Question 1

There is a good chance that we will find a __________ correlation between time spent watching TV and grades in school.

Accepted Answer

A) perfect 
B) negative 
C) positive 
D) weak 
A) perfect 
B) negative 
C) positive 
D) weak

Question 2

Watson and Skinner had one objective in common

Accepted Answer

A) treatment of disorders. 
B) acquisition of behavior through conditioning/reinforcement. 
C) use of mental imagery. 
D) discovery of unconscious conflicts. 
A) treatment of disorders. 
B) acquisition of behavior through conditioning/reinforcement. 
C) use of mental imagery. 
D) discovery of unconscious conflicts.

Question 3

The standards that are intended to ensure that psychologists do not undertake research methods or treatment that are harmful are called

Accepted Answer

A)  ethical standards. 
B)  moral standards. 
C)  the rights of subjects act. 
D)  the psychological commandments. 
A)  ethical standards. 
B)  moral standards. 
C)  the rights of subjects act. 
D)  the psychological commandments.

Question 4

According the American Psychologist Association, the largest subgroup of PhD-level psychologists are

Accepted Answer

A) clinical psychologists. 
B) psychotherapists. 
C) school psychologists. 
D) psychiatrists. 
A) clinical psychologists. 
B) psychotherapists. 
C) school psychologists. 
D) psychiatrists.

Question 5

Clinical psychologists typically have a(n) ________ while psychiatrists have a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Clinical psychologists typically have a(n) ________ while...

Question 6

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution predicted that organisms that survived and reproduced were __________ than those less fit.

Accepted Answer

A) more intelligent 
B) better adapted to the environment 
C) more conscious of their surroundings 
D) better at problem-solving 
A) more intelligent 
B) better adapted to the environment 
C) more conscious of their surroundings 
D) better at problem-solving

Question 7

Dr. Huss is contracted to work with the FBI to determine the characteristics of an individual who might be likely to commit acts of terrorism. Dr. Huss is most likely which type of psychologist?

Accepted Answer

A) Investigative 
B) Clinical 
C) Forensic 
D) Police 
A) Investigative 
B) Clinical 
C) Forensic 
D) Police

Question 8

A satisfactory theory of mental illness should allow psychologists to predict

Accepted Answer

A) the types of individuals who are at risk for developing this problem. 
B) what type of treatment would be useful in treating a specific mental illness. 
C) what type of behaviors related to a mental illness might be dangerous. 
D) all of these answers are true 
A) the types of individuals who are at risk for developing this problem. 
B) what type of treatment would be useful in treating a specific mental illness. 
C) what type of behaviors related to a mental illness might be dangerous. 
D) all of these answers are true

Question 9

The purpose of the use of a placebo is to control for the __________ of research participants.

Accepted Answer

A) suspicions 
B) expectations/beliefs 
C) fears 
D) cooperation 
A) suspicions 
B) expectations/beliefs 
C) fears 
D) cooperation

Question 10

__________ psychologists are concerned with racism, sexism, and ageism.

Accepted Answer

A) Community 
B) Personality 
C) Forensic 
D) Social 
A) Community 
B) Personality 
C) Forensic 
D) Social

Question 11

"Wholes are more than the sums of their parts" was the view of which of the following schools of psychology?

Accepted Answer

A) Behaviorism 
B) Functionalism 
C) Structuralism 
D) Gestalt 
A) Behaviorism 
B) Functionalism 
C) Structuralism 
D) Gestalt

Question 12

In selecting research participants, the results can be generalized if the sample represents the

Accepted Answer

A) ideas of the researcher. 
B) commonsense views of the times. 
C) target population. 
D) theory in question. 
A) ideas of the researcher. 
B) commonsense views of the times. 
C) target population. 
D) theory in question.

Question 13

Lisa, while contemplating her fourth failed relationship, concludes that maybe all men aren't jerks but that she makes poor decisions. Gestalt psychologists would call this

Accepted Answer

A) insight. 
B) introspection. 
C) oversight. 
D) perceptual congruity. 
A) insight. 
B) introspection. 
C) oversight. 
D) perceptual congruity.

Question 14

If you wanted to study the effects of caffeine on sleep, you could vary the consumption levels of it. The administration of caffeine is

Accepted Answer

A) the treatment. 
B) the control. 
C) unethical. 
D) the dependent variable. 
A) the treatment. 
B) the control. 
C) unethical. 
D) the dependent variable.

Question 15

Membership of a(n) ________ are united by their cultural heritage, race, language, and common history.

Accepted Answer

A) cultural group 
B) ethnic group 
C) racial group 
D) nationality 
A) cultural group 
B) ethnic group 
C) racial group 
D) nationality

Question 16

When you use procedures like placebos and double-blind conditions, you are attempting to set up __________ for factors that would make your experimental findings questionable.

Accepted Answer

A) controls 
B) treatments 
C) selections 
D) cases 
A) controls 
B) treatments 
C) selections 
D) cases

Question 17

A psychologist with a cognitive perspective would be interested in all except which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) An adolescent's ability to plan for the future 
B) A preschooler's use of language 
C) The development of biases 
D) The cause of a specific phobia 
A) An adolescent's ability to plan for the future 
B) A preschooler's use of language 
C) The development of biases 
D) The cause of a specific phobia

Question 18

Psychologists may use deception only

Accepted Answer

A) with animals. 
B) when they use research that requires more than 100 subjects. 
C) in studies examining abnormal psychological behavior 
D) when they believe the benefit of the research outweighs the harm. 
A) with animals. 
B) when they use research that requires more than 100 subjects. 
C) in studies examining abnormal psychological behavior 
D) when they believe the benefit of the research outweighs the harm.

Question 19

When research cannot be carried out with human subjects, researchers

Accepted Answer

A) must abandon those issues. 
B) often rely on volunteers. 
C) rely on theoretical models. 
D) often use animals. 
A) must abandon those issues. 
B) often rely on volunteers. 
C) rely on theoretical models. 
D) often use animals.

Question 20

Cigarette companies have maintained that smoking does not cause cancer. Their entire argument was based on the idea that

Accepted Answer

A) the number of cigarettes you smoke is unrelated to health. 
B) cigarettes are actually good for health. 
C) hazardous and cause are unrelated. 
D) correlations do not prove cause and effect. 
A) the number of cigarettes you smoke is unrelated to health. 
B) cigarettes are actually good for health. 
C) hazardous and cause are unrelated. 
D) correlations do not prove cause and effect.

There is a good chance that we will find a __________ correlation between time spent watching TV and grades in school.

Watson and Skinner had one objective in common

The standards that are intended to ensure that psychologists do not undertake research methods or treatment that are harmful are called

According the American Psychologist Association, the largest subgroup of PhD-level psychologists are

Clinical psychologists typically have a(n) while psychiatrists have a(n) .

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution predicted that organisms that survived and reproduced were __________ than those less fit.

Dr. Huss is contracted to work with the FBI to determine the characteristics of an individual who might be likely to commit acts of terrorism. Dr. Huss is most likely which type of psychologist?

A satisfactory theory of mental illness should allow psychologists to predict

The purpose of the use of a placebo is to control for the __________ of research participants.

__________ psychologists are concerned with racism, sexism, and ageism.

"Wholes are more than the sums of their parts" was the view of which of the following schools of psychology?

In selecting research participants, the results can be generalized if the sample represents the

Lisa, while contemplating her fourth failed relationship, concludes that maybe all men aren't jerks but that she makes poor decisions. Gestalt psychologists would call this

If you wanted to study the effects of caffeine on sleep, you could vary the consumption levels of it. The administration of caffeine is

Membership of a(n) ________ are united by their cultural heritage, race, language, and common history.

When you use procedures like placebos and double-blind conditions, you are attempting to set up __________ for factors that would make your experimental findings questionable.

A psychologist with a cognitive perspective would be interested in all except which of the following?

Psychologists may use deception only

When research cannot be carried out with human subjects, researchers

Cigarette companies have maintained that smoking does not cause cancer. Their entire argument was based on the idea that

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Exam 1: What Is Psychology

There is a good chance that we will find a __________ correlation between time spent watching TV and grades in school.

Watson and Skinner had one objective in common

The standards that are intended to ensure that psychologists do not undertake research methods or treatment that are harmful are called

According the American Psychologist Association, the largest subgroup of PhD-level psychologists are

Clinical psychologists typically have a(n) ________ while psychiatrists have a(n) ________.

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution predicted that organisms that survived and reproduced were __________ than those less fit.

Dr. Huss is contracted to work with the FBI to determine the characteristics of an individual who might be likely to commit acts of terrorism. Dr. Huss is most likely which type of psychologist?

A satisfactory theory of mental illness should allow psychologists to predict

The purpose of the use of a placebo is to control for the __________ of research participants.

__________ psychologists are concerned with racism, sexism, and ageism.

"Wholes are more than the sums of their parts" was the view of which of the following schools of psychology?

In selecting research participants, the results can be generalized if the sample represents the

Lisa, while contemplating her fourth failed relationship, concludes that maybe all men aren't jerks but that she makes poor decisions. Gestalt psychologists would call this

If you wanted to study the effects of caffeine on sleep, you could vary the consumption levels of it. The administration of caffeine is

Membership of a(n) ________ are united by their cultural heritage, race, language, and common history.

When you use procedures like placebos and double-blind conditions, you are attempting to set up __________ for factors that would make your experimental findings questionable.

A psychologist with a cognitive perspective would be interested in all except which of the following?

Psychologists may use deception only

When research cannot be carried out with human subjects, researchers

Cigarette companies have maintained that smoking does not cause cancer. Their entire argument was based on the idea that

Biology and Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory: Remembrance of Things Past-And Future

Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

The Voyage Through the Life Span

Personality: Theory and Measurement

Stress, Health, and Coping

Psychological Disorders

Methods of Therapy

Social Psychology

Psychology and Human Behavior

Psychology and Personality

Filters

Clinical psychologists typically have a(n) while psychiatrists have a(n) .