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PSY301final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 12 units per semester constitute a full load and will allow a student to graduate in eight semesters (four years). | false |
| In order to graduate, you must have a C or better in all courses required for the major. | false |
| A student who has an AA degree from a community college is GE certified | false |
| GE certification from a community college satisfies all CSULB GE requirements | false |
| The maximum number of units which may be transferred to CSULB from a community college and applied toward a degree is | 70 |
| Upper division courses at CSULB are those numbered _____ and above. | 300 |
| Before applying to the major you must first complete all lower division psychology courses-- Psy 100, 210 (formerly 110), 241 ( formerly 141), and 220 (formerly 200)--with a C or better. | false |
| You must be admitted to the major before you can enroll in upper-division psychology courses (those numbered 300 and above at CSULB.) | false |
| Only students with overall GPAs of 2.5 or above will be admitted to the major. | false |
| Taking a course to satisfy the upper-division ethnic studies requirement of the psychology major will automatically satisfy the university human diversity requirement. | false |
| Psychology majors may not use any psychology courses to satisfy GE requirements. | false |
| To graduate from CSULB with a degree in psychology, one needs a total of _______ units for fall 2001 or later psychology major catalog years. | 120 units; an average of 15 units each for 8 semesters, at least a 2.0 in all four GPAs (overall, CSULB, major and upper division major GPA), to complete all major requirements, 3 upper division capstones |
| A misunderstanding which often results in a psychology student failing to graduate when expected is: | all of the above |
| A psychology major should apply for graduation: | all of the above |
| The CSULB Psychology Department curriculum is designed to prepare students for: | a variety of options |
| Taken as a group, the faculty members in the Psychology Department at CSULB have a predominantly ________________ orientation. | eclectic(varied) |
| The Psychology Department is impacted. This means that: | students must satisfy lower division psychology prerequisites before being admitted into the major |
| Psychology course prerequisites: | provide the basic understanding to help students get the most from a course |
| A psychology student who is dissatisfied with a course grade may find all but which of the following helpful? | complaining to the major advisor |
| Statistics is a requirement for psychology majors because: | it helps students to both understand and conduct psychological research |
| All psychology majors must complete at least two 400-level psychology classes. The 400-level psychology class which cannot be used to satisfy this requirement is: | 499 (independent study) |
| Psychology majors are required to take six units of courses in the social and behavioral science departments with at least one course focussing on a contemporary, US ethnic group. To satisfy this latter requirement a student may: | take any approved course on the list provided by the Psychology Department |
| A psychology student who finds any course uncomfortable or demeaning and does not feel able to discuss the issue with the instructor should first seek the help of the: | psychology department mediator |
| The requirement added for students admitted to the psychology major in the Fall of 1998 or later is: | psyc 301 (psyc as a discipline and profession) |
| The controversy which has consistently and historically dominated the field of psychology in the United States and been a contributor to many other controversies deals with: | importance of applied versus research activities |
| Psychology as a separate discipline is around _____years old. | 120 |
| The number of undergraduate psychology majors in the United States who graduate each year is about: | 85,000 |
| The largest proportion of United States BA psychology graduates plans to ____ immediately after graduation. | seek full time employment |
| The minority/special group whose representation in professional psychology has increased the most in recent years is: | women |
| Students are motivated to enter the field of psychology for all of the following reasons EXCEPT: | they are interested in wealth |
| Peer advisors are members of Psi Chi who volunteer to provide service to the department. | false |
| The name of the current chair of the Psychology Department is: | dr. ken green |
| In order to register for Psychology 400 level courses students must: | all of the above |
| A psychology major whose My CSULB "degree progress" (also called degree audit ) omits courses or units that have been approved for the major, should: | see the peer advisors and ask for a referral to the undergraduate advisor |
| Psychology majors comprise about [x]% of the CSULB student body. In addition, psychology ranks [y] in the nation in the number of BA degrees granted to minority students. | 5%; 7th |
| Jose Juarez wants to set up a new e-mail address to use on his resume. Which of the following e-mail addresses would be most appropriate/professional? | JJuarez@yahoo.com |
| Regarding the calculation of grades when a student repeats a course for the purpose of earning a better grade: (Check all that are true.) | repeating a course in which previously earned a D or F withdraw if D or F again;only the grade from a 2nd attempt at the course will replace an earlier grade GPA;failed a course, then got a D, will have passed, but both the F and the D are calculated |
| In order to graduate from CSULB, all students need at least [x] upper division units including [y] units of upper division General Education taken in residence at CSULB | 40; 9. |
| In the United States, [x]% of undergraduate psychology majors are female whereas at CSULB [y]% of psychology majors are female. | 70-75%; 75-80% |
| The average overall GPA of students admitted to psychology doctoral programs is about: | 3.5 |
| The skills and competencies that you acquire during your college years, aside from the facts, concepts, and theories that you learn, are called the _________ (insert one word) curriculum.(K) | covert |
| Under which of the following situations should you confer with an advisor? (Check all that apply.) To receive credit for this question, you need to identify all correct options. (K) | changing your major;planning your schedule for the upcoming semester ; when you want to be sure you have met the graduation requirements; when you want to add or drop a course ; when you want to know whether you have met the prerequisites for a course |
| Taking an active role in your education as defined by Kuther involves all BUT: | attending class regularly |
| An individual who provides advice and support and takes a special interest in helping a student understand his or her options is called a __________ .(insert one word) (K) | mentor |
| The unwritten curriculum of college involves learning to be more punctual, reliable, mature, and respectful. (K) | true |
| Identify the following activities that impress your professors with your interest in psychology. (Check all that apply.) (K) | sharing class notes or arranging study groups; Participate in student organizations; Bring in articles or cartoons related to course content ; Stop by the office hours to discuss issues for the class; Attend department functions like colloquia |
| Which of the following is not necessarily one of the qualities of an interpersonally skilled mentor? (K) | popularity with students |
| effective mentors. Above all you should choose as a mentor someone whom you admire, with whom you can _________________. (insert one word), and whose interpersonal skills and interactional patterns work well with your own. (K) | communicate |
| The academically relevant advantages of working with a faculty member on a research project include: Check all that apply. (K) | learning techniques that may later help in graduate work; setting up the opportunity to acquire outstanding letters of recommendation; gaining skills that may not be easily obtainable in the classroom |
| To qualify to be a research assistant you should: (K) | all of the above |
| A conference presentation which is a 10 to 15 minute talk given to an audience about a research project is called a ___________ presentation. (Insert one word) (K) | paper |
| The most common format for students' conference presentations is the ________. (Insert one word) (K) | poster |
| The most prestigious journal in which undergraduate psychology students can publish is: (K) | Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research |
| One of the most important reasons for seeking field experience is to: (K) | become more certain of your career choice |
| The general organization for all psychologists which has the greatest emphasis on research is: (BB) | APS (Association for Psychological Science |
| The American Psychological Association has _____ divisions. (BB) | over fifty |
| The Association for Psycholgical Science has ________ divisions. (BB) | no |
| Current membership in the American Psychological Association is about: (BB) | 140,000 to 160,000 |
| Current membership in the Association for Psychological Science is about: (BB) | 15,000 to 20,000 |
| The main advantage to students for joining a professional association is: (BB) | the opportunity to network with other psychologists and psychology students in their area of interest |
| Which of the following statements about membership in Psi Chi at CSULB is not true? A student must: (BB) | be planning to attend graduate school |
| An honor society, one of the older and most prestigious, for students in the Liberal Arts is: (BB) | Phi Beta Kappa |
| For a student to be admitted to the most prestigious honor society for Liberal Arts students (referred to in the previous question), it is necessary to have which of the following? (Identify all that apply.) (BB) | cultural interests; evidence of good character ; very high overall GPA; broadly based liberal arts education including a foreign language; college level math, not to include statistics |
| The cost of joining Psi Chi is: (BB) | $50 |
| APA | 1892 |
| APS | 1988 |
| Psi Chi | 1929 |
| Phi Beta Kappa | 1776 |
| All psychology majors may participate in the activities of this organization designed to facilitate excitement about psychology | Psychology Students Assocition (PSA) |
| Ethnic minority students interested in research may want to participate in this organization | COR |
| Good students who wish to assist their fellow students and earn course credit may apply to be selected for this group | Peer Advising |
| Students with strong overall and even stronger psychology GPAs may want to apply for membership in this organization | Psi Chi Students interested in learning about the culture of Black Psychology may want to join this organization. |
| Students who are interested in environmental design may want to join this organization | HFES |
| The annual cost for undergraduates at 4 year institutions for student membership in the APA is $ _____. (insert number not word) (BB) | 27 |
| There is no specific APA division for those interested in Media Psychology. (BB link) | false |
| _____ ______ is the psychology organization for psychology students in community colleges with high GPAs. (BB) | psi beta |
| The CSULB psychology student organization that provides a stipend for members is ____________. (BB) | COR |
| run subjects | participation as a research assistant |
| help to proctor exams | serving as a teaching assistant |
| assist in intake interviews | participating in a fieldwork experience |
| opportunity to network with other faculty and students | membership in Psi Chi, PSA, BPSA, or HFES |
| keep informed about issues impacting the practice and science of psychology | membership in APA or APS |
| Identify which of the following are benefits to faculty who collaborate with students on research. (Check all that apply.) (K) | Faculty will be able to conduct research that they wouldn't have time for without student help.; Faculty have an assistant for the labor-intensive parts of their research. ; Faculty are able to watch a student's professional development. |
| Kuther describes various skill sets that students learn in college which are useful throughout their lives. Of the following skill sets mentioned by Kuther, identify those that are especially applicable in Psy 301. | Self management skills; Memory, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills; technology skills; Organization and time-management skills; Reading skills |
| Currently 276 college and universities across the country have chapters of Phi Beta Kappa. CSULB is one of only _______ (insert number) CSU campuses to have a chapter. (BB) | 3 |
| The psychological organization that publishes the largest number of journals is: (BB) | American Psychological Association |
| A lounge where psychology students can network, socialize, relax and/or study and where meetings of psychology student organizations may be held can be found in Psychology Building Room _______. (Insert room number.) (BB) | 314 |
| HFES | Dr. Tom Strybel |
| PSA | Dr. Art Zavala |
| Psi Chi | Drs. Dustin Thoman and Guido Urizar |
| Peer Advising | Ms. Amy Jennings |
| BPSA | Dr. Lionel Mandy |
| COR | Dr. Chi-Ah Chun |
| [x] is the name of the annual event held during the spring semester to generate and foster student enthusiasm for psychology. (BB) | Psych Day |
| To get a picture of the overall structure of Psy 301 on BeachBoard, you should click on the _______ ____, (insert two words) and then click on Open all. | course map |
| How much time should you plan/expect to spend (on average) doing work for Psy 301, the 3 unit activity class (think LAB!) without scheduled class meetings? | 6-8 hours a week |
| If you decide to take the course CR/NCR, you must submit the form to Enrollment Services by February _______ (insert number). | 13 |
| The minimum passing grade for Psy 301 is [x]. To receive Credit (under the Credit/No Credit option) for the course a student must earn a(n) [y]. | D; C |
| Questions or comments submitted via e-mail should be sent to: | psy301@csulb.edu |
| A student named Sarah Alexander who has a question for the instructors about some aspect of the course should complete the subject header on e-mail as follows: | Alexander, Sarah -- question |
| If you want prompt (within 24 hours) feedback to a question submitted via e-mail, you should send it: | from Monday morning to Thursday noon and by Wednesday midnight if the question is about a quiz that is due at Thursday midnight |
| Students can send e-mail through BeachBoard in Psy 301. | false |
| For e-mail initiated by the instructors and sent to all, or groups of, students in the class simultaneously , that e-mail will be addressed to each student's preferred e-mail address registered on MY CSULB. | true\ |
| When submitting questions to the instructors at psy301@csulb.edu, each e-mail message should contain no more than _________ (insert one word or number) question. | 1 |
| Why is it necessary to use a specified format in the subject header when sending e-mail messages to psy301@csulb.edu? | To facilitate the instructor's responding to questions in a timely fashion; comments may not need as immediate a response |
| The titles of instructions, quizzes, and readings that are to be completed by the same date are printed in the same _______________ (wherever possible) | color |
| The assignment about Academic Integrity | For this assignment you must select one from two possible topics |
| The Career Possibilities quizzes | No choice--this is a regular assignment to be completed by all |
| Consuting with a Course Assistant about the project | This is an optional assignment. You may do it to earn extra credit points. |
| Completing the history quizzes | No choice--this is a regular assignment to be completed by all |
| The Job with a BA project | For this assignment you must select one from two possible topics |
| Taking a sample GRE | No choice--this is a regular assignment to be completed by all |
| Attending a workshop about Library Skills | This is an optional assignment. You may do it to earn extra credit points. |
| Doing the transcript analysis assignment | . No choice--this is a regular assignment to be completed by all |
| Completing the Peer Advising Resources quiz | For this assignment you must select one from two possible topics |
| Doing the Grad School Info II quiz | For this assignment you must select one from two possible topics |
| Career Interest Analysis | to the BlackBox, but not to turnitin.com |
| Library Skills | to neither the BlackBox, nor turnitin.com |
| Assignment 5 -- Why Major in Psychology? | to turnitin.com, but not to the BlackBox |
| Academic/Career Planning | to both the BlackBox and turnitin.com |
| The major project -- either the grad school project or the seeking a job with a BA project | to both the BlackBox and turnitin.com |
| instructions for the required assignments found on the [x] tab. instructions generally start with information about [y]. The early assignment designed to help you get experience using turnitin.com is the[z]. | Assignments; the purpose; “why major?” |
| Answers to quizzes and other assignments can be found: | at one or more of the above |
| Lock | The notation/symbol that indicates that the student is working on a quiz (viewed it or partially completed it and saved it) but has not yet submitted the answers to be scored. Only the student can remove this notation/symbol by completing the quiz. |
| REC | A notation /symbol that occurs to indicate that work submitted to the black box has been received. The notation/symbol will turn to points when the work is graded. |
| Check | A notation/symbol that appears after a survey is completed by a student. This notation/symbol is converted to points after all students have completed the survey. |
| Red question mark | A notation/symbol which may appear if the student's browser interferes with submission of a quiz. This symbol does not often appear. |
| In order to verify (should any discrepancies arise in the grading record) that work, especially BeachBoard quizzes, were actually completed and scored, students should: | Print out both the scored quiz and the grade book. Those items can serve as verification that the exam was taken and the copy of the quiz can be a nice review for the final exam. |
| If a student discovers that no credit has been received for work that was submitted, the student should | send an e-mail message to psy301@csulb.edu promptly to describe the situation |
| The final exam will be given: | all of the above |
| When submitting written assignments it is NOT acceptable | to do any of the above |
| Assignments to be submitted to the Black Box in the peer advising office (Psy 206D) are due | by 3 pm of the due date |
| When submitting more than one assignment to the Black Box at the same time, it is important NOT to staple them together | True |
| If you submit work to the black box on a Monday, you can expect to see a [x] in the gradebook (meaning the work has been received) by [y]. The points for the work (except the project) will appear [z] | REC; Tuesday, a week later at the latest; within 2-3 weeks after the due date |
| To maximize your chances of keeping up with all information disseminated in the course, the instructional staff suggests you should check BeachBoard announcements and your e-mail no less than | several times per week including a Monday and Tuesday |
| Which of the following types of information should you expect to see on BeachBoard announcements? (Check all that apply.) (All correct answers must be selected to receive credit on this question | Information that points have been posted for hand recorded or hand graded assignments; Updates or changes in course information such as dates of workshops, changes to office hours, etc.;Information about events happening in the psychology department |
| For BeachBoard quizzes (not including the GRE quizzes and the final exam | retake;it is OK to refer to materials while answering questions; scored by BeachBoard;a lock appears if have not been submitted no credit has been or will be assigned until the quiz is submitted;possible to lose work after submitting |
| If you must miss a quiz: | you can make up missing points by doing one or more of the optional, extra-credit assignments |
| If the server goes down while you are taking a quiz at 10 pm on the due date (2 hours before the midnight deadline), you will be given an extra 2 hours to take the quiz. | False |
| There are at least 440 points of optional extra credit work available during the semester. Each student may earn: | no more than 160 points of extra credit work |
| Instructions for optional, extra-credit, assignments can be found: | by scrolling down on the Assignments tab of BeachBoard |
| Check all of the following optional, extra credit, assignments that could be done by a student who works from 8 to 4:30 and cannot get to the campus during regular business hours. (All answers must be correct to receive credit for this question.) | submit comments on the graded work;do the Announcement vigilance responses;select and complete extra credit quiz, the one that you did not do for a required assignment; do the Being a psychology major quiz; visit a course assistant |
| It is not necessary to do the major project in order to get a C or better in the class, assuming you do enough extra credit work to make up for the missing points | False |
| If you cannot submit your work on time, you may make up the work if you submit a documented excuse to the instructor(s). | False |
| Requests for credit for a missing assignment must be registered with the instructors within _____ (insert word or number) week(s) of the time that notification that the assignment has been graded is distributed (via a BeachBoard announcement | 1 |
| To receive an A in the course you need to: (Check all that apply) (All answers must be correct to receive credit for this question.) | 210 of 300 possible points on the final exam; complete all sections and subsections of the project;195 points on the project ; complete the review of course procedures quiz with a score of 25 or better ; submit the academic/career planning assignment |
| Turnitin.com compares work submitted by students with: (Check all that apply) (All correct answers must be selected to receive credit for this question | papers found on Internet paper mills like schoolsucks.com ;all web pages in the Turnitin.com database ; online journal articles ;all other student papers submitted to Turnitin.com |
| The class ID for accessing the class on turnitin.com is [x] while the password for accessing the class on turnitin.com is [y]. The password to access the E-reserves (the online reserve readings) is [z]. | 2577190; psymajor; psymajor |
| Check all of the following that are true about turnitin.com. (All correct answers must be chosen to receive credit for this question.) | campus ID number in title and in the body of your work;same work to turnitin.com under different assignments, receive a lack of originality rating on one of them; the ID number should appear before your name; select the correct assignment designation |
| When submitting work to Turnitin.com, the Turnitin.com assignment number and the assignment number based on the BeachBoard schedule numbering system will generally not be the same | True |
| Starting in the fall of 2003, students who do not complete Psy 301 within the first semester after becoming majors may lose their ________ ____________ (insert two words) and be able to apply to the major only one more time | major status |
| Why is it necessary to earn a minimum number of points on the project and the final exam to earn an A or B or C in the course even if the total points accumulated are more than needed for that letter grade? | feel the project is one of the most important assignments in the course;more control over who has contributed to the project and the final exam;The final is a better reflection of what the student has retained |
| If you are confused about an assignment, you could do any of the following BUT: | Ask any peer advisor or the receptionist in the psychology office for help. |
| Student recommendations on BeachBoard are listed in the order of the number of students who mentioned that recommendation. Put the following recommendations in the same order as they are listed on BeachBoard | 1.Stay on top of the work. 2.Take this course seriously. 3.Make sure to know the deadlines for quizzes and assignments 4.Make sure to read the instructions for everything very carefully. 5.Take advantage of the extra credit opportunities. |
| One of the following statements about the services that peer advisors provide to Psy 301 students is not true. Identify the false statement. | Any peer advisor will be able to help you with all of the assignments since all peer advisors have completed Psy 301 and the course does not change from semester to semester. |
| Points will be entered in the grade book for short assignments (like the e-mail replies or the optional assignment reports) within [x] of the time the assignment [y]. | 2; is due |
| The assignment in which you must submit transcripts from colleges attended and analyze them is due [x](insert month) [y] for those whose last names start with A through K or [z]for those whose last names start with L through Z. | march; 12; 5 |
| To help you identify the course assistants when they are holding office hours in room 206D of the Peer Advising office, they will be wearing _______ tags. | silver |
| You are eager to get started on an assignment for which instructions have not yet been posted. If you want to know when you will be able see the instructions, you should | check the section called When Will I see the Assignments? on the Instructions tab or the Assignments tab |
| The letters following the questions on quizzes indicate: | the source of the information for that question (i.e. K for the book by Kuther) |
| The questions on the final exam are taken from the quizzes. To do well on the final exam you should do all of the following BUT | try to read all of the course materials when you are studying for the final. |
| Indicate which of the following situations are appropriate to bring to the course assistants. You should visit a course assistant . . . . . (Check all that apply | if you need clarification about the meaning of the instructions for an assignment; if you feel overwhelmed and want someone to help you set up a plan to manage your time |
| In order to work as a "psychologist" in most states one needs a: (K) | Ph.D., Psy.D., or Ed.D |
| According to the 2008-09 Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) how many psychologists were employed in the US in 2006? | 166,000 |
| According to the OOH, ________ (insert number) percent of doctoral level psychologists are self employed. | 34 |
| All states require those seeking a psychology license to pass an examination. (OOH | True |
| The American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) recognizes special professional achievement in many subfields. Identify which of the following statements that are true. (OOH | ABPP recognizes accomplishments in 13 different areas.;To be recognized the psychologist must have post doctoral training in the specialty area ;To be recognized the psychologist must pass a specialty area exam |
| Just over ____ (insert number) out of 10 psychologists were employed in health care. (OOH) | 2 |
| The field of psychology in which one may work with a "specialist-level" degree (less time required than a Ph.D., Psy.D., or Ed.D degree) is: | school psychology |
| Which of the following employment settings for psychologists is likely to result in regular work hours? (OOH) | schools and clinics |
| Only ______% (insert a number) of psychology doctoral degree recipients agreed that their employment field was similar to what they had expected. (K) | 55 |
| While the number of licensed psychologists has increased, the demand for their services has __________. (insert one word) (K) | decreased |
| According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2000) which of the following master's level fields related to psychology pays the most? (K | occupational therapy |
| In many states, a person with a master's degree, called a psychological ___________ ,may administer psychological tests, implement behavioral interventions, and conduct some therapy under the supervision of a doctoral-level psychologist. (K | assistant |
| The number of master's programs in psychology __________________ (insert one word) between 1973 and 1993. (K) | quadrupled |
| Most master's degree recipients polled by APA were satisfied with their jobs. (K | True |
| Of the psychology master's degree recipients providing human services, those in __________ (insert one word) psychology earned the most money.(K | school |
| lower admissions requirements | Master's programs |
| more likely to offer part-time study | Master's programs |
| enrollment primarily begins in the fall semester | Doctoral programs |
| more likely to be hired in the "managed care" environment | Master's programs |
| more programs available in convenient locations | Master's programs |
| the more expensive degree | . Doctoral programs |
| There is no good reason for getting a master's degree | Myth |
| You cannot be licensed with a master's degree. | Myth |
| Those who earn Ph.D. degrees are much more effective counselors than those who earn master's degrees. | Myth |
| There are few jobs available for those with master's degrees. | Myth |
| Clinical psychologists may not prescribe medication in any area of the United States. (OOH) | False |
| Employment of psychologists is expected to grow ________ through 2016. (OOH | faster than average |
| Psychologists who have ____________________________ may have a competitive edge over applicants without this background. (OOH) | training in quantitative research methods and computer science |
| The subfield of psychology where the greatest growth is expected through 2016 is: (OOH) | school psychology |
| Master's degree programs in psychology take, on average, [x] year(s) while doctoral programs take [y] years.(OOH) | two year(s) ; five to seven years.(OOH) |
| According to Kuther, the mean starting salary for a RESEARCH position of someone with a master's degree is [x] versus [y] for someone with a Ph.D. degree | $36,500 versus $53,500 |
| school or educational settings | 25% |
| business or government settings | 20% |
| human services settings | . 20% |
| academic settings | 13% |
| hospital or clinical settings | 19% |
| In comparing counseling with social work, counseling concentrates on the [x] whereas social work takes a(n) [y] perspective. (K) | individual;global perspective. (K) |
| Which of the following characterisitcs are important for both treatment and research psychologists? (OOH) | patience and perseverance |
| In what year was the first APA manual published as an article? (BB) | 1929 |
| APA format is used: (BB) | widely by psychologists in the US and in other countries. |
| APA format is a distinct style that is highly structured: (Select those that apply) (K) | to communicate scientifically; to enable readers to critically evaluate the research; to provide enough information for others to replicate the results; to enable readers to critically evaluate the procedures. |
| Put the following sections of an APA manuscript in the correct order. | abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion, references |
| Citations of articles or books noted in the Reference section should be included in every section except (BB) | the Abstract. |
| The abstract of an article should not exceed _____ (insert a number) words. | 120 |
| Participants | Method |
| Statistical significance | Results |
| Purpose and rationale | Introduction |
| Interpretation of results | Discussion |
| When tables and figures are included in the results section of a manuscript, it is still necessary to discuss the same findings in the body of the text. (BB | True |
| A title of a manuscript should be: (BB | informative --ten to twelve words |
| An appendix is used for important material that is too _________ for inclusion in the body of the paper. (multi) | lengthy or detailed |
| Items in the reference list should be put in | alphabetical order according to the authors' last names |
| According to the crib sheet online, in the body of the text of a manuscript, the maximum number of authors that should be identified before adding et al is ___________ (insert a number | 5 |
| The Method Section in the latest edition of the publiction manual now mentions, in describing what information should be presented about subjects, that: (check those that apply): (multi | race/ethnicity should be included in the demographic information; issues concerning the informed consent of subjects should be included |
| patient or case | A. preferred homosexuals or gay men and lesbians |
| Black or Afro-American | A. preferred |
| AIDS sufferers or people with AIDS | B. non-preferred |
| Latinos or Cuban Americans | B. non-preferred |
| older people or elderly | A. preferred |
| While using the reference lists in key papers to give you good leads for other research articles on the same topic, you should not rely on the reference lists as your only method of finding articles because: (K | the author's selection of references may be biased and overlook other important articles |
| Identify all the circumstances that warrant using quotes in your paper | when you want to stress the authority of your source ; when the language of the original source was important or particularly vivid |
| According to APA format you should include a page number with the reference in the body of your paper for all sources. (K) | False |
| Learning to write research papers in APA format is primarily useful for psychology majors seeking to attend graduate school | False |
| The last section of the paper to be written should be the ___________ (insert one word). (K) | abstract |
| What method of note-taking is considered best by Kuther | use of a word processing program |
| In order to know what research has been done in a field and how your research idea fits in, you should conduct a ____________ __________. | literature review |
| Kuther believes the least useful source of ideas for literature review papers is the media including resources like television and newspapers. | False |
| If an instructor discourages students from using books for references in papers it is because | all of the above |
| The most frequent mistake students make in choosing a topic for a research paper is choosing one that | is too broad |
| Based on Kuther's suggested order for writing papers, put the following steps in the correct chronological sequence | organize your ideas; prepare an outline; write; revise |
| If you use standard equipment in your research study, there is no need to mention it in the Method Section of your APA paper. | False |
| A presentation of what you have learned from a study including support or non support of your hypothesis and its implications belongs in the ______________ (insert one word) section of an APA paper. | discussion |
| In writing an APA paper, active voice is preferred to passive voice | True |
| Kuther points out that some students and professors dislike outlines. She believes that results from | vague and fuzzy ideas |
| Once your rough draft is complete, it is important to begin work on the final draft immediately while your ideas are fresh. | False |
| Identify which of the following is not APA style. | Put the page number and a running head in the upper left-hand corner of each page. |
| Kuther suggests using the ___________ (insert one word) approach, moving from the general to the specific, to structure your introduction. | funnel |
| Another name for a literature review paper is a __________ (insert one word) paper | term |
| Sternberg, as cited in Kuther, suggests that you present your findings: | in order of their interest or importance to your hypothesis |
| Double spacing is required throughout the manuscript except: (Check all that apply. Note that all correct answers must be selected to receive credit for this question.) | for footnotes,for table headings and figure captions, for long quotations. |
| When writing about a procedure verbs should be written in the __________(insert one word) tense. | past |
| A __________ (insert one word) should be included at the top of every page and aligned to the right. | header |
| Every paragraph in the manuscript should be indented with the exception of the paragraph in the _______________ section. | abstract |
| Page numbering should | be visible on every page, be placed at the top of the page and aligned to the right |
| The titles of each section of a manuscript should: | be double spaced between the last line of the previous section and the the first line of the new section, be centered |
| Subsection titles are always | italicized and aligned to the left. |
| The section(s) that should begin on a separate page is/are: | Abstract , Introduction , References |
| Examples of reference citations are numerous and a comprehensive list can be found in: (Check all that apply | APA Publication Manual (5th ed., 2001), The on-line Landmark's Citation Machine |
| An APA style paper should be written in 10- to 12-point font, preferably Times New Roman or Courier. (multi | True |
| articles noted in your paper including enough information that your reader can find them | References |
| a brief overview of your study allowing the reader to decide if he/she wants to read the article | Abstract |
| demonstration of the logical continuity between prior research, your research question, and your research design | Introduction |
| description of what you found and what statistical analyses you conducted | Results |
| provision of enough detail so that the reader can replicate your study | Method |
| discussion of the meaning of your findings, alternate explanations, and suggestions for future research | Discussion |
| A literature review should be included in the [x] section | Introduction section |
| When reviewing articles to determine their relevance to a paper you plan to write, your first reading of the article should focus on [x | scanning. (K) |
| According to Kuther, [x] is(are) essential to writing a comprehensive literature review | time |
| The most important part of writing a review paper is [x]. | rewriting. (K) |
| When a search engine charges a fee to list webpages in a prominent location, the better search engines will identify these pages as ______________ (insert one word) links. ( | sponsored |
| .biz | make a profit |
| .com | make a profit |
| .edu | Inform |
| .gov | Inform |
| .org | advocate |
| When comparing web pages with journal articles as sources of references for your psychology papers, webpages are more likely to be reliable because they are subject to critical review by a broad audience. | False |
| Quality websites always include information about all of the following except: | a counter indicating the number of visitors |
| A website that relies on research evidence is not likely to be biased | False |
| Conclusions may be distorted or simplified when reported | Research studies |
| Informant may have something to gain by providing the information, may be paid | Testimonials Informant may have been carefully selected to represent a certain point of view |
| Source, though esteemed, may not have expertise in relevant field | Appeals to authority |
| Experience of the individual may be atypical | Personal experience |
| Information may not be very generalizable | Case studies |
| After reviewing all of the factors recommended for evaluating a Web site, the best way for you to evaluate the quality of a Web site is to: ( | rely on your own critical thinking skills |
| URLs with the domain suffix [x] are least likely to provide unbiased evidence. Those with the domain suffixes of [y] and [z] are more likely to provide objective evidence, though that is never guaranteed. (BB). | .org ;.edu and .gov |
| If you find a website with many links, you would be more inclined to trust a site that links to _______ (BB) Note: The answer to this question is not directly found on BeachBoard. You should figure our the answer based on the information in the readings | APA (American Psychological Association) |
| To find information about the specific sponsor of a website you would be most likely to get the information by doing any of the following but | check the domain name |
| intended audience | read the material in the body of the webpage |
| date site created or updated | look in the footer |
| author of the site | look in the footer |
| type of information source (advocacy group or educational institution) | check the domain in the URL |
| extent and type of references provided | read the material in the body of the webpage |
| the sponsoring institution or person | look in the header |
| In citing electronic media, in general, include the same elements, in the same order, as you would for a reference to a fixed-media source, and add as much electronic retrieval information as needed for others to locate the sources you cited. | True |
| If the electronic content you are citing is likely to be changed or updated, you should include a [x] | retrieval date |
| If the document you wish to site online is no longer available you should: | substitute another source |
| At the top of the list (according to the College Major's handbook) of jobs psychology BA graduates obtain is the category of: | managers and administrators |
| Evaluating and providing guidance to managers of a business to improve working conditions and productivity is known as ______________(insert one word). | consulting |
| Which of the following are advantages of doing an internship before searching for a job? (Check all that apply | You can develop necessary professional skills , You can explore the field you are thinking of entering before committing to a full time job ,You will become familiar with the demands and issues that are important to understand in your chosen field |
| Psychology is known as a(an) ___________ major, which means that those getting a BA degree are ______________________________. | unfocused; prepared with skills appropriate for a wide variety of jobs |
| understanding yourself | Psy 359 - Self Observation and Development |
| problem solving | Psy 130 -- Critical Thinking |
| technical skills | Psy 314 -- Assessment |
| report writing | Psy 200 -- Research Methods in Psychology |
| public speaking | Psy 405 -- Fieldwork in Psychology |
| Select the special skills with which your BA in psychology has equipped you that will increase your marketability to potential employers | Internet and library research skills, Comfort with statistics and mathematics |
| An example of a special knowledge area included in the field of psychology, that would be valued by a potential employer, would be: | All of these are valuable knowledge areas related to psychology |
| Since many employers do not understand psychology, it will be your job to ______________ (insert one word) them about how your degree has prepared you for a position with their company. | educate |
| Entry level counselor positions for BA graduates often have high _______________ (insert one word) because the jobs are challenging and the pay is low. | turnover |
| Though the skills of many social science graduates are similar, the psychology major offers __________ skills that many other social science majors do not get. | quantitative |
| Two surveys noted on BeachBoard both stress the importance of ______________ (insert one word) factors when employers are considering psychology majors for jobs. | personality |
| If you plan to enter the business world after getting your BA, it would be a good idea to take a course in ________________ (insert one of two possible words). | management |
| The most important function of a resume is to: | provide information about your skills so that an employer can quickly determine her or his interest in contacting you |
| In order to obtain items to enhance a resume, an undergraduate should: | all of the above |
| In describing your work history on a resume, you should: | begin with the most recent position first |
| Kuther refers to the skills that include knowledge and an understanding of psychological principles and group dynamics, as well as interpersonal skills, as ________ (insert one word) skills | people |
| Both your text and the link to the Career Development Center suggest that the language used on a resume should highlight: | action-oriented words |
| After providing the basic identifying data like name and address, resumes often start with the listing of your: | job or career objective |
| Information that appears near the start of a resume should be: | whatever is most relevant and best reflects your appropriateness for the position you are seeking |
| Though there is some disagreement about the correct length for a resume, the most frequent length suggested for beginning college graduates is: | one page |
| Which of the following technical/mechanical aspects of a resume would be most attractive to prospective employers? | an error-free presentation (no typos, grammatical boo boos) |
| Interviews are stressful but you can increase your confidence by being thoroughly ______________. | prepared |
| The best ways to get information about an employer with whom you are going to interview include: (check all that apply | Look in the corporate registries found in the Career Development Center, Read the Wall Street Journal to look for information about the company,Check the company website. |
| In an employment interview, if you do not understand the question: | ask for clarification |
| The important fact to remember when searching for a job is that employers want to hire: | someone who is interested and enthusiastic about working for the company |
| In order to ace an interview you should do ALL of the following EXCEPT: | be firm on your salary needs |
| To find out the characteristics of a specific career and gain personal exposure to someone in the field, one of the best ways is to: | conduct an informational interview |
| When submitting a resume to potential employers, it is a good idea: | to include a cover letter |
| If you are invited back for a second interview, you can expect that | all of the above |
| After an employment interview is over it is considered appropriate to | send a typed thank you note to the interviewer for taking time to interview you and once again to express your interest in the position |
| Studies of employers reveal the factor most important in deciding whether to offer a job to a job candidate is: | personality |
| A job interview can be described as a two-way street, This means that | both interviewer and interviewee have an opportunity to learn whether the other meets her, his, or the company's needs |
| The two key areas to prepare for when doing job interviews are | information about yourself; information about the employer |
| It has been estimated that only about _______(insert the word or number) percent of jobs are formally advertised | 15 |
| In your cover letter, you should try to make a connection to the company by: | all of the above are appropriate |
| During the first ___ (insert a number) minutes of an interview, interviewers make initial judgements or create expectations about your professionalism and "fit" for a position based on your appearance and demeanor (K). | 5 |
| The cover letter is an introduction to your resume that enables you to _____ (insert one word) your application to the prospective employer. | tailor |
| With cover letters, it's the opening paragraph and a quick scan of your qualifications. With resumes, it is a quick scan of your accomplishments. With the job interview, it's how you are_________ that sets the tone of the interview | dressed |
| The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is used for admission to (BB): | graduate programs in the liberal arts |
| Which of the following sections of the GRE cannot yet be taken by computer (multi)? | subject test |
| A question about the contributions of Carl Rogers would most likely appear on the _______ section/test of the GRE | Subject area |
| Deadline for registration for the subject area test of the GRE may be as far in advance as | four to six weeks |
| The GRE psychology area test is required by (K): | about 50% of psychology doctoral programs |
| For the basic cost of the GRE, scores are sent to | four schools |
| The computer-based GRE may be taken as often as once a________(insert one word). | month |
| To prepare for the GRE, students most often: | download practice tests from the GRE website,use special GRE study books for test preparation,enroll in GRE preparation classes sponsored by universities and/or private organizations like Kaplan and the Princeton Review |
| Scores on the verbal and quantitative subsections of the GRE range from 200 to 800. Doctoral research programs require a minimal score of [x]PsyD programs require a minimal score of [y] and scientist-practioner programs require a minimal score of [z] | 600 , 540 , 580 |
| demonstrating your ability to use syntax and grammar cues in understanding the meaning of a sentence | Sentence completion questions on the Verbal Section of the GRE |
| using basic descriptive statistics, the ability to interpret data in graphs and tables and knowledge of elementary probability | Data Analysis questions on the Quantitative Section of the GRE |
| recognizing the inferred and explicit elements and assumptions from a written passage | Comprehension questions on the Verbal Section of the GRE |
| demonstrating your ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively, support your ideas, and effectively use the elements of standard written English | Analytic Writing Section of the GRE |
| determining whether two quantities, one in column a and the other in column b, are equal, differ in size, or cannot be determined from the information provided | Quantitative comparison questions on the Quantitative Section of the GRE |
| answering questions about measurement, research methodology, and statistics | The GRE Psychology Test |
| determining how two words are related and then deciding which word pair has a similar relationship | Analogies on the Verbal Section of the GRE |
| answering word problems that show you understanding of arithmatic, algebra, and geometry | Problem solving questions on the Quantitative Section of the GRE |
| Unlike other quizzes in Psy 301, the GRE quizzes can be attempted only once. | True |
| Unlike other quizzes there are time limits on how long you take to complete the GRE quizzes. | True |
| Just like other quizzes, the more items you get correct on the GRE quizzes, the higher will be your score on this assignment | False |
| Unlike other quizzes, the GRE Verbal and Quantitative items are presented one at a time and you can not go back to an item once it has passed. | True |
| To receive a B in the course you need to | submit the requested parts of the project to "turnitin.com", complete all sections of the project , earn at least 175/300 on the final, complete the Course Procedures I quiz with a score of 25 or better , earn 165 project , 1200 points |
| The minimum passing grade for Psy 301 is [x]_______(insert a letter) while a[y] ______ (insert a letter) or better is required to earn CRedit for the class | D; C |
| Starting in the fall of 2003, students who do not complete Psy 301 within the first semester after becoming majors may lose their [x] [y] and be able to apply to the major only one more time. | major, status |
| Check all of the following optional extra-credit assignments that could be done by a student who works from 8 to 4:30 and cannot get to the campus during regular business hours. | schedule a consultation at the Career Development Center ,complete an end of chapter exercise , do the e-mail vigilance responses , attend a Graduate Project workshop, do the Being a Psychology Major quiz |
| If a student discovers that no credit has been received for work that was submitted, the student should (within a week of the due date or announcement of the posting of points) | send an e-mail message to psy301@csulb.edu to describe the situation |
| If you are confused about a question on a quiz, you should send a message to psy301@csulb.edu by ________ if you want to be certain to have enough time to receive a reply and/or help | midnight of the day preceding the due date for the quiz |
| If you must miss an assignment: | you can make up missing points by doing one or more of the optional, extra-credit assignments |
| If you want to look at quiz questions which you have already submitted for points without losing the points and having to repeat the quiz, you need to view the quiz by: | clicking on your score for the quiz in the grade book |
| Why is it necessary to use a specified format in the subject header when sending e-mail messages to psy301@csulb.edu? | To help instructors identify the nature of the message so they can respond expeditiously and to help track mesages if questions arise later |
| A REC in the gradebook for written assignments and extra credit work submitted to the Black Box in Psy 206D means: | that the work placed in the Black Box in Psy 206D has been received , that the work has not yet been graded |
| You can expect to see points entered in the gradebook for the short hand-graded assignments (like the checklist) within ____________ even if the assignment is submitted in advance of the due date | two weeks from the time the assignment is due |
| History quiz | No choice--this item must be completed |
| The Being a Psychology Major quiz | This is an optional assignment. You may do it to earn extra credit points. |
| Attending one of the Career Development Center workshops | This is an optional assignment. You may do it to earn extra credit points. |
| The major jobs with a BA project | For this topic you must select one from two possible topics |
| Attending a colloquium | This is an optional assignment. You may do it to earn extra credit points. |
| The Grad School II quiz | For this topic you must select one from two possible topics |
| You are encouraged to check your e-mail and course announcements at least two to three times a week. Therefore, if you check on Thursdays and Sundays you are checking frequently enough not to miss anything important | False |
| Check all of the following that are true about turnitin.com | campus ID number first item in the title box and in the text,if you submit the same work to turnitin.com under different assignments, you could receive a lack of originality, When submitting work to turnitin.com, you need to select the correct assignment |
| You can earn 60 extra credit points by attending three workshops at the Career Development Center | False |
| If you cannot submit your work on time, you may make up the work if you submit a documented excuse to the instructor(s | False |
| When submitting questions to the instructors at psy301@csulb.edu, each e-mail message should contain no more than _________ (insert number) question. | 1 |
| avoid an exclamation point in the gradebook and receive the points for the highest score, you must be sure to save or submit the quiz each time you look at it. Furthermore, you need to remove all locks (saves) before the due date for the quiz | True |
| For e-mail sent to all, or groups of, students in the class simultaneously , that e-mail will be addressed to each student's preferred account listed on "My CSULB". | True |
| There are over 400 points of optional extra credit work available during the semester. Each student may earn: | no more than 160 points of extra credit work |
| It is not necessary to do the major project in order to get an A, B, or C in the class, assuming you do enough extra credit work to make up for the missing points. | False |
| Under which of the following circumstances can you expect any of the peer advisors to assist you with work in Psy 301? | during Brittany and Tyler's Psy 301 assistant hours (when they are wearing their silver badges,during the workshops about Library Skills, the graduate school project, or the Job with BA project |
| In order to do a good job on the major project for the course (the Grad School or Seeking a Job with a Psychology BA project) you should expect to spend a minimum of __________ working on the project | 14 to 15 hours |
| Sample models of the projects can be found | by scrolling down on the Texts/Readings tab of BeachBoard. |
| If you want to alter the graduate school project to meet a different goal such as applying to law or medical school, you need to submit a revised outline (revised template) to the instructors by | March 26th |
| If you want to learn the score on your project sometime during the 14th week of the semester (rather than the end of the 15th week), you should submit the project by | April 9th |
| Which section(s) of the Graduate School project must be submitted to turnitin.com? | All sections (everything on the template) excluding the appendices |
| Which section(s) of the Job with BA project must be submitted to turnitin.com? | All sections (everything on the template) except the appendices |
| Students having taken 90 or more units and whose overall GPAs are below _________ (insert a GPA) should not plan to do the graduate school project. (And those with overall GPAs below 3.0 should generally not apply to a Ph.D. program.) | 2.75 |
| Why is it necessary to earn a minimum number of points on the project and the final exam to earn an A or B or C in the course even if the total points accumulated are more than needed for that letter grade? | There is more control over who contributedthe project and final exam,final is a better reflection of what the student has retained,The instructors feel the project is one of the most important assignments in the course |
| Conducting an informational interview | The Job with BA project |
| Attending a workshop about finding materials in the GRR | The graduate school project |
| Submitting a packet of materials to be given to someone serving as a reference | The graduate school project |
| Seeking a consultation at the Career Development Center | The Job with BA project |
| Which of the following structural/formatting issues would not result in point deductions on the project. | The project is submitted in 12 pt. font. |
| A student could lose points on the Job with BA project for selecting a career | all of the above |
| tips for answering the questions | green italics |
| warnings about things to note or avoid | highlighted in yellow |
| hyperlinks to websites | blue |
| extra credit opportunities related to the projects | bright green |
| 5 point deduction | poor spelling and grammar on the statement of purpose or the resume |
| minimum of 15 point deduction | submitting unoriginal material -- cutting and pasting from the Internet |
| 20 pt. deduction | not typing the paper |
| 25 pt. deduction | failure to use the template |
| To find the model projects and the grading guidelines you would [x] | 22A or 22B . |
| If you do a graduate project or alternative Job with BA project for which you do not quality, you will lose | 20% of the points earned on the project |
| Most American researchers did not believe they were capable of committing research atrocities and therefore ignored the ________________(insert name) Code | nuremberg |
| The US study that demonstrated abuse of research and prompted the establishment of the National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research in 1974 was called: | The Tuskegee Study |
| Respect for persons, beneficence, and justice are the three principles of the: | Belmont Report |
| Ethical guidelines in psychology | all of the above. |
| The major difference between the principles and the standards of the APA Code of Ethics is | The principles are aspirational while the standards provide specific guidance and are enforceable. |
| Principle A | The purpose of this principle is to guide psychologists to do no harm and to safeguard the welfare and rights of those with whom they interact. |
| Principle B | The purpose of this principle is to create an awareness among psychologists of professional and scientific responsibilities. |
| Principle C | The purpose of this principle is to promote accuracy, honesty and truthfulness in science, teaching and practice. |
| Principle D | The purpose of this principle is to promote fairness and condemn unjust practices. |
| Principle E | The purpose of this principle is to guide psychologists to protect the privacy, confidentiality, and self-determination of all people. |
| All research involving human subjects must be reviewed and approved by an ______________ (Initials only). | irb |
| Research, that has been approved, must demonstrate zero risk of physical or psychological harm to all human subjects. | False |
| The Belmont principle that acknowledges the dignity and freedom of every person is: | Respect for Persons |
| When gaining informed consent from research participants, one must consider each of the following EXCEPT | experience of participants in prior research |
| In assessing the value of psychological research for the purpose of determining whether it is ethical and worth conducting, one should consider each of the following EXCEPT: | the prestige of the researcher |
| Only research that is federally funded must be approved by an IRB. | False |
| According to the APA Ethics Code, it is not necessary to get the informed consent of research participants in research that uses: | any of the |
| PRIOR to conducting an experiment which entails potential physical harm for participants (e.g., an experiment involving the use of alcohol), the psychologist's primary INITIAL consideration and action is to: | obtain medical consultaton to review the plans for the experiment |
| in a research project involving matched pairs decides to withdraw from the research. The experimenter stresses the importance of the student's data to the study, but the student refuses to continue to participate. The experimenter should: | allow the student to withdraw from the study |
| Which of the following statements about deception is consistent with APA Ethical Standards? | Prior to conducting a study, the researcher must be positive that, if revealed, the deceptive components would not decrease willingness to participate |
| A psychologist is conducting research on human participants. It is necessary that the participants not be told about all aspects of the research. The psychologist is obligated to: | apprise the participants of the nature of the study as early as feasible, preferably upon its completion |
| A psychologist is conducting a research project that involves deception. Following collection of the data, she debriefs the participants. several participants do not like the idea of having been deceived. As an ethical psychologist, the researcher should | all of the above |
| You are involved in a multicenter trial on gender and computer usage. The researcher you are working with from Florida has written a consent document and is sending you a copy. | You need to generate a consent document and have it reviewed and approved by your own university IRB. |
| It is generally extremely important to publish and disseminate research findings. Sometimes, however, it is important not to publish. When might it be important not to publish | when the research design is of questionnable value. |
| Dr. Stewart is given a research idea by a colleague in a conversation. He goes ahead and does a study to follow-up on the idea. To be consistent with the APA guideline 8.12, it would be best for Dr. Stewart to | acknowledge his colleague's part by footnote or an introductory statement. |
| The risks involved in a research study can include | all of the above |
| Several classic studies have had considerable influence on the development of ethical standards in research including: | Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Study , Milgram's Obedience to Authority |
| Changes that prompted the 2002 revision of the ethical principles and code of conduct include all but: | the aftermath of 9/11 |
| Considering the mission of the APA ethics code, which statement(s) about the above scenario would be accurate as well as relevant to the ethics of the situation? (Check all that apply) All answers must be correct to receive credit for this question | The language in the informed consent paragraph is not easily understandable to participants and should be restated in a clearer fashion, This type of investigation requires IRB approval. |
| The animals used most often in psychological research are | rodents and birds |
| using a cat as a subject in a study of effects of sleep deprivation and hunger on decision-making. cat is suffering some mild discomfort With regard to APA's Ethical Principles, which is most true | The psychologist is acting ethically since the cat's mild discomfort is justified by the potential elimination of human discomfort that the research findings will provide |
| One reason why animals are used in psychological research is: | their behavior is easier to control and their history is known making it easier to understand the effects of the research variables |
| conditions of the animals' cages are ok and anesthesia was not used consistently. The student maintains that she was never trained in research methodology related to the care and use of animals. The responsibility for this situation lies PRIMARILY with: | the supervisor |
| Most of the cats used in psychological research were once household pets | False |
| All of the following are included in the 3Rs of moderate animal reform groups except | a. removal of animals from all research |
| Of the alternatives to animal research noted in the previous question and repeated below, identify the alternative most often used and most likely to provide helpful research data. | observing animals in their natural environment |
| Animals are routinely used in introductory psychology research courses to demonstrate the principles of learning. | False |
| If a therapy client is dissatisfied with some aspect of therapy, the first thing which could be done (though it may be very difficult) to bring about a change is | direct appeal to therapist |
| Through the years, one of the most frequent areas of complaint to professional ethics committees involves: | sexual improprieties by therapists |
| Of all of the means of registering a complaint against a therapist, which is most likely to result in some possible monetary compensation to the dissatisfied client? | Initiation of a civil suit |
| According to the APA Ethics Code, confidentiality of communication with a patient could ethically be broken: | when the patient reveals that she/he is intending to harm someone else during the course of treatment |
| The California Supreme Court case which changed the way therapists view absolute confidentiality during therapy was: | Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California |
| The ethical rules governing public statements are: | subject to change with professional shifts in what is considered improper |
| Having devised a new way of doing premarital counseling, Dr. Jones, a psychologist, mails a circular proudly announcing his "unique service created to assure a happy start in marriage." | He should be made aware of the ethical violation of standard 5.01 a, b |
| A psychologist in private practice going through a difficult divorce finds himself drinking heavily and getting depressed. He would be well to: | seek professional consultation and consider suspending his practice until he has resolved his issues. |
| Surveys (especially those prior to the last decade) reveal that the percentage of therapists who have sexual relations with their current therapy clients is | anywhere from 5 to 15% |
| Studies also reveal that the therapists who have sexual relationships with current therapy clients are generally: | found across all theoretical orientations and levels of training |
| According to APA, it is acceptable for therapists to have sexual relations with former clients __________: | only in the most unusual circumstances and only after two years |
| A VA Hospital psychologist is ordered to discharge 20% of the chronic patients on his ward each day to help the hospital economize. According to standard 1.02, he should | refuse to comply and work within the organizational structure to have the order rescinded. |
| When the patient stopped coming | The therapist was correct in attempting to contact the patient because of his concern for treatment continuity. |
| When asked for information by the psychiatrist in the emergency room, the psychologist should have: | released the records after the patient recovered and signed the release form, provided only relevant information that might have been helpful in saving the client's life even though he had not signed a release |
| At this point the psychologist could ethically | continue to treat her, seek counseling for his marital problems, and reschedule her appointment time, refer her to another therapist because he feels attracted to her, refer her to a therapist who specializes in child sexual abuse. |
| Continue to treat her, seek counseling for his marital problems, and reschedule her appointment time. C. 2.06b | Personal problems and conflicts |
| Refer her to another therapist because he feels attracted to her | 3.08 - Exploitative relationships |
| Terminate the therapy immediately, wait two years, and then contact her for a social relationship | This option is not supported by the APA Ethics Code. |
| Refer her to a therapist who specializes in child sexual abuse | 2.01a - Boundaries of competence |
| Perhaps the most notable change in the 2002 Ethical Principles for Psychologists and Code of Conduct pertains to whether psychologists can release [x] test data to clients. | raw |
| According to standard [x] of the current APA Ethics Code it is appropriate for trained psychologists to provide expert [y] to questions asked and concerns voiced by callers to radio/TV shows. | 3.04 , advice |
| Before the middle of the 20th Century, a code of ethics for researchers was | not established because researchers were believed to act ethically and responsibly. |
| Less that 10% of psychological research is conducted using animals. | True |
| Animal rights supporters have succeeded in improving the living conditions of laboratory animals. | True |
| Numerous ethical violations were committed during the Tuskegee Study including | harmful deception, denial of treatment. |
| Most scientific disciplines offer courses about the history of their field. | False |
| Instead of developing a unifying paradigm, psychology has developed | all of the above |
| A universal model of thinking and conceptualizing ideas that is accepted by practitioners of the science at a particular time in its development is called a: | paradigm |
| Psychological thought includes three fundamental questions about | thoughts, feelings, and behaviors |
| Psychology as a discipline | is about 120 years old |
| As a philosophical approach, psychological thought is considered to be | prescientific |
| Wilhelm Wundt is commonly known as the Founder of Psychology as an academic discipline because | he taught the first formal lecture in psychology, he established the first lab,he edited the first textbook and journal in experimental psychology |
| The first reference to psychological thought was reported by | Homer |
| The earliest questions of human nature were explained in terms of _________________ conceptualizations | spiritualistic |
| Man did not begin to believe he was capable of thinking on his own, without the assistance of supernatural intervention, until the __________ century B.C. | sixth |
| The main center for the development of Western philosophical ideology flourished because | there was contact with diverse races and cultures, it did not have a strict adherence to any religious orthodoxy, it was located at a crossroads of many cultures and civilizations, it was an affluent area. |
| Evidence of the beginnings of psychological thought came with the rise of | Naturalism |
| Rather than achieving knowledge by means of devine inspiration, the early Greek philosophers believed they had the ability to ____________. | reason |
| Early Greek philosophers rejected __________ explanations in favor of __________explanations. | spiritualistic; naturalistic |
| The earliest Greek philosopher thought to have contributed to Western psychological thought was | Thales. |
| The greatest physician of antiquity who is also known as the “father of medicine” is | Hippocrates |
| To draw forth knowledge from students by pursuing a series of questions and examining the implications of their answers is known | the socratic dialogue |
| Socrates elicited "self-knowledge" through a process called | introspection |
| Plato was the first to recognize that psychological events are | mental |
| The founder of philosophical psychology is | Aristotle |
| [x] held that the mind was a blank slate upon which impressions are made. The Blank Slate metaphor is also known as [y]. | Aristotle, tabula rasa |
| Early Greek physicians contributed to psychological thought with their increased | objectivity |
| Figurines, wind-up toys, automata, and clocks were part of a contextual force of the 17th Century that influenced the development of the doctrine of | mechanism. |
| While increasing the importance of measurement and prediction, _________ advanced the idea of perfect design | clocks |
| Descartes "mind-body problem" is based on a dualistic perspective | True |
| Descartes was significant to psychology as a science in that he helped liberate | science from the grasp of theology |
| What position did Locke take on the origin of human knowledge | All knowledge is acquired from experience; no knowledge is innate |
| Who would argue that only what one observes and can be agreed on by others accurately depicts reality | Comte |
| Positivism | The doctrine that recognizes only natural phenomena or facts that are objectively observable and not debatable. |
| Materialism | The doctrine that considers that facts of the universe can be described in physical terms and explained by the properties of matter and energy. |
| Rationalism | The doctrine that recognizes that humans have the ability to reason and that reasoning is the source of knowledge. |
| Empiricism | The doctrine that recognizes that the pursuit of knowledge is through observation of nature and the attribution of all knowledge to experience. |
| During the 18th century _______________ became experimentally oriented and contributed both methods and knowledge to the study of the mind and of psychological thought | physiology |
| __________ proposed that the topography of a person's skull revealed his or her personality | Gall |
| External brain mapping | Gall Posthumous examinations of brain structures |
| Stimulation of nerves | Muller Destroying or removing certain parts of the brain |
| During the 19th century the intellectual zeitgeist was characterized by [x]. In order to satisfy curiosity, only knowledge and information provided by [y] would be acceptable. | change, the systematic methods of science |
| Charles Darwin's contributions to modern psychology are based on his theory of | evolution and natural selection |
| Darwin's influence on psychology as a discipline includes | an emphasis on function rather than structure,a focus on animal psychology, an acceptance of methodology from many other fields, a focus on the description and measurement of individual differences. |
| Sir Francis Galton claimed that if scientists were going to make claims about data they had collected, they had better use | statistics |
| The "publish or perish" ethic, which is the hallmark of the most prestigious U.S. universities and colleges, is a direct descendant of the 19th century _______________ universities | German |
| Experimental application in the field of physiology was the zeitgeist of the last half of the _______________ century. | 19th |
| The field of sensation and perception was originally established with the work of German physiologists, including __________ and ____________. | Helmholtz; Fechner |
| Who was the first to advance an empirical point of view | Aristotle |
| The British Empiricists believed that knowledge could only be derived from ____________. | observation. |
| Classical psychological positions became crystalized with the work of _____________ and ________________. | Plato; Aristotle |
| The trend toward an empirical perspective was lost to the western world because | of the loss of Aristotle's papers to the Western World, of an increased interest in the applied and practicle sciences, of a return to spritualitualistic and dogmatic beliefs, an interest in science could be considered a heresy |
| Rank order the amount of teaching (number of classes) expected of a professor at each of the following schools. Put the school with the smallest teaching load first | UCBerkeley, CSULB, Orange Coast College |
| A sabbatical leave in most academic settings | requires a faculty member to engage in activities which enhance his/her professional development |
| Stage in a professor's progress through academic ranks in which the individual is either promoted or is asked to leave | "up or out" |
| Highest academic rank reflecting senior status in a discipline. | full professor |
| An opportunity to set aside time for professional development and/or contributions to the discipline | sabbatical |
| Outside employment by full-time tenure-track faculty members. | moonlighting |
| Stressful situation where a faculty member must have published sufficient, quality research to be promoted. The term is used frequently at major research universities. | "publish or perish" |
| A graduate student who is assigned to assist a professor. | graduate assistant |
| Term used to describe faculty who teach part time at a number of difference campuses, thus spending much time commuting | freeway flyer |
| A faculty position with the potential for job security and generally involving a nation-wide search | tenure-track |
| Academic rank at which most new Ph.D.s are hired | assistant professor |
| A faculty member who has a contract and is not expected to receive tenure | lecturer |
| A system whereby faculty members can be assured they will not be penalized for the development of new, possibly controversial ideas. | tenure |
| Which of the following is NOT one of the benefits of college teaching? | highly competitive salary given the level of education |
| Colleges/universities with the lightest teaching loads pay the lowest salaries | False |
| An assistant professor is | generally an entry-level (new Ph.D.) tenure track faculty member |
| Which of the following activities of professors varies the most depending upon the type of institution in which the professor is employed? | need to conduct research |
| In order to be hired in a tenure-track position at a university, one must generally have a ___________ degree. | ph.d. |
| The faculty ethical guidelines and the student recommendations for ethical classroom behavior: | differ in the specificity of the guidelines--faculty guidelines are aspirational while student guidelines are practical |
| Which of the following would be least important for a faculty member seeking promotion at CSULB | service on department committees |
| _______________ is credited with establishing psychology as an academic discipline when he _______________.(BB & E-R) | Wundt; opened first formal laboratory |
| Although the method of introspection was developed by _______ as an examination of one's own mind to inspect and report on personal thoughts or feelings, it had its roots in the early philosophical work of _______________ as it related to self-knowledge. | Wundt; Socrates |
| Functionalism, a system of psychology established at [x], was designed to be in opposition to[y | Univeristy of Chicago, Titchener's Structuralism |
| The transition from Structuralism to Functionalism began with ____________, who, along with many early American psychologists, was influenced by the work of Charles Darwin | William James |
| William James believed that the goal for psychology should be | the study of how people adapt to their environment. |
| America's first professor of psychology was | J. McKeen Cattell |
| Who was the first psychologist to receive a Ph.D. in psychology? | G. Stanley Hall |
| Demonstrating the versatility of the new discipline ____________ paved the way for applied psychology. | G. Stanley Hall |
| Who is credited with being the first clinical psychologist? | Lightner Witmer |
| The difference between the early mental tests developed by Galton and Cattell and Binet's mental tests was the difference between _______________ and _______________. | sensory motor skills; cognitive factors |
| _______________ was the first American psychologist to apply psychological principles to personnel selection. | Walter Dill Scott |
| Forensic psychology was established with the work of [x], who was also influencial in the development of research in the area of [y]. ( | Hugo Munsterberg, eyewitness testimony. |
| During the early history of the discipline of psychology there were few women who contributed to the field. The main reason for this lack of contribution was | the barrier of prejudice and descrimination. |
| Degree programs other than the Ph.D. for those in consulting professions were first suggested by | Leta Hollingsworth |
| Structuralism | Edward Titchener |
| First president of the APA | G. Stanley Hall |
| Intelligence testing | Alfred Binet |
| Eugenics | J. McKeen Cattell |
| School Psychology | Lightner Witmer |
| Psychological principles to advertising | Walter Dill Scott |
| First woman president of the APA | Mary Whiton Calkins |
| Analytical Psychology | Carl Jung |
| Individual Psychology | Alfred Adler |
| Cognitive maps | Edward Tolman |
| Who is considered the founder of American Behaviorism? | John Watson |
| American Behaviorism is divided into how many distinct stages? | 3 |
| Neobehaviorism __________ the scope of acceptable behavior to study | expanded |
| B. F Skinner is said to have changed the face of American psychology when he established his system of _____________(E | operant conditioning |
| In ____________ stimuli that govern behavior follow the behavior and in ___________ stimuli that govern the behavior preceede the behavior. ( | operant conditioning; classical conditioning |
| __________ is most recognized for his work in the area of classical conditioning; __________ is most recognized for his work in the area of operant conditioning; and __________ is most recognized for his work in the area of observational learning | Pavlov; Skinner; Bandura |
| A type of learning identified by Bandura and the sociobehaviorists is | environmental conditioning |
| That personality is determined by both current and early life experiences is a basic principle of all _______________ theories. | psychoanalytic |
| Freud's psychoanalysis was not well received in the U.S. by the academic community because it | lacked scientific rigor. |
| _____________ disagreed with Freud about the amount of conscious ability individuals have to monitor and direct their lives. | Adler |
| The importance of applied psychology or "social action research" was emphasized by | Kurt Lewin |
| There are two models of training for clinical psychologists: the____________ is also known as the scientist-practitioner model and awards a Ph.D.; the _______________ is also known as a practitioner training model and generally awards a PsyD | Boulder Model; Vail Model |
| Abraham Maslow introduced a "third force" in psychology known as | humanistic psychology |
| Carl Rogers' major impact in the field of psychology changed the practice of ____________. | psychotherapy |
| Research conducted during the 1930's by [x] contributed to the understanding that there was more to learning than just a series of stimulus-response connections. This research helped establish the development of [y]. | Tolman, cognitive psychology |
| While his views were criticized because they were incompatible with behaviorism, ___________ continued to develop his theory of ____________ stages of development in children | Piaget; cognitive |
| Who is credited with beginning the "Cognitive Revolution?" | George Miller and Jerome Bruner |
| One of the newer areas of psychology also has some of the oldest roots. This newer area is known as ____________. | psychobiology |
| The most popular approach to experimental psychology today is _______________ psychology. | cognitive |
| While one of the newest perspectives in psychology, psychobiology, has deep roots going back to the early Greeks, only recently has scientific research been possible because | technological advances and techniques are only recently available. |
| Principles of Psychology | . James |
| Principles of Physiological Psychology | Wundt |
| The Interpretation of Dreams | Freud |
| An Essay Concerning Human Understanding | Locke |
| The Behavior of Organisms | . Skinner |
| Cognitive Psychology | Neisser |
| According to Kuther, one of the best sources in finding research materials is to: | utilize the services of a reference librarian |
| A journal which follows the peer review process is generally referred to as a _________ journal | refereed |
| As references, books are usually preferred to journal articles because they have undergone a rigorous review process to be accepted for publication | False |
| Professional papers submitted for publication usually fall into one of the following categories:accept; accept with revision; revise and _____________ ; reject and resubmit; reject | resubmit |
| Authors of journal articles are paid for the articles they submit. | False |
| According to the former CSULB psychology librarian, what are the three MAJOR components of a successful research strategy? | Figure out what you want to research, create search statements using Boolean operators, and pick best information source for your topic. |
| In library terminology, what are CITATIONS | all the information needed to find a journal article |
| Select the items NOT found within citations? | quotations, dates of experiments |
| When searching COAST, the online catalog system at CSULB, it is best to search by: | keyword |
| You can use the online catalog at CSULB to find out whether CSULB has a specific journal article title. | False |
| To find electronic books on the online catalog system at CSULB, you should enter "______________" when searching by author | netlibrary |
| Obtaining information through ILLiad (Interlibrary Loan Internet Accessible Database) generally takes about: | 5 to 7 days |
| If you want to search for videos, DVDs or audio books you can use _____________ (insert one word). | coast |
| primary web based database for psychology | PsycInfo |
| articles from 1887 to the present | PsycInfo |
| lists descriptors and index terms | Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms |
| provides web based free access to journals published by APA | PsycArticles |
| system for saving articles and generating a bibliography in APA format | RefWorks |
| According to the APA online description, the references of PsycInfo are updated every ____________. | week |
| journal records | 78 |
| dissertation abstracts | 11 |
| authored and edited books | 4 book chapters |
| More than ___________ (insert number) languages are covered by PsycInfo. | 27 |
| Historical records included in PsycInfo contain all the same information as recent records | false |
| Which of the following is not included among the population types available in the PsycInfo field database? | children |
| Within the age groups available for searching on PsycInfo, middle age is defined as: | 40 to 64 |
| _____ (insert number) percent of journal articles covered by PsycInfo are peer reviewed. | 98 |
| For a book to be included in the PsycInfo database it must | have psychological relevance |
| To be accepted for inclusion in PsycInfo a journal must be all but | entirely written in English |
| Output options in PsycInfo include all but: | text messaging |
| The PsycInfo online thesaurus will allow you to search for terms alphabetically and ranked by relevancy. | True |
| On PsycInfo, if you only want journal articles or books, how do you limit your search? | publication type |
| If you want to search for multiple endings for the term child (childhood, children, etc), you may do so by utilizing this structure within advanced search | Truncation |
| PARENTHESIS will perform which of the following two operations within your search? (Check two options | Allow you to include all possible terms in your search , Can expand/restrict a single search |
| If you want to use a Wildcard you should enter | ? |
| All of the following will help to narrow your search EXCEPT for | number of pages |
| Within PsycInfo, connecting words (often called Boolean operators) __________________. | use AND, OR or NOT within your search |
| All databases within the CSULB system use the same terminology. | False |
| You can save a lot of time in searching if you search all of the available data bases at once. | False |
| The name of the psychology librarian at Cal State Long Beach is Joseph __________ | aubele |
| Getting journal articles is a 2-step process. For step two you click on the _____(insert the name) icon. | sfx |
| If you want to search for and immediately request books owned by other libraries in the consortium, you should use: | Link+ |
| Thesausus terms are most effectively used when searching multiple databases. | False |
| The CSULB system in which you can save articles from various databases to your own files for later generation of citations and bibilographies is called _________. | RefWorks |
| According to the APA online description of PsycInfo, "more than [x] records " are covered within PsycInfo. | 2.6 million records |
| If you come across an excellent research article and you want to know if other studies have cited it, you should | go to the Cited References section of the PsycInfo database |
| You note that different information sources spell your keyword differently and you want to make sure that you obtain all the relevant references; therefore you should | use a Wildcard when entering your topic into the PsycInfo database |
| You are interested in finding out whether anyone at Ohio State University, one of the graduate schools you are considering, is doing research on your favorite topic. Therefore you should: | enter your favorite topic as a search term along with the name of the university under the author affiliation index |
| You are wondering whether anyone in psychology is doing research on the effects of plastic surgery, but you are not sure about the search terms to use. To find the right search term: | check the PsycInfo Thesaurus |
| You are working on a group project for your Research in Personality class and you want to share references with the others in your group. You could | transfer your references to a folder in RefWorks and share that folder |
| You have entered a topic in the PsycInfo database and located 563 references, far more than you have time to read. A good thing to do to narrow your topic, would be to | select limiters in the PsycInfo database that focus on what you are particularly interested in. |
| If a book is listed as "not available" at the CSULB library, it could mean that | it is checked out, the library does not own it, it is being repaired, it is missing |
| the paper is due in just two days. In reviewing PsycInfo you find a reference to a book that appears to be very important for your topic. But it is not available at the CSULB library. What could you do? | Try checking a local library catalog and go in person to that library to view the book if the catalog indicates that it is available, checking MELVYL to see if the book is available on one of the local UC campuses. Go there to review the book if it is |
| Clicking on Preferences in the upper right hand corner of the screen allows you to | choose your display options |
| To enter an author's name in the Search field, you should enter the __________ (insert one word) name first. | last |
| An efficient way to keep track of articles while continuing to search for others is to add them to your ____________( | folder |
| If you want to locate articles that include citations to a certain author, you can click on Cited References in the banner at the top of the page and enter that author's name, then click on Citing References from your Results list | True |
| Search History allows you to do all but: | modify search history |
| Clicking on the Results List in PsycInfo allows you to get back to your list of records when viewing information about a single record. | True |
| To find authors from a university of interest (such as when seeking faculty in your interest area in a graduate school search), you must use __________ (insert one word) affiliation as the searchable field. | author |
| want to find out if any work is being done at California State University Long Beach, When you do that, the last name of the author/researcher (listed first) whose work is cited is ____________. | Amirkhan |
| When browsing the Thesaurus for the term marital satisfaction, you will find that it was first used as an index term in the year _______. | 1988 |
| However, these references belong to several people with that same name. The ROBERT THAYER who teaches in the psychology department at CSULB is ROBERT E. THAYER. How many references on the list can be attributed to him? | 26 |
| What is the title of Dr. Courtney Ahrens's dissertation? | Silent and silenced: the disclosure and non-disclosure of sexual assault. |
| Which of the following publications by Dr. Guido Urizar was published in 2005? | Influence of maternal stress on successful participation in a physical activity intervention: the impact project. |
| If you want to find the words discriminate, discrimination, discriminating, discriminatory in the title of an article, using truncation you would enter _________ in the first search box that appears and select title in the fields column | discriminat* |
| If you are interested in finding out about Emotions, you would probably want to read a journal article written by CSULB professor _______ and his colleagues | Ralph Hupka |
| Selecting references found in a search for Dr. Bianca Wilson's work, indicate which of the references seems to have had the most impact on the field and is therefore probably an important article to review. | Examining strategies for culturally grounded HIV prevention: A review. |
| Examining strategies for culturally grounded HIV prevention: A review | Bianca Wilson |
| Talking about interest: Exploring the role of social interaction for regulating motivation and the interest experience. | Dustin Thoman |
| Age differences in response selection for pure and mixed stimulus-response mappings and tasks. | Kim Vu |
| Repeated testing sessions and scholastic aptitude in college students' metacognitive accuracy | William L. Kelemen |
| Self-regulation and performance in high-fidelity simulations: An extension of ego-depletion research. | Christopher Warren |
| Relating test-taking attitudes and skills and stereotype threat effects to the racial gap in cognitive ability test performance | Hannah-Hanh Nguyen |
| When setting up your RefWorks account you need to enter all of the following except: | your campus ID number |
| The most recent references you import into RefWorks go into the: | last imported references folder |
| In order to create a RefWorks database you can do any of the following | Import data directly from online database services, Add references manually, Import data from saved text files, Convert data from other bilbiographic management programs, Perform an online data search |
| If you want to delete a reference from your RefWorks account you must | Delete it from "All References." |
| When using RefWorks, it is important to remember | all of the above |
| To export to RefWorks from PsycInfo (as you must do in the Library Skills III assignnment) you can find the instructions | on the RefWorks link next to PsycInfo in the "Databases by Title" list on the library website, In the powerpoint presentation called Library Skills- Part 2 |
| You can use Limiters to generate only those articles that are linked to full text online | True |
| The full text of Sherry Span's article Confirming the factor structure of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in adult, nonclinical samples is available online via which of the following services? | Springer/Kluwer Academic Journals |
| Seeking only peer reviewed articles | too many references |
| Specifying KW in the fields boxes | "just right" number of references |
| Specifying KW in the fields box and females as the population | "just right" number of references |
| Specifying KW in the fields box and selecting chapter as the document type | too few references |
| Specifying KW in the fields box and selecting young adulthood as the age group | "just right" number of references |
| Specifying KW in the fields box and selecting linked full text. | too many references |
| Seeking articles published between 2000 and 2008 | too many references |
| Specifying KW in the fields box and selecting empirical studies as the methodology | "just right" number of references |
| Specifying MJ in the fields box | "just right" number of references |
| To clear a search completely (fields, limiters, results), you need to click on Advanced Search or | keyword |
| It is not possible to use more than three Boolean operators in a search. | False |
| Which of the following articles by James Amirkhan are linked to the full text of the article | Extraversion: a 'hidden' personality factor in coping?, Sense of coherence and stress: the mechanics of health disposition, Reflections on affirmative action goals in pyscholgoy admissions. |
| Once you have met the requirements to declare the major, you must visit ATLAS to declare the psychology major. | True |
| The Psychology Department has over 1200 declared psychology majors. | True |
| To declare the Psychology major, you need | PSY 100, 210, and 220 with a grade of C or better and an overall GPA of 2.5 |
| When looking for research opportunities, you should focus on asking tenured or tenure-track faculty members | True |
| A Psychology minor requires at least ____ units. | 23 |
| You must file a request to graduate (using the form found online at the enrollment services website): | after 90 units and before the enrollment services deadline for graduation terms (Oct. 15th for Spring Graduations; March 1st for Fall Graduations). |
| PSY 241- Psychobiology is required for: | taking PSY 331, 332, 333 and all the other Group 1 psychology courses |
| All departments handle prerequisites differently. In the psychology department, you can take a psychology course without the prerequisites. | false |
| If you register for a psychology course and do not have the prerequisites: | you can and most likely will be dropped from the class by the instructor once the semester starts, you will still have to take the prerequisite course for the psychology major or minor,. you will not be prepared for the course and will fall behind. |
| Students at CSULB are limited to ____ units of repeating. | 28 |
| Grade Forgiveness (new grade replaces old bad grade in your GPA) | 16 units |
| Total number of units you are allowed to withdraw (drop) from at CSULB | 18 units |
| Grade Averaging (after you have used up your grade forgiveness units, the grades in any courses you repeat will be averaged together in your GPA) | 12 units |
| A college education should be valuable to you in many ways, but certainly one practical value of it can be measured in terms of financial gain. The 2008 graph shows that, as compared to a high school graduate, a college graduate: | earns, on average, $387 more per week and is half as likely to be unemployed |
| The amount of material students are assigned to read in their courses dramatically increases in college. Which of the following are important techniques for boosting reading comprehension? | Link the topics you are reading to knowledge you already possess,Examine major topics to be covered before reading, Generate a list of questions about the topics that you want to cover, Quiz yourself about the major topics after you finish reading |
| According to the research on time management, _____ appears to play an important role in working efficiently | setting personal goals |
| College professors rely heavily on ______ as the primary organizing element of a course. | a syllabus |
| The academic environment of college classrooms requires that you are: | open and tolerant of diverse points of view |
| Research shows that adopting an internal or external locus of control has measurable consequences. Which of the following statements best describes what we know from that research? | College students with an external locus of control experience greater stress and higher rates of substance abuse, while students with an internal locus of control experience greater academic achievement. |
| Academic success in college is largely based on your ability to learn new information and master new skills. Research in cognitive psychology has taught us that learning is maximized when the information to be learned is: | rehearsed and reviewed repeatedly over time, reduced to meaningful and manageable units, actively processed |
| Learning research (Wagner, Schober, & Spiel, 2008) has found that students had the best academic performance working on a variety of tasks in discrete (separate) ____ intervals. | 30 minute |
| Research from the National Center for Education Statistics indicates that ____ percent of high school seniors in the United States are proficient writers. | 24 |
| Experimental psychologists’ research skills are general enough to be applied to a variety of topics. | true |
| Experimental psychologists’ research skills are general enough to be applied to a variety of topics. | biopsychological |
| A core part of your education as an undergraduate and graduate student in psychology will include training in: | experimentation, research methodology, social psychology, statistics |
| Although fewer in number than doctoral programs, master’s programs exist in the research subfields, the largest number in: | experimental |
| Social psychologists investigate areas such as: | aggression, interpersonal relationships, prejudice |
| The research-intensive nature of the graduate training in the research subfields allows doctoral programs in these areas to offer students substantial financial support. Typically, these doctoral students: | do not pay tuition and are paid to do research or teach |
| Graduates with bachelor’s degrees who are interested in the research subfields often find rewarding work as a research assistant for institutions or private companies. Their responsibilities usually include all of the following EXCEPT: | designing the purpose and methods of research projects |
| Because of its interests in topics such as attention, perception, memory, reasoning, and language, cognitive psychology has recently: | developed more connections to other disciplines |
| Biopsychologists are interested in: | the impact of disease processes on behavior, how biological systems affect behavior, how behavior affects biological systems, the impact of medications on behavior |
| A study by Kleykamp, Jennings, Sams, Weaver, and Eissenberg (2008) investigated the effectiveness of nicotine patches in helping individuals stop smoking. Which of the following accurately describes one finding from this biopsychological study? | Symptoms that smokers experience when they do not smoke are only partially based on nicotine withdrawal. |
| Master’s programs in the research subfields prepare you to either seek employment that utilizes your training or pursue a doctoral degree. The best indication of which of these a specific program will prepare you to do is to: | inquire about what recent graduates of the program are currently doing |
| ________ % of U. S. PhDs awarded between 1996 and 2005 were in the five research-intensive subfields of experimental, developmental, social, cognitive, and biopsychology. | 25 |
| In all settings where research psychologists work (academic, government, and private sector), research careers will carry specific expectations for: | productivity |
| A good way for you to gain additional understanding of careers in research within psychology is to _______. | read the research literature |
| Your text reminds you to keep in mind two important things about master’s level programs in the research subfields. They are that: | a master’s degree in a research subfield is not enough to make you a psychologist, a master’s degree may make your application to a doctoral program more attractive |
| Approximately __________% of recent graduates in the research-oriented subfields of psychology are employed full time in private sector and government positions (APA, 2005). | 26 |
| According to the U.S. Department of Labor (2007) median salary estimates, it is most financially profitable for a recent bachelor’s degree graduate working in research-oriented psychology to become a(n) _________. | budget analyst |
| Dr. Balaban from Eastern Oregon University describes the process of research. As an undergraduate research assistant, you would be LEAST likely to gain expertise in which of the following skills: | developing your own research programs |
| The primary goal of graduate training in experimental, developmental, social, cognitive, and biopsychology is to ensure that all graduates: | have the knowledge and skills to conduct their own independent research |
| I/O psychologists assist in company hiring decisions by designing methods to select new hires (personnel) for the company. Which of the following is NOT an example of an assessment component of the personnel selection process of I/O psychology? | training measures |
| I/O psychologists’ careers are dependent upon more than just their performance in their positions. Your text discusses how their employment is affected by all of the following factors EXCEPT: | from which university the I/O psychologist obtained their graduate degree |
| The I/O psychologist who is most likely to travel to where there is demand for their services and is retained to help a company deal with a specific issue is a(n): | consultant |
| If you are interested in working in areas related to I/O psychology with a bachelor’s degree, it would be most lucrative (profitable) for you to pursue positions as a(n): | manager |
| According to a recent survey (Khanna & Medsker, 2007), I/O psychologists are most frequently employed in which of the following settings? | academic settings |
| Many graduate programs in the I/O psychology subfield place emphasis on: | coursework, research, and internship experiences |
| The U.S. Department of Labor (2007) ranks I/O psychologists as the ______ wage earners of all the psychology subfields. | highest |
| As a subfield of psychology, I/O psychology is primarily interested in all of the following topics EXCEPT: | What aspects of a salesperson’s behavior influences the customer’s decisions the most? |
| Recently, increased interest in master’s level training options for I/O psychology caused the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) to: | create guidelines for skills and content areas for MA programs |
| If you are interested in applying to I/O graduate programs, it is recommended that you take and enjoy which of the following courses as an undergraduate? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY) | Ethics Social Psychology Learning and Behavior, Research Methods, Psychological Testing |
| Your text profiles Dr. Russell Johnson, an I/O psychologist and assistant professor of psychology at the University of South Florida. Dr. Johnson describes a major benefit of pursuing an I/O degree such that doctoral graduates in I/O enjoy: | a wide variety of employment opportunities in business, government, or academic settings |
| In PRO, information on undergraduate scholarships is located in/on: | Student Resources Room binders and bulletin boards |
| If you want to find out systematically about jobs and internships available to psychology students, you should: | look on the bulletin boards about jobs and internships in the Career Resources Room |
| According to the National Science Foundation (2006), what percentage of all psychology doctoral degrees awarded in the U.S. were in clinical and counseling psychology combined? | 51% |
| Currently, only two states allow clinical and counseling psychologists to prescribe medications. Which two? | Louisiana, New Mexico |
| his term is used to describe activities that involve providing direct services to patients. | practice |
| If you’d like to use your bachelor’s degree working to coordinate social services between clients in need and agencies that serve them (e.g., nonprofit organizations, government agencies), your best bet for maximizing your salary would be a position as a: | community and social services specialist |
| What percentage of clinical and counseling psychologists work in a private practice or outpatient clinic immediately after they complete graduate school? | 30% |
| According to the US Department of Labor, the median income of clinical and counseling psychologists in 2007 was $__________. | 62,210 |
| Which of the following are characteristics of psychotherapy? | Its focus of treatment is to cure the problem, and It’s used on problems that are internal to self |
| The Boulder model is a specific type of graduate training for clinical and counseling psychologists. Which of the following are characteristics of the Boulder model? | Successful completion of the program results in a PhD, Students are prepared for careers in research, Students are prepared for careers in private practice. |
| To receive licensure as a clinical or counseling psychologist, all states require: | a passing score on the national licensing exam, the Examination for Professional Practice of Psychology (EPPP) |
| Clinical and counseling psychology students who are not interested in conducting research may prefer to pursue a: | PsyD |
| he American Psychological Association (APA) offers accreditation for: | doctoral programs in clinical and counseling psychology |
| Which of the following would you be REQUIRED to have, if you wished to work as a school psychologist in a public school setting in most states? | minimum of the specialist level degree, completion of the Praxis School Psychology Exam, national certification as a school psychologist granted by the National Association of School Psychologists |
| According to 2005 data from the American Psychological Association, educational psychologists most often find employment in: | universities, colleges, or medical schools |
| The median salary for a practicing school psychologist in 2007 was: | $62,210 |
| The single biggest issue that school psychologists focus on is: | addressing students’ special needs such as physical, emotional, and learning disabilities |
| School psychologists can face serious employment challenges because of always changing legislation and requirements placed on schools that determine funding for their positions. These challenges have resulted in which of the following? | increasing caseloads where one school psychologist must serve several schools in a district, a severe shortage of school psychologists that has existed for some time,school psychologists feeling a sense of isolation from fellow professionals |
| The American Psychological Association (APA) evaluates and provides training standards for master’s level programs in school psychology. | false |
| School psychologists engage in program evaluations in situations where: | gathering information about an academic program will help serve individual students |
| Which of the following statements about specialist-level training in school psychology are TRUE? | Many programs require completing a master’s program before being admitted to the specialist’s program, some programs offer a specialist-level degree by itself, programs at the specialist-level degree require both coursework and internship experience. |
| If you’d like to prepare for graduate training in school psychology, you should concentrate on and excel in undergraduate courses in development, research, and education as well as: | psychological testing and diversity |
| In recent decades, the need for school psychologists has dramatically increased (the number of them doubling during the 1970s, then that number doubling during the 1980s). The most influential event affecting school psychology was: | the passage of federal legislation called the Education for All Handicapped Children Act |
| To work in areas related to educational and school psychology with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, the median salary estimate for secondary school teachers (e.g., high school teachers) was: | $49,420 |
| Galli (2008) recommends that undergraduate students who wish to pursue graduate study in exercise and sport psychology should: | double major in psychology and exercise science |
| Evaluating the effectiveness of a stress reduction program for gymnasts is an example of which type of exercise and sport psychology service? | research |
| Which division should you investigate to learn about exercise and sport psychology? | Division 47 |
| competition may squeeze out master’s-level practitioners in favor of doctoral-trained individuals, particularly because more states are requiring licensure at the doctoral level in order to practice. (for exercise and sports therapy) | True |
| Which of the following best describes the focus of the Health and Exercise Psychology area? | the role of exercise in disease remediation, injury rehabilitation, and stress reduction over the lifespan |
| Students interested in graduate training in exercise and sport psychology must choose one of two distinct academic training paths, each with its own benefits and limitations in terms of career preparation and eligibility. The two paths are: | psychology, kinesiology |
| State licensure regarding careers in exercise and sport psychology is required for individuals who: | perform diagnosis, provide treatment, do assessments |
| When the APA recognized sport psychology as a proficiency area in 2003, it identified the populations and groups that would be served by sport psychologists. According to the proficiency designation, be described as: | a full range of sports participants as well as those not directly participating (families, coaches, administrators, officials) |
| Which of the following jobs related to exercise and sport psychology would you be eligible for with a bachelor’s degree? | health fitness instructor, personal trainer, youth sports coach, recreational worker for a state park |
| The TWO most common employment settings for those with graduate training in exercise and sport psychology are: | a private practice where only a portion of the work is devoted to exercise and sport psychology and academic positions at colleges/universities |
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