front 1 In 1879, in psychology’s first experiment, _____ and his students measured the time lag between hearing a ball hit a platform and pressing a key.
| back 1 D)Wilhelm Wundt |
front 2 prominent psychology text was published in 1980. Its author was published in 1890. Its author was
| back 2 D)William James |
front 3 In early twentieth century, _____ redefined psychology as “the science of observable behavior.”
| back 3 A)John B. Watson |
front 4 The perspective in psychology that focuses on how behavior and thought differ from situation to situation and from culture to culture is the
| back 4 C)Social-cultural perspective |
front 5 In history of psychology, a major topic has been the relative influence of nature versus nurture. Nature is to nurture as
| back 5 B)Biology is to experience |
front 6 A psychologist using behavioral perspective would be most likely to study
| back 6 A)The effect of school uniforms on classroom behavior |
front 7 A psychologist treating emotionally troubled adolescents at a local mental health agency is most likely to be a(n)
| back 7 D)Clinical psychologist |
front 8 A psychologist conducting basic research to expand psychology’s knowledge base would be most likely to
| back 8 C)observe 3- and 6-year-olds solving puzzles and analyze differences in abilities |
front 9 Hindsight bias refers to our tendency to
| back 9 A)Perceive events as obvious or inevitable after the fact |
front 10 As scientists, psychologists view theories with curiosity, skepticism, and humility. This means that they
| back 10 D)Are willing to ask questions and to reject claims that cannot be verified by research |
front 11 A newspaper article describes how a “cure for cancer has been found” A critical thinker probally will
| back 11 C)Question the article, evaluate the evidence, assess the conclusion |
front 12 The predictions applied by a theory are called
| back 12 C)Hypothesis |
front 13 Which of the following is NOT one of the techniques psychologists use to observe and describe behavior
| back 13 C)Correlational research |
front 14 14.You wish to take an accurate poll in a certain country by questioning people who truly represent the countries adult population. Therefore, you need to ensure that you question
| back 14 D)A random sample of the population |
front 15 A study finds that the more childbirth training classes women attend, the less pain medication they require during childbirth. This finding can be stated as a(n)
| back 15 B)Negative correlation |
front 16 Knowing that two events are correlated provides
| back 16 A)A basis for prediction |
front 17 Some people wrongly perceive that their dreams predict future events. This is an example of a(n) _____ correlation
| back 17 C) Illusory |
front 18 Description and correlational studies describe behavior, detect relationships, and predict behavior. But to explain behaviors, psychologists use
| back 18 B)Experiments |
front 19 To test the effect of a new drug on depression, we randomly assign people to control and experimental groups. Those in the experimental group take a pink pill containing the new medication; Those in the control group take a pink pill that contains no medication. But to explain behaviors, psychologists use
| back 19 C)Participants in the control group take a placebo |
front 20 A double-blind procedure is often used to prevent researchers’ biases from influencing the outcome of an experiment. In this procedure
| back 20 C)Neither the participants nor the researchers know who is on the experimental group or control group |
front 21 A researcher wants to determine whether noise level affects the blood pressure of elderly people. In one group she varies the level of noise in the environment and records participants’ blood pressure. In this experiment, the level of noise is the
| back 21 D)Independent variable |
front 22 The laboratory environment is designed to
| back 22 B)Recreate psychological forces under control conditions |
front 23 Which of the following is true regarding gender differences and similarities
| back 23 B)Despite some gender differences, the underlying processes of human behavior are the same |
front 24 In defending their experimental research with animals, psychologists have noted that
| back 24 D)All of these statements are correct |