Intro to psychology Chapter 1 practice questions

which of the following is an accurate list of the goals of psychology? A. describe, explain, predict, and control behavior B. understand, improve, assist the well being of humans C. categorize, understand, and manipulate human thought processes D. explore, understand, and influence the functions of the human mind

A. describe, explain, predict, and control behavior

what is the name for the idea that is was possible to study human behavior through careful experimentation? A. empiricism B. introspection C. dualism D. observation

A. empiricism

the statement "the whole is more than the sum of its parts" is associated with which psychological school of thought? A. gestalt B. behaviorsim C. humanism D. functionalism

A. gestalt

which of the following is not one of the common limitations of the experimental method? A. naturalistic error B. ethnocentrism C. generalizability D. volunteer bias

A. naturalistic error

which is NOT a characteristic of pseudosciences? A. poorly marketed B. untestable claims C. failure to replicate D. misleading language

A. poorly marketed

which of the following statements does not reflect the interplay between the psychological perspectives? A. psychologists may adopt more than one approach, but one always emerges as the clear front runner B. the different views of human behavior are complementary C. there is a great deal of overlap between the perspectives D. when behavior is viewed through multiple lenses a more complete picture emerges

A. psychologists may adopt more than one approach, but one always emerges as the clear front runner

which of the following is NOT one of the goals of psychology? A. control B. evaluate C. predict D. describe

B. evalutate

which mental health professional goes through medical school? A. counselor B. psychiatrist C. social worker D. psychologist

B. psychiatrist

which quality of a good experiment helps protect against fraudulent research? A. extraneous variables B. replication C. control groups D. random assignment

B. replication

correlation coefficients range anywhere from ______. A. -1.00 to 0 B. 0 to 100 C. -1.00 to +1.00 D. 0 to +1.00

C. -1.00 to +1.00

the tendency to respond in a way that you believe is socially acceptable and desirable is called the ______. A. cuteness response B. positive correlation C. desirability bias D. observer bias

C. desirability bias

although charlie is a big man and can often be intimidating to others, he is terrified of dogs. his therapist believes that in charlie's youth he must have had a traumatic event with a dog that was given no satisfactory comfort from an adult to allay his fears. charlie's therapist is most characteristic of which school of psychology? A. developmental B. behaviorism C. psychoanalytic D. humanistic

C. psychoanalytic

if an individual is hearing voices and making claims that he is seeing someone he is not, which type of psychologist is best for treating him? A. school psychologist B. forensic psychologist C. developmental psychologist D. clinical psychologist

D. clinical psychologist

in an experiment, the variable that is measured is called the _____. A. extraneous variable B. hypothesis C. independent variable D. dependent variable

D. dependent variable

which perspective would explain aggression as serving an adaptive function for human survival? A. cognitive B. behavioral C. sociocultural D. evolutionary

D. evolutionary

a testable prediction is also known as a ____. A. correlation B. theory C. operational definition D. hypothesis

D. hypothesis

a scientist is conducting a research study on popularity. he decides to use the number of facebook friends as an indicator of popularity. The number of friends is the _____. A. hypothesis B. correlation C. theory D. operational definition

D. operational definition

Wundt's study, entitled "the duration of aperception" measured auditory reaction times from participants after they A. related their subjective experience of tasting an apple B. moved their hand away from a hot flame C. dodged a ball he threw at their head D. pushed a telegraph key when they heard a metal ball strike a metal plate

D. pushed a telegraph key when they heard a metal ball strike a metal plate

the best explanation of volunteer bias is ____. A. some volunteers are too young to participate in research B. letting people choose whether to be in the experimental or control group leads to problems C. volunteers bring their attitudes and stereotypes to the experiment D. some types of people are more willing to participate in a research study than others

D. some types of people are more willing to participate in a research study than others

additional training and expertise in a subfield of psychology is called a ______. A. license B. secondary major C. certificate D. specialty area

D. specialty area

which of the following would not be considered an applied setting? A. Bussiness B. University lab C. School D. Government agency

B. University lab

the scientific method refers to ______. A. a style of training scientists receive in their specialized fields B. a basic set of steps used in generating new knowledge C. a style of scientific speaking use din journals and at conferences D. laboratory experiments on human behavior

B. a basic set of steps used in generating new knowledge