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Chapter 1: Psychology and Life Textbook Quiz for Psych 1020

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Chapter 1: Psychology and Life

Questão 1 de 12

1

The definition of psychology focuses on both _________ and _________.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Behaviors; structures

  • Behaviors; mental processes

  • Mental processes; functions

  • Mental processes; structures

Explicação

Questão 2 de 12

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Explaining what happens

  • Describing what happens

  • Predicting what will happens

  • Controlling what happens

Explicação

Questão 3 de 12

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Describe; explain

  • Describe; control

  • Control; predict

  • Explain; predict

Explicação

Questão 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.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • More; the same amount of

  • More; less

  • The same amount of; more

  • Less; more

Explicação

Questão 5 de 12

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • William James

  • Wilhelm Wundt

  • Max Wertheimer

  • John Dewey

Explicação

Questão 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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Functionalism.

  • The humanist perspective.

  • Structuralism.

  • The evolutionary perspective.

Explicação

Questão 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.

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Humanistic

  • Sociocultural

  • Evolutionary

  • Psychodynamic

Explicação

Questão 8 de 12

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Cognitive

  • Humanistic

  • Evolutionary

  • Sociocultural

Explicação

Questão 9 de 12

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • 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?

Explicação

Questão 10 de 12

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Industrial-organizational psychologists

  • Developmental psychologists

  • Personality psychologists

  • Biological psychologist

Explicação

Questão 11 de 12

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Academic settings.

  • Hospitals and clinics.

  • Business and government.

  • Independent practice.

Explicação

Questão 12 de 12

1

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

Selecione uma das seguintes:

  • Gender

  • Substance abuse

  • Stability of family upbringing

  • Age at first conviction

Explicação