Question 1

Which of the following is NOT used to help control for subjects' behavior and expectations in an experimental study?

Accepted Answer

A)  placebo 
B)  blind 
C)  random assignment 
D)  a selection factor

Question 2

Overall, the majority of college students today seek counseling for mental health problems either before or during college.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Who we are is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  not affected by biology nor the environment 
B)  almost totally determined by genetic influences 
C)  almost totally determined by environmental influences 
D)  due to the interaction of genetic and environmental influences

Question 4

. Each of the following is true of self-help books EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  authors of these books must be able to back up their claims with evidence before they can get them published 
B)  bad books make extensive use of anecdotal evidence 
C)  there are few, if any quick fixes to psychological and health problems 
D)  be suspicious about authors who criticize professional groups and claim to be ahead of their time

Question 5

Each of the following is true EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  in colonial times in America, women were not permitted to attend college 
B)  careers of women have been traditionally channeled into domestic chores, regardless of their talents, wishes, or abilities 
C)  even today, women in the United States are legally prevented from earning doctorates in many scientific fields 
D)  even today, women in many parts of the world are prevented from pursuing educational and training opportunities afforded to men

Question 6

You use the naturalistic observation method every day of your life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A specific prediction about behavior or mental processes that is tested through research is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  an opinion 
B)  a paradigm 
C)  a placebo 
D)  a hypothesis

Question 8

Scientists have found that, on average, as people's stress levels increase, the functioning of their immune system decreases. This is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  a neutral correlation 
B)  a positive correlation 
C)  a selection factor 
D)  a negative correlation

Question 9

Scientific research has shown that TV violence causes aggressiveness in children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A scientist is interested in finding out if there is a statistical relationship between cigarette smoking and lung cancer. Which type of research will be most effective in this regard?

Accepted Answer

A)  a survey 
B)  laboratory observation 
C)  naturalistic observation 
D)  a correlational study

Question 11

Define multitasking. Identify and describe the various positive and negative effects of multitasking. Are we better at multitasking some activities than others? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

In an experiment, if there are two groups being studied and one group is given alcohol to measure its effects while the other group is not given alcohol, the people who do not get the alcohol would be considered ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the dependent group 
B)  the experimental group 
C)  the independent group 
D)  the control group

Question 13

The earliest female pioneer in psychology was ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Margaret Mahler 
B)  Anna Freud 
C)  Karen Horney 
D)  Christine Ladd-Franklin

Question 14

The word multitasking is derived from the field of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  ergonomics 
B)  physics 
C)  social psychology 
D)  computer science

Question 15

Most challenges offer us the opportunity to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  merely adjust 
B)  prove ourselves 
C)  grow 
D)  retrench

Question 16

______ are strands of DNA that consist of genes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Molecules 
B)  Mitochondria 
C)  Ribosomes 
D)  Chromosomes

Question 17

. In the SQ3R study system, the 3 R's stand for ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  read, recite, reflect 
B)  recite, reflect, review 
C)  read, recite, review 
D)  reduce, recite, reflect

Question 18

Scientists have found that people who agree to participate in research studies differ systematically from people who do not. This problem is known as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  population bias 
B)  volunteer bias 
C)  control variance 
D)  placebo effect

Question 19

Holding down a job to keep the bill collector from our doors, studying hard to graduate from college, and making compromises in your own goals to further your relationships with others are all examples of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  interlocution 
B)  reciprocity 
C)  adjustment 
D)  growth

Question 20

Which of the following represents the weakest correlation between two variables?

Accepted Answer

A)  +0.23 
B)  +0.01 
C)  -0.79 
D)  -0.97

Exam 1: Psychology and the Challenges of Life

Which of the following is NOT used to help control for subjects' behavior and expectations in an experimental study?

Overall, the majority of college students today seek counseling for mental health problems either before or during college.

Who we are is ______.

. Each of the following is true of self-help books EXCEPT ______.

Each of the following is true EXCEPT ______.

You use the naturalistic observation method every day of your life.

A specific prediction about behavior or mental processes that is tested through research is called ______.

Scientists have found that, on average, as people's stress levels increase, the functioning of their immune system decreases. This is an example of ______.

Scientific research has shown that TV violence causes aggressiveness in children.

A scientist is interested in finding out if there is a statistical relationship between cigarette smoking and lung cancer. Which type of research will be most effective in this regard?

Define multitasking. Identify and describe the various positive and negative effects of multitasking. Are we better at multitasking some activities than others? Why or why not?

In an experiment, if there are two groups being studied and one group is given alcohol to measure its effects while the other group is not given alcohol, the people who do not get the alcohol would be considered ______.

The earliest female pioneer in psychology was ______.

The word multitasking is derived from the field of ______.

Most challenges offer us the opportunity to ______.

______ are strands of DNA that consist of genes.

. In the SQ3R study system, the 3 R's stand for ______.

Scientists have found that people who agree to participate in research studies differ systematically from people who do not. This problem is known as ______.

Holding down a job to keep the bill collector from our doors, studying hard to graduate from college, and making compromises in your own goals to further your relationships with others are all examples of ______.

Which of the following represents the weakest correlation between two variables?