Question 1

In studying the bystander effect,a researcher is interested in looking at differences between prison guards in China and the United Kingdom.The researcher is taking a _________________ in this cross cultural study.

Accepted Answer

A)  Eurocentric perspective
B)  egocentric perspective
C)  culturio perspective
D)  sociocultural perspectiveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

A good control group ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  contains at least one confound
B)  has a limited number of dependent variables
C)  has a limited number of research participants
D)  holds constant all variables in the experimentE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Which of the following statements concerning using animals in research is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are no ethical guidelines when it comes to animals.
B)  There are rules that prevent the killing of animals.
C)  Pain and suffering of animals are allowed but only when necessary.
D)  New ethical guidelines prevent the use of primates in psychological research.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Suppose you were a graduate student studying for a Ph.D.in psychology in the 1920s.Your advisor was strongly influenced by John B.Watson.Which of the following might your advisor consider an acceptable choice for your research?

Accepted Answer

A)  a survey of daydreams
B)  an analysis of how specific behaviors are acquired
C)  a survey of sexual imagery in dreams of men and women
D)  an analysis of the thought processes students report while answering test itemsE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

What is the best analogy for Wundt's and Titchener's mission for psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  a chart listing the basic chemical elements
B)  a list of the courses required for graduation
C)  a list of the types of clothing sold at a retail outlet
D)  a computer program for word processing a term paperE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Student athletes who believed they were accepted to college based on their athletic performance were also found to have higher scores on tests than non-athletes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The magazine Desperate Wives publishes a survey of its female readers called "The Sex Life of the American Wife." It reports that 87 percent of all wives like to make love in rubber boots.A more accurate title for this survey would be ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  "Rubber Boot Preferences and the American Wife"
B)  "The New Sexuality in America: Rubber Boots in Bed!"
C)  "The Sex Lives of Our Readers: Desperate Wives Women Respond"
D)  "Sex in America: These Boots Were Made for Walking and for...."E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Dr.Keller has individuals run on a treadmill for 0,15,or 30 minutes and then measures their self-reported mood.In this hypothetical study,the independent variable is

Accepted Answer

A)  the self-reported mood.
B)  the individuals who run for 15 or 30 minutes.
C)  the individuals who run for 0 minutes.
D)  the number of minutes individuals run on the treadmill.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

The belief that the unconscious mind has an influence on one's behavior is part of what early field of psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  structuralism
B)  functionalism
C)  psychoanalysis
D)  behaviorismE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Athletes have been shown to have poorer performance on academic tests compared to non-athletes in college.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Dr.Leland can prescribe drugs in some situations and works with depressed women.He must be a psychologist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Professor Holden gives a psychology exam on the origins of intelligence.She gives a short answer question based on the IQ scores of a parent-child pair.In order to answer the question correctly,her students need to remember that ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a parent's high IQ does not necessarily cause a child to have a high IQ
B)  given these variables,the correlation will be positive
C)  given these variables,the correlation will be negative
D)  given these variables,the correlation will be uncorrelatedE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Double-blind studies control for __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  only the placebo effect
B)  only the experimenter effect
C)  both the placebo effect and the experimenter effect
D)  extrinsic motivationE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Two groups of graduate students were given rats and were told to teach them how to run mazes.Group 1 was told that they had "very smart" rats that should learn quickly.Group 2 was told that they had "very stupid" rats that should learn slowly.In actuality,neither group was any different and the rats were randomly assigned.In spite of that,when the experiment concluded,Group 1 rats had learned the maze much more quickly.How can that be explained?

Accepted Answer

A)  experimenter effect
B)  placebo effect
C)  subject bias
D)  treatment effectE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Each of the following is a common ethical guideline suggested by the American Psychological Association EXCEPT ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  participants must be informed of the nature of the research in clearly understandable language
B)  participants cannot be deceived or have information concealed from them at any time during an experiment
C)  risks,possible adverse effects,and limitations on confidentiality must be spelled out in advance
D)  informed consent must be documentedE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

A detailed description of a particular individual being studied or treated is called ______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a representative sample
B)  a case study
C)  a single-blind study
D)  a naturalistic observationE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Which treatment approach did Sigmund Freud develop for treating his patients?

Accepted Answer

A)  drug therapy
B)  neuropsychology
C)  clinical psychology
D)  psychoanalysisE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 18

What advice might John B.Watson have offered to psychologists of his time?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Focus on observable behavior."
B)  "Life is an effort to overcome inferiority."
C)  "We cannot know others until we know ourselves."
D)  "Remember that what we accomplish is due to the composition of our genes."E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Ideally,everything in the experimental situation except the __________ is held constant.

Accepted Answer

A)  inferential statistics
B)  placebos
C)  independent variables
D)  hypothesesE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Clinical psychology is the largest subfield of psychology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: The Science of Psychology

Student athletes who believed they were accepted to college based on their athletic performance were also found to have higher scores on tests than non-athletes.

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Ideally,everything in the experimental situation except the __________ is held constant.

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What advice might John B.Watson have offered to psychologists of his time?

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Dr.Keller has individuals run on a treadmill for 0,15,or 30 minutes and then measures their self-reported mood.In this hypothetical study,the independent variable is

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Which of the following statements concerning using animals in research is correct?

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Each of the following is a common ethical guideline suggested by the American Psychological Association EXCEPT ______.

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Dr.Leland can prescribe drugs in some situations and works with depressed women.He must be a psychologist.

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The belief that the unconscious mind has an influence on one's behavior is part of what early field of psychology?

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Double-blind studies control for __________.

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A detailed description of a particular individual being studied or treated is called ______________________.

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What is the best analogy for Wundt's and Titchener's mission for psychology?

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Suppose you were a graduate student studying for a Ph.D.in psychology in the 1920s.Your advisor was strongly influenced by John B.Watson.Which of the following might your advisor consider an acceptable choice for your research?

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Clinical psychology is the largest subfield of psychology.

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Professor Holden gives a psychology exam on the origins of intelligence.She gives a short answer question based on the IQ scores of a parent-child pair.In order to answer the question correctly,her students need to remember that ________________.

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Which treatment approach did Sigmund Freud develop for treating his patients?

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The magazine Desperate Wives publishes a survey of its female readers called "The Sex Life of the American Wife." It reports that 87 percent of all wives like to make love in rubber boots.A more accurate title for this survey would be ___________________.

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In studying the bystander effect,a researcher is interested in looking at differences between prison guards in China and the United Kingdom.The researcher is taking a _________________ in this cross cultural study.

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Athletes have been shown to have poorer performance on academic tests compared to non-athletes in college.

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A good control group ________.

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Dr.Leland can prescribe drugs in some situations and works with depressed women.He must be a psychologist.

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Double-blind studies control for __________.

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What is the best analogy for Wundt's and Titchener's mission for psychology?

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Clinical psychology is the largest subfield of psychology.

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Athletes have been shown to have poorer performance on academic tests compared to non-athletes in college.

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