Psychology True/False Questions from CH.1

As a science, psychology is objective and value-free

false

Human intuition is remarkably accurate and free from error

false

Most people lack confidence in accuracy of their beliefs

false

Psychiatry is a branch of psychology

false

Today Psychology is best defined as the study of the mind

false

We are particularly likely to notice information that is inconsistent with our beliefs

false

an analysis of the research indicates that psychologists have sometimes unnecessarily caused extreme pain to animals

false

the purpose of the experiment is to recreate behaviors exactly as they occur in everyday life

false

the scientific finding that children who watch violent television tend to be violent, proves that viewing violence causes violence

false

The opinions of 1500 or 1200 randomly selected people can provide a very accurate picture of the opinions of an entire nation

true