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PSYCHOLOGY TEST 1
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| which processes are normal physical activities? | Physiological |
| The use of experimental and mathematical techniques to formulate and test hypotheses is known as | the scientific method |
| which of the following is the end product of an experimental study? | Theory |
| Rather than applying psychological principles to studies of human behavior, a scientist engaged in basic science | discovers those principles |
| in what way is psychology connected to natural sciences? | It explores biological explanations for human behavior. |
| The french philosopher Descartes proposed that | The mind and the body are linked |
| Which of the following psychologists is associated with Gestalt psychology? | Wolfgang Kohler |
| Which of the following is credited with pioneering the psychoanalytic approach to psychology? | Sigmund Freud |
| The concept of conditioning is most closely associated with which approach to psychology? | Behaviorism |
| Humanism differs from behaviorism and psychoanalysis in that it. | Does not view humans as being controlled by external events or unconscious forces. |
| Which of the following is a specialty of medicine? | Psychiatry |
| Which of the following is most likely to study consumer attitudes? | Social psychologist |
| An individual working in which field of psychology might study the effects of drugs, or try to explain behavior based on chemical activities in the nervous system? | Psychobiology |
| Specialists in this field of study, the interaction between physical and psychological health factors. | Health psychology |
| What is the worlds largest society of psychologists and educators? | American psychological association |
| Structuralism | Wilhelm Wundt |
| Functionalism | William James |
| Inheritable traits | Sir Francis Galton |
| Psychoanalysis | Sigmund Freud |
| Behaviorism | Ivan Pavlov BF Skinner, John B Watson |
| Humanistic psychology | Abraham Maslow Carl Rodgers |
| Cognitive psychology | Jean pageant |
| Lisa draws 10 names out of a bowl, containing the names of all students at her school to determine which student she will interview for a study on the schools computer usage. This is an example of…. | Random sample |
| Which of the following is most likely to have a negative correlation? | A persons ability as a driver and number of accidents. |
| A research study exam in the intellectual growth of 20 premature children over a period of 18 years. This is best described as an example of. | A longitudinal study |
| In a study, what is a relatively small group out of the population called | Sample |
| What do the IPAs ethical principle say about the use of deception in research? | Deception should be used only if no better alternative is available |
| failing at some thing because one has no confidence one can succeed is an example of | A self-fulfilling prophecy |
| In the Milgram experiment | Both researchers in the learners knew that the shocks were not real |
| One method of avoiding self-fulfilling prophecies is to | Use a double blind study |
| What ethical concern did the Milgram experiment generate? | The teachers were led to believe something was true, and it was not in parentheses put the shock experiment |
| The placebo effect occurs when | Subjects in the control group think the drag has caused a change in their physical state. |
| Central tendency is a measure that tells something about | the average score of participants given the same test. |
| Which of the following uses rectangles to show frequency, distribution | histogram |
| If you want to calculate the standard deviation for a set of data, you could begin by | calculating the variance |
| Inferential statistics are important because they | allow scientists to make generalizations about the population from which a sample was taken |
| The range of a blank must be between +1 minus1 | Pearson correlation coefficient |
| Which of the following is a physiological process? | breathing |
| Which of the following is an example of a physiological process affecting a cognitive process? | lack of sleep impairing one's ability to think |
| What is the goal of a psychologist who studies numerous accounts of past behavior? | to predict future behavior |
| What are psychological principles? | explanations about why people behave as they do |
| Under the scientific method, facts are based on what kind of data? | empirical |
| A prediction about behavior that will be tested through research is referred to as | a hypothesis. |
| After studying the results of a number of studies, a psychologist might propose what kind of explanation for human behavior? | a theory |
| When a psychologist conducts research to determine what causes certain behavior, that psychologist is practicing | basic science. |
| Psychology, along with cultural anthropology and sociology, are referred to as | social sciences. |
| Which of the following is an advantage of scientists using an objective, rather than subjective, method of observation and analysis? | they can share and retest results |
| As opposed to the popular idea of dualism, seventeenth-century philosopher Descartes proposed which of the following? | The mind and body influence each other to create a person's experiences. |
| The first modern psychologist was | Wilhelm Wundt. |
| Which question was raised by Sir Francis Galton's 1883 study of individual differences that remains a controversial subject in psychology even today? | whether behavior is determined by heredity or environment |
| Believing that perception is more than the sum of its parts resulted in the which of the following approaches to studying human behavior? | Gestalt psychology |
| He believed that unconscious motivations and conflicts are responsible for most human behavior. | Sigmund Freud |
| Because Ivan Pavlov, John B. Watson, and B.F. Skinner believed that psychology should be concerned with the observable facts of behavior, they came to be known as | behaviorists |
| Which of the following is associated with B.F. Skinner? | reinforcement |
| Which of the following is associated with Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers? | humanistic psychology |
| Because they believed that behavior is influenced by a variety of mental processes, Jean Piaget, Noam Chomsky, and Leon Festinger are known as | cognitivists. |
| Which approach makes use of brain scans for studying brain functioning and behavior? | psychobiology |
| Which of the following is a medical doctor who treats patients with disturbed behavior? | psychiatrist |
| Which of the following is most likely to work in a mental hospital? | clinical psychologist |
| Which of the following is a specialty that studies social changes that occur throughout life? | developmental psychology |
| You need to create a teacher assessment for your school district and want to hire an expert in the field. Which of the following should you consult? | an educational psychologist |
| Specialists in this field may work in a mental health or social welfare agency. | community psychology |
| Specialists in this field study and develop methods to boost production and improve working conditions. | Industrial psychology |
| Which of the following would likely become the subject of a study conducted by an environmental psychologist? | the relocation of families following Hurricane Katrina |
| Specialists in this field try to explain behavior in terms of electrical and chemical activities in the nervous system. | psychobiology |
| Which of the following would likely become the subject of a study conducted by a forensic psychologist? | domestic abuse repeat offenders |
| These psychologists perform research to understand how humans operate physically and psychologically. | experimental psychologists |
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