psychologyYou are preparing to do a hard task and so you say to yourself, "I can do it!" What is this an example of? a personal dare motivational self-speech defensiveness modeling

A researcher wants to find out if children have higher levels of aggression if they play violent video games. What is the dependent variable? video games children aggression the researcher

aggression

What is not a reason correlations are useful? Correlations consider relationships. Correlations allow you to make inferences. Correlations allow you to determine causes.

Correlations allow you to determine causes.

Prior to 1879, people who studied behavior associated themselves with: Physics Economics Biology Psychology

Biology

How are clinical psychologists and counseling psychologists similar? Each has private counseling sessions with only one person. Both meet with clients and listen and offer help with problems. Both prefer to treat people with severe mental illnesses. none of the above

Both meet with clients and listen and offer help with problems.

Why is a survey better than a case study to find out people's preferences for wearing certain shoe brands? Surveys will give you 100% accuracy in guessing people's preferences. Case studies focus on too few people to get the results you want. Case studies are only interested in values, not attitudes or opinions. Surveys allow many people to report their personal opinions.

Surveys allow many people to report their personal opinions.

What would a developmental psychologist say about a young child who throws a temper tantrum? The child has a disorder and needs to be screened further. The child is a prime candidate for road rage when she gets older. A preschool counselor needs to keep an eye on the child at school. Tantrums are developmentally normal for young children.

Tantrums are developmentally normal for young children.

What is the best way to explain the role of the ego?

The ego is a mediator between the superego and id.

How does the sociocultural perspective relate to your development as a person

The people and your community influence you, but ultimately you control your thoughts and actions.

Who is considered the father of psychology? Wilhelm Wundt Sigmund Freud Carl Rogers Isaac Newton

Wilhelm Wundt

A psychologist at Harvard University wants to conduct an experiment using rats and mazes. The experiment doesn't involve humans. Must the researcher have the IRB give approval to conduct the experiment? No, as long as the experimenter follows the APA guidelines, the testing will be okay. Yes, the IRB must approve any experiment regardless of whether it's animal or human testing. No, as long as the funding to do the experiment came from a private source. Yes, the IRB must approve experiments only if animals are tested to prevent cruel treatment.

Yes, the IRB must approve any experiment regardless of whether it's animal or human testing.

Why is studying psychology useful? You can predict what people are thinking. You can control people to do whatever you want. You can have a better perspective for other people's experiences. You can more accurately fix unexpected health problems.

You can have a better perspective for other people's experiences.

What is not a major field in psychology? cognitivism sociocultural behaviorism actionism

actionism

A good sample _____. should be changed in the middle of your experiment to add variety guarantees your experiment has no problems expands your choices of who to study allows you to generalize results

allows you to generalize results

Informed consent _____. allows you to quit an experiment at any time is not a necessary step for all experiments is a requirement only if potential harm will happen is only a requirement for non-school experiments.

allows you to quit an experiment at any time

What is an example of a social influence? an uncle or aunt your best friend a teacher

an uncle or aunt your best friend a teacher

What is the difference between behaviorism and cognitive psychology? Behaviorism focuses on actions only. Cognitive psychology focuses on people's thoughts, desires, and motives. Behaviorism intends to consider feelings but often forgets to ask subjects how they felt. both A and B

both A and B

What is the major difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist? Only psychiatrists attended medical school. Only psychologists treat clients with problems. Only psychiatrists can give medicine to clients. both A and C

both A and C

What is the difference between psychoanalysis and psychophysics? Psychoanalysis uses introspection and psychophysics doesn't. Psychophysics studies the five senses and their reaction to stimuli. Psychoanalysis attempts to resolve conflict. both B and C

both B and C

A/An _____ is a type of variable that is not accounted for in a research experiment. independent variable dependent variable confounding variable

confounding variable

If you needed some help working through family problems, who would be the best choice to seek it from? clinical psychologist counseling psychologist sociocultural psychologist developmental psychologist

counseling psychologist

A researcher wants to study finches in their natural habitat. What type of qualitative research method is best to use? longitudinal observational case study cross-sectional

observational

Psychology literally means the study of behavior and actions. True False

False

What is the correct order in which these theories emerged, from earliest to latest? psychodynamic, behaviorism, humanistic, cognitivism behaviorism, psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitivism psychodynamic, behaviorism, cognitivism, humanistic behaviorism, psychodynamic, cognitivism, humanistic

psychodynamic, behaviorism, humanistic, cognitivism

A hypothesis allows you to predict the potential outcome of your research experiment. True False

true

A social psychologist would study _____. why the leadership in a business is struggling the academic performance of students in high school the link between depression and lack of exercise why people in lines at the grocery store don't talk to each other

why people in lines at the grocery store don't talk to each other

What is the mean of 4, 6, 8, 20, 12? 10 8 5

10

What is not something a humanist would believe about people?

People can be analyzed into basic parts.

What associations does a dog make when being conditioned to drool at the sound of the bell?

The dog associates the sound of a bell with getting food.

What are reasons you would need to be debriefed after an experiment? You took a placebo pill or any type of medication. You were deceived during the experiment to spark a reaction. Your mood and feelings were manipulated. You simply participated in an experiment. all of the above

all of the above

What is the purpose of using the Scientific Method? This method allows people to separate fact from fiction. This method allows people to conduct orderly research. This method allows people to make new discoveries. all of the above

all of the above

Descriptive statistics are useful because _____. you can analyze results and draw conclusions trends are not determined any other way averages can be found without completing an experiment you can find the causes of problems

you can analyze results and draw conclusions

What is the mode of 4, 7, 7, 7, 4, 6, 6, 6, 7? 7 4 6

7

What is the median of 6, 7, 9, 12, 15? 12 9.6 9

9

How would a humanist treat a person who came to him with a problem?

A humanist treats other people with empathy, because their main goal is for you to keep your dignity.

Which are examples of a population and its potential sample? All Men: Heart Attack Survivors Family: Teenager Smokers: People Who Have Lung Cancer School District: High School Soccer Team: Basketball Team Orchestra: Woodwind Players Library: Personal Book Collection

All Men: Heart Attack Survivors Family: Teenager Smokers: People Who Have Lung Cancer School District: High School Orchestra: Woodwind Players

What is the median of 5, 7, 2, 4, 3? (Remember to place the numbers in order first.) 2 4 4.2

4

What does the story of Baby Albert demonstrate? Early experiments on children don't fit today's standards of ethical treatment. Watson was wrong to experiment on Baby Albert. Good experiments, such as teaching any emotion to a child, are helpful. Since some past experiments were unethical, we shouldn't pay attention to the experiment's results.

Early experiments on children don't fit today's standards of ethical treatment.

After school, several students skateboard at the nearby park. Your best friend, Erwin, is a good skateboarder and happens to fall when attempting a fancy trick. After falling, Erwin gets back up and starts repeating the trick over and over again. How would a cognitive psychologist interpret Erwin getting back up and repeating the trick many times?

Erwin is motivated to learn the trick to perfection and knows that practice makes perfect.

Who made advances to our understanding of the conscious and unconscious mind

Freud

Which organization requires colleges to submit plans for any experiment that is about to be conducted? American Psychological Association (APA) Institutional Review Board (IRB) Government Regulations (GR)

Institutional review Board (IRB)

During lunch you watch your friend, Jordan, insert a dollar into the vending machine. Shortly after the bill is inserted, nothing happens, and the bill doesn't come back out. You then see Jordan hitting and kicking the machine.

Jordan has learned to hit the machine because she has seen other people hit vending machines when their money is eaten.

What did Wundt's pendulum experiment demonstrate? Hearing sounds can confuse people when asked what they saw. Watching a pendulum requires extreme focus. People need time to shift between two different stimuli.

People need time to shift between two different stimuli.

What makes psychoanalysis different from behaviorism?

Psychoanalysis considers introspection and examines the subconscious.

A negative correlation _____. is not a very considerate way to compute your numbers has no relationship among the variables means both variables increase together means one variable goes up and the other goes down

means one variable goes up and the other goes down

You are preparing to do a hard task and so you say to yourself, "I can do it!" What is this an example of? a personal dare motivational self-speech defensiveness modeling

motivational self-speech

A researcher conducts an experiment to find out how many people experience "brain freeze" after eating a cold dessert. One group of people is given ice cream cones to eat, and the other group is given pie to eat. Which group is the experimental group? people who are given ice cream to eat people who are given pie to eat both groups are experimental groups

people who are given ice cream to eat

Psychophysics is the study of _____. people's reactions and perceptions to stimuli the laws of physics and how believable they are unusual discoveries in laboratory experimentations

people's reactions and perceptions to stimuli