Question 1

In the scientific use of the term,a "theory" is

Accepted Answer

A) a statement that attempts to describe or explain a given behavior. 
B) an organized system of assumptions and principles that purports to explain a set of observations and how they are related. 
C) a precise definition of a term in a hypothesis,which specifies how it will be observed and measured. 
D) the principle that a scientific theory must make predictions that are specific enough to be disproved. 
A) a statement that attempts to describe or explain a given behavior. 
B) an organized system of assumptions and principles that purports to explain a set of observations and how they are related. 
C) a precise definition of a term in a hypothesis,which specifies how it will be observed and measured. 
D) the principle that a scientific theory must make predictions that are specific enough to be disproved.

Question 2

Psychologists from the biological perspective would be likely to agree that anxiety is due to forbidden,
unconscious desires.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Explain why psychology is not a "fancy name" for common sense.

Accepted Answer

Psychology relies on empirical

Question 4

Which of the following would be considered a good example of a representative sample of college students in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) a survey given to several rural college classrooms 
B) a questionnaire mailed to random households in Texas 
C) a survey given to a diverse population in both urban and rural college classrooms in several states 
D) volunteers who found your survey on the Internet 
A) a survey given to several rural college classrooms 
B) a questionnaire mailed to random households in Texas 
C) a survey given to a diverse population in both urban and rural college classrooms in several states 
D) volunteers who found your survey on the Internet

Question 5

Applied psychology is the study of psychological issues that have direct,practical significance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the 1970s,a 13-year-old girl was rescued from a small room that she had been locked up in since infancy.Because she had grown up in a world without human speech,researchers studied "Genie's" ability to acquire words,grammar,and pronunciation.This type of research is called

Accepted Answer

A) a case study. 
B) a representative sample. 
C) a single-blind study. 
D) a naturalistic observation. 
A) a case study. 
B) a representative sample. 
C) a single-blind study. 
D) a naturalistic observation.

Question 7

What can you say about a study that is statistically significant at the .05 level?

Accepted Answer

The results of a study are unl

Question 8

Research methods that describe behavior,but are not necessarily causal explanations are called

Accepted Answer

A) experimental methods. 
B) single-blind studies. 
C) significance tests. 
D) descriptive methods. 
A) experimental methods. 
B) single-blind studies. 
C) significance tests. 
D) descriptive methods.

Question 9

Wilhelm Wundt is best known for

Accepted Answer

A) establishing the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig,Germany. 
B) writing books on ethics and logic. 
C) establishing phrenology as a science. 
D) training doctors to treat mental illness. 
A) establishing the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig,Germany. 
B) writing books on ethics and logic. 
C) establishing phrenology as a science. 
D) training doctors to treat mental illness.

Question 10

Problems with surveys may include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) volunteer bias. 
B) lack of representative samples. 
C) they are unscientific. 
D) lack of honesty of participants. 
A) volunteer bias. 
B) lack of representative samples. 
C) they are unscientific. 
D) lack of honesty of participants.

Question 11

Dr.Braun has been treating a child with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder.She decides to write a prescription for Ritalin.Given this information,it is most likely that Dr.Braun is a

Accepted Answer

A) psychiatrist. 
B) psychoanalyst. 
C) clinical psychologist. 
D) school psychologist. 
A) psychiatrist. 
B) psychoanalyst. 
C) clinical psychologist. 
D) school psychologist.

Question 12

Ralph seeks a psychiatrist and begins to realize that

Accepted Answer

A) the therapist has a Psy.D. 
B) the therapist has a Ph.D. 
C) the therapist is likely to take a biological approach to therapy. 
D) the therapist may not have a degree at all. 
A) the therapist has a Psy.D. 
B) the therapist has a Ph.D. 
C) the therapist is likely to take a biological approach to therapy. 
D) the therapist may not have a degree at all.

Question 13

Clinical programs leading to a Psy.D.focus on professional practice and do not usually require a research dissertation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Professor Villanueva has developed a new form of therapy that he believes reduces anxiety.He bases his claim on the fact that 63 percent of the people who go through his program show little to no anxiety after treatment.Why might a scientist be skeptical of his claim?

Accepted Answer

A) There is no control group to compare to the people in his program. 
B) He lacks a well-developed hypothesis. 
C) Over 30 percent of the people did not improve. 
D) The professor conducted an experiment when he should have done a laboratory observation. 
A) There is no control group to compare to the people in his program. 
B) He lacks a well-developed hypothesis. 
C) Over 30 percent of the people did not improve. 
D) The professor conducted an experiment when he should have done a laboratory observation.

Question 15

"Pseudoscience" is different from psychology in that psychology is

Accepted Answer

A) based on rigorous research. 
B) a false science. 
C) self-help. 
D) commonsensical. 
A) based on rigorous research. 
B) a false science. 
C) self-help. 
D) commonsensical.

Question 16

Which modern psychological perspective focuses on bodily events and their effects on behavior,feelings, and thoughts?

Accepted Answer

A) the biological perspective 
B) the cognitive perspective 
C) the evolutionary perspective 
D) the psychodynamic perspective 
A) the biological perspective 
B) the cognitive perspective 
C) the evolutionary perspective 
D) the psychodynamic perspective

Question 17

Psychologists typically consider a result to be significant if it would be expected to occur by chance _______________ time(s)in 100 repetitions of the study.

Accepted Answer

A) exactly one 
B) five or fewer 
C) ten or fewer 
D) fifteen or fewer 
A) exactly one 
B) five or fewer 
C) ten or fewer 
D) fifteen or fewer

Question 18

A researcher needs to randomly assign participants to either the experimental or the control group.Which of the following techniques would be best to use?

Accepted Answer

A) Assign participants 30 and older to the experimental group and the rest to the control group. 
B) Have the participants choose numbers out of a hat;assign those with even numbers in the experimental group and those with odd numbers in the control group. 
C) Assign participants with college degrees to the experimental group and the rest to the control group. 
D) Have participants decide which group they would like to be in. 
A) Assign participants 30 and older to the experimental group and the rest to the control group. 
B) Have the participants choose numbers out of a hat;assign those with even numbers in the experimental group and those with odd numbers in the control group. 
C) Assign participants with college degrees to the experimental group and the rest to the control group. 
D) Have participants decide which group they would like to be in.

Question 19

Two sets of observations assessing men's educational level and their annual income are compared.Which of the following is the most likely outcome?

Accepted Answer

A) The first variable caused the second variable. 
B) The two variables will be uncorrelated. 
C) The two variables will be negatively correlated. 
D) The two variables will be positively correlated. 
A) The first variable caused the second variable. 
B) The two variables will be uncorrelated. 
C) The two variables will be negatively correlated. 
D) The two variables will be positively correlated.

Question 20

The first psychological laboratory was officially established in

Accepted Answer

A) the United States. 
B) Holland. 
C) Germany. 
D) China. 
A) the United States. 
B) Holland. 
C) Germany. 
D) China.

In the scientific use of the term,a "theory" is

Psychologists from the biological perspective would be likely to agree that anxiety is due to forbidden, unconscious desires.

Explain why psychology is not a "fancy name" for common sense.

Which of the following would be considered a good example of a representative sample of college students in the United States?

Applied psychology is the study of psychological issues that have direct,practical significance.

In the 1970s,a 13-year-old girl was rescued from a small room that she had been locked up in since infancy.Because she had grown up in a world without human speech,researchers studied "Genie's" ability to acquire words,grammar,and pronunciation.This type of research is called

What can you say about a study that is statistically significant at the .05 level?

Research methods that describe behavior,but are not necessarily causal explanations are called

Wilhelm Wundt is best known for

Problems with surveys may include all of the following EXCEPT

Dr.Braun has been treating a child with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder.She decides to write a prescription for Ritalin.Given this information,it is most likely that Dr.Braun is a

Ralph seeks a psychiatrist and begins to realize that

Clinical programs leading to a Psy.D.focus on professional practice and do not usually require a research dissertation.

Professor Villanueva has developed a new form of therapy that he believes reduces anxiety.He bases his claim on the fact that 63 percent of the people who go through his program show little to no anxiety after treatment.Why might a scientist be skeptical of his claim?

"Pseudoscience" is different from psychology in that psychology is

Which modern psychological perspective focuses on bodily events and their effects on behavior,feelings, and thoughts?

Psychologists typically consider a result to be significant if it would be expected to occur by chance _______________ time(s)in 100 repetitions of the study.

A researcher needs to randomly assign participants to either the experimental or the control group.Which of the following techniques would be best to use?

Two sets of observations assessing men's educational level and their annual income are compared.Which of the following is the most likely outcome?

The first psychological laboratory was officially established in

Theories of Personality

Development Over the Life Span

Neurons, Hormones, and the Brain

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Learning and Conditioning

Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Emotion, Stress, and Health

The Major Motives of Life: Food, Love, Sex, and Work

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Exam 1: What Is Psychology

In the scientific use of the term,a "theory" is

Psychologists from the biological perspective would be likely to agree that anxiety is due to forbidden, unconscious desires.

Explain why psychology is not a "fancy name" for common sense.

Which of the following would be considered a good example of a representative sample of college students in the United States?

Applied psychology is the study of psychological issues that have direct,practical significance.

In the 1970s,a 13-year-old girl was rescued from a small room that she had been locked up in since infancy.Because she had grown up in a world without human speech,researchers studied "Genie's" ability to acquire words,grammar,and pronunciation.This type of research is called

What can you say about a study that is statistically significant at the .05 level?

Research methods that describe behavior,but are not necessarily causal explanations are called

Wilhelm Wundt is best known for

Problems with surveys may include all of the following EXCEPT

Dr.Braun has been treating a child with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder.She decides to write a prescription for Ritalin.Given this information,it is most likely that Dr.Braun is a

Ralph seeks a psychiatrist and begins to realize that

Clinical programs leading to a Psy.D.focus on professional practice and do not usually require a research dissertation.

Professor Villanueva has developed a new form of therapy that he believes reduces anxiety.He bases his claim on the fact that 63 percent of the people who go through his program show little to no anxiety after treatment.Why might a scientist be skeptical of his claim?

"Pseudoscience" is different from psychology in that psychology is

Which modern psychological perspective focuses on bodily events and their effects on behavior,feelings, and thoughts?

Psychologists typically consider a result to be significant if it would be expected to occur by chance _______________ time(s)in 100 repetitions of the study.

A researcher needs to randomly assign participants to either the experimental or the control group.Which of the following techniques would be best to use?

Two sets of observations assessing men's educational level and their annual income are compared.Which of the following is the most likely outcome?

The first psychological laboratory was officially established in

Theories of Personality

Development Over the Life Span

Neurons, Hormones, and the Brain

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Learning and Conditioning

Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Emotion, Stress, and Health

The Major Motives of Life: Food, Love, Sex, and Work

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