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PY 101 Final Exam Study Guide
Edmund wants to identify relatively consistent patterns of thought and
behavior, measure these traits, and determine how these traits interact in a
particular context to determine how a person will behave in any given
situation. Edmund wants to conduct research in the area of ________.


a. cognition
b. perception
c. personality psychology
d. social psychology
(c) Personality psychology




Calisha and Renata are discussing arsonists. Calisha has been reading the
work of a __________ psychologist and believes that fire-setting behavior
might be linked to hormonal imbalances.


Renata has been reading the work of a __________ psychologist and
believes that fire-setting is a behavior that is supported by group processes.


a. developmental; cognitive
b. developmental; social
c. biological; cognitive
d. biological; social
(d) Biological; Social

,The tasks of a(n) __________ psychologist include improving supervisors'
leadership skills, creating maximum-efficiency work groups, and suggesting
other research-based programs designed to increase efficiency.


a. industrial and organizational
b. clinical
c. experimental
d. developmental
(a) Industrial and organizational




The modern age of psychology began when ...


a. Sigmund Freud first uttered the phrase, "Tell me about your dreams."
b. B. F. Skinner used shaping to teach birds to play ping pong.
c. Wilhelm Wundt established the first psychology research laboratory at the
University of Leipzig.
d. Ivan Pavlov conditioned dogs to salivate at the tone of a bell.
(c) Wilhelm Wundt established the first psychology research laboratory at the
University of Leipzig.




"Anything that cannot be observed and measured directly is not worth
studying." Which psychologists are most likely to agree with this statement?


a. Sigmund Freud and Erik Erikson
b. John B. Watson and B. F. Skinner

,c. William James and Wilhelm Wundt
d. Jean Piaget and Lawrence Kohlberg
(b) John B. Watson and B. F. Skinner




Your friend claims that altruism, cooperation, aggression, and other social
behaviors increase the chances of human survival and are genetically
encoded and passed on from generation to generation. Your friend is
supporting ...


a. psychoneuroimmunology.
b. psychobiology.
c. sociopsychology.
d. the evolutionary approach.
(d) The evolutionary approach




Dr. Mueller is interested in studying eating disorders. Her hypothesis is that
abnormal eating behavior is learned through previous successes and failures
with restrictive diet programs. She most likely follows which school of
psychological thought?


a. Behavioral
b. Psychodynamic
c. Developmental
d. Biological
(a) Behavioral

, What was the primary conclusion of Stanley Milgram's obedience research?


a. Average people will harm others if told to do so by an authority figure.
b. Everyday behavior can be explained by instincts developed in our ancestral
population.
c. Our mothers have an enormous impact on our personality.
d. What we sense and what we perceive vary according to culture, race, and
gender.
(a) Average people will harm others if told to do so by an authority figure.




We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
The only way to establish a cause-and-effect relationship between two
variables is to conduct a(n) __________.


a. literature search
b. experiment
c. study
d. survey
(b) Experiment




We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
The prediction that "bright colors will make people happier" is called a(n)


a. hypothesis.

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