Question 1

A negative correlation means that high values of one variable are associated with low values of the other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The German word Gestalt roughly means __________

Accepted Answer

A)   belief or attitude.
B)   capacity or ability.
C)   emotion or feeling.
D)   whole, form or pattern.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

In Alan Lang's experiment, aggression was defined as the intensity and duration of shocks given the accomplice. These measures represented the __________ variable.

Accepted Answer

A)   experimental
B)   independent
C)   dependent
D)   controlE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

In a laboratory, smokers are asked to "drive" using a computerized driving simulator equipped with a stick shift and a gas pedal. The object is to maximize the distance covered by driving as fast as possible on a winding road while avoiding rear-end collisions. Some of the participants smoke a real cigarette immediately before climbing into the driver's seat. Others smoke a fake cigarette without nicotine. You are interested in comparing how many collisions the two groups have. In this study, the dependent variable is __________

Accepted Answer

A)   the use of nicotine.
B)   the use of a driving simulator.
C)   the number of collisions.
D)   the driving skills of each driver.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

The question "How can it be changed?" refers to which of the following goals in psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)   description
B)   explanation
C)   prediction
D)   influenceE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 6

In experiments, random assignment is used to avoid __________

Accepted Answer

A)   selection bias.
B)   the placebo effect.
C)   experimenter bias.
D)   the dependent variable effect.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

The social desirability response is seen when participants __________

Accepted Answer

A)   deliberately mislead the researcher.
B)   try to present themselves in a good light.
C)   provide inaccurate information because they misunderstand the questions.
D)   deliberately avoid stressful subjects.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

The research method that is used to explore cause-and-effect relationships between variables is __________

Accepted Answer

A)   the experimental method.
B)   naturalistic observation.
C)   the correlational method.
D)   the case study.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

A researcher stops people at the mall and asks them questions about their attitudes toward gun control. Which research technique is being used?

Accepted Answer

A)   survey
B)   experiment
C)   case study
D)   naturalistic observationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

All of the following are accurate statements regarding random assignment EXCEPT __________

Accepted Answer

A)   it is a procedure for assigning people to experimental and control groups.
B)   it is a procedure in which each subject has the same possibility of being assigned to a given group.
C)   it is a procedure in which subjects are assigned to a positive correlation or a negative correlation condition.
D)   it is a procedure that allows individual characteristics to be roughly balanced between groupsE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 11

You are mostly a product of your environment. Parents, teachers, friends and experiences in life all operate to shape your behaviors and determine who you become. This summarizes the __________ perspective in psychology.

Accepted Answer

A)   behavioral
B)   biological
C)   evolutionary
D)   psychoanalyticE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

The placebo effect means __________

Accepted Answer

A)   all conditions in an experiment are the same.
B)   that there is no control group.
C)   the expectations of the participants influence their behavior.
D)   experimenter bias causes the subjects to act strangely.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Who was an early proponent of functionalism?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ivan Pavlov
B)   William James
C)   Wilhelm Wundt
D)   Max WertheimerE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

What is neuroscience?

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Question 15

____________ is generally considered to be the "father of psychology."

Accepted Answer

A)   Max Wertheimer
B)   William James
C)   Wilhelm Wundt
D)   Sigmund FreudE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

Sandi believes that people who eat at McDonald's are overweight, so she decides to do a naturalistic observation of people who eat at McDonald's. What should most concern us about Sandi's observations?

Accepted Answer

A)   the observer effect
B)   the bystander effect
C)   observer bias
D)   subject biasE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 17

A correlation coefficient shows that smoking and life expectancy are indeed related. As a result, a researcher could predict _____________ if the direction of the relationship is known.

Accepted Answer

A)   if a person smokes a lot of cigarettes, he or she will have less money monthly to buy gas
B)   the person's life expectancy will go up or down based on the number of cigarettes the person smokes daily
C)   if a person smokes cigarettes, he or she will eventually develop lung cancer
D)   a person's lungs will repair themselves and he or she will live a longer lifeE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

The major advantage of naturalistic observation is the opportunity to study behavior in a controlled lab setting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Observing behavior as it happens in real-life natural settings without imposing laboratory controls is known as the __________

Accepted Answer

A)   naturalistic observation method.
B)   experimental method.
C)   survey method.
D)   psychometric approach.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Which of the following is a common ethical guideline suggested by the American Psychological Association?

Accepted Answer

A)   Participants do not have to be debriefed about the true nature and intent of the research in which they have participated.
B)   Participants cannot be deceived about aspects of the research.
C)   Participants cannot be subjected to any physically or emotionally painful stimuli.
D)   Deception must be justified.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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