Stressing that psychology should study the purpose of consciousness rather than its structure is
associated with the approach to psychology known as _________.
Select one:
a. culturalism
b. functionalism
c. darwinism
d. structuralism - b. functionalism
What psychological school of thought was most concerned with the influence of the general principles
of learning on an organism's or a person's actions?
Select one:
a. Behaviorism
b. Cognitivism
c. Psychoanalysis
d. Structuralism - a. Behaviorism
The variable that an experimenter assesses or measures is called the ________________________.
Select one:
a. causal variable.
b. confounding variable.
c. dependent variable.
d. independent variable. - c. dependent variable.
The main advantage associated with the experimental method is _____________________________.
Select one:
a. its precise control of the variables being studied
b. its ability to duplicate real life in the laboratory
,c. that it can be used to explore just about everything
d. participants usually enjoy taking part in the study - a. its precise control of the variables being studied
________ is a phenomenon in which researchers' hypotheses lead them to unintentionally bias the
outcome of a study.
Select one:
a. Durability bias
b. Experimenter expectancy effect
c. Availability heuristic
d. Confounding variable - b. Experimenter expectancy effect
Why is it difficult to make generalizations based on the results of case study research?
Select one:
a. Because case study research is, by definition, immune to the error of making generalizations. That is
its greatest strength!
b. Because case studies involve far too many people to allow for generalizations. You would be better
off using a research design that uses fewer participants.
c. Because a case study involves only one or a few subjects, their actions may be atypical and not
representative of a larger group of people or population.
d. Because the statistics involved in case study research do not allow one to draw larger conclusions
about a population. - c. Because a case study involves only one or a few subjects, their actions may be
atypical and not representative of a larger group of people or population.
Mary suffered a head injury in a car accident last week. Since that time she is able to speak fluently but
uses the wrong words when expressing herself. Mary may be exhibiting problems associated with
________ area.
Select one:
a. Broca's
b. Gall's
c. Wernicke's
d. Korsakoff's - c. Wernicke's
,Hormones are chemicals that are secreted and go directly into ________.
Select one:
a. the bloodstream
b. specific organs
c. nerve endings
d. the brain - a. the bloodstream
The flight-or-fight response is mobilized by the ________________________.
Select one:
a. central nervous system.
b. somatic nervous system.
c. sympathetic nervous system.
d. parasympathetic nervous system. - c. sympathetic nervous system.
Imagine that biologists have discovered an animal that has eyes very similar to human eyes, but that the
only receptor cells in the retina are rods; there are no cones. Based on what is known about human
vision you might expect that this animal would
Select one:
a. have poor peripheral vision
b. have poor vision in low illumination
c. be able to detect extremely fine details
d. have no color vision - d. have no color vision
Which of the following best exemplifies the concept of perceptual constancy?
Select one:
a. An open window looks less like a window than a closed window.
b. An airplane flying off into the distance appears to get smaller.
c. As a child throws a ball high into the sky, it looks like it is getting bigger when it comes back down.
d. As a shadow passes over your newspaper, you know that the page is not getting darker. - d. As a
shadow passes over your newspaper, you know that the page is not getting darker.
, According to Donald Broadbent's research, selective attention acts as a
Select one:
a. filter.
b. key.
c. safety net.
d. trapdoor. - a. filter.
Subliminal perception describes:
Select one:
a. Inattentional blindness
b. Seeing some object without being able to name it.
c. The registration of sensory input without conscious awareness
d. a reflex action in response to a stimuli, like pulling your hand away from a flame before you become
aware of it. - c. The registration of sensory input without conscious awareness
Our subjective experience of the world and ourselves is what psychologists refer to as
Select one:
a. consciousness.
b. motivation.
c. perception.
d. sensation. - a. consciousness.
What is the biggest difference between the different stages of the sleep cycle?
Select one:
a. Changes in physical activity
b. Changes in respiratory effort
c. Changes in muscle tone
d. Changes in brain-wave activity - d. Changes in brain-wave activity
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