Question 1

When there are fences,lawn furniture,and parked cars around a house,the house is less likely to be burglarized.These objects are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  social gating. 
B)  social traps. 
C)  proxemic boundaries. 
D)  territorial markers. 
A)  social gating. 
B)  social traps. 
C)  proxemic boundaries. 
D)  territorial markers.

Question 2

The study of the psychological and behavioral dimensions of sports performance is called

Accepted Answer

A)  athletic conditioning. 
B)  kinesthetic conditioning. 
C)  sports psychology. 
D)  psychomotor psychology. 
A)  athletic conditioning. 
B)  kinesthetic conditioning. 
C)  sports psychology. 
D)  psychomotor psychology.

Question 3

Topics of special interest in the psychology of law include

Accepted Answer

A)  arbitration. 
B)  juror selection. 
C)  police selection. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  arbitration. 
B)  juror selection. 
C)  police selection. 
D)  all of these.

Question 4

After Brittany finishes her lecture on the Great Lakes,she asks the students to "name the Great Lakes" in unison,using the acronym HOMES.After this,she asks individual students questions about each of the lakes.This step of the teaching strategy is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulus presentation. 
B)  learner preparation. 
C)  learner response. 
D)  reinforcement. 
A)  stimulus presentation. 
B)  learner preparation. 
C)  learner response. 
D)  reinforcement.

Question 5

When researchers assess the number of individuals in a given space,they are measuring

Accepted Answer

A)  density. 
B)  crowding. 
C)  overload. 
D)  bombardment. 
A)  density. 
B)  crowding. 
C)  overload. 
D)  bombardment.

Question 6

Objects and other signs used to indicate "ownership" of a space are called

Accepted Answer

A)  critical markers. 
B)  environmental cues. 
C)  behavioral maps. 
D)  territorial markers. 
A)  critical markers. 
B)  environmental cues. 
C)  behavioral maps. 
D)  territorial markers.

Question 7

Environmentalists are concerned about farmers who are using pesticides that have negative effects on local rivers.Effective ways to change the behavior of the farmers would include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Launch an educational campaign about the specific damaging effects caused by pesticides and how these will effective future generations. 
B)  Reward farmers for using natural predators to destroy crop-eating insects. 
C)  Levy a pollution tax for use of the harmful pesticides. 
D)  All of these would be effective ways to change behavior. 
A)  Launch an educational campaign about the specific damaging effects caused by pesticides and how these will effective future generations. 
B)  Reward farmers for using natural predators to destroy crop-eating insects. 
C)  Levy a pollution tax for use of the harmful pesticides. 
D)  All of these would be effective ways to change behavior.

Question 8

According to sports psychologists,which of the following has NOT been found to be beneficial when working with children in sports?

Accepted Answer

A)  emphasizing competition 
B)  minimizing "one-winner mentality" 
C)  emphasizing fair play and self-control of emotions 
D)  emphasizing intrinsic rewards 
A)  emphasizing competition 
B)  minimizing "one-winner mentality" 
C)  emphasizing fair play and self-control of emotions 
D)  emphasizing intrinsic rewards

Question 9

Which of the following fits the profile of a death-qualified juror?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jermaine, a young black male who goes to college and works part-time at a bakery 
B)  Carlotta, a middle-aged Hispanic female who works as a secretary 
C)  Marcia, a 60-year-old white female, who was a homemaker and now lives with her grandson 
D)  Arnold, a 45-year-old white male who is a very successful businessman 
A)  Jermaine, a young black male who goes to college and works part-time at a bakery 
B)  Carlotta, a middle-aged Hispanic female who works as a secretary 
C)  Marcia, a 60-year-old white female, who was a homemaker and now lives with her grandson 
D)  Arnold, a 45-year-old white male who is a very successful businessman

Question 10

Which of the following sources of information is NOT used in scientific jury selection?

Accepted Answer

A)  collection of demographic information 
B)  interviews with relatives, neighbors, and co-workers of the potential juror 
C)  interviews with potential jurors outside the courtroom 
D)  assessment of nonverbal behavior 
A)  collection of demographic information 
B)  interviews with relatives, neighbors, and co-workers of the potential juror 
C)  interviews with potential jurors outside the courtroom 
D)  assessment of nonverbal behavior

Question 11

Regarding social dilemmas,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social dilemmas contribute to many environmental problems. 
B)  A social dilemma is illustrated when "driving" becoming inconvenient in large cities because everyone wants to drive an individual car rather than carpooling. 
C)  In a typical social dilemma, people intentionally decide to act against the group interest. 
D)  A social dilemma is any social situation that rewards actions that ultimately cause undesirable effects. 
A)  Social dilemmas contribute to many environmental problems. 
B)  A social dilemma is illustrated when "driving" becoming inconvenient in large cities because everyone wants to drive an individual car rather than carpooling. 
C)  In a typical social dilemma, people intentionally decide to act against the group interest. 
D)  A social dilemma is any social situation that rewards actions that ultimately cause undesirable effects.

Question 12

Which of the following is an approach that emphasizes the use of different instructional methods,such as a lecture,a podcast of the lecture,a group activity,an Internet discussion list,and student blogs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Open Teaching 
B)  Discovery Learning 
C)  Universal Design for Instruction 
D)  Conceptualized Teaching 
A)  Open Teaching 
B)  Discovery Learning 
C)  Universal Design for Instruction 
D)  Conceptualized Teaching

Question 13

Teachers should be aware that students learn in different ways,which are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  task implementations. 
B)  learning strategies. 
C)  learning styles. 
D)  learning temperaments. 
A)  task implementations. 
B)  learning strategies. 
C)  learning styles. 
D)  learning temperaments.

Question 14

All of the following topics are relevant to psychology of law EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  bail setting. 
B)  forensic hypnosis. 
C)  proxemic analysis. 
D)  conflict resolution. 
A)  bail setting. 
B)  forensic hypnosis. 
C)  proxemic analysis. 
D)  conflict resolution.

Question 15

Which of the following is a characteristic of jury behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  They place too little confidence in DNA evidence. 
B)  They tend to be more likely to convict attractive defendants. 
C)  They tend to be more swayed by the evidence than by the expertise of the witness. 
D)  They tend to take into account the severity of the punishment a defendant faces. 
A)  They place too little confidence in DNA evidence. 
B)  They tend to be more likely to convict attractive defendants. 
C)  They tend to be more swayed by the evidence than by the expertise of the witness. 
D)  They tend to take into account the severity of the punishment a defendant faces.

Question 16

Regarding jurors on a death qualified jury,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  They tend to be made up disproportionately of people with low incomes and low levels of education. 
B)  They are more likely to read criminal intent into a defendant's actions. 
C)  They are more likely to favor conviction than other juries. 
D)  They are more likely to be white males with conservative and authoritarian attitudes. 
A)  They tend to be made up disproportionately of people with low incomes and low levels of education. 
B)  They are more likely to read criminal intent into a defendant's actions. 
C)  They are more likely to favor conviction than other juries. 
D)  They are more likely to be white males with conservative and authoritarian attitudes.

Question 17

According to the text,studies suggest that jurors' final verdict is influenced by all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  the physical attractiveness of the defendant. 
B)  exposure to pretrial publicity. 
C)  the jurors putting too little confidence in DNA evidence presented. 
D)  whether the defendant wore eyeglasses or not. 
A)  the physical attractiveness of the defendant. 
B)  exposure to pretrial publicity. 
C)  the jurors putting too little confidence in DNA evidence presented. 
D)  whether the defendant wore eyeglasses or not.

Question 18

Regarding mock juries,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychologists use mock juries to help understand how real jurors vote. 
B)  Mock juries may be given written evidence and arguments to read before making a decision. 
C)  Mock juries may watch videotaped trials staged by actors. 
D)  Mock juries ask questions of eyewitnesses to prepare them to present to the actual juries. 
A)  Psychologists use mock juries to help understand how real jurors vote. 
B)  Mock juries may be given written evidence and arguments to read before making a decision. 
C)  Mock juries may watch videotaped trials staged by actors. 
D)  Mock juries ask questions of eyewitnesses to prepare them to present to the actual juries.

Question 19

Nita is a psychologist,whose specialties involve working with gifted and disabled students,conducting intelligence testing,and applying classroom management strategies.Nita is most likely a(n)__________ psychologist.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of a death-qualified juror?

Accepted Answer

A)  white male 
B)  low income 
C)  authoritarian traits 
D)  conservative 
A)  white male 
B)  low income 
C)  authoritarian traits 
D)  conservative

Exam 18: B: Applied Psychology

When there are fences,lawn furniture,and parked cars around a house,the house is less likely to be burglarized.These objects are examples of

The study of the psychological and behavioral dimensions of sports performance is called

Topics of special interest in the psychology of law include

After Brittany finishes her lecture on the Great Lakes,she asks the students to "name the Great Lakes" in unison,using the acronym HOMES.After this,she asks individual students questions about each of the lakes.This step of the teaching strategy is known as

When researchers assess the number of individuals in a given space,they are measuring

Objects and other signs used to indicate "ownership" of a space are called

Environmentalists are concerned about farmers who are using pesticides that have negative effects on local rivers.Effective ways to change the behavior of the farmers would include which of the following?

According to sports psychologists,which of the following has NOT been found to be beneficial when working with children in sports?

Which of the following fits the profile of a death-qualified juror?

Which of the following sources of information is NOT used in scientific jury selection?

Regarding social dilemmas,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following is an approach that emphasizes the use of different instructional methods,such as a lecture,a podcast of the lecture,a group activity,an Internet discussion list,and student blogs?

Teachers should be aware that students learn in different ways,which are referred to as

All of the following topics are relevant to psychology of law EXCEPT

Which of the following is a characteristic of jury behavior?

Regarding jurors on a death qualified jury,which of the following statements is FALSE?

According to the text,studies suggest that jurors' final verdict is influenced by all of the following EXCEPT

Regarding mock juries,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Nita is a psychologist,whose specialties involve working with gifted and disabled students,conducting intelligence testing,and applying classroom management strategies.Nita is most likely a(n)__________ psychologist.

Which of the following is NOT a typical characteristic of a death-qualified juror?

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