
B)  biological 
C)  psychodynamic 
D)  humanistic

Question 18

The term _____ refers to the tendency to use one's own culture as the standard for judging other cultures.

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnocentrism 
B)  expectancy effect 
C)  empirical 
D)  collectivistic

Question 19

Why is it important for psychologists to report their research findings?

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Extraneous variables are also called confounding variables.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Introduction and Research Methods

Which of the following numbers is NOT a possible correlation coefficient?

Because there are so few psychiatrists in the state, North Dakota became the first state in the nation to pass legislation authorizing properly trained psychologists to prescribe medications to treat psychological symptoms.

Evolutionary theory is based on the principle of natural selection. What must be assumed in the evolutionary perspective in psychology to apply the principles of evolution to the investigation of human thought and behavior?

Harvard University refused to award Mary Whiton Calkins her Ph.D. in psychology because she was a woman and at that time Harvard was not a coeducational institution.

Positron emission tomography (PET) is an invasive imaging technique that provides color-coded images of brain activity by tracking the brain's use of a radioactively tagged compound, such as glucose, oxygen, or another substance.

Students who are enrolled in a psychology class can be forced to participate in experiments and other types of research as part of the course requirements.

During the month-long hotel experiment conducted by Crum and Langer, hotel management confirmed that the workload of the housekeeping staff remained constant in both conditions throughout the study.

Clinical psychologists study people with psychological disorders while psychiatrists actually treat them.

It is a universal cultural norm that infants and toddlers are not routinely supposed to sleep in the same bed as their parents.

Which of the following statements about Mary Whiton Calkins is FALSE?

Professor Diaz is studying the development of the human brain from infancy to early adulthood. She takes the _ perspective and her specialty area is _ psychology.

Whereas structuralists were concerned with the study of conscious experiences, functionalists abandoned the study of conscious experiences, favoring the study of overt measurable behavior.

Edward B. Titchener departed from Wilhelm Wundt's position regarding consciousness and developed his own ideas on the nature of psychology, which he called functionalism.

Placebo or expectancy effects

Cross-cultural psychologists have found that there are absolutely no psychological processes that are shared by all humans.

Case-based research is a statistical approach that involves combining and analyzing the results of many research studies on a specific topic in order to identify overall trends.

Dr. Ramen believes that, in order to effectively treat his clients' psychological disorders, it is essential to understand his clients' early life experiences. Dr. Ramen takes the _____ perspective in psychological treatment.

The term _____ refers to the tendency to use one's own culture as the standard for judging other cultures.

Why is it important for psychologists to report their research findings?

Extraneous variables are also called confounding variables.