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Chapter 1 Comprehensive Review

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Psychology is defined as the scientific study of
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  • Behavior and mental processes
  • Diagnosing and treating behavioral disorders
  • Conscious and unconscious mental processes
  • The mind

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Scientific study of behavior and mental processes describe?
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  • Behavorism
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Psychology
  • Clinical psychology

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As a science, psychology has four goals. Which of the following is NOT one of those goals?
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  • Eliminate behavior
  • Explain behavior
  • Predict behavior
  • Control behavior

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A ____ proposes a relationship among observed events
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  • Science
  • Theory
  • Prediction
  • School of psychology

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Theories allow psychologists to make ___ such as a client's chance of recovery
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  • Descriptions
  • Explanations
  • Predictions
  • Beliefs

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Which is not true of psychological theories?
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  • Theories that make assumptions about behavior
  • Theories explain behavior and mental processes
  • Theories are used to make predictions
  • Theories are always discarded as new observations are made

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The results of ________ research in the study of perceptual development in lower animals are often useful in formulating the treatment of visual disorders in humans.
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  • Pure
  • Basic
  • Controlled
  • Action

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Applied research is research undertaken
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  • With humans
  • With lower animals
  • For its own sake
  • To find solutions to specific problems

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The difference between pure and applied research is the difference between
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  • Prediction and control
  • Practice and theory
  • Research for its own sake and research to solve specific problems
  • Applications and adaptation

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Which of these is NOT one of the three main things psychologists engage in?
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  • Analyzing
  • Practice
  • Research
  • Teaching

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__________ psychologists study the relationship between genetic and environmental factors on growth of the individual through the life span.
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  • Health
  • Personality
  • Developmental
  • Social

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__________ psychologists are concerned with racism, sexism, and ageism.
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  • Environmental
  • Forensic
  • Personality
  • Social

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Each of these ancient Greek philosophers contributed to the field of psychology EXCEPT
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  • Aristotle
  • Democritus
  • Pythagoras
  • Socrates

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The first person to show how scientific methods could be used to investigate psychological phenomena was
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  • Willhelm Wundt
  • William James
  • Charles Darwin
  • Gustav Fechner

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Yolanda gives a careful description of all of her thoughts, experiences, and emotions after she underwent a “near-death” experience in which she felt herself leaving her body. The method Yolanda and the researcher are using is called
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  • Insight
  • Self-revelation
  • Recovered memory
  • Introspection

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What distinguished Wilhelm Wundt’s contribution from other contributions to psychology?
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  • he wrote the first textbook of psychology
  • He defined psychology as the science of behavior
  • He established psychology as a laboratory science
  • He studied insight in lower animals

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Wilhelm Wundt founded the school of psychology called?
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  • Functionalism
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Behavorism
  • Structuralism

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Under the school of structuralism, Wundt used a method called ____________ to look into one’s own objective sensations and subjective feelings.
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  • Conditioning
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Introspection
  • Insight

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Wilhelm Wundt felt that the object of psychology was the study of the mind as a natural event and that the best way to approach the study of psychology was to
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  • Break down conscious experience into basic elements
  • Focus on the continuity between conscious experience and behavior
  • Analyze the relationship between sensory stimuli and behavior
  • Determine the functions of conscious experience

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Structuralism defined experience in terms of?
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  • Behavioral tendencies and habits
  • Continuity of consciousness and unconscious processes
  • Functions of consciousness
  • Sensations, feelings, mental images

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Functionalism was established by
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  • G. Stanely Hall
  • Wilhelm Wundt
  • John Watson
  • William Jones

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Which of the following statements is most likely to have been made by a functionalist psychologist?
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  • The mind is composed of discrete elements.
  • Perception is greater than the sum of its parts.
  • The only object of psychology is the study of behavior.
  • Adaptation to the environment is the purpose of mental processes and behavior.

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The school of psychology that emphasizes the purposes of mind and behavior and views consciousness as a continuous, not discrete, process is called
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  • Functionalism
  • Behavorism
  • Structuralism
  • Psychoanalysis

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A functionalist would disagree with which of the following statements?
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  • Consciousness can be broken down into elemental parts.
  • Consciousness is a continuous process.
  • Behavior and mental processes are adaptive.
  • All of the above

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Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution predicted that organisms that survived and reproduced were __________ than those less fit.
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  • More intelligent
  • Better adapted to the environment
  • More conscious
  • Better at problem solving

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The functionalists expanded the study of psychology to include behavior as well as consciousness and asked how mental processes and behavior
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  • were broken down into sensations, feelings, and thoughts.
  • were part of the unconscious.
  • led the individual to self-knowledge.
  • assisted the organism to adapt to the environment.

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John B. Watson argued for a psychology based on the study of
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  • stream of consciousness.
  • unconscious mental processes.
  • measurable behavior.
  • sensation, feelings, and mental images.

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John B. Watson established __________ as a school of psychology.
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  • behaviorism
  • functionalism
  • structuralism
  • psychoanalysis

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John Watson proposed a definition of psychology that omitted all of the following EXCEPT
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  • mental processes.
  • behavior.
  • consciousness.
  • feelings and thoughts.

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B. F. Skinner made major contributions to
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  • structuralism.
  • functionalism.
  • behaviorism.
  • Gestalt psychology.

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Ted taught his cat to turn in a circle every time he waved his hand in a circular motion. After the response Ted would pet the cat and give it a treat. From Skinner’s perspective the treat would be considered a
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  • Bribe
  • Stimulus
  • Reinforcer
  • Control

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Watson and Skinner had one objective in common, which was the
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  • Treatment of disorders
  • Explanation of behavior through conditioning/reinforcement
  • Use of mental imagery
  • Discovery of unconscious conflicts

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The school of psychology that emphasized the organization of perceptual experience into wholes and the integration of separate stimuli into meaningful patterns is termed
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  • Psychoanalysis
  • Functionalism
  • Structuralism
  • Gestalt psychology

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Behaviorism is to learning theory as Gestalt psychology is to
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  • Psychotherapy
  • Adaptation to the enviornment
  • Perception
  • Habit

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Gestalt psychologists believed that problem solving is not always accomplished by mechanical repetition but rather is accomplished by sudden ___________ in which a solution
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  • Insight
  • Reinforcement
  • Introspection
  • Evolution

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For the Gestalt psychologists, learning was largely a matter of
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  • Trial and error
  • Insight and understanding
  • Rote practice and repetition
  • habit and environmental adaptation.

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In his research on problem solving in chimpanzees, Kohler concluded that the chimp suddenly solved a problem and reached the banana because of
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  • Intelligence
  • Reinforcement
  • Environment clues
  • Insight

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Which of these sayings would a Gestalt psychologist most likely agree with?
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  • If you can conceive it and believe it, you can achieve it
  • Monkey see, monkey do
  • The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
  • What you see is what you get

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Psychoanalysis emphasizes unconscious processes while behaviorism emphasizes
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  • Perception
  • Observation
  • Sensation
  • Introspection

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The school of psychology that places unconscious impulses and desires at the center of human behavior is
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  • Psychoanalysis
  • Structuralism
  • Functionalism
  • Gestalt psychology

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The psychodynamic theory of human motivation centers on
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  • Insight
  • Unconscious
  • Reinforcement
  • Introspection

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Psychoanalysis differs from structuralism, functionalism and behaviorism in that it is also a method of
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  • Scientific inquiry
  • Introspection
  • Self-knowledge
  • Psychotherapy

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Freud’s technique of psychotherapy is called
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  • Reality therapy
  • Insight therapy
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Behavior therapy

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Which of the following statements distinguishes psychoanalysis from other schools of psychology
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  • Unconscious processes have the greatest impact on behavior
  • Learning is the basis of behavior
  • Humans are potentially good
  • The sum of the parts is more important than the separate parts

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The issues of ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status are the concerns of the __________ perspective.
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  • Sociocultural
  • Humanistic-existential
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Social-cognitive

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Dr. Maloff is studying the effects of ethnic bias on the school performance of immigrant children. Most likely, Dr. Maloff is a __________ psychologist.
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  • Psychoanalytic
  • Behavioral
  • Sociocultural
  • School

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Which of the following is NOT likely the concern of sociocultural psychologists?
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  • Alcohol abuse among ethnic minority groups
  • Color perception
  • Gender roles
  • Racial bias

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Dr. Rabin is studying whether Asian men are more or less likely to seek treatment for clinical depression as part of a larger study of Asian men’s attitudes toward health issues. Dr. Rabin is most likely a(n) __________ psychologist.
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  • Humanistic-existential
  • Sociocultural
  • Industrial
  • Personality

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Dr. Jacobi is studying the effects of bilingualism on the intellectual development of children. She wants to know whether learning both English and Spanish has an impact on intelligence scores in both languages. Most likely, Dr. Jacobi follows a __________ perspective.
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  • Psychoanalytic
  • Humanistic-exitstential
  • Learning
  • Sociocultural

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The sociocultural perspective is concerned with the
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  • Behavior of society
  • Influence of a group on the behavior of the individual
  • Issues of gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status
  • Makeup of social and cultural organizations

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Critical thinking is associated with
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  • Skepticism
  • Respect
  • Disbelief
  • Opposition

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A(n) __________ is a specific statement about behavior or mental processes that is tested through research.
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  • Observation
  • Scientific method
  • Theory
  • Hypothesis

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The scientific method allows us to
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  • Support popular opinion
  • Maintain traditions
  • Justify our values
  • Test ideas and refine knowledge

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Which of the following is a valid hypothesis?
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  • Viewing TV violence increases the likelihood of aggressive behavior in children.
  • Viewing TV violence may influence children’s behavior.
  • Viewing TV violence is unlikely to change children’s behavior.
  • None of these.

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A hypothesis is an assumption or a best guess that
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  • becomes a selection factor in research
  • can be tested by gathering evidence
  • is accepted if it is popular
  • provides an operational definition

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If participants are able to choose treatment in a scientific study, this is called a ____________ that is a source of bias that could influence the results.
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  • Correlation
  • Selection factor
  • Hypothesis
  • Placebo

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As a scientist, you try not to speculate or draw conclusions when you do not have evidence. This approach is consistent with your use of
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  • Common sense
  • Personal experience
  • Good economic decisions
  • The scientific method

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In selecting research participants, the results can be generalized if the sample represents the
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  • Ideas of the researcher
  • Common sense views of the times
  • Target population
  • Theory in question

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A _______ is a segment of a population that is targeted for study.
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  • Sample
  • Group
  • Team
  • All of these

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Dr. Davis wants to study the TV viewing habits of elementary school children. He selects 50 children from local schools to participate in his research. These groups of students would be considered the
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  • Population
  • Sample
  • Representative group
  • None of these

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If you conclude that the participants in a study are a representative sample, then you can __________ from the research sample to the larger population.
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  • Replicate
  • Speculate
  • Generalize
  • Conclude

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n a __________, each member of a population has an equal chance of being selected to participate.
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  • Random sample
  • Selection sample
  • Stratified sample
  • Free sample

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If 12% of the American population is Hispanic, what percentage of a stratified sample would be Hispanic?
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  • 6%
  • 24%
  • 12%
  • 88%

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Would a sample of children from an affluent suburban school district be considered a representative sample of American children?
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  • No, because affluent suburban schools tend to be less racially, ethnically, and economically diverse than the nation as a whole.
  • No, because they are nothing like the average American child.
  • Yes, because public education is available to all children.
  • Yes, because they have all the advantages and none of the disadvantages.

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A ________ is a method of collecting information about individuals or small groups.
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  • Correlation
  • Journal
  • Survery
  • Case Study

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Case study methods are often used to study __________ cases.
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  • Controversial
  • Rare
  • Stratified
  • Random

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The ___________ method(s) of observation may produce inaccurate results because of inaccuracies in people’s memory.
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  • Case study
  • Naturalistic observation
  • Survery
  • Case study and survery

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The __________ method uses interviews and questionnaires to collect information from large numbers of people.
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  • Case study
  • Scientific
  • Experimental
  • Survery

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An advantage of survey research is that
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  • it allows you to get in-depth information.
  • it allows you to have a large sample size.
  • it allows you to work in a lab.
  • it is less subject to volunteer bias.

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Working for a consumer research organization, a woman needs to learn about behavior that she can neither observe in its natural setting nor study experimentally. She probably will use the __________ method.
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  • observational
  • case study
  • experimental
  • survey

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By using the __________ method, researchers investigate whether observed behavior or a measured trait is related to another behavior or trait.
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  • correlational
  • statistical
  • experimental
  • survey

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A correlation coefficient is a number
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  • indicating the percentile of a score.
  • representing a location on the normal curve.
  • that expresses the strength and direction of a relationship between two variables.
  • that presents the average relationship.

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You design a test of intelligence. Based on the idea that intelligence is related to academic performance, you use __________ to test the relationship between performance on your new test and grades in school.
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  • an experimental method
  • a test-retest method
  • the correlational method
  • naturalistic observation

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Which represents the strongest correlation?
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  • +.97
  • +.90
  • +.09
  • -.99

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Which of the following is most likely a correlation coefficient for a relationship between stress and health?
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  • -0.78
  • +1
  • 0
  • +0.98

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Which of the following is likely to be reported as a positive correlation?
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  • salary and years of education
  • age and incidence of illness
  • studying and GPA
  • all of these

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In correlational research, when one variable increases as the other variable decreases, it is a __________ correlation.
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  • positive
  • dubious
  • invalid
  • negative

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

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The best research method to investigate cause and effect relationships between variables is
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  • observation.
  • correlation.
  • an experiment.
  • a case study

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In an experiment, a group of participants that receives a dose of caffeine or a change in room temperature has received a __________.
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  • dependent variable
  • treatment
  • random effect
  • consequence

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If you wanted to study the effects of caffeine on sleep, you could vary the consumption levels of caffeine. The administration of caffeine is
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  • the treatment.
  • the control
  • unethical
  • the dependent variable

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In an experiment, the presence of a(n) __________ is manipulated by the researchers so that its effects may be determined.
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  • dependent variable
  • independent variable
  • placebo
  • observer

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If you were to conduct an experiment on the effects of temperature on aggressive behavior, temperature would be the __________ variable.
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  • dependent
  • Independent
  • hypothetical
  • correlated

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The experimental group participants in an experiment receive
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  • no treatment.
  • the dependent variable
  • the independent variable
  • the same treatment as the control group participants

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The measured outcomes or results in an experiment are called
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  • the independent variable
  • treatments
  • dependent variables
  • controls

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In an experiment to determine the effects of alcohol consumption on aggression, aggressive behavior would be the
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  • treatment
  • independent variable
  • control variable.
  • dependent variable

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An experiment in which the independent variable is noise level and the dependent variable is resistance to distraction, the goal is to observe whether distractibility is a(n) __________ noise
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  • cause of
  • correlate of
  • treatment for
  • effect of

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In an experimental design, participants in an experimental group receive ___________.
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  • no treatment
  • conditions
  • Treatment
  • the answers

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Participants who go through an experiment but who do not receive any treatment or manipulation are called the __________ group.
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  • self-selected
  • random
  • control
  • experimental

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Examples of a __________ would be the use of a “sugar pill” instead of real medication or tonic water instead of an alcoholic beverage. However, the individual must believe that he or she is experiencing the real thing.
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  • Confederate
  • Placebo
  • Treatment
  • Bias

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Well-designed experiments control for the effects of expectations by creating conditions under which participants are unaware of, or __________, the treatment.
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  • Blind to
  • Indifferent to
  • Unconscious of
  • Singled out for

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Experimenters may believe that a certain kind of treatment is effective. Consequently, experimenter expectations can bias research outcomes. One way to control for experimenter and participant bias is to
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  • be sure they understand ethics
  • debrief them
  • remind them of the importance of the research
  • Use the double-blind technique

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In a __________ study, neither the experimenter nor the participants know who has obtained
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  • Single blind
  • Double blind
  • Confounded
  • Debriefed

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Ethical standards in human research allow researchers to balance interests in acquiring new information with concern about
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  • Ethical review
  • Debriefing
  • Informed consent
  • Confidentiality

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____________ is a process of explaining the purposes and methods of the research after a study has been completed.
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  • Debriefing
  • Controlling
  • Reviewing
  • Consenting

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When research cannot be carried out with human participants, researchers
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  • Must abandon the issues
  • Often rely on volunteers
  • Rely on theoretical models
  • Often use animals

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The benefits of animal research
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  • Are obvious to everyone
  • Can never justify the loss of the animal's right to freedom
  • Cannot be demonstrated
  • Must justify the harm that might be done to an animal

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As an animal lover, you find it difficult to participate in the destruction of animals for research purposes. As a scientist, you
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  • Fight the use of animal models by your colleagues
  • Know that these models are unjustified
  • Realize that ethical animal models are never uncomfortable for the animals
  • Understand the value of animal research and promote ethical standards.

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Brain lesioning studies in rats have provided insights regarding
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  • Abuses of animals in laboratories
  • Attachment in monkeys
  • Regulation of eating and eating disorders
  • Social evolution

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Cognitive psychologists are specifically interested in studying what?
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  • Animal learning and motivation
  • Human thinking and memory
  • Genetic and hormonal effects on behavior
  • Introspection and behavioral disorders(

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The humanistic-existential perspective unities ____ and ____ as central principles to this approach
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  • Brain; behavior
  • Self-fulfillment; free choic
  • Mental processes; consciousness
  • Culture; values

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Cathy was a successful real estate agent. At age 36, she decided to to donate her wealth to charity and become a missionary in Haiti, where she has been living in relative contentment for the past two years. Which perspective would best explain Cathy's behavior?
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  • Psychodynamic
  • Social-cognitive
  • Humanistic-existential
  • Developmental

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Five-year old Todd watched his father at his workbench, hammering together a bird house. Soon Todd was next to his father, hammer in tapping the workbench. Todd's behavior is best described as?
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  • Social-cognitive
  • Behavioral
  • ociocultural
  • Neoanalytic

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In ____ researchers study behavior when it actually happens or in the field.
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  • Experiments
  • Correlational research
  • Naturalistic observations
  • Case studies

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Unobtrusive measures strive to minimize ____ during naturalistic observation
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  • Experimenter's expectations
  • Time involved
  • Inaccurate reporting
  • Interference with behaviors being observed
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