Test Bank for PSYCH7, 7th Edition by Spencer A. Rathus
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Psychology
Institution
Psychology
Test Bank for PSYCH7, 7th Edition by Spencer A. Rathus.
ISBN-13: 2921
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Chapter 1: What Is Psychology?
1-1 Psychology as a Science
1-2 Historical Foundations of Psychology
1-3 Contemporary Perspectives in Psychology
1-4 How Psychologists Study Behavior and ...
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. In a study conducted to test the effect of a medicine, one group of participants is given the medicine while
another group is not. The latter would be considered an experimental group.
a. True
b. False
2. Correlations allow us to determine causality.
a. True
b. False
3. John B. Watson developed the social-cognitive perspective, arguing for the influence of social factors over
cognition
a. True
b. False
4. Jalen wondered how many blueberries are necessary for the perfect-tasting pancake. In this example, changing
the number of blueberries would be considered the dependent variable.
a. True
b. False
5. As opposed to a dependent variable, an independent variable is manipulated by the experimenters so that its
effects may be determined.
a. True
b. False
6. Structuralists emphasized the tendency to organize perceptions into wholes and to integrate separate stimuli into
meaningful patterns.
a. True
b. False
7. Structuralists tended to ask, "How do behavior and mental processes help people adapt to the requirements of
their lives?"
a. True
b. False
8. Erik Erikson focused more on unconscious processes and less on conscious choice and self-direction.
a. True
b. False
9. In the 1940s and 1950s, psychodynamic theory dominated the practice of psychotherapy.
a. True
b. False
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