Question 1

What is the most common doctoral degree awarded in the field of psychology?

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A)   Ph.D.
B)   Psy.D.
C)   M.A.
D)   Ed.D.
E)   B.A.

Question 2

Which type of psychologist might administer an intelligence test to your 12-year-old child to determine if he or she should be in special education classes?

Accepted Answer

A)   school
B)   educational
C)   counseling
D)   clinical
E)   personality

Question 3

The behaviorist emphasis on observable events as the focus of inquiry can be traced to which philosopher?

Accepted Answer

A)   Socrates
B)   Plato
C)   Aristotle
D)   Rosseau
E)   Confucius

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of correlational research?

Accepted Answer

A)   It can establish cause-and-effect relationships.
B)   It can identify high-risk groups.
C)   It can allow prediction of one variable on the basis of the other.
D)   It can help increase understanding of relationships between variables.
E)   It can offer clues to underlying causes.

Question 5

An ethical guideline intended to protect a research participant's privacy involves

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A)   obtaining informed consent.
B)   maintaining confidentiality.
C)   ensuring anonymity.
D)   obtaining prior approval by an ethics review panel.
E)   destroying research records after participation.

Question 6

A researcher adhering to the behavioral perspective would likely believe that

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A)   unhealthy eating habits might lead to obesity.
B)   aggression results when people are blocked from pursuing their goals.
C)   depression is related to changes in brain chemistry.
D)   depression is linked to social stresses like poverty.
E)   aggression is related to unconscious impulses.

Question 7

Regarding functionalism,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)   William James contributed to both psychology and philosophy.
B)   William James did not use the technique of introspection.
C)   Compared to structuralism,functionalism focuses on the 'why' of behavior.
D)   The functionalists believed that people develop habits because the habits help them adapt to the demands of living.
E)   William James believed that conscious experience could not be parceled into discrete units.

Question 8

Graduate student Felicity Farraday has just completed her dissertation entitled,"The role of observational learning in the development of prejudice." What is Farraday's likely major in college?

Accepted Answer

A)   Health psychology
B)   Environmental psychology
C)   Experimental psychology
D)   Developmental psychology
E)   Social psychology

Question 9

Dr.Vickers just took a position as an educational psychologist with the Blackstone School System.Of the following tasks,which is Vickers LEAST likely to do in this position?

Accepted Answer

A)   Develop a test to measure students' academic potential.
B)   Train teachers in the use of a new instructional method.
C)   Administer intelligence tests to students.
D)   Develop a new instructional method for use in the classroom.
E)   Conduct research on student motivation.

Question 10

A movement with modern psychology that applies principles from Darwin's theories is called

Accepted Answer

A)   humanistic psychology.
B)   evolutionary psychology.
C)   cognitive psychology.
D)   behavioral psychology.
E)   sociocultural psychology.

Question 11

Dr.Williamson works with the FBI to develop personality profiles of rapists.Williamson is probably a(n) ______ psychologist.

Accepted Answer

A)   social
B)   forensic
C)   industrial/organizational
D)   physiological
E)   health

Question 12

Ethics review committees are typically composed of

Accepted Answer

A)   laypersons only.
B)   professionals only.
C)   samples of research participants from the population under study.
D)   both professionals and samples of research participants.
E)   both professionals and laypersons.

Question 13

A factor that varies in an experiment is called a

Accepted Answer

A)   theory.
B)   statistic.
C)   constant.
D)   hypothesis.
E)   variable.

Question 14

Dr.Mingus keeps a very detailed record of a series of interviews with an individual who is suffering from a rare brain disorder.This is an example of which research method?

Accepted Answer

A)   Experiment
B)   Correlational
C)   Case study
D)   Naturalistic observation
E)   Survey

Question 15

Which of the following statements would be made by a humanist?

Accepted Answer

A)   Unhealthy eating habits lead to obesity.
B)   Aggression results when people are blocked from pursuing their goals.
C)   Depression is related to changes in brain chemistry.
D)   Aggression is related to unconscious impulses.
E)   Obesity is best understood in its cultural context.

Question 16

Describe the 12 major specialty areas of psychology.

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Question 17

Which theorists are associated with humanistic psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)   John B.Watson and B.F.Skinner
B)   Wilhelm Wundt and Edward Titchener
C)   William James and Charles Darwin
D)   Max Wertheimer and Sigmund Freud
E)   Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers

Question 18

Which type of psychologist would be interested in memory loss in elderly individuals?

Accepted Answer

A)   Social psychologist
B)   Health psychologist
C)   Counseling psychologist
D)   Forensic psychologist
E)   Geropsychologist

Question 19

A developmental psychologist would most likely

Accepted Answer

A)   study the psychological crises people experience at different ages.
B)   conduct research to determine if a high school graduation test predicts success in college.
C)   study how prejudice develops.
D)   design a program to help people avoid risky sexual behaviors.
E)   administer tests to children to determine their eligibility for gifted education programs.

Question 20

Which of the following psychologists is most likely to study how humans process information?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dr.Alvarez,a behaviorist
B)   Dr.Benitez,a humanist
C)   Dr.Carlson,a cognitive psychologist
D)   Dr.Dimitri,a neo-Freudian
E)   Dr.Elrod,a physiological psychologist

Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

A movement with modern psychology that applies principles from Darwin's theories is called

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What is the most common doctoral degree awarded in the field of psychology?

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Which of the following statements would be made by a humanist?

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An ethical guideline intended to protect a research participant's privacy involves

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Which of the following is NOT a benefit of correlational research?

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A factor that varies in an experiment is called a

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Graduate student Felicity Farraday has just completed her dissertation entitled,"The role of observational learning in the development of prejudice." What is Farraday's likely major in college?

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Which of the following psychologists is most likely to study how humans process information?

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A researcher adhering to the behavioral perspective would likely believe that

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The behaviorist emphasis on observable events as the focus of inquiry can be traced to which philosopher?

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Ethics review committees are typically composed of

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Describe the 12 major specialty areas of psychology.

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Regarding functionalism,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Which type of psychologist might administer an intelligence test to your 12-year-old child to determine if he or she should be in special education classes?

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Which theorists are associated with humanistic psychology?

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Dr.Williamson works with the FBI to develop personality profiles of rapists.Williamson is probably a(n) ______ psychologist.

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Which type of psychologist would be interested in memory loss in elderly individuals?

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A developmental psychologist would most likely

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Dr.Mingus keeps a very detailed record of a series of interviews with an individual who is suffering from a rare brain disorder.This is an example of which research method?

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