Question 1

The measurement and analysis of the effects a various setting has on the behavior of people that live within this setting is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  social engineering. 
B)  behavior task analysis. 
C)  an environmental assessment. 
D)  a proxemic evaluation. 
A)  social engineering. 
B)  behavior task analysis. 
C)  an environmental assessment. 
D)  a proxemic evaluation.

Question 2

The long-range impact of human activities on natural environments is already evident in

Accepted Answer

A)  global warming. 
B)  the extinction of plants and animals. 
C)  a hole in the ozone layer. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  global warming. 
B)  the extinction of plants and animals. 
C)  a hole in the ozone layer. 
D)  all of these.

Question 3

Research indicates that students taught using which teaching style tend to do somewhat better on tests of abstract thinking,creativity,and problem-solving?

Accepted Answer

A)  lecture-style 
B)  rote learning 
C)  discovery learning 
D)  direct instruction 
A)  lecture-style 
B)  rote learning 
C)  discovery learning 
D)  direct instruction

Question 4

Regarding jury selection,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  In most cases, the composition of a jury has very little effect on the verdict of a trial. 
B)  Before a trial begins, opposing attorneys are allowed to disqualify potential jurors who may be biased. 
C)  A person who knows anyone connected with the trial can be excluded from the jury. 
D)  Juries composed of women are more likely to vote for conviction in child sexual assault trials. 
A)  In most cases, the composition of a jury has very little effect on the verdict of a trial. 
B)  Before a trial begins, opposing attorneys are allowed to disqualify potential jurors who may be biased. 
C)  A person who knows anyone connected with the trial can be excluded from the jury. 
D)  Juries composed of women are more likely to vote for conviction in child sexual assault trials.

Question 5

Which of the following can provide continuous feedback about energy usage to both consumers and their energy suppliers; thus,allowing electricity utilities to offer electricity at lower prices during periods of low demand?

Accepted Answer

A)  smart meters 
B)  ecological footprints 
C)  carbon footprints 
D)  carbon debt meters 
A)  smart meters 
B)  ecological footprints 
C)  carbon footprints 
D)  carbon debt meters

Question 6

The tendency of children subjected to noise pollution to give up or become distracted may reveal a state of

Accepted Answer

A)  learned helplessness. 
B)  depersonalization. 
C)  reaction formation. 
D)  unhealthy compensation. 
A)  learned helplessness. 
B)  depersonalization. 
C)  reaction formation. 
D)  unhealthy compensation.

Question 7

Techniques used to conduct scientific jury selection involve

Accepted Answer

A)  collecting demographic information on each juror. 
B)  forming an opinion of each juror's attitude based on community surveys. 
C)  taking into account the juror's personality traits. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  collecting demographic information on each juror. 
B)  forming an opinion of each juror's attitude based on community surveys. 
C)  taking into account the juror's personality traits. 
D)  all of these.

Question 8

The first step in a teaching strategy that involves gaining the learners' attention and focusing their interest on the topic at hand is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulus presentation. 
B)  learner preparation. 
C)  learner response. 
D)  mental association. 
A)  stimulus presentation. 
B)  learner preparation. 
C)  learner response. 
D)  mental association.

Question 9

Sarita usually instructs her English class by presenting factual information regarding the parts of speech,demonstrating their uses in various sentences,and then giving the students sentences to practice their new skills.Sarita's teaching style would be classified as

Accepted Answer

A)  open teaching. 
B)  problem-based. 
C)  direct instruction. 
D)  discovery learning. 
A)  open teaching. 
B)  problem-based. 
C)  direct instruction. 
D)  discovery learning.

Question 10

Regarding territorial behavior,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Territorial behavior can involve temporary ownership of a space, such as a spot on the beach or a seat at the movies. 
B)  Sports teams show territorial behavior by playing better on their own home territory than on the other team's field. 
C)  Burglars are more likely to break into houses that have lots of obvious territorial markers. 
D)  Graffiti is an obvious form of territorial marking. 
A)  Territorial behavior can involve temporary ownership of a space, such as a spot on the beach or a seat at the movies. 
B)  Sports teams show territorial behavior by playing better on their own home territory than on the other team's field. 
C)  Burglars are more likely to break into houses that have lots of obvious territorial markers. 
D)  Graffiti is an obvious form of territorial marking.

Question 11

In the study in which a child asked people passing by for help,

Accepted Answer

A)  more people offered help in small towns. 
B)  more people offered help in large cities like Boston and Philadelphia. 
C)  most people offered help in equal amounts regardless of whether in a small town or a large city. 
D)  most people stopped only when other helpers were present. 
A)  more people offered help in small towns. 
B)  more people offered help in large cities like Boston and Philadelphia. 
C)  most people offered help in equal amounts regardless of whether in a small town or a large city. 
D)  most people stopped only when other helpers were present.

Question 12

Try as you might to reduce your use of resources,such as electricity,you might find it difficult to do because environmental psychologists have long known that a major barrier to conservation is

Accepted Answer

A)  individual human greed. 
B)  a lack of control and feedback. 
C)  corporate policy. 
D)  people's lack of faith in environmental research. 
A)  individual human greed. 
B)  a lack of control and feedback. 
C)  corporate policy. 
D)  people's lack of faith in environmental research.

Question 13

Which of these high density situations would be LEAST likely to be considered crowded?

Accepted Answer

A)  Over 3,000 people are sitting on blankets on a hillside watching the laser show at Stone Mountain, Georgia. 
B)  Ten people are in an elevator riding up 50 floors. 
C)  There are ten patients to each ward in a mental hospital. 
D)  Three co-eds share one dorm room and one bathroom. 
A)  Over 3,000 people are sitting on blankets on a hillside watching the laser show at Stone Mountain, Georgia. 
B)  Ten people are in an elevator riding up 50 floors. 
C)  There are ten patients to each ward in a mental hospital. 
D)  Three co-eds share one dorm room and one bathroom.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT one of the steps in teaching strategy proposed by Ormrod?

Accepted Answer

A)  reinforcement 
B)  evaluation 
C)  mental practice 
D)  stimulus presentation 
A)  reinforcement 
B)  evaluation 
C)  mental practice 
D)  stimulus presentation

Question 15

The field of psychology that seeks to understand how people learn and how teachers instruct is called __________ psychology.

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral 
B)  educational 
C)  cognitive 
D)  humanistic 
A)  behavioral 
B)  educational 
C)  cognitive 
D)  humanistic

Question 16

The blunting of sensitivity to the needs of others may be one of the more serious costs of

Accepted Answer

A)  urban stresses and crowding. 
B)  the learned helplessness that often occurs in city dwellers. 
C)  noise pollution in large cities. 
D)  air and water pollution within cities. 
A)  urban stresses and crowding. 
B)  the learned helplessness that often occurs in city dwellers. 
C)  noise pollution in large cities. 
D)  air and water pollution within cities.

Question 17

Jake is a psychologist who specializes in helping attorneys select juries and in evaluating eyewitness testimony.Jake's specialty area is

Accepted Answer

A)  clinical psychology. 
B)  counseling psychology. 
C)  the psychology of law. 
D)  parapsychology. 
A)  clinical psychology. 
B)  counseling psychology. 
C)  the psychology of law. 
D)  parapsychology.

Question 18

When one is working with children in sports,it is important to emphasize all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  fair play. 
B)  extrinsic rewards. 
C)  self-control of emotions. 
D)  independence and self-reliance. 
A)  fair play. 
B)  extrinsic rewards. 
C)  self-control of emotions. 
D)  independence and self-reliance.

Question 19

A juror with which type of personality is more likely to vote for conviction because they believe that punishment is effective?

Accepted Answer

A)  authoritarian 
B)  borderline 
C)  sociopathic 
D)  legalistic 
A)  authoritarian 
B)  borderline 
C)  sociopathic 
D)  legalistic

Question 20

Throwing away one plastic bag may seem inconsequential to an individual,but across the world 500 billion plastic bags are used every year and thrown away,which causes environmental damage.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  a carbon-neutral lifestyle. 
B)  the cost-benefit ratio. 
C)  the tragedy of the commons. 
D)  learned helplessness. 
A)  a carbon-neutral lifestyle. 
B)  the cost-benefit ratio. 
C)  the tragedy of the commons. 
D)  learned helplessness.

Exam 18: B: Applied Psychology

The measurement and analysis of the effects a various setting has on the behavior of people that live within this setting is known as

The long-range impact of human activities on natural environments is already evident in

Research indicates that students taught using which teaching style tend to do somewhat better on tests of abstract thinking,creativity,and problem-solving?

Regarding jury selection,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following can provide continuous feedback about energy usage to both consumers and their energy suppliers; thus,allowing electricity utilities to offer electricity at lower prices during periods of low demand?

The tendency of children subjected to noise pollution to give up or become distracted may reveal a state of

Techniques used to conduct scientific jury selection involve

The first step in a teaching strategy that involves gaining the learners' attention and focusing their interest on the topic at hand is referred to as

Sarita usually instructs her English class by presenting factual information regarding the parts of speech,demonstrating their uses in various sentences,and then giving the students sentences to practice their new skills.Sarita's teaching style would be classified as

Regarding territorial behavior,which of the following statements is FALSE?

In the study in which a child asked people passing by for help,

Try as you might to reduce your use of resources,such as electricity,you might find it difficult to do because environmental psychologists have long known that a major barrier to conservation is

Which of these high density situations would be LEAST likely to be considered crowded?

Which of the following is NOT one of the steps in teaching strategy proposed by Ormrod?

The field of psychology that seeks to understand how people learn and how teachers instruct is called __________ psychology.

The blunting of sensitivity to the needs of others may be one of the more serious costs of

Jake is a psychologist who specializes in helping attorneys select juries and in evaluating eyewitness testimony.Jake's specialty area is

When one is working with children in sports,it is important to emphasize all of the following EXCEPT

A juror with which type of personality is more likely to vote for conviction because they believe that punishment is effective?

Throwing away one plastic bag may seem inconsequential to an individual,but across the world 500 billion plastic bags are used every year and thrown away,which causes environmental damage.This is an example of

A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

A: Brain and Behavior

C: Brain and Behavior

A: Human Development

B: Human Development

C: Human Development

D: Human Development

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

A: States of Consciousness

B: States of Consciousness

C: States of Consciousness

D: States of Consciousness

A: Conditioning and Learning

B: Conditioning and Learning

C: Conditioning and Learning

D: Conditioning and Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

A: Cognition,language,and Creativity

B: Cognition,language,and Creativity

C: Cognition,language,and Creativity

A: Intelligence

B: Intelligence

C: Intelligence

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

D: Motivation and Emotion

A: Gender and Sexuality

B: Gender and Sexuality

C: Gender and Sexuality

D: Gender and Sexuality Completion

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

A: Health,stress,and Coping

B: Health,stress,and Coping

C: Health,stress,and Coping

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

D: Psychological Disorders

A: Therapies

B: Therapies

C: Therapies

D: Therapies

A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior