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Chapter 1: Psychology and Life Textbook Quiz for Psych 1020

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Chapter 1: Psychology and Life

Pregunta 1 de 12

1

The definition of psychology focuses on both _________ and _________.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Behaviors; structures

  • Behaviors; mental processes

  • Mental processes; functions

  • Mental processes; structures

Explicación

Pregunta 2 de 12

1

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Explaining what happens

  • Describing what happens

  • Predicting what will happens

  • Controlling what happens

Explicación

Pregunta 3 de 12

1

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Describe; explain

  • Describe; control

  • Control; predict

  • Explain; predict

Explicación

Pregunta 4 de 12

1

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.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • More; the same amount of

  • More; less

  • The same amount of; more

  • Less; more

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 12

1

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • William James

  • Wilhelm Wundt

  • Max Wertheimer

  • John Dewey

Explicación

Pregunta 6 de 12

1

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Functionalism.

  • The humanist perspective.

  • Structuralism.

  • The evolutionary perspective.

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 12

1

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.

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Humanistic

  • Sociocultural

  • Evolutionary

  • Psychodynamic

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 12

1

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Cognitive

  • Humanistic

  • Evolutionary

  • Sociocultural

Explicación

Pregunta 9 de 12

1

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • 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?

Explicación

Pregunta 10 de 12

1

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Industrial-organizational psychologists

  • Developmental psychologists

  • Personality psychologists

  • Biological psychologist

Explicación

Pregunta 11 de 12

1

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Academic settings.

  • Hospitals and clinics.

  • Business and government.

  • Independent practice.

Explicación

Pregunta 12 de 12

1

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

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Gender

  • Substance abuse

  • Stability of family upbringing

  • Age at first conviction

Explicación