Question 1

David Lykken and Auke Tellegen's study of pairs of identical twins found that regardless of their surroundings, their level of:

Accepted Answer

A)  intelligence differed by only 10.5 percent. 
B)  happiness was the same. 
C)  insecurity was greatly overestimated for both. 
D)  depression were exactly opposite 80 percent of the time. 
A)  intelligence differed by only 10.5 percent. 
B)  happiness was the same. 
C)  insecurity was greatly overestimated for both. 
D)  depression were exactly opposite 80 percent of the time. B

Question 2

Economists argue that exploring crime through a cost-benefit approach fully explains the issue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The human baby is a helpless creature at birth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Each individual is an independent entity without dependency on culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

B. F. Skinner strongly denied the influence of society on the individual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What is intelligence? How have psychologists tested for intelligence? Why did the book titled The Bell Curve cause a controversy among social scientists?

Accepted Answer

Intelligence is the ability of a person

Question 7

Freud's Oedipus complex received much:

Accepted Answer

A)  widespread support because people found it easy to accept. 
B)  praise from the general public. 
C)  positive reaction from all psychologists. 
D)  publicity and aroused widespread opposition. 
A)  widespread support because people found it easy to accept. 
B)  praise from the general public. 
C)  positive reaction from all psychologists. 
D)  publicity and aroused widespread opposition.

Question 8

Culture's role in shaping individual personality is:

Accepted Answer

A)  minor. 
B)  unimportant. 
C)  unknown. 
D)  major. 
A)  minor. 
B)  unimportant. 
C)  unknown. 
D)  major.

Question 9

In the nature/nurture debate, the cognitive approach focuses on:

Accepted Answer

A)  nature. 
B)  nurture. 
C)  the entire being. 
D)  suggesting an alternative to nature or nurture. 
A)  nature. 
B)  nurture. 
C)  the entire being. 
D)  suggesting an alternative to nature or nurture.

Question 10

Piaget finds it useful to consider a child's life as one undivided period in personality development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The pop psychology of the early 2000s has a common theme - the gradual long-term solution to problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which approach to the explanation of behavior focuses on the unconscious and its relation to conscious thoughts and actions?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive approach 
B)  psychoanalytic approach 
C)  behavioralist approach 
D)  humanist approach 
A)  cognitive approach 
B)  psychoanalytic approach 
C)  behavioralist approach 
D)  humanist approach

Question 13

Once personality has begun to form it becomes an independent force in the adjustment of the individual to the total environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Two individuals can have exactly the same social environment and therefore be exactly identical in behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The experiences of the young child within the family group seem to have little influence on human personality development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Answer and explain why the following question is important: What is the greater determinant of human behavior: nature or nurture?

Accepted Answer

While some researchers make arguments fo

Question 17

Operant conditioning is often discussed in terms of:

Accepted Answer

A)  superego development. 
B)  id identification. 
C)  positive reinforcement. 
D)  self-actualization. 
A)  superego development. 
B)  id identification. 
C)  positive reinforcement. 
D)  self-actualization.

Question 18

Mental tests indicate:

Accepted Answer

A)  no differences in intelligence. 
B)  great differences in intelligence. 
C)  the infallibility of IQ tests. 
D)  that tests are the best and only way to study people. 
A)  no differences in intelligence. 
B)  great differences in intelligence. 
C)  the infallibility of IQ tests. 
D)  that tests are the best and only way to study people.

Question 19

How and why are the cognitive, psychoanalytic, behavioralist and humanist explanations of human behavior different? Give specific examples of a famous researcher for all of these approaches except cognitive.

Accepted Answer

The cognitive, psychoanalytic, behaviora

Question 20

What is pop psychology? How is pop psychology different from the more scientific theories of psychology?

Accepted Answer

Pop psychology is a field which offers a

Exam 7: Psychology, Society, and Culture

David Lykken and Auke Tellegen's study of pairs of identical twins found that regardless of their surroundings, their level of:

Economists argue that exploring crime through a cost-benefit approach fully explains the issue.

The human baby is a helpless creature at birth.

Each individual is an independent entity without dependency on culture.

B. F. Skinner strongly denied the influence of society on the individual.

What is intelligence? How have psychologists tested for intelligence? Why did the book titled The Bell Curve cause a controversy among social scientists?

Freud's Oedipus complex received much:

Culture's role in shaping individual personality is:

In the nature/nurture debate, the cognitive approach focuses on:

Piaget finds it useful to consider a child's life as one undivided period in personality development.

The pop psychology of the early 2000s has a common theme - the gradual long-term solution to problems.

Which approach to the explanation of behavior focuses on the unconscious and its relation to conscious thoughts and actions?

Once personality has begun to form it becomes an independent force in the adjustment of the individual to the total environment.

Two individuals can have exactly the same social environment and therefore be exactly identical in behavior.

The experiences of the young child within the family group seem to have little influence on human personality development.

Answer and explain why the following question is important: What is the greater determinant of human behavior: nature or nurture?

Operant conditioning is often discussed in terms of:

Mental tests indicate:

How and why are the cognitive, psychoanalytic, behavioralist and humanist explanations of human behavior different? Give specific examples of a famous researcher for all of these approaches except cognitive.

What is pop psychology? How is pop psychology different from the more scientific theories of psychology?

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