Question 1

"In a universe composed of matter and energy,why is there such a thing as consciousness?" This question relates most closely to which of these philosophical issues?​

Accepted Answer

A) The ethics of research 
B) ​The roles of heredity and environment 
C) ​The mind-brain relationship 
D) ​Free will and determinism 
A) The ethics of research 
B) ​The roles of heredity and environment 
C) ​The mind-brain relationship 
D) ​Free will and determinism C

Question 2

​Which of these does NOT typically provide advice or services to an organization?

Accepted Answer

A) Cross-cultural psychologist 
B) ​Industrial/organizational psychologist 
C) ​School psychologist 
D) ​Military psychologist 
A) Cross-cultural psychologist 
B) ​Industrial/organizational psychologist 
C) ​School psychologist 
D) ​Military psychologist A

Question 3

To the question of why people like sweet tastes,which is the type of answer that an evolutionary psychologist would propose?​

Accepted Answer

A) Taste receptors that respond to sweet tastes activate reward centers in the brain. 
B) ​Beginning in infancy, we learn that we feel healthy after eating sweet substances. 
C) ​We learn to prefer the same foods that others in our culture eat. 
D) ​Ancient animals that ate sweet fruits survived to become our ancestors. 
A) Taste receptors that respond to sweet tastes activate reward centers in the brain. 
B) ​Beginning in infancy, we learn that we feel healthy after eating sweet substances. 
C) ​We learn to prefer the same foods that others in our culture eat. 
D) ​Ancient animals that ate sweet fruits survived to become our ancestors. D

Question 4

What do industrial/organizational psychologists observe and study?​

Accepted Answer

A) Automated machinery 
B) ​Students at school 
C) ​People at work 
D) ​Voters making decisions 
A) Automated machinery 
B) ​Students at school 
C) ​People at work 
D) ​Voters making decisions

Question 5

In most states,can psychoanalysts prescribe drugs?​

Accepted Answer

A) Yes, all of them can. 
B) ​No, none of them can. 
C) ​Only those who are clinical psychologists can. 
D) ​Only those who are psychiatrists can. 
A) Yes, all of them can. 
B) ​No, none of them can. 
C) ​Only those who are clinical psychologists can. 
D) ​Only those who are psychiatrists can.

Question 6

​What is the usual activity of a counseling psychologist?

Accepted Answer

A) A counseling psychologist conducts, evaluates, and publishes laboratory research. 
B) ​A counseling psychologist deals with the people with the most severe disorders. 
C) ​A counseling psychologist checks how well patients adjust to their medications. 
D) ​A counseling psychologist helps people with decisions and career adjustments. 
A) A counseling psychologist conducts, evaluates, and publishes laboratory research. 
B) ​A counseling psychologist deals with the people with the most severe disorders. 
C) ​A counseling psychologist checks how well patients adjust to their medications. 
D) ​A counseling psychologist helps people with decisions and career adjustments.

Question 7

​Comparative psychology emerged as a response to which of these theories?

Accepted Answer

A) Hermann Helmholtz's theory of vision 
B) ​Sigmund Freud's theory of the unconscious mind 
C) ​Noam Chomsky's theory of language 
D) ​Charles Darwin's theory of evolution 
A) Hermann Helmholtz's theory of vision 
B) ​Sigmund Freud's theory of the unconscious mind 
C) ​Noam Chomsky's theory of language 
D) ​Charles Darwin's theory of evolution

Question 8

​Which of the following correctly states how a particular type of psychologist would study behavioral differences between boys and girls?

Accepted Answer

A) A cross-cultural psychologist would compare boys and girls in several countries. 
B) ​A forensic psychologist would ask boys and girls to describe their thought processes. 
C) ​A psychoanalyst would investigate brain differences between boys and girls. 
D) ​An evolutionary psychologist would change the environment to try to get boys and girls to act the same way. 
A) A cross-cultural psychologist would compare boys and girls in several countries. 
B) ​A forensic psychologist would ask boys and girls to describe their thought processes. 
C) ​A psychoanalyst would investigate brain differences between boys and girls. 
D) ​An evolutionary psychologist would change the environment to try to get boys and girls to act the same way.

Question 9

​What does cognition mean?

Accepted Answer

A) Competition for resources 
B) ​Thought and knowledge 
C) ​Brain activity 
D) ​Social interaction 
A) Competition for resources 
B) ​Thought and knowledge 
C) ​Brain activity 
D) ​Social interaction

Question 10

​Which type of specialist is most likely to treat people who have severe psychological disorders?

Accepted Answer

A) A clinical psychologist 
B) ​A psychiatrist 
C) ​A clinical social worker 
D) ​A counseling psychologist 
A) A clinical psychologist 
B) ​A psychiatrist 
C) ​A clinical social worker 
D) ​A counseling psychologist

Question 11

A health psychologist would be likely to study which of these topics?​

Accepted Answer

A) What genes influence the probability of mental illness 
B) ​How common mental illness is in various countries 
C) ​Whether psychotherapy is more effective for people in good health than those who are ill 
D) ​How diet and exercise affect health 
A) What genes influence the probability of mental illness 
B) ​How common mental illness is in various countries 
C) ​Whether psychotherapy is more effective for people in good health than those who are ill 
D) ​How diet and exercise affect health

Question 12

Many adherents of determinism concede one limitation of this viewpoint:​

Accepted Answer

A) Determinism applies to nonhuman animals, but not to people. 
B) ​Determinism does not apply to human language. 
C) Determinism is fundamentally nonscientific. 
D) ​Determinism is not helpful as a philosophy of life. 
A) Determinism applies to nonhuman animals, but not to people. 
B) ​Determinism does not apply to human language. 
C) Determinism is fundamentally nonscientific. 
D) ​Determinism is not helpful as a philosophy of life.

Question 13

​Which of these is NOT a typical activity for industrial/organizational psychologists?

Accepted Answer

A) Helping companies hire the best employees 
B) ​Helping companies train people for their jobs 
C) ​Counseling employees who have psychological disorders 
D) ​Trying to improve worker satisfaction by better organization 
A) Helping companies hire the best employees 
B) ​Helping companies train people for their jobs 
C) ​Counseling employees who have psychological disorders 
D) ​Trying to improve worker satisfaction by better organization

Question 14

​In which way would a cognitive psychologist be most likely to try to help a slow-learning child?

Accepted Answer

A) Consider possible emotional conflicts in the child's family. 
B) ​Teach better study skills or problem-solving strategies. 
C) ​Administer rewards and punishments based on the child's performance. 
D) ​Administer drugs or prescribe a special diet to alter brain chemistry. 
A) Consider possible emotional conflicts in the child's family. 
B) ​Teach better study skills or problem-solving strategies. 
C) ​Administer rewards and punishments based on the child's performance. 
D) ​Administer drugs or prescribe a special diet to alter brain chemistry.

Question 15

What is the primary concern in the field of human factors (ergonomics)?​

Accepted Answer

A) To help people communicate better with coworkers from different cultures 
B) ​To help companies hire and train the best workers 
C) ​To help redesign machines so that people can use them more effectivelyc 
D) ​To redesign jobs so that more work can be done by machines instead of people 
A) To help people communicate better with coworkers from different cultures 
B) ​To help companies hire and train the best workers 
C) ​To help redesign machines so that people can use them more effectivelyc 
D) ​To redesign jobs so that more work can be done by machines instead of people

Question 16

​Behaviorists in the mid-1900s concentrated mostly on studying what?

Accepted Answer

A) Animal learning 
B) ​Unconscious thought processes 
C) ​Emotional expressions 
D) ​Children's language development 
A) Animal learning 
B) ​Unconscious thought processes 
C) ​Emotional expressions 
D) ​Children's language development

Question 17

Who developed the first useful intelligence test?​

Accepted Answer

A) Aristotle in 335 BC 
B) ​David Wechsler in 1939 
C) ​Alfred Binet in 1905 
D) ​Sigmund Freud in 1900 
A) Aristotle in 335 BC 
B) ​David Wechsler in 1939 
C) ​Alfred Binet in 1905 
D) ​Sigmund Freud in 1900

Question 18

​During the mid-1900s,what was the main focus of psychological research?

Accepted Answer

A) Observable behaviors 
B) ​Unconscious motivations 
C) ​The structure of the mind 
D) ​The evolution of intelligence 
A) Observable behaviors 
B) ​Unconscious motivations 
C) ​The structure of the mind 
D) ​The evolution of intelligence

Question 19

Which of these methods did Wilhelm Wundt use in his research?​

Accepted Answer

A) He analyzed the meaning behind people's dreams. 
B) ​He recorded brain activity while people solved problems. 
C) ​He observed the behavior of rats in mazes. 
D) ​He asked people to describe their sensations. 
A) He analyzed the meaning behind people's dreams. 
B) ​He recorded brain activity while people solved problems. 
C) ​He observed the behavior of rats in mazes. 
D) ​He asked people to describe their sensations.

Question 20

Which of these was a major question for Wilhelm Wundt's research?​

Accepted Answer

A) How important are genetic differences for understanding psychology? 
B) ​What are the elements that compose mental experience? 
C) ​What is the most effective way to treat mental illness? 
D) ​Do dreams have symbolic meanings? 
A) How important are genetic differences for understanding psychology? 
B) ​What are the elements that compose mental experience? 
C) ​What is the most effective way to treat mental illness? 
D) ​Do dreams have symbolic meanings?

Exam 1: What Is Psychology

"In a universe composed of matter and energy,why is there such a thing as consciousness?" This question relates most closely to which of these philosophical issues?​

​Which of these does NOT typically provide advice or services to an organization?

To the question of why people like sweet tastes,which is the type of answer that an evolutionary psychologist would propose?​

What do industrial/organizational psychologists observe and study?​

In most states,can psychoanalysts prescribe drugs?​

​What is the usual activity of a counseling psychologist?

​Comparative psychology emerged as a response to which of these theories?

​Which of the following correctly states how a particular type of psychologist would study behavioral differences between boys and girls?

​What does cognition mean?

​Which type of specialist is most likely to treat people who have severe psychological disorders?

A health psychologist would be likely to study which of these topics?​

Many adherents of determinism concede one limitation of this viewpoint:​

​Which of these is NOT a typical activity for industrial/organizational psychologists?

​In which way would a cognitive psychologist be most likely to try to help a slow-learning child?

What is the primary concern in the field of human factors (ergonomics)?​

​Behaviorists in the mid-1900s concentrated mostly on studying what?

Who developed the first useful intelligence test?​

​During the mid-1900s,what was the main focus of psychological research?

Which of these methods did Wilhelm Wundt use in his research?​

Which of these was a major question for Wilhelm Wundt's research?​

Scientific Methods in Psychology

A: Scientific Methods in Psychology

Biological Psychology

A: Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

A: Sensation and Perception

Development

A: Development

Learning

A: Learning

Memory

A: Memory

Cognition and Language

A: Cognition and Language

Intelligenceintelligence

A: Intelligence Intelligence

Consciousnessconsciousness

A: Consciousnessconsciousness

Motivated Behaviorsmotivated Behaviors

A: Motivated Behaviorsmotivated Behaviors

Part 1 Emotions,stress,and Healthemotions,stress,and Health

A: Emotional,stress,and Healthemotional,stress,and Health

Social Psychologysocial Psychology

A: Social Psychologysocial Psychology

Personalitypersonality

A: Personalitypersonality

Part 1 Abnormal Psychology: Disorders and Treatmentabnormal Psychology: Disorders and Treatment

A: Abnormal Psychology: Disorders and Treatmentabnormal Psychology: Disorders and Treatment

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"In a universe composed of matter and energy,why is there such a thing as consciousness?" This question relates most closely to which of these philosophical issues?

Which of these does NOT typically provide advice or services to an organization?

To the question of why people like sweet tastes,which is the type of answer that an evolutionary psychologist would propose?

What do industrial/organizational psychologists observe and study?

In most states,can psychoanalysts prescribe drugs?

What is the usual activity of a counseling psychologist?

Comparative psychology emerged as a response to which of these theories?

Which of the following correctly states how a particular type of psychologist would study behavioral differences between boys and girls?

What does cognition mean?

Which type of specialist is most likely to treat people who have severe psychological disorders?

A health psychologist would be likely to study which of these topics?

Many adherents of determinism concede one limitation of this viewpoint:

Which of these is NOT a typical activity for industrial/organizational psychologists?

In which way would a cognitive psychologist be most likely to try to help a slow-learning child?

What is the primary concern in the field of human factors (ergonomics)?

Behaviorists in the mid-1900s concentrated mostly on studying what?

Who developed the first useful intelligence test?

During the mid-1900s,what was the main focus of psychological research?

Which of these methods did Wilhelm Wundt use in his research?

Which of these was a major question for Wilhelm Wundt's research?