PSYC 1111 Introduction to Psychology 1 Review Test
Submission Unit 1 Quiz – OL_ new update Thompson
Rivers University
,Question 1
1 out of 1 points
"I've always thought that memory was like a video camera, accurately recording each moment of my
life. But maybe I think this because it is so reassuring." This example illustrates which one of the
following criticalthinking guidelines?
Selected Answer: c. Analyze assumptions and biases.
Answers: a. Ask questions and be willing to wonder.
b. Avoid emotional reasoning.
c. Analyze assumptions and biases.
d. Define your terms.
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
On the basis of case study research, psychoanalyst Bruno Bettelheim wrote that autism in children is
caused by cold and rejecting mothers. Thousands of women blamed themselves for lacking warmth. The
example is described in order to:
Selected Answer:
a.
Illustrate that drawing conclusions solely on the basis of case studies can have
disastrous results.
Answers: a.
Illustrate that drawing conclusions solely on the basis of case studies can have
disastrous results.
b.
Illustrate the importance of motherhood so that other children don't suffer this type
of tragedy.
c.
Demonstrate that nurture is more important than nature in psychological problems
such as autism.
d.
Demonstrate that case studies are able to establish causal connections in some
clinical cases.
Question 3
Question 4 Which one
of the
following
is most
characteri
stic of
scientists
? Selected
, Answ Selected d.
1 out of 1 points
er:
d.
Relian
ce on
empiri
cal
evide
nce
Answ
ers: 1 out of 1 points
Intens
e
convic
tion
that a
hypot
hesis
is true
b.
c.
d.
A
differen
ce
betwee
n basic
researc
h and
applied
researc
h is
that:
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