PSYC 1101 –Introduction to General Psychology – Launchpad
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Click the “Show past due” link on the LaunchPad home page
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Your performance compared to your classmates
7. LearningCurve gives ___.
Full credit when you meet the target score
, 8. If you don't know the answer to a LearningCurve question, how can you
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Read the cross-reference to the ebook page that covers the question topic
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CHAPTER 1: THE SCIENCE OF PSYCHOLOGY
CHAPTER 1: LEARNING CURVE 1A) WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY?
1. Dr. Horne works at a hospital. He is currently working on creating tests
to predict and prevent antisocial behavior in adolescents. Based on this
information, Dr. Horne is MOST likely a ___ psychologist.
Clinical
2. Identify the study that focuses on analyzing uniqueness versus
universality.
A psychologist collects and compares data on the thinking and problem
solving methods across several different cultures
3. Choose the study that focuses on analyzing change versus stability.
A psychologist studies the responses to moral or ethical questions based on
age
4. All of these studies focus on analyzing change versus stability EXCEPT:
A psychologist studies the personality differences of twins separated at birth
, 5. Dr. Alvarez is studying motivation of collegiate cross-country athletes
through a job with a public university. Considering this area of research,
Dr. Alvarez is MOST likely a ___ psychologist.
Personality
6. Developmental psychologists are specialists who:
Conduct research on how our reasoning, thinking, relationships, emotions,
and other aspects of our lives evolve as we age
7. Identify the option that is a question of change versus stability.
Does memory decrease from age 30 to age 50?
8. Derrick is 14 years old and struggling with anorexia, an eating disorder.
Psychologists treating or studying Derrick's situation would NOT be
interested in:
What medication can be used to treat Derrick's disorder
9. Which activity focuses on analyzing nature versus nurture?
A psychologist collects data on the attention spans of adopted children and
compares them to the biological children of the same family
10. What is a basic research specialization in which psychologists
focus on how people think about, influence, and relate to each other?
Social psychology
11. Which option BEST describes basic research specialization
psychologists?
Basic research specialization psychologists often have academic jobs in
universities
12. All of these studies focus on analyzing nature versus nurture
EXCEPT which?
A psychologist collects data on the sexual orientations of one group of
individuals over the course of ten years
13. Identify the option that is an accurate description of
psychologists.
,Psychologists focus on outer actions and inner experiences
14. Dr. Finley received a doctorate in psychology and is currently
working on psychological evaluations of defendants whose competence
to stand trial is in question. What field of psychology does Dr. Finley
likely specialize in?
Forensic psychology
15. Which option does NOT focus on analyzing uniqueness versus
universality?
A psychologist investigates pain tolerance based on age
16. Dr. Freeman is studying the connection between homosexuality
and ancestral behavior through a job with a public university.
Considering this area of research, Dr. Freeman is MOST likely a(n) ___
psychologist.
Evolutionary
17. Dr. Rodriguez graduated with a doctorate in psychology five years
ago and is currently studying behavioral characteristics of the morbidly
obese. What field of psychology does Dr. Rodriguez MOST likely
specialize in?
Health psychology
18. Dr. Daniels works at a state university. She is currently studying
the changing role of male aggression as a mating strategy since
prehistoric times. Based on this information, Dr. Daniels is MOST likely
a(n) ___ psychologist.
Evolutionary
19. Forensic psychologists are professionals who:
Often conduct psychotherapy for victims, offenders, and law enforcement
officers, serve as expert witnesses in trials, and serve as consultants to
lawyers
20. Social psychologists are specialists who:
,Explore our attitudes toward others, including prejudices and stereotypes,
and how they relate to our interpersonal actions
21. A basic research specialization in which psychologists focus on
how people think about, influence, and relate to each other is:
Social psychology
22. ___ is an applied specialization in which psychologists focus on
learning and teaching.
Educational psychology
23. Industrial/organizational psychologists are professionals who:
Help companies with personnel, management structure, leadership style, and
work environment
24. ___ often participate in large-scale efforts to empower people and
enhance their lives through prevention.
Community psychologists
25. Developmental psychology is BEST defined as a basic research
specialization in which psychologists focus on:
How people change throughout the lifespan
26. Clinical psychologists are professionals who:
Perform psychotherapy, psychological assessment, and diagnose
psychological disorders
27. Choose the option that is an accurate description of psychologists.
Psychologists research how we think, learn, develop, remember, speak, and
interact
28. Which focuses on analyzing uniqueness versus universality?
A psychologist studies and compares facial expressions used in cultures
around the world
29. Which option is a psychologist NOT likely to be able to do?
Prescribe medication
, 30. ___ is defined as the scientific study of behavior and mental
processes.
Psychology
31. Personality psychologists are specialists who:
Explore factors that influence traits and the ways that people's traits may
interact with culture
32. ___ are specialists who explore factors that influence traits and the
ways that people's traits may interact with culture.
Personality psychologists
33. Psychiatry is defined as the:
Medical specialization that focuses on the brain and its disorders
34. ___ conduct research on how our reasoning, thinking,
relationships, emotions, and other aspects of our lives evolve as we age.
Developmental psychologists
VIDEO ACTIVITY: THE HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY
1. Psychology is defined as:
The scientific study of mind and behavior
2. William James:
All of these choices are correct
3. Cognitive neuroscientists link brain activity and:
Cognitive processes
LEARNING CURVE 1B) PSYCHOLOGY THEN AND NOW
1. Which statement is NOT a characteristic of humanism?
It tries to determine what the mental processes are for
, 2. Positive psychology is a psychological perspective that emphasizes:
People's strengths and successes
3. Which statement is NOT a characteristic of functionalism?
It regards psychoanalysis as unscientific
4. Which option describes multiculturalism?
It emphasizes the influence of shared lifestyle on behavior and mental
processes
5. Laide is a research psychologist who carries out research in a lab of how
participants respond to various stimuli. His data consists of
measurements of observable actions. Which approach to psychology
would Laide be most likely to be associated with?
Behaviorism
6. ___ fulfilled all requirements for a PhD at Johns Hopkins but was denied
the degree until 44 years later.
Christine Ladd-Franklin
7. Cognitive psychology is BEST defined as a psychological perspective
that emphasizes:
Mental processes such as thinking, language, attention, memory, and
intelligence
8. Which is a perspective from the early history of psychology that
emphasizes breaking down mental processes into their basic parts?
Structuralism
9. Choose the statement that is a characteristic of humanism.
It promotes the notion that people are naturally motivated to grow toward
their own potential
10. Which describes cognitive psychology?
Studies how we solve problems and make decisions
11. Which is a description of cognitive psychology?
,It emphasizes processes such as thinking, language, attention, memory, and
intelligence
12. Which is a psychological perspective that emphasizes the link
between behavior and the biological functioning of the brain?
Neuroscience
13. A uniquely comprehensive psychological perspective that
emphasizes genetic inheritance, thoughts and feelings, and family and
cultural factors as influences on behavior is:
Biopsychosocial theory
14. Which approach to psychology is most comparable to chemistry?
Structuralism
15. Hiro has been experiencing some insecurities, and is seeing a
psychologist who is encouraging him to remember what his early
relationships with his mother and father were like. Which approach to
psychology does this most resemble?
Psychotherapy
16. ___ is a psychological perspective that emphasizes the influence of
social environment on behavior and mental processes.
Multiculturalism
17. Wilhelm Wundt is considered by many to be the father of
psychology. Suppose that Emily is conducting an experiment in the style
of Wilhelm Wundt for a school project in which people are shown
pictures of snakes. In order to capture the essence of Wilhelm Wundt,
Emily will likely:
Ask participants to describe what was going on inside their minds
18. Which is a characteristic of humanism?
It emphasizes the notion that human nature is generally good
19. ___ was largely responsible for the popularization of psychology in
the United States.
,William James
20. Which statement is a characteristic of behaviorism?
It emphasizes observable actions
21. Choose the option that is a description of positive psychology.
It emphasizes people's strengths and successes
22. Which is a description of positive psychology?
It seeks to help people maximize their psychological assets and virtues
23. Which BEST describes biopsychosocial theory?
Biopsychosocial theory is a uniquely comprehensive psychological
perspective that emphasizes genetic inheritance, thoughts and feelings, and
family and cultural factors as influences on behavior
24. A psychological perspective that emphasizes mental processes
such as thinking, language, attention, memory, and intelligence is:
Cognitive psychology
25. Identify the statement that is a characteristic of behaviorism.
It was led by John Watson and B. F. Skinner
26. Which is defined as a uniquely comprehensive psychological
perspective that emphasizes genetic inheritance, thoughts and feelings,
and family and cultural factors as influences on behavior?
Biopsychosocial theory
27. ___ was a prominent figure in the history of psychology who
researched conditioning in dogs.
Ivan Pavlov
28. A psychological perspective that emphasizes Charles Darwin's
theory as an influence on behavior is:
Evolutionary psychology
29. Carolyn Lewis Attneave is famous for:
, Founding the Society of Indian Psychologists in the 1970s
30. Which is true of multiculturalism?
It challenges the assumption that an explanation of human behavior is equally
true for all humans
31. Derald Sue is notable in the field of psychology because he:
Was among the founders of the Asian American Psychological Association and
served as its first president
32. ___ is a psychological perspective that emphasizes mental
processes such as thinking, language, attention, memory, and
intelligence.
Cognitive psychology
33. Neuroscience is BEST defined as a psychological perspective that
emphasizes:
The link between behavior and the biological functioning of the brain
34. Identify the option that is a description of neuroscience.
It emphasizes the link between behavior and the biological functioning of the
brain
35. ___ developed the Black Intelligence Test of Cultural Homogeneity.
Robert L. Williams
36. Sigmund Freud was a prominent figure in the history of
psychology who:
Is credited with the founding of psychoanalysis
37. Identify the option that is a description of biopsychosocial theory.
It emphasizes genetic inheritance, thoughts and feelings, and family and
cultural factors as influences on behavior
38. ___ founded the Society of Indian Psychologists.
Carolyn Lewis Attneave
39. Which is true of structuralism?
