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Chapter 1: Psychology and Life Textbook Quiz for Psych 1020

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Chapter 1: Psychology and Life

Frage 1 von 12

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The definition of psychology focuses on both _________ and _________.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Behaviors; structures

  • Behaviors; mental processes

  • Mental processes; functions

  • Mental processes; structures

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Frage 2 von 12

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To what goal of psychology is "level of analysis" most relevant?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Explaining what happens

  • Describing what happens

  • Predicting what will happens

  • Controlling what happens

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Frage 3 von 12

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If you want to _________ what will happen, you first must be able to _________ what will happen.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Describe; explain

  • Describe; control

  • Control; predict

  • Explain; predict

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Frage 4 von 12

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While watching a horror film, Betty suppressed her emotions but Hilda did not. You would expect Betty to eat _________ comfort food than Hilda and _________ non-comfort food.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • More; the same amount of

  • More; less

  • The same amount of; more

  • Less; more

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Frage 5 von 12

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Who founded the first laboratory that was devoted to experimental psychology?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • William James

  • Wilhelm Wundt

  • Max Wertheimer

  • John Dewey

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Frage 6 von 12

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A researcher tells you that her main goal is to understand mental experiences as the combination of basic components. It is most likely that she finds the historical roots of her research in

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Functionalism.

  • The humanist perspective.

  • Structuralism.

  • The evolutionary perspective.

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Frage 7 von 12

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Two professors at universities in Boston and Mumbai are collaborating on a research project to determine how their students in the United States and India respond to the same reasoning problems. It's likely that they take a _________ perspective in their research.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Humanistic

  • Sociocultural

  • Evolutionary

  • Psychodynamic

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Frage 8 von 12

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The _________ perspective draws on the ways in which human mental abilities serve adaptive purposes.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Cognitive

  • Humanistic

  • Evolutionary

  • Sociocultural

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Frage 9 von 12

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What type of question would a cognitive psychologist be likely to ask?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Why do children sometimes have imaginary friends?

  • Why do some students get sick every time they have a major exam?

  • How can we design a keyboard for a computer that allows people to type more quickly?

  • How are bilingual individuals able to switch between their two languages?

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Frage 10 von 12

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Which type of psychologist is least likely to focus on genetic aspects of human psychology?

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Industrial-organizational psychologists

  • Developmental psychologists

  • Personality psychologists

  • Biological psychologist

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Frage 11 von 12

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Individuals with advanced degrees in psychology are most likely to be working in

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Academic settings.

  • Hospitals and clinics.

  • Business and government.

  • Independent practice.

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Frage 12 von 12

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In assessments of violence risk, _________ counts as a dynamic factor.

Wähle eine der folgenden:

  • Gender

  • Substance abuse

  • Stability of family upbringing

  • Age at first conviction

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