PSY 121 MSU EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!
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The _______________ perspective is a psychological approach that emphasizes the mental processes in perception, memory, language, and problem solving. - ANSWER cognitive
Which of the following professionals is NOT a mental health practitioner? - ANSWER Industrial organizational psychologist
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,PSY 121 MSU EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!
The school of psychology called structuralism used a technique called ________, which
involved "looking inward" and reporting the contents of consciousness to study a
person's experiences. - ANSWER introspection
_______________ established the first psychological laboratory in 1879. - ANSWER
Wilhelm Wundt
Professor Thomas approaches questions about human behavior from a perspective that
emphasizes unconscious processes within the individual, such as inner forces or
conflicts. It is most likely that she accepts which of the following psychological
approaches? - ANSWER Psychodynamic approach
The _______________ perspective is a psychological approach that emphasizes the
mental processes in perception, memory, language, and problem solving. - ANSWER
cognitive
Which of the following professionals is NOT a mental health practitioner? - ANSWER
Industrial organizational psychologist
______________ usually divide their time between supervising and teaching students,
completing administrative tasks, and carrying out psychological research. - ANSWER
Academic psychologists
The first step in any scientific investigation is ________. - ANSWER identifying the
question
"Children who watch violent cartoons will become more aggressive." According to the
scientific method, this statement is most likely a ________. - ANSWER hypothesis
After you have identified a problem you want to study, the next step in the scientific
method is to ____________. - ANSWER conduct background research
, A way of processing information in which we examine assumptions, evaluate evidence,
look for hidden agendas, and assess conclusions is called __________________. -
ANSWER critical thinking
When you watch dogs play in the park, or watch how your professors conduct their
classes, you are engaging in a form of ________. - ANSWER naturalistic observation
A case study would be the most appropriate method to investigate which of these
topics? - ANSWER The development of a male baby raised as a female after a surgical
error destroyed his penis
A detailed description of a particular individual being studied or treated is called a
________. - ANSWER case study
Which of the following questions could be answered best by using the survey method? -
ANSWER Do students prefer a grading system with or without pluses and minuses?
A group of randomly selected participants for a study that matches the population on
important characteristics such as age and sex is called ________. - ANSWER a
representative sample
Drinking orange juice is negatively correlated with the risk of cancer. Based on this
information, which of the following statements is true? - ANSWER The more orange
juice you drink, the lower your risk of cancer.
Which of the following statements is correct concerning correlation coefficients? -
ANSWER A correlation of +.89 and -.89 are both strong and equally so.
Which of the following correlation coefficients represents the strongest relationship
between two variables? - ANSWER -.75
The higher your self-esteem, the lower your chance of depression. This means that: -
ANSWER Self-esteem and depression are related but we don't know what causes the
relationship.
As poverty increases, crime rates also tend to increase. Which of the following
statements is true? - ANSWER There is a relationship between poverty and crime rates.
Which correlation coefficient is most likely to describe the relationship between brushing
one's teeth and the number of cavities one gets? - ANSWER -.62
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