Question 1

Following the scientific discovery that a specific brain structure is significantly larger in violent individuals than in those who are nonviolent,a news headline announced: "Enlarged Brain Structure Triggers Violent Acts." The headline writer should most clearly be warned about the dangers of

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A)   the placebo effect.
B)   naturalistic observation.
C)   confusing association with causation.
D)   generalizing from unrepresentative samples.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

John B.Watson is to Edward Titchener as ________ is to ________.

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A)   biology;environment
B)   observable behavior;inner sensations
C)   mental illness;psychiatry
D)   cognitive perspective;psychodynamic perspectiveE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Basic research on persistent human traits like optimism and pessimism is most characteristic of the specialty known as ________ psychology.

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A)   biological
B)   personality
C)   social
D)   developmentalE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Jack is a second-grade student.He seems to have no interest in learning,often daydreaming in class and frequently disrupting the class by throwing objects at other students.Describe how a biopsychosocial approach might provide both an integrated explanation of Jack's classroom behavior and practical suggestions for helping Jack to cope more effectively with the challenges he faces.

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The answer of Jack is a second-grade student.He seems to...

Question 5

Scientific studies conducted to solve practical problems are most clearly examples of

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A)   a biopsychosocial approach.
B)   positive psychology.
C)   introspection.
D)   applied research.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

Which theorist most clearly influenced William James' efforts to understand the adaptive functions of thinking and consciousness?

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A)   John B.Watson
B)   Sigmund Freud
C)   Carl Rogers
D)   Charles DarwinE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

In a psychological experiment,the experimental factor that is manipulated by the investigator is called the ________ variable.

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A)   dependent
B)   independent
C)   control
D)   experimentalE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 8

The specialist most likely to have a medical degree is a

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A)   clinical psychologist.
B)   personality psychologist.
C)   developmental psychologist.
D)   psychiatrist.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Psychologists who carefully watch the behavior of chimpanzee societies in the jungle are using a research method known as

Accepted Answer

A)   the survey.
B)   experimentation.
C)   naturalistic observation.
D)   the case study.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

By testing their predictions with the observational methods of science,psychologists are most clearly relying on

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A)   the psychodynamic perspective.
B)   an empirical approach.
C)   introspection.
D)   a biopsychosocial approach.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

The case study is a research method in which

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A)   a single individual or group is studied in great depth.
B)   a representative sample of people are questioned regarding their opinions or behaviors.
C)   organisms are carefully observed in a laboratory environment.
D)   an investigator manipulates one or more variables that might affect behavior.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 12

The biggest danger of relying on case-study evidence is that it

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A)   is based on naturalistic observation.
B)   may be unrepresentative of what is generally true.
C)   overestimates the importance of operational definitions.
D)   leads us to underestimate the causal relationships between events.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Giving half the members of a group some purported psychological finding and the other half an opposite finding is an easy way to demonstrate the impact of

Accepted Answer

A)   the placebo effect.
B)   confounding variables.
C)   hindsight bias.
D)   the double-blind procedure.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

The transmission of customs for showing respect to those in positions of authority best illustrates the importance of

Accepted Answer

A)   functionalism.
B)   culture.
C)   introspection.
D)   behavior genetics.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

The tendency to perceive order in random events often leads to overestimating the value of

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A)   intuition.
B)   operational definitions.
C)   informed consent.
D)   the double-blind procedure.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

William James was a prominent American

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A)   psychoanalyst.
B)   behaviorist.
C)   functionalist.
D)   psychiatrist.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 17

Both the researchers and the participants in a memory study are ignorant about which participants have actually received a potentially memory-enhancing drug and which have received a placebo.This investigation involves the use of

Accepted Answer

A)   naturalistic observation.
B)   random sampling.
C)   the double-blind procedure.
D)   replication.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Which of the following techniques would be the most effective way of investigating the relationship between the political attitudes and the economic status of North Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)   the survey
B)   naturalistic observation
C)   experimentation
D)   the case studyE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Unlike correlational studies,experiments involve

Accepted Answer

A)   operationally defining research procedures.
B)   manipulating the factors of interest.
C)   studying observable behaviors.
D)   replication of previous research.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

The hindsight bias refers to people's tendency to

Accepted Answer

A)   dismiss the value of skepticism.
B)   reject any ideas that can't be scientifically tested.
C)   exaggerate their ability to have foreseen an outcome.
D)   overestimate the extent to which others share their opinions.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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