Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a topic of special interest to sports psychologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  positive visualization 
B)  stress reduction 
C)  goal setting 
D)  groupthink 
A)  positive visualization 
B)  stress reduction 
C)  goal setting 
D)  groupthink

Question 2

Learner preparation,stimulus presentation,learner response,reinforcement,evaluation,and spaced review are steps in

Accepted Answer

A)  a teaching strategy. 
B)  a mnemonic device. 
C)  mental practice. 
D)  task analysis. 
A)  a teaching strategy. 
B)  a mnemonic device. 
C)  mental practice. 
D)  task analysis.

Question 3

Regarding sports psychology,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sports psychology seeks to enhance the benefits of participating in sports. 
B)  Sports psychology emphasizes a wide range of factors that influence athletic performance including skills and emotions. 
C)  Sports psychology is most relevant to professional sports and is not really important in amateur sports. 
D)  Sports psychology provides valuable information about human behavior in general, not just behavior in sports. 
A)  Sports psychology seeks to enhance the benefits of participating in sports. 
B)  Sports psychology emphasizes a wide range of factors that influence athletic performance including skills and emotions. 
C)  Sports psychology is most relevant to professional sports and is not really important in amateur sports. 
D)  Sports psychology provides valuable information about human behavior in general, not just behavior in sports.

Question 4

Studies of recycling indicate that people are more likely to recycle if they receive feedback

Accepted Answer

A)  about how much they recycled on a weekly basis. 
B)  about how much they recycled every year. 
C)  from public officials. 
D)  from people who are close to them. 
A)  about how much they recycled on a weekly basis. 
B)  about how much they recycled every year. 
C)  from public officials. 
D)  from people who are close to them.

Question 5

A series of actions molded into a smooth and efficient performance is called a

Accepted Answer

A)  motor skill. 
B)  motor program. 
C)  kinesthetic analysis. 
D)  task analysis schedule. 
A)  motor skill. 
B)  motor program. 
C)  kinesthetic analysis. 
D)  task analysis schedule.

Question 6

Factual information is presented by lecture,demonstration,and rote practice in a teaching style known as

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Regarding natural resource consumption,which of the following is ten times higher in North America than in Asia or Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  ecological footprint 
B)  carbon footprint 
C)  territorial marker 
D)  conservation factor 
A)  ecological footprint 
B)  carbon footprint 
C)  territorial marker 
D)  conservation factor

Question 8

Researchers have reported lower levels of tension,anxiety,fatigue,and depression in adults who participate in which form of exercise?

Accepted Answer

A)  basketball 
B)  golf 
C)  running 
D)  swimming 
A)  basketball 
B)  golf 
C)  running 
D)  swimming

Question 9

Requiring refundable deposits on glass bottles is a good example of using which of the following to increase recycling?

Accepted Answer

A)  incentives 
B)  feedback 
C)  removal of barriers 
D)  persuasion and education 
A)  incentives 
B)  feedback 
C)  removal of barriers 
D)  persuasion and education

Question 10

"Does the defendant's appearance affect the jury's decision? Do the personality characteristics or attitudes of jurors influence how they vote?" are questions for which specialty area in psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral forensics 
B)  legal dimensions psychology 
C)  the psychology of law 
D)  parapsychology 
A)  behavioral forensics 
B)  legal dimensions psychology 
C)  the psychology of law 
D)  parapsychology

Question 11

Regarding the Universal Design for Instruction,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Learners are able to choose among different ways of experiencing knowledge. 
B)  The design of instructional materials is made simple and intuitive by eliminating unnecessary complexity. 
C)  This design for instruction has been implemented in many elementary schools and a few secondary schools, but has not been effectively applied to colleges and universities. 
D)  The main idea behind the universal design is to design lessons so richly that they will benefit most, if not all, students. 
A)  Learners are able to choose among different ways of experiencing knowledge. 
B)  The design of instructional materials is made simple and intuitive by eliminating unnecessary complexity. 
C)  This design for instruction has been implemented in many elementary schools and a few secondary schools, but has not been effectively applied to colleges and universities. 
D)  The main idea behind the universal design is to design lessons so richly that they will benefit most, if not all, students.

Question 12

Studies of sport skills recommend which of the following for optimal skill learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Break the skill down into numerous artificial units and perform the skill in different orders and at different points in the sequence. 
B)  When first practicing a skill, internally repeat the verbal rules as you perform the skill. 
C)  Practice the skill initially in artificial settings rather than a natural setting, such as start out skiing on straw before attempting snow. 
D)  All of these are recommended. 
A)  Break the skill down into numerous artificial units and perform the skill in different orders and at different points in the sequence. 
B)  When first practicing a skill, internally repeat the verbal rules as you perform the skill. 
C)  Practice the skill initially in artificial settings rather than a natural setting, such as start out skiing on straw before attempting snow. 
D)  All of these are recommended.

Question 13

The tragedy of the commons is a type of

Accepted Answer

A)  social dilemma. 
B)  learned helplessness. 
C)  coping style for environmental stresses. 
D)  territorial marker. 
A)  social dilemma. 
B)  learned helplessness. 
C)  coping style for environmental stresses. 
D)  territorial marker.

Question 14

Noise pollution is stressful or intrusive noise made by

Accepted Answer

A)  machinery. 
B)  animals. 
C)  humans. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  machinery. 
B)  animals. 
C)  humans. 
D)  all of these.

Question 15

According to architectural psychology studies,students in long-corridor design dormitories tend to feel

Accepted Answer

A)  more sociable. 
B)  ambivalent. 
C)  energized. 
D)  stressed. 
A)  more sociable. 
B)  ambivalent. 
C)  energized. 
D)  stressed.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Many jury deliberations are biased by good or bad perceptions of the defendant and the attorneys. 
B)  When expert witnesses are presented, most jurors weigh the evidence given by these witnesses more highly than their expertise or qualifications. 
C)  Most jurors find it hard to ignore information that slips out in court, even when instructed to do so by the judge. 
D)  Many jurors have difficulty suspending their judgment about the guilt or innocence of the defendant until all the evidence is presented. 
A)  Many jury deliberations are biased by good or bad perceptions of the defendant and the attorneys. 
B)  When expert witnesses are presented, most jurors weigh the evidence given by these witnesses more highly than their expertise or qualifications. 
C)  Most jurors find it hard to ignore information that slips out in court, even when instructed to do so by the judge. 
D)  Many jurors have difficulty suspending their judgment about the guilt or innocence of the defendant until all the evidence is presented.

Question 17

The term "death-qualified jury" refers to jurors who

Accepted Answer

A)  are against the death penalty. 
B)  have just voted for the death penalty. 
C)  have authoritarian personalities. 
D)  either favor the death penalty or are indifferent to the death penalty. 
A)  are against the death penalty. 
B)  have just voted for the death penalty. 
C)  have authoritarian personalities. 
D)  either favor the death penalty or are indifferent to the death penalty.

Question 18

Milgram believes city dwellers learn to prevent attentional overload by doing all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  reducing one's territorial behavior. 
B)  engaging in brief, superficial interpersonal contacts. 
C)  disregarding nonessential events. 
D)  fending off others by adopting cold and unfriendly expressions. 
A)  reducing one's territorial behavior. 
B)  engaging in brief, superficial interpersonal contacts. 
C)  disregarding nonessential events. 
D)  fending off others by adopting cold and unfriendly expressions.

Question 19

Motor skill is to a motor program as

Accepted Answer

A)  a series of actions is to a mental model. 
B)  a mental model is to a series of actions. 
C)  the athletic talent is to the execution of an athletic talent. 
D)  the execution of an athletic talent is to the athletic talent. 
A)  a series of actions is to a mental model. 
B)  a mental model is to a series of actions. 
C)  the athletic talent is to the execution of an athletic talent. 
D)  the execution of an athletic talent is to the athletic talent.

Question 20

To aid the remodeling of a college library,a psychologist charts the present amount of traffic in various areas of the building.The psychologist has carried out a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  task analysis. 
B)  assessment of demand characteristics. 
C)  environmental assessment. 
D)  territorial analysis. 
A)  task analysis. 
B)  assessment of demand characteristics. 
C)  environmental assessment. 
D)  territorial analysis.

Exam 18: B: Applied Psychology

Which of the following is NOT a topic of special interest to sports psychologists?

Learner preparation,stimulus presentation,learner response,reinforcement,evaluation,and spaced review are steps in

Regarding sports psychology,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Studies of recycling indicate that people are more likely to recycle if they receive feedback

A series of actions molded into a smooth and efficient performance is called a

Factual information is presented by lecture,demonstration,and rote practice in a teaching style known as

Regarding natural resource consumption,which of the following is ten times higher in North America than in Asia or Africa?

Researchers have reported lower levels of tension,anxiety,fatigue,and depression in adults who participate in which form of exercise?

Requiring refundable deposits on glass bottles is a good example of using which of the following to increase recycling?

"Does the defendant's appearance affect the jury's decision? Do the personality characteristics or attitudes of jurors influence how they vote?" are questions for which specialty area in psychology?

Regarding the Universal Design for Instruction,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Studies of sport skills recommend which of the following for optimal skill learning?

The tragedy of the commons is a type of

Noise pollution is stressful or intrusive noise made by

According to architectural psychology studies,students in long-corridor design dormitories tend to feel

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

The term "death-qualified jury" refers to jurors who

Milgram believes city dwellers learn to prevent attentional overload by doing all of the following EXCEPT

Motor skill is to a motor program as

To aid the remodeling of a college library,a psychologist charts the present amount of traffic in various areas of the building.The psychologist has carried out a(n)

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