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PSYCHOLOGY EXAM GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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PSYCHOLOGY EXAM GUIDEQUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Hayoon reads about how the educational background of parents, as well as their social
status, influences the learning outcomes of their children. This study is describing the
_____ perspective. - Answer-sociocultural
Yasmin's classmate says that he believes someone's psychological disorder results
from conflict between inner sexual and aggressive desires and society's expectations,
which started from something that happened early in life. Yasmin knows her classmate
believes in the _____ perspective. - Answer-psychoanalytic
Mateo studies how leptin, a hormone, influences weight loss and diet mentality in
people. He is likely a _____ psychologist. - Answer-biological
Dr. Tengku is a research psychologist. No different than early experiments conducted
by Wundt, the aim of Dr. Tengku's experiments is to: - Answer-measure psychological
processes.
Mawi is giving a presentation on the Greek philosopher Plato and wants to describe an
important issue raised by Plato that psychologists still contemplate today. Mawi should
describe which issue raised by Plato? - Answer-Nature contributes to the human
capacity for cognition
Which statement about nurture is true? - Answer-It is how knowledge is acquired from
life experiences
What was Fechner's reasoning for how the mind and body connect? - Answer-The mind
is also experimented on when studying the physical ability to sense stimuli.
The _____ perspective explores physiological explanations for mental processes,
searching for connections between behavior and the human nervous system, especially
the brain. - Answer-cognitive neuroscience
Although both Wundt and Titchener conducted introspection experiments, what was the
difference in their focus?
Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the
submit answer button. - Answer-Titchener focused on detailed reports of subjective
experiences
Olivia reads a study that examined the influence of social support on trauma recovery
outcomes. This study is related to which psychological theme? - Answer-positive
psychology
,Ivanna researches how many genes influence intelligence in the human population. Her
work is related to which psychological theme? - Answer-nature vs nurture
A person says, "We don't have much knowledge when we are born. We gain knowledge
by interacting with our environments." This person's beliefs closely align with those of: -
Answer-Aristotle
Estrella has been reading about Plato in her psychology course and agrees with Plato's
view that: - Answer-nature plays an important role in the human capacity for cognition
nature plays an important role in the human capacity for cognition - Answer-positive
psychology
Sachini says, "We, as humans, are continually growing and striving to better ourselves.
It's in our power to make our lives what we want." Sachini is expressing the _____
perspective of psychology. - Answer-humanistic
To establish the causes of a behavior, which research method must be used? - Answer-
an experiment
Which researcher is conducting a case study? - Answer-Santiago, who is collecting in-
depth data about a group of 12 miners who were trapped in a cave for 45 days
Ye-jun is planning a study related to the impact of disasters. While developing his
hypothesis, he should also be on the lookout for _____ that could explain the
phenomenon he is studying. - Answer-theories
Dr. Stankovic is using the survey method to collect data on psychological disorders. She
is somewhat concerned that she will not have a representative sample, because so far,
the _____ for the surveys she distributed has fallen short of ideal. - Answer-response
rate
Krystal is interested in cooperative behavior in young children. For her study, she
describes young children as children between the ages of three and seven. This is her: -
Answer-operation definition
Haji and Asha are _____, which means they share approximately 50% of their genes. -
Answer-fraternal twins
A researcher finds that the more students party, the lower are their grades. This
relationship between partying and grades is an example of a: - Answer-negative
correlation
Professor Piotrowski is thinking of expanding his research to study a woman with
extraordinary intellectual abilities yet a low IQ. He is thinking he will need to conduct in-
depth interviews with her. Professor Piotrowski will also try to talk with her friends,
, family, and coworkers to get as much information about her as possible. Professor
Piotrowski is planning to conduct a:
Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the
submit answer button. - Answer-case study
Dr. Prasad has a lab meeting with her research assistants. They are planning a study,
and now that they have chosen the variables they are going to examine, they must
create: - Answer-operational definitions
Akeelah loves math, so she is excited to learn how to analyze data that has been
collected in psychology experiments. She is especially interested in analyses that allow
her to determine the probability of events occurring in the future. Which type of analysis
is she interested in? - Answer-inferential statistics
Professor Rivera is studying personality characteristics and plans to send out
questionnaires and bring some participants into the lab for interviews. A drawback of
this approach is that: - Answer-people may not answer honestly
Professor Borkowski is discussing a study in class and notes that the researchers
determined r equaled -0.40. What is Professor Borkowski discussing? - Answer-
correalations
Yusuf is researching American attitudes toward bans on supersized soda. He lives in
Minneapolis but realizes that he probably needs a _____ to generalize his findings to
the larger population. - Answer-representative sample
Hiro notes that a research article examining the relationship between sense of humor
and positive psychological capacities reported a correlation coefficient of 0.30. Based
on this, Hiro can conclude that a _____ correlation exists. - Answer-moderate positive
Chung is working in a psychology laboratory this year. His most recent job has been to
help with recording the behaviors seen through a two-way mirror. The head of the study
has warned all of the research assistants that they must guard against errors being
introduced into their recording of observations due to their value systems, expectations,
and attitudes. This type of error is called: - Answer-observer bias
Bijan and Wei are _____, which means they share approximately 50% of their genes.
Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the
submit answer button. - Answer-siblings
Jonas is writing a research proposal for his developmental psychology class. He has
decided to examine whether children who experience a disaster react similarly to adults.
What step should he take next? - Answer-develop a hypothesis
Dr. Lindsey studies the use of therapy dogs in hospital settings. She wants to explore
whether these dogs improve the moods of patients. She needs to develop a(n) _____
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