Question 1

The text's two unifying themes of "our behavior is shaped by our cultural heritage" and "heredity and environment jointly influence behavior" can BEST be viewed as both describing more specialized statements of which other theme?

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A)   psychology is theoretically diverse
B)   behavior is determined by multiple causes
C)   people's experience of the world is highly subjective
D)   psychology evolves in a sociohistorical contextE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

A psychologist who is interested in the psychological effect of aging would MOST likely specialize in

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A)   developmental psychology.
B)   experimental psychology.
C)   cognitive psychology.
D)   psychometrics.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Dr.Somers studies psychological topics such as attitude formation and change and how groups influence people's behavior.Which of the following BEST categorizes Dr.Somers' research specialization?

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A)   experimental psychology
B)   personality psychology
C)   psychometrics
D)   social psychologyE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Your text identifies three unifying themes that relate to psychology as a field of study.Identify each of these themes and show how each theme might be relevant in investigating clinical depression.

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Psychology is empirical,theoretically di...

Question 5

Research findings indicate that when changing answers on a multiple-choice test,most people change

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A)   a right answer to a wrong answer.
B)   a wrong answer to a right answer.
C)   a wrong answer to another wrong answer.
D)   a right answer to a wrong answer and back again to the right answer.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Darnell is working on a computer system that will have full language recognition capabilities.The type of psychologist that could probably give Darnell the MOST help in developing this computer system would be

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A)   a behavioral psychologist.
B)   a humanistic psychologist.
C)   a cognitive psychologist.
D)   a biological psychologist.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

Wundt and Titchener believed that psychology should

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A)   only study observable behavior.
B)   analyze conscious experience into its basic elements.
C)   focus on unconscious determinants of behavior.
D)   study the function or purpose of consciousness.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

The text's unifying theme that "psychology is theoretically diverse" implies that

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A)   psychology has not, as yet, focused on empirical observations.
B)   there are often several ways to interpret a set of observations.
C)   psychology focuses on unrelated observations.
D)   psychology is failing in the goal of being a science.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

When Watson proposed that psychology should only study observable behaviors and not consciousness he was emphasizing the unifying theme that

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A)   behavior is influenced by multiple causes.
B)   people's experience of the world is highly subjective.
C)   psychology should use theories.
D)   psychology should be empirical.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Imagine that you are the president of a large corporation that designs different products for the home.Your company designs everything from cleaning powders to furniture.What type of applied psychologist would you hire to work in your company and explain how having them on staff would benefit your company.

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Industrial/organizational psychologists ...

Question 11

The area of applied psychology MOST stimulated by World War II was

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A)   quantitative psychology.
B)   clinical psychology.
C)   child psychology.
D)   educational psychology.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Margaret is an industrial psychologist who advises companies on how to improve worker morale.As a psychologist who attempts to solve practical problems,Margaret would MOST likely be considered

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A)   an academic psychologist.
B)   an applied psychologist.
C)   a behavioral psychologist.
D)   a humanistic psychologist.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Which of the following psychologists would be MOST likely to stress that each person has a drive to grow and fulfill his or her potential?

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A)   Sigmund Freud
B)   B. F. Skinner
C)   G. Stanley Hall
D)   Abraham MaslowE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 14

That people sometimes see what they either "want to see" or "expect to see" BEST reflects the text's unifying theme of

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A)   heredity and environment jointly influence behavior.
B)   behavior is shaped by cultural heritage.
C)   people's experience of the world is empirical.
D)   people's experience of the world is highly subjective.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 15

The proportion of academic and research psychologists who identify their primary area of interest as health psychology is

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A)   less than 3%.
B)   just over 25%.
C)   shrinking each year.
D)   approximately 10%.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Which of the following psychological perspectives is MOST likely to focus on the interrelations among the mind,body,and behavior?

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A)   evolutionary perspective
B)   biological perspective
C)   cognitive perspective
D)   behavioral perspectiveE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Until the 1950s and 1960s,the dominance of behaviorism discouraged the study of mental processes in psychology.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

If Dr.Maple is a behaviorist he would MOST likely believe that the cause of a child's disruptive behavior in school is the result of

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A)   a learning disability.
B)   his genetic inheritance.
C)   his prior experiences.
D)   a combination of his genetic inheritance and his prior experiences.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 19

The text's unifying theme of "heredity and environment jointly influence behavior" is often referred to as describing the

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A)   nature versus nurture issue.
B)   nurture versus nature issue.
C)   biological versus psychological issue.
D)   psychological versus biological issue.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Consistent class attendance relates to higher grades.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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Which of the following psychological perspectives is MOST likely to focus on the interrelations among the mind,body,and behavior?

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Dr.Somers studies psychological topics such as attitude formation and change and how groups influence people's behavior.Which of the following BEST categorizes Dr.Somers' research specialization?

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Until the 1950s and 1960s,the dominance of behaviorism discouraged the study of mental processes in psychology.

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