Psych 101

Questão 1 de 15

1

Clinical and counseling psychology are in which sub-discipline of psychology?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

academic psychology
professional psychology
experimental psychology
basic psychology

Explicação

Questão 2 de 15

1

A person who doubts a claim until he or she has made direct observations that provide adequate support for the claim would be referred to as a(n)

Selecione uma das seguintes:

skeptical determinist
skeptical empiricist
empirical naturalist
empirical materialist

Explicação

Questão 3 de 15

1

Which of the following best illustrates a subjective observation?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

My waist measures 32 inches around
The pizza tastes great
My left foot is half a shoe size bigger than my right foot
All the above are equally subjective observations

Explicação

Questão 4 de 15

1

Which of the following is a theory rather than a definition of a psychological concept?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Memory is the set of mental processes that allow us to retain information for a period of time
Schizophrenia is caused by abnormal development of the brain during early life, which results in abnormal brain activity in adulthood
A cognitive process is any mental process involved in knowing the world, such as those involved in memory and perception
A sensation is a set of biological processes involving the activity of sensory receptors and parts of the nervous system stimulated by those receptors

Explicação

Questão 5 de 15

1

Which of the following is an example of a theory rather than an observation (or set of observations)?

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People tend to yawn when they see someone else yawning
Yawning involves movements of many facial muscles
Yawning is caused by the need to increase brain activity

Explicação

Questão 6 de 15

1

Which of the following is not one of the three functions of a scientific theory?

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The theory allows us to organize our observations
The theory allows us to explain our observations
The theory allows us to predict future observations
The theory allows us to make current and future observations

Explicação

Questão 7 de 15

1

In general, the main goal of scientific research is to

Selecione uma das seguintes:

make observations
develop theoretical approaches
derive predictions
test theories

Explicação

Questão 8 de 15

1

Alcoholism is associated with biological heredity (genes): children of alcoholics are more likely to develop alcoholism, even when they are brought up in adoptive families. Given this fact, would it be correct to conclude that alcoholism is caused solely by genes?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Yes: children of alcoholics are more likely to develop alcoholism
Yes: these studies show that family environment is not important
No: alcoholism is a mental disorder and must have mental causes
No: alcoholism has many causes, one of which is biological heredity

Explicação

Questão 9 de 15

1

According to this Philosopher "Character and intelligence are inborn and inherited"

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Aristotle
Socrates
Ptolemny
Plato

Explicação

Questão 10 de 15

1

Which branch of psychology deals with the function of behavior on how a person adapts to its environment

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Behaviorism
Gestalt
Functionalism
Structuralsim

Explicação

Questão 11 de 15

1

Psychology is the study of

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Intrinsic and Extrinsic factors
Emotion and Motivation
Phrenology and Philosophy
Mind and Behavior

Explicação

Questão 12 de 15

1

A stimulus refers to

Selecione uma das seguintes:

A sensory input from the environment
A sexual desire, or turn on
The amount of time it takes to respond to a sensation
The knowledge of a person's experiences

Explicação

Questão 13 de 15

1

Sigmund Freud believed that unconscious mental processes help shape emotions, feeling, thoughts, and behaviors. This theory is now known as:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Hysteria
Second Order Conditioning
Psychoanalytic Theory
Subconscious

Explicação

Questão 14 de 15

1

The word Psychology comes from Ancient Greece. "Psych" meaning _ and "ology" meaning _

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Mind; Behavior
Mind; To know
Life; To study
Soul; To study

Explicação

Questão 15 de 15

1

_ refers to the conceptual relation of a measurement and property, whereas _ refers to tendency for the measurement to produce the same results if measured again

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Operability; Power
Power; Operability
Reliability; Validity
Validity; Reliability

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General Psychology questions

Psych 101

Questão 1 de 15

Clinical and counseling psychology are in which sub-discipline of psychology?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 2 de 15

A person who doubts a claim until he or she has made direct observations that provide adequate support for the claim would be referred to as a(n)

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 3 de 15

Which of the following best illustrates a subjective observation?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 4 de 15

Which of the following is a theory rather than a definition of a psychological concept?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 5 de 15

Which of the following is an example of a theory rather than an observation (or set of observations)?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 6 de 15

Which of the following is not one of the three functions of a scientific theory?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 7 de 15

In general, the main goal of scientific research is to

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 8 de 15

Alcoholism is associated with biological heredity (genes): children of alcoholics are more likely to develop alcoholism, even when they are brought up in adoptive families. Given this fact, would it be correct to conclude that alcoholism is caused solely by genes?

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 9 de 15

According to this Philosopher "Character and intelligence are inborn and inherited"

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 10 de 15

Which branch of psychology deals with the function of behavior on how a person adapts to its environment

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 11 de 15

Psychology is the study of

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 12 de 15

A stimulus refers to

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 13 de 15

Sigmund Freud believed that unconscious mental processes help shape emotions, feeling, thoughts, and behaviors. This theory is now known as:

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 14 de 15

The word Psychology comes from Ancient Greece. "Psych" meaning _____ and "ology" meaning _____

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

Questão 15 de 15

_____ refers to the conceptual relation of a measurement and property, whereas _____ refers to tendency for the measurement to produce the same results if measured again

Selecione uma das seguintes:

Explicação

The word Psychology comes from Ancient Greece. "Psych" meaning _ and "ology" meaning _

_ refers to the conceptual relation of a measurement and property, whereas _ refers to tendency for the measurement to produce the same results if measured again