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d

1. Which of the following was mentioned as askill to which psychology students would beexposed? a. critical thinking b. use of the scientific method c. critical evaluation of sources of information d. all of the above

c

10. An individual's consistent pattern of thoughtand behavior is known as a(n) ________. a. psychosexual stage b. object permanence c. personality d. perception

b

11. In Milgram's controversial study onobedience, nearly ________ of the participantswere willing to administer what appeared to belethal electrical shocks to another person becausethey were told to do so by an authority figure. a. 1/3 b. 2/3 c. 3/4 d. 4/5

d

12. A researcher interested in what factors makean employee best suited for a given job wouldmost likely identify as a(n) ________ psychologist. a. personality b. clinical c. social d. I-O

d

13. If someone wanted to become a psychologyprofessor at a 4-year college, then s/he wouldprobably need a ________ degree in psychology. a. bachelor of science b. bachelor of art c. master's d. PhD

b

14. The ________ places less emphasis onresearch and more emphasis on application oftherapeutic skills. a. PhD b. PsyD c. postdoctoral training program d. dissertation

d

15. Which of the following degrees would be theminimum required to teach psychology courses inhigh school? a. PhD b. PsyD c. master's degree d. bachelor's degree

c

16. One would need at least a(n) ________ degreeto serve as a school psychologist. a. associate's b. bachelor's c. master's d. doctoral

b

2. Psyche is a Greek word meaning ________. a. essence b. soul c. behavior d. love

c

3. Before psychology became a recognizedacademic discipline, matters of the mind wereundertaken by those in ________. a. biology b. chemistry c. philosophy d. physics

d

4. In the scientific method, a hypothesis is a(n)________. a. observation b. measurement c. test d. proposed explanation

b

5. Based on your reading, which theorist wouldhave been most likely to agree with this statement:Perceptual phenomena are best understood as acombination of their components. a. William James b. Max Wertheimer c. Carl Rogers d. Noam Chomsky

c

6. ________ is most well-known for proposing hishierarchy of needs. a. Noam Chomsky b. Carl Rogers c. Abraham Maslow d. Sigmund Freud

d

7. Rogers believed that providing genuineness,empathy, and ________ in the therapeuticenvironment for his clients was critical to theirbeing able to deal with their problems. a. structuralism b. functionalism c. Gestalt d. unconditional positive regard

a

8. The operant conditioning chamber (aka________ box) is a device used to study theprinciples of operant conditioning. a. Skinner b. Watson c. James d. Koffka

a

9. A researcher interested in how changes in thecells of the hippocampus (a structure in the brainrelated to learning and memory) are related tomemory formation would be most likely toidentify as a(n) ________ psychologist. a. biological b. health c. clinical d. social